How long should a Part 1 preference answer be?
Two sentences and a detail is enough, which is usually fifteen to twenty-five seconds of speech. If the examiner cuts in to keep the test moving, that is the timing working, not a sign that you said something wrong; stop cleanly and answer the next question.
Two sentences and a detail is enough, which is usually fifteen to twenty-five seconds of speech. If the examiner cuts in to keep the test moving, that is the timing working, not a sign that you said something wrong; stop cleanly and answer the next question.
A useful ceiling is about forty seconds. Past that in Part 1 the examiner will usually move you on, and being moved on costs nothing. Practise three lengths instead of one: a single sentence for a question you have no opinion about, two sentences plus a detail for a normal one, and three sentences only when the topic is one you could sustain for a minute. Time the recordings; most candidates believe their answers are shorter than they are.