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Adjectives

reminiscent (memories) amusing

Idioms

hang on to old memories (= remember sth. for a long time)

I'm not really the sort of person who likes to hang on to old memories - I prefer to look to the future.

hark back to (= remember sth. in the past)

Some of my friends often hark back to our childhood memories.

the here and now (= the present day)

I think that the past is history; I prefer to live for the here and now.

rake up old memories (= remember past events, usually bad memories)

Some people often rake up old memories.

Topic 51: Childhood

· Did you have a happy childhood?

· What part of your childhood do you remember most?

· What makes a happy childhood?

· What would you like to change about your childhood?

· (Use the same vocabulary as Topic 50: Memories of the past.)

Nouns

early years infancy formative years adolescence

Verbs

grow up develop

Adjectives

childish adolescent

Idioms

in the prime of one’s life (= in one’s early years)

In the prime of my life, I gained lots of prizes.

vim and vigor (= energy)

During my adolescence I used to always have so much vim and vigor.

Topic 52: Colors

• What’s your favorite color?
• What can we learn about a person from the colors they wear?
• Do any colors have a special meaning in your culture?

Nouns

vibrant colors (=vivid colors) dull colors hue (= shade of a certain color)

Verbs

signify symbolize

Idioms

give sb. the red carpet treatment (= treat sb. like a VIP)

Last night, we were given the red carpet treatment at the banquet

red tape (= official rules)

He hated red tape.

see red (= become angry)

Her criticisms were enough to make anyone see red.

in the red (= owing money)

My bank account is 50 dollars in the red.

in the black (= not owing money to anyone)

A business must stay in the black to keep on.

green with envy (= jealous)

The other boys were green with envy when Joe bought a car

Summary of Part One Topics

All of these Part One topics are the authentic topics that have been used in the speaking test for the last 5 years.

The speaking test recycles these topics but generally speaking, there will be 10 topics in use for around 3 months. After 3 months these topics will be changed to a different set of 10.

The speaking test does not introduce new Part One topics very often. On average 8 totally new topics are introduced in a year. These new topics are introduced gradually: so you will not suddenly encounter new topics in Part One. It is more likely that you will see one or two new topics introduced in each set of 10 topics.