ielts speaking Part 1 about home duty

Candidate: Well, he/she is about my height, sort of thin, he/she has a full head of hair and ... er. .. wears his/her hair up. Um ... he/she still has a very youthful appearance for someone who is over fifty. Er ... he/she has inherited my mother's good looks.

Alternative answers:

My brother/sister is nearly as tall as I am, but a bit slimmer. He/she is so nice-looking, and has fine delicate features; round and smiling face. He/she is a carbon copy of my mother!

My brother/sister and I look very similar. .. er ... there's a striking resemblance. He/she is medium height...cr. .. has straight black hair and brown eyes. We are so alike that people often get us muddled up; like two peas in a pod!

Candidate: I usually help my wife with the housework and the children with their school assignments.

Alternative answers:

To help my parents, I usually do the shopping and ... er. .. household errands. I do the cooking ... um ... ironing and so on.

I usually take care of the household affairs by doing the shopping. Although responsibilities have been relatively divided in our home. We willingly help one another. I mean there is great sense of cooperation in my family. For example, everyone helps with the washing up.

Candidate: Er .. . my mother, she usually does most of the shopping, but my father and I do some shopping from time to time.

Alternative answers: I usually do the shopping myself.

Candidate: Um ... not really, I think I would be happier if l had brothers or sisters, you know, sometimes I feel lonely.

Alternative answers:

Yes, why not! Perhaps the reason is that I get all my parents' attention. When you're an only child, you'll be the apple of your parents' eyes!

Candidate: Well, the best thing that I like about living in a large family is enjoying family gatherings, urn .. . you never feel lonely at all because there is always lots of interaction.

Alternative answers:I would say feeling secure, being supported and sympathized.

Candidate: If you mean my immediate family, pretty frequently; three or four times a week. But if you mean my extended family, not very often; maybe once or twice a month.

Alternative answers:

Urn ... roughly once a month. It's a matter of distance.

Actually, I live with them. Being with my family gives me a wonderful sense of well-being.

Candidate: Mainly on holidays.

Alternative answers:

Fairly regularly; at weekends.

Candidate: Yes, very much. I have a good partner and feel truly blessed with my family life.

Alternative answers: Yes, indeed. I have a good life and owe it all to my wife/ husband.

Candidate: Yes, absolutely. We have a lot of things in common; a well-matched couple. We enjoy the same things and have the same ideas, and generally were just made for each other.

Alternative answers:

Um ... Like most married couples, we have had our own ups and downs, but now ... we usually have the same perspectives and interests. Successful marriages don't occur, they are created. From my point of view, the real secret of any successful marriages is to 'forgive and forget'.

Yes. I'm happy with my life in spite of the fact we sometimes get into trouble. In my view, 'give and take' is an important element of any successful marriages.

Candidate: Um ... I don't think so ... er. .. I prefer to stand on my own feet.

Alternative answers:

No. I'd prefer to be independent ... er.", you know, in my own self-contained place,