Hi, friends, this lesson is all about the interview question on the Duolingo English test. Now, this
question is actually ungraded. But it's still really important because your university can view your answer
on the test, it looks like this. Like I said, this is ungraded. But it's still really important. Actually,
this question is really similar to the other speaking question, the one that is graded. If you haven't
watched my videos on that question yet, I recommend you do. So there is a link below in the description. Now
it's important because your university can watch your video sample. So this allows your university to get an
idea of your speaking level and also your personality. So of course, it's a really important part of this
Duolingo test. In this video, we're going to look at the key parts of this question type, then I'll give you
some tips. And at the end, I'm going to show you a sample interview question with one sample answer. I
hope this video will be helpful for you. All right, before we jump into the video, I just want to say that
if you're new to this channel, Hi, I'm teacher, Luke from DETREADY.com. Visit our website because we have
ots of information about the Duolingo English test, we ave some online courses to help you. And we have a
ractice platform where you can practice all of the ifferent question types on the Duolingo English test
nd check your answers immediately. I think that's eally helpful. All right, then well, let's get started
ith the key points of this interview question on the uolingo test. So the key points, you have to read a
rompt and then speak at length about it. Now how this iffers from the other speaking question is that you
ctually get to choose, you will be given two options. o two prompts, and you get to choose one. When you
ake the test, it looks like this. So that's one ifference that's important between this speaking
nterview. And the other speaking question is that you ctually get to choose which question you want to
nswer. You're given two and you get to choose one and ou have 30 seconds to read both prompts, choose one
nd then also mentally prepare before you begin speak n 30 seconds is quite short. But still, it's something
he other question type, you only get 20 seconds to hink and prepare. Okay, let's check the other key
oints. So like I just said, Yeah, you get 30 seconds o choose and prepare. And luckily, you can see the
uestion as you're speaking. Okay, so your job then, as ou can see in the instructions is to speak for one to
hree minutes about the topic. And you should keep alking until the next button turns orange. Alright, so
hat's important to know, you get between one and three inutes to speak about the topic. After one minute, the
ext button turns orange, you can click that to go to he next question. You don't really need to speak for
he whole three minutes. This is an ungraded question. o you're not going to get scored on that. But remember
hat your university the one you're applying to, will e able to see your response. So just speak for more
han one minute. And then if you need to, if you're if ou still have more to talk about, you can speak for
onger, but it's not a requirement. Okay, there are a ew more key points to look at. So you only get this
uestion type once on the test. And like I mentioned, t is ungraded your overall score won't be affected by
our answer to this question type. But the university ou're applying to can view the recording. So it is
mportant. Okay, so those were the key points done is mportant to know all of these before you begin your
est. Now let's think about what to say or how to ctually answer the questions. Remember, this is
ngraded. So the purpose of this type of question is or you to show off to your university. You can show
hem how good your English is, and all of your positive eatures of your personality. So the way you answer
ight be quite different than in the other speaking uestions. So let's take a look at how to answer this
uestion now. Okay, so it's important that you answer ll of the questions in the prompt. If you look at this
ample, the one I got when I did the practice test, here are actually three different questions within
his prompt. So I strongly suggest you answer all of hem. And you talk in detail about each question. The
urpose is to show the university you're playing to our English level, and also your personality. So when
ou're answering, I suggest that you try to use xamples from your life. This will make your response
uch more personable and probably show your personality ore. It's important to elaborate and develop your
deas, just like in the other speaking questions.
So when you answer one question, don't just answer it, basically, add a reason or add an example. Anything to
develop your idea further and talk about yourself. It's okay to talk about yourself here since this is an
interview, the university I think want to learn about you. So it's a really good opportunity for you to talk
about yourself. Alright, so those are some basic tips on how to Answer. Remember the talk about yourself
elaborate and develop your ideas further than normal, just like in a real interview. Okay, now let's do a
practice. I prepared a practice question here. I'll put it on the screen for about one minute. But if you want
more time, just pause the video and keep speaking after one minute is up, I'll show you a sample answer. I
strongly recommend that you actually do speak out during this time, because it will be great practice for
you. And remember, on the real test, you get up to three minutes. So after one minute, if you're still
talking, just pause the video. Okay, then I'll show it for one minute and then I'll show you a sample answer.
Okay, so this is the question, describe an important decision you have made. Why did you make that decision?
What was the result?
Here's a sample answer. One difficult decision I've had to make a few times in my life is which city to live in
next. It's a particularly difficult decision because it affects everything from friends, to family, to
finances, and social life. The most difficult one of all was deciding to move out of my home country. One
year, I decided to make a big change and move abroad to South Korea. I didn't speak the language, but I was
ready for a new challenge and to experience a very different way of life. In the end, it wasn't always
easy to get by. But I was very glad to get out of my comfort zone, make new friends and broaden my horizons
moving to South Korea helped me to gain confidence because I was in a totally new environment. But
surprisingly to me, I managed to thrive. I met so many amazing people, many of whom I'm still in touch with
today. And most of all, it gave me confidence to be more adventurous in my life. And I think that's the
main result of my decision to move to South Korea. Okay, so that's all for today. Thank you very much for
watching. If you want to study more with me, I recommend you watch this video here, or this one here
next. Okay, thank you very much and I'll see you soon. Bye.