On Home or Accommodation, the examiner asks about the house or flat you live in, your room and your neighbours. It is a good chance to describe a place and talk about preferences.
What the examiner asks on this topic
Do you live in a house or a flat?
Which room do you like most in your home?
What would you like to change about your home?
Do you get on well with your neighbours?
Do you plan to live there for a long time?
What kind of home would you like to live in in the future?
Model answers (aimed at band 7+)
Do you live in a house or a flat?
I live in a flat on the fifth floor of a fairly new building with my parents and my younger sister. It's not huge, but it's bright and it's in a quiet neighbourhood, which I really appreciate.
Which room do you like most in your home?
Probably the kitchen, because that's where everything happens in our family. We eat there, we talk there, and in the evenings my mum and I often drink tea and catch up on the day.
What would you like to change about your home?
If I could, I'd add a small balcony garden. We have a balcony, but at the moment it's mostly used for storage, and I think a few plants would make the whole place feel more relaxing.
What kind of home would you like to live in in the future?
I'd love a house with a yard, like the one my grandparents have in the countryside, where you can sit outside in summer. But realistically I'll probably start with a small flat near my work.
Useful words and phrases
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| a fairly new building | a fairly new building |
| a quiet neighbourhood | a quiet neighbourhood |
| catch up on the day | catch up on the day |
| used for storage | used for storage |
| get on well with | get on well with |
| feel more relaxing | feel more relaxing |
| a yard | a yard |
| realistically | realistically |
How to answer
- Combine adjectives when you describe a place: "bright and spacious", "small but cosy".
- For "What would you like to change?", use a conditional: "If I could, I'd...".
- Talk about life in the home, not just the building: who you live with and what you do there.
- For a traditional Uzbek house with a yard, say "a house with a yard" or "a courtyard".
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