Updated Jan 21, 2011
Some General Notes that Always Apply to the Part 1 Page of this Website
You should not assume that you know what the question is just because the question is similar to a question on the current Part 1 page. This is because some of the questions on that page might be inaccurate. So, listen carefully to the exact words of the question that the examiner asks.
If there is a Part 1 topic that is also a Part 3 topic, I suggest you look at both sets of questions at the same time. This will help your understanding, give you more ideas and allow you to read any extra notes that I have written. (For example, the topic of 'Advertising'.)
Many questions are not reported at all or are inaccurately reported so you should also read the questions for that same topic on this page: ALL PART 1 QUESTIONS because previously used Part 1 questions are frequently used. That page shows all the questions and topics that have been (reported as) used in Part 1 since January 2006, except for the current Part 1 questions.
The list of current Part 1 topics and questions will not be complete until after we have had many tests. We might even still be discovering new Part 1 topics and questions towards the end of the current four-month period. This means that you should return to this page whenever the page has been updated, (probably a few days after each test).
For almost every question in Part 1, you should add extra information after you have answered the basic question. You should consider these questions as basically "invitations to give information", and invitations to show vocabulary, with the beginning of your answer directly answering the basic question.
(Possibly you don't need to give any extra information after answering this question: Do you work or are you a student? For that particular question, if you do give extra information, it might be best to make it rather short and general, although a lot of extra information might also be suitable in rare cases.)
For example: Do you think the internet is a good thing? Don't just say, "Yes, I do." and then stop. You should answer by first saying, "Yes, I do." and then follow that with some examples of what you think are the good points about the internet.
You could answer that particular question with an answer such as, "Yes, I think it's mostly a good thing but I also think there are a few negative sides to it." And then explain what you mean by giving examples or by speaking more specifically.
Listen carefully for any 'Yes/No' questions. First answer with some form of "Yes" or "No" and then give extra information. See here for an example of this.
Although some Part 1 questions have (Why?/Why not?) written after the questions, you should consider that every question requires you to answer 'why' or 'why not', or some similar extra piece of information when the words, 'why' or 'why not' are not applicable to that question. If you do not say "Why" or "Why not", the examiner must ask you "Why?" or "Why not?" and it will not give a good impression if the examiner has to do that several times.
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