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Track 13

What is your most vivid childhood memory?

Are you still in touch with your childhood friends?

What was your favourite toy when you were a child?

Is it important for children to have fun? Why?

Sample answers:

Examiner: What is your most vivid childhood memory?

Candidate: Without a doubt it’s getting my two pet tortoises for my sixth birthday. It was such a surprise and I was so pleased because none of my friends had such unusual pets. They were tiny - they could both sit in the palm of my hand - and I really enjoyed looking after them.

Examiner: Are you still in touch with your childhood friends?

Candidate: Some of them, yes. We’ve all moved on and have very different lives now, but it’s nice to catch up from time to time and reminisce. You may have more in common with more recent friends but childhood friends feel almost like brothers and sisters, and there’s something very special about that relationship.

Examiner: What was your favourite toy when you were a child?

Candidate: I always liked toys other children had! For example, a toy-car garage with various levels and ramps. That was great fun . My best friend had it and whenever I went over to his house I would ask to play with it. Sometimes he didn’t want to, so I played with it on my own. I loved making the cars whizz around the tracks and crash into each other!

Examiner: Is it important for children to have fun?

Candidate: It is important because I believe children learn a lot through play. They learn about the world around them, they learn how to interact with other people, they learn about possible dangers through acting them out. Children shouldn’t be made to grow up too fast, they should be allowed to experience the world of make-believe first. They spend long enough in the real world as adults.