Part 1
Model answers
1I'm a student. I'm studying medicine and I'm in my second year at university. And
I study English too. It's my favourite subject. ·
2 No, I'm an only child, so I don't have any brothers or sisters. But I have lots of
cousins and aunts and uncles because my parents have lots of brothers and sisters. I
have three nephews too.
3 My hometown is very big. It's busy and dirty. There are lots of cars and there's
lots of traffic. But the people are really friendly and it's a good city for tourists. You
can go to the beach, you can go shopping or you can eat in a traditional restaurant.
4 It's always hot and sunny. I think tourists enjoy the weather. We have a rainy
season and this lasts for about two months. I don't like the rainy season because it
makes me feel sad.
5 In my country, football is very popular and it's my favourite hobby. I love playing
football with my friends. We play in competitions every weekend. I enjoy watching
sports programmes on TV too. I also like going to the gym or going jogging, but
sometimes I like doing nothing or watching films with my cousins. It's important to
relax.
Part 2
Model answers
I'd like to describe a person who helped me. I'm going to talk about a teacher
from my high school. Her name was Mrs White.
I met Mrs White on my first day at school. I felt very nervous because I didn't
know anyone. My family moved to the city about one month before the school
term started, so I didn't have any friends. Mrs White talked to my parents and then
we walked to her classroom. I sat at a table with two funny boys. We've been
friends since my first day.
Mrs. White was a kind, friendly person. She always listened to students and helped
them. She was a great teacher and her lessons were interesting. She made me feel
confident about studying.
I think she was special because she liked everybody in her class. She encouraged
us to work hard and to think about jobs and careers. But she was really funny and
the class had fun too.
Finally, Mrs White helped me because she encouraged me to apply for a university
course. She helped me with my application form and she organized a scholarship
for me. She was great.
Yes, I'd like to help someone in this way. I think it's important to help others.
Actually, I'm training to be a teacher, so I'm going to help lots of children. I'm
going to graduate in the summer and then I'm going to work in a school in my
hometown. I'm very excited.
Part 3
Model answers
1 Yes, definitely. In my opinion, we can learn lots of things from older generations.
Firstly, we can learn about history or tradition and what happened in the past.
Secondly, we can listen to advice from people with lots of experience. Finally, I
think it's important to listen to a different opinion because it helps us to understand
the world.
2 That's an interesting question. Let me think. I think today's families rarely live
together. People live and work all over the world. Families often don't live in the
same town or country. I'm not sure, but I think families lived together in the past.
In my opinion, I think it was easier for families to help family members in the past.
It's harder when people live in another place.
3 That's a very difficult question. I'm not sure. I think families should help, but we
should be independent too. It depends. I think we should ask families for help with
big problems because they can give advice or money. But I think we should try to
be independent with smaller problems.
4 In my country, there's a coming-of-age ceremony on our eighteenth birthday.
This is when a person becomes an adult. It's a very important occasion and we
celebrate it with family and friends. But I think some people become adults after
they are eighteen. For example, when you are independent and live in another
country, or when you get married.
