ACADEMIC 7
Task 1 Questions
Here is a list of topics that you can expect to be asked about in Part 1.
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Work/Study
what, where, why, likes, dislikes, colleagues/classmates
Place where you live
house, hometown, neighborhood, weather, likes, dislikes
Things that you have or use in daily life
telephones, pets, clothes, shoes, bags, watches, bicycles, computers, public transport, internet, email, social media
Activities
shopping, exercise, sports, reading, cooking, housework, eating out, taking photos, leisure time
Places
parks, gyms/sports facilities, shopping malls, libraries, restaurants, schools, museums, beaches
Food
fruit, vegetables, snacks, special meals
People
friends, neighbors, family members, teachers
Culture
festivals, national holidays, national dress
School subjects
history, science, foreign languages
Entertainment
films, music, television, radio, celebrities, news
Question formats
Most questions that you get will have one of the following formats:
1. Where do you ________?
2. Which/What kind of ________ do you like? (Why?)
3. How often do you ________?
4. When do you ________?/When is the best time to ________?
5. Who do you usually ________ with?
6. How important is ________ (to you)?/
7. Is ________ popular/easy/cheap/expensive/common in your country?
8. Has ________ changed much in recent years?/How is ________ different from when you were a child?
9. When did you last ________?/Did you ________ as a child?
10. Should young children ________?
11. Should everybody ________?
12. Do you think ________ in the future?
13. Would you like to ________ in the future?
14. Do you prefer ________ or ________?
15. What do you like/dislike (most) about ________?
16. How do you feel when ________?
17. How did you learn about ________?
18. What are some of the advantages/disadvantages of ________?
Click on the links below to read sample questions together with lists of useful vocabulary and recordings of sample responses