Long Turn — additional picture prompts
Four new one-minute prompts with a comparison focus and a self-check.
Record yourself for exactly one minute per prompt. Compare and speculate — do not describe.
Need a quick explanation? Speculating and comparing phrases in Useful Expressions →Additional prompts
Compare two of these situations and say why the people might have chosen to be there: a crowded night market, an empty early-morning gym, a busy hospital waiting room.
Target: 1 min
- Compare first, speculate second
- Use two hedges: 'may well', 'I'd imagine'
- Finish the minute — don't stop at 40 seconds
Compare two of these ways of learning something new and say how demanding each might be: teaching yourself online, taking an evening class, learning on the job.
Target: 1 min
- Answer the second question explicitly
- Avoid listing — build one line of argument
Compare two of these moments and say what the people might be feeling: receiving unexpected news, waiting for a delayed train, finishing a long journey.
Target: 1 min
- Use attitudinal lexis: apprehensive, resigned, elated
- Hedge every claim about feelings
Compare two of these public spaces and say how successful each is: a redesigned town square, a shopping centre atrium, a riverside path.
Target: 1 min
- Define your criterion for 'successful' in one clause
- Keep going for the full minute