9 Description Questions. Part question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

Rounding up the time:

1. 
   I arrived about half past six.
   
2. 
   
   
3. 
   When I arrived it was almost half past six.
   
4. 
   When I arrived it was half six-ish.
   
5. 
   
   
6. 
   It was nearly half past six when we arrived.
   

7. 
   
   
8. 
   List completers include words such as things and stuff.
   
9. 
   
   

1. 
   I usually watch documentaries and things like that.
   
2. 
   I usually watch documentaries and stuff like that.
   
3. 
   I’m quite fond of reading magazines and things / stuff.
   
4. 
   I might buy a book or something like that.
   
5. 
   I usually buy books and DVDs or stuff like that.
   
6. 
   I might buy a book or whatever.
   
7. 
   I might go to the park or whatever.
   
8. 
   I might go with my classmates or whoever.
   

10. 
    
    
11. 
    Do not use too many list completers in your speaking test. A good guideline would be 4 or 5 examples across the whole interview.
    
12. 
    
    
13. 
    
    
14. 
    Quantities
    
15. 
    
    
16. 
    Vague language is very common with numbers when expressing quantity, frequency or the time. Lower numbers are often expressed by phrases such as: a couple of, a few. Whereas, larger numbers are rounded up with: about, around or replaced with: lots of, loads of.
    
17. 
    
    
18.