Updated Dec. 25, 2009
Notes for the Part 1 Page
After each topic and each question that is listed on this page has been reported as being used, I will label that topic and that question with "C", which means, "confirmed as being in the test now". But, just because some questions might not be confirmed as in the test does not mean that you should ignore those questions because they still might be in the test now but simply never reported by anyone.
For the 'Work/Studies', the 'Home' and the 'Hometown' topics, this page shows a large range of possible questions. Certainly, many of the questions on this page will be used but some will be dropped from the test. And there will be a few new questions. The system of using "C" will be particularly useful for these topics.
Topic 14, 'Sport and Exercise' and Topic 15, 'Writing' especially contain some questions that probably won't be used. However, among the questions listed for those topics, probably some questions will be used. The use of the "C" label is especially important for these topics.
The letter, "N" after a topic name or question means that topic or question is new (= not yet in the list of "All Part 1 Questions") and all the questions are new.
Those topics that are labeled as "N", i.e., "New" are topics and questions that have not been seen before within the past three years.
Some topics that are not labeled as "New" have new questions, even though the topic has been used before.
You should not assume that you know what the question is just because the question is similar to a question on this page. This is because some of the questions on this 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'.)
For every topic listed here, the Part 1 questions that are reported on the internet will be added to this page only. (Later, in about December, they will be added to the page, 'All Part 1 Questions'.)
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.
The list of Part 1 topics and questions for Sept. - Dec., 2009 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 December. 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 here, 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.
Although some questions here 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 if the words, 'why' or 'why not' are not applicable to that question.
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