The examiner is listening for your own online habits and a short, reasoned view on the internet's effects, not a memorised list of advantages and disadvantages.
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.
Yes, every day, but I'm much more of a lurker than a poster. I'll scroll through a photo-sharing app on my lunch break and watch the odd video in the evening. I deleted a couple of accounts last year, though, because I realised they were eating up hours without making me any happier.
Hardly anything, really. Maybe a photo from a trip or a friend's birthday a few times a year. I'm quite a private person, so I don't like the idea of strangers knowing where I am or what I'm doing. I'm happier sharing things in a small group chat instead.
Mostly for schoolwork and games, to be honest. We had one family computer in the living room, so my parents could always see what I was doing. I'd look things up for homework and then sneak in some online games before anyone noticed. It feels like a completely different era now.
In some ways it does. It's made it far easier to stay connected with people who live abroad, and I've reconnected with old classmates that way. But I think it can also replace real conversation. Liking someone's post isn't the same as picking up the phone and asking how they are.
Not automatically, no. If I read something surprising, especially about health or the news, I'll check it against a couple of reliable sources before I believe it. A lot of misleading content spreads simply because people share it without reading past the headline.
Enormously. When I was preparing for my final exams, I relied on free online lectures to fill the gaps in what we'd covered in class. And now, if I get stuck on something at work, there's almost always a tutorial or a forum thread where someone's solved the same problem.
Not really, no. So much of daily life depends on it now, from paying bills to booking a doctor's appointment. I could probably manage without social media quite happily, but losing the internet altogether would make ordinary tasks incredibly difficult, especially for work.
Now answer them with the clock running.
Timed Part 1 practice with an AI band for each criterion.