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Notes

• This page will be continually updated until the end of April. In other words, there will be new questions added and some other changes made after almost each test.

• For some of these topics, there might be two sets of different but similar questions, for example, the "Sport" topic. Certainly the "Work/Studies" and the "Hometown" questions exist in different sets.

• N = new topic or question. But some of these might be mistakes. When a second person has confirmed that he or she got this topic or question, this label will be changed from N to NC. You can be confident that any topics and questions with this label are being used now.

• C = confirmed that this question or topic is currently being used. These were topics and questions that I predicted before the first test of January. Questions labeled with C or NC are the most likely questions and (most) questions labeled with N are also very likely. Those questions without a C label were also questions that were also predicted before the first test of January. The predicted questions without a C label are still possibly in use now, even if no-one has so far reported that they got those questions. (Maybe someone has reported they got some of those questions but I have not yet given them the C label because of an oversight or because I have been too busy.)

• However (!), simply because a question is written here or there is a C written after a question does not always mean that the question wording is 100% accurate. It seems that people in China sometimes report some questions the same incorrect way on 3gbbs and 51ielts. If many people report the same question wording, I have little choice but to assume it is correct, even when logic tells me the question wording seems to be inaccurate.

• Many of the questions have the words, "(Why?/Why not?)" written in the examiner's question book after the question. I have not always shown that here but you should include this information when you answer any questions about your preferences, opinions, likes and dislikes or any other answer that obviously needs you to state a reason for a complete, coherent answer. If you do not, the examiner will ask you "Why?" or, "Why not?". If the examiner is forced to ask that several times, you will be losing valuable time and you will not give a good impression.

• * = A question that I have guessed is in the test OR a question that seems to exist but which has not been reported clearly so I have guessed the wording

• Make sure you read HOW_TO_SPEAK_IN_PART_1.htm

• See also Some General Notes for the Part 1 Questions Page.

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0. The four I.D. checking questions.  (Not really part of Part 1)

1.  Your Work or Your Studies  C

2.  Your Hometown  C

3.  Your Home (Your Accommodation)  

One of the three topics above is a compulsory topic and you will be asked about 4 questions on this topic. You will then be asked questions on two of the topics from below. (Again, about 4 questions per topic). (There's a 50% chance that you will get Topic 1, and a 50% chance that you will get Topic 2. Topic 3 is not in use right now.)

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