Part of the ielts speaking Test Yourself 13 Reading Your Family 14

6. What is the area like where you live?
(=Lively or peaceful, convenient or not, quiet or noisy?)
It’s a pleasant neighborhood. There are plenty of shops and restaurants everywhere.
From our house, it’s like a five-minute walk to the supermarket. It’s extremely convenient. In
addition, there’s a bus stop just down the street. We live in the suburbs of the city, but it only takes
20 to 25 minutes to get to the city center. It’s not bad. The area is pretty quiet compared with other
districts in my hometown. There are a lot of new residential
areas everywhere around us, so they are building new schools and shopping centers．It’s developing
quite fast. Oh, I almost forgot! There’s a nice park just a block away from our
building. It’s a great place to go for a walk or a jog in the summer.
7. Would you recommend this area as a place to live?
Yes, definitely！It’s a very pleasant place to live, especially if you are raising a child.
The area is more peaceful than the city center. The traffic is better; it’s smoother. And on the
weekend, you can relax in the park, or go to one of the many restaurants around the new shopping
center. It’s a lovely place to live.
No, definitely not! I live in the city center and it’s absolutely too crowded and noisy.
It’s a very lively place. It’s great if you like to go out at night to bars or to sing karaoke. But otherwise,
if you are looking for a quiet neighborhood, with less traffic and noise, then I
would highly recommend that you look for another area.

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8. Do you think you will move anytime soon
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Well, my family won’t move, but I’m looking forward to getting my visa and going to
Australia. I intend to continue my studies over there next semester. It’s my ambition, and I
hope it’s going to work out.