SPEAKING: Interview

SPEAKING: Interview (3 minutes - about 1.5 minutes for each candidate)

The examiner will ask you some short questions about yourself
To prepare for this part of the test, think about short answers to typical questions. Some examples are shown below

Before the interview you will be asked to fill in a sheet giving your first name, family name, home town and country; you should hand this to the interviewer. The interviewer may ask you how to pronounce your name.

Your home town / village

Name:	What is the name of your home town (pronounce it in the English way)?
Location:	Where is the town located? Is it near to the capital city or any major cities? Is it inland or by the coast?
Speciality:	Is your town well-known for something (for example, a building or a type of food)? What is the most interesting part of your town?
Geography:	Is it in a flat, hilly or mountainous area? Does it have a river?
Size:	Is it a large or small town? What is the population?
Type:	Do you live in a city centre, a suburb, a town, a village, or in the countryside?
Industry:	What are the main industries? What kinds of jobs do people do in your town?
Environment:	Is it clean or polluted? Is it quiet or noisy? Are there many parks and other green areas?
Opinion:	Do you like living there? Are there many things to do?
Comparison:	If you are not living in your home town now, what are the main differences between your current town and your home town?

Your family

Size:	Do you have a large or small family?
Brothers:	Do you have any brothers or sisters? Are they older or younger than you?
Parents:	Do you live with your parents? What do they do?
Pets:	Do you have any pets?

Your work or study

Now:	Are you working or studying at the moment? Can you tell me something about yourself?
Previous:	What were you doing before you started your current work or studies?
English:	Why are you studying English? Where are you studying? How long have you been studying English?

Leisure

Hobbies:	What do you like doing in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies?
Music:	What kind of music do you like?
Sports:	Do you like sports?
Holidays:	How do you like to spend your holidays?
Reading:	Do you enjoy reading?
Films:	What sort of films do you like to watch? What is your favourite film?

Future plans

After return:	[If you are living in the UK now] What do you plan to do when you return to your country?
Job:	What sort of job would you like to do in the future?
Future life:	What do you think you will be doing after 5 or 10 years?
Country:	Do you want to live in your home country or abroad?