Speaking Practice · Week 1 (Listening) · Day 5
Speaking Part 1 · Travel, Weather & Seasons
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The final Part 1 set of Week 1, rounding out the personal topics. Because today’s session is the full Listening practice test, treat this mostly as home practice — but it’s a strong cooldown if a group finishes the test early.
Part 1 has no planning time in the real test. Read each question and answer on the spot in two to three full sentences — that on-your-feet fluency is exactly what this builds.
Questions — Travel, Weather & Seasons
- Do you like travelling? Why or why not?
- How do you usually get around your town or city?
- What’s the weather like today where you are?
- What’s your favourite season, and why?
- Is there a country you’d really like to visit?
- Do you prefer public transport or driving? Why?
- How does the weather affect what you do day to day?
More questions — build a bank
Travel
- What kinds of places do you like to visit on holiday?
- Do you prefer travelling alone or with others? Why?
- What was the last trip you took?
- Is there a place in your own country you’d recommend?
Weather & seasons
- What kind of weather do you like best?
- Does the weather ever change your mood?
- Are the seasons very different where you live?
- Is the climate in your country changing, in your view?
More
- Do you prefer hot weather or cold weather? Why?
- How do people in your country spend rainy days?
- Would you like to live somewhere with a different climate?
- Is there a season you find difficult? Why?
- Do you plan trips carefully or travel spontaneously?
Example answers — short reply grown into a full one Do you like travelling? I love it — I think you learn more in a week of travelling than in a month of reading about a place. What I enjoy most is the small everyday differences: how people eat, how they greet each other, that sort of thing. What’s your favourite season? Autumn, without a doubt. The heat has gone but it’s not yet cold, the light turns golden in the afternoons, and it’s perfect weather for being outdoors — not too much of anything. How does the weather affect what you do? Quite a lot, actually. When it’s bright I’ll happily walk everywhere, but during the monsoon I end up indoors far more, so I tend to save indoor jobs and reading for the wet months.
Pair-work sequence (~30 min)
▸ Interview · 13 min — A asks every question, B answers (~6 min); swap so B asks and A answers (~6 min). The examiner-partner keeps the pace brisk, like the real test, and resists chatting back. No planning — straight in. ▸ Extend & re-run · 13 min — New partner. Run the set again — but now every answer must carry a reason (“because…”) and one example or detail. Faster, more natural delivery. ▸ Feedback · 4 min — Whole-class: read out two answers you overheard that grew from one word into a full, natural reply.
Listen for / feedback: Mark any answer that stops at one word — push that student for a reason and a detail. Praise natural extenders: “Well, actually…”, “I’d say…”, “It depends, but…”. Note tense slips (“I go yesterday”) for a quick thirty-second correction at the end.
Flexibility: Heads-up: today’s 90 minutes are taken by the full practice test, so treat this set as home practice by default. Only run it in the room as a 10-minute warm-up if a group finishes the test early — otherwise send it home and review answers tomorrow.