The examiner wants to hear you describe people, routines and relationships clearly, and handle a general question about families today without turning it into an essay.
Answer each one aloud before you read the model — two to four sentences, then stop.
Written to be spoken, at about band 8. Useful phrases are in bold. Borrow the structure and the phrases — never the whole answer.
My immediate family's fairly small: just my parents, my younger brother and me. But my extended family is enormous. My dad's one of six, so I've got more cousins than I can easily count, and when we all get together for a wedding it's quite an occasion.
Probably my mum. We've always been able to talk about pretty much anything, and people say I take after her, especially in the way I laugh. My brother and I are close too, but he's six years younger, so it's more of a protective relationship than a friendship.
Yes, I still do. It's quite normal where I'm from to live at home until you get married, and to be honest it suits me for now. I save a lot on rent, and I get to see my parents every day, although I do sometimes miss having my own space.
The big one is dinner. However busy we are, we try to eat together in the evening, and that's when we find out what everyone's been up to. At weekends we sometimes visit relatives or go for a drive, but the evening meal is really the heart of family life for us.
Yes, a lot. My grandparents lived just round the corner, so I'd go there straight after school until my parents finished work. My grandmother taught me to cook and told me endless stories about her own childhood, and I think that's where my interest in history comes from.
Physically, maybe not. People move away for work far more than they used to, so relatives don't see each other as often. But I think the emotional bond is still there. My cousins and I are scattered all over the country, yet our group chat is busy every single day.
Not a very big one, no. Two children would be ideal, I think. Raising kids is expensive these days, and I'd want to give each of them enough time and attention. But I'd definitely want them to grow up close to their cousins, the way I did.
Now answer them with the clock running.
Timed Part 1 practice with an AI band for each criterion.