Activity 1. Read the questions below and prepare your own answer.

Remember to give
a direct answer to the question first, then extend your answer by adding extra
information in a couple of sentences.

Activity 2. Read the answers below carefully and highlight expressions, vocabulary or
idioms that you wish to remember. Make sure you practice them in your speaking, so
that you can make use of them in your speaking test.

Part 1. Neighbours

Q: What suburb do you live in?

I live in Changwon, which is a quite sizeable suburb, located south of the Silver river. It's
very peaceful with a few parks nearby.

Q: Tell me about what you like about your town.

What I like about my town most is the surroundings. Actually, my town is known for its
beautiful nature. We have lots of parks, trees, ponds and lakes and I take pride in my town
for these.

Q: Do you get along with your neighbours often?

Well, to be honest, I don't really get to talk to my neighbours very often. However, on
special occasions like Christmas or Easter, we sometimes exchange gifts with a card. Also,
whenever there is a need to co-operate or exchange ideas, we communicate by text
messages and emails as well as talking to each other in person. But we don't really spend
time together as friends. I hope I answered the question.

Q: Which group of people do you like better as your neighbours: young people or elderly
people?

Well I've never thought about that before, but thinking about it now, I believe I would
prefer young people as my neighbours. This is because I think it’ll be nice to have people my
age around. We may understand each other better and become friends easily. Besides, I
don’t really know how to interact with elderly people. I don’t think it will be easy for young
people to become real friends than with the elderly.