speaking 226

How to answer well

• • Answer the question directly, then add a reason or example — one-word answers score badly.
• • Aim for 20–40 seconds per question at this level.
• • Use a range of tenses and linking words; the examiner is listening for variety.
• • If you lose your thread, paraphrase rather than stopping.

All questions

1. 1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?
2. 2. What is your favourite room in your home? (Why?)
3. 3. Do you have a garden or a balcony?
4. 4. Would you like to move to a different city in the future? (Where?)
5. 5. What do you like most about the area where you live?
6. 6. Do you think it is expensive to live in your town/city? (Why/Why not?)
7. 7. Tell us about a place you would never want to live.