Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

5. Exam interview scripts

The following pages give a clear picture of what a complete interview looks like.

Remember that your interview might be slightly different to these because the number of questions asked will depend on the length of your answers.

This section is only intended to give you a full picture of what the whole interview looks like on paper. For the first example there are suggestions of what type of answer structure to use.

Interview 1

Good afternoon, my name is... Can you tell me your full name please?

OK, can I see your ID card please?

In this first part like to ask you some questions about yourself. So first of all let’s talk about where you live. Do you live in a house or a fat? (Simple direct answer)

Tell me the good things about your house or flat. (Use Part One "Liking" structure)

Is there anything you don’t like about it? (Use Part One "Disliking" structure)

Do you think you will move to another area in the future? (Use Part One "Would" structure)

Now let’s move on to talking about reading. Do you like reading? (Use Part One "Liking" structure)

How often do you read? (Use Part One "It depends" structure)

Where do you normally read? (Use Part One "It depends" structure)

What types of books are popular in your country nowadays? (Use Part One "Types of" structure)

Let’s talk about music now. What types of music do you like listening to? (Why?) (Use a mix of Part One "Types of" and "Liking" structures)

How much time do you spend listening to music? (Use Part One "It depends" structure)

Where do you usually listen to music? (Use Part One "It depends" structure)

OK, now I’m going to give you a topic and like you to talk about it for one to two minutes. Before you talk you’ll have one to two minutes to think about what you are going to say and you can make some notes if you wish, do you understand?

I’d like you to describe the type of clothes you like wearing. (One minute preparation)

OK, so remember you have one to two minutes for this, so don’t worry if I stop you. I’ll tell you when the time is up... Can you start speaking now please?