Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking
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– one of the most important aspects of the marking system is uncommon and idiomatic
vocabulary.)
Most of the idioms have been explained in simple English, but the vocabulary has
not been translated into Chinese.
You should use these topic pages as a learning tool. Select one or two topics per
day and use a good dictionary to
translate the words yourself; in this way you will be
actively learning the new vocabulary. You will find it easier to remember the words if you
have translated them yourself.
1.9.
Part one topic list
Topic 1: Where you live
Tell me about your hometown/street/apartment.
What do you like about your hometown/street/house/apartment?
Tell me the good things about your house.
Is there anything you don’t like about it?
Would you like to move to another city/street/house/apartment?
What would you change about your city?
Would you recommend your area/street as a good place to live?