Describe a happy family event from your childhood that you remember well
• What the event was
• When and where it happened
• What you saw or did
• Why do you remember the even so well

回答示例

• There have been many happy events in my childhood, which I remember vividly, but the one I am going to talk about here is of my 12th birthday.
• I received my very own personal desktop computer that day.
• I can never forget the happiness I felt that day.
• I had always wanted my own PC, and had expressed my desire many times to my mother, but she never gave any reaction to my request.
• On my 12th birthday, when I came home from school, my mother told me that a surprise was there for me in my room.
• I ran to my room and saw this huge box in a gift wrap tied with napink
• I opened it immediately and saw this beautiful CPU and monitor and a keypad and mouse.
• It was all in black colour and of Samsung company.
• My parents were watching me as I opened the box.
• This surprise was a dream come true for me.
• I hugged both my parents very tightly.
• It was my way of saying thank you to them.
• My father helped me set the PC on my study table.
• I could not wait to tell my friends.
• I ran out and invited a few friends from my neighbourhood.
• I showed them my birthday gift with pride.
• I enjoyed seeing the look of envy in their eyes.
• My mother had also baked a cake for me.
• She has excellent culinary skills.
• I enjoyed the cake and snacks with my friends.
• I can never forget that birthday.
• I still have that PC.
• I have got it updated many times to bring it to the latest configuration.
• It works pretty well.
• I have kept it with great care.
• I made all my assignments on this PC.
• So this birthday was a happy event of my childhood, which I can never forget.

考官后续提问

1. Describe a typical family in your country?
India is a diverse country. A typical family in India is an extended family. People are living in nuclear units but our web connected to each other. Young people prefer to live with their parents and look after them. This stay away only if their jobs demand that.

2. What is the role of mother and father in your family?
My mother is a homemaker and my father is a businessman. So in my family my father looks after the earning part and my mother looks after the household affairs.

3. At what age young people in India are considered adults?
In India the official age adulthood is 18. A person gets voting rights at the age of 18. He can open his own bank account at the age of 18. He can get a drivers license at the age of 18. So in India, at 18 the young people are considered adults.

4. How to help children become mature?
We can help children become mature by giving them small responsibilities when they are very small. When they grow older, they can be given tasks, which make them feel important. They also become mature when they are allowed to sit during family discussions and they also become mature by just observing their parents way of doing things.

5. Is it good to have only one child?
It is an individual decision. If the family is stable financially then they can think of having two children. What is more important is to be able to raise the child well and to provide all the facilities, which are needed in today’s time.

6. Do you think teenagers should start working to make money for their families?
I do not think so personally. I believe that teenage is the time to devote to career making and studying. Teenage is a very stressful period of life. Teenagers should not have to worry about making money for their families. They may be allowed to do some community work voluntarily or to do some part-time work to earn some pocket money for themselves.