Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

Experience 22: A busy time in your life

Describe a busy time in your life.

You should say:

When this time was

Why it was busy

How you felt during this time

Whether you would like to a similar experience in the future.

Suggestion

Talk about preparation for Spring Festival (describe the shopping and other arrangements that you prepared before the actual festival).

Uncommon Vocabulary

hectic eventful preparation arrangement

necessity essential luxury

Grammar Point

All sentences use past tenses:

While I was shopping, I remember that the shops were really packed out (= crowded).

I felt exhausted because I had been shopping non-stop for a whole week.

Experience 23: A festival that is popular in your country

Describe a festival that is popular in your country.

You should say:

What the festival is

What time of year it is

What people do during this festival

Whether this festival has changed in recent years.

Suggestion

Describe the same aspect of Spring Festival from Experience 22: A busy time in your life (describe the preparations for the festival).