speaking 55

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 use the internet to study English?
2. 2. Are you a student or do you have a job, or both?
3. 3. Do many tourists visit your part of the country?
4. 4. What’s your favourite food?
5. 5. Do you find your hometown enjoyable to live in?
6. 6. Who do you spend your free time with?