Photography questions are about your phone habits, your memories and your taste. Numbers and unusual details ("about fifteen thousand photos") make an answer memorable, and phrases like "rather than" and "hardly ever" lift your vocabulary score.
What the examiner asks on this topic
Do you like taking photos?
What do you usually take photos of?
Do you prefer taking photos with a phone or a camera?
Do you like being in photos?
Do you print your photos?
Have you ever been to a photo exhibition?
Model answers (aimed at band 7+)
Do you like taking photos?
I do, although I take far too many. My phone has about fifteen thousand photos on it, and I rarely look at most of them, so I've started trying to take fewer but better ones.
What do you usually take photos of?
Mostly food and places, if I'm honest. When I travel, I photograph old buildings and little street details, like carved doors and windows, rather than the famous views everyone else is shooting.
Do you like being in photos?
Not really. I always feel awkward when someone points a camera at me, so in most group photos I'm half hidden at the back. I'm much happier being the one behind the camera.
Do you print your photos?
Hardly ever, which is a shame. My grandparents have albums full of printed photos, and looking through them feels much more special than scrolling. I've been meaning to print a few of my favourites for my room.
Useful words and phrases
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| far too many | far too many |
| rarely | rarely |
| if I'm honest | if I'm honest |
| rather than | rather than |
| feel awkward | feel awkward |
| behind the camera | behind the camera |
| hardly ever | hardly ever |
| I've been meaning to | I've been meaning to |
How to answer
- Add a number: "about fifteen thousand photos" beats a plain "many photos".
- State preferences with "rather than".
- When comparing a phone with a camera, weigh convenience against quality.
- Talk about plans with the present perfect continuous: "I've been meaning to...".
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