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What makes a building beautiful, in your opinion?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 — IELTS Practice Originals, Speaking Practice Test 12

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The examiner asks further questions connected to the topic in Part 2. Give fuller answers here, with reasons and examples.

Questions

  1. What makes a building beautiful, in your opinion?
  2. Are modern buildings in your country better designed than older ones?
  3. Why do people feel so strongly about the appearance of their city?
  4. Should old buildings be preserved even when they are expensive to maintain?
  5. Is it more important for a building to be practical or attractive?
  6. How might the buildings we live in change over the next fifty years?

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