Speaking Test Part 2:

Model Answer:

My favourite subject at school was history so I’ll tell you about that. This subject is concerned with studying important people and events in the past. The aim of this subject is to better understand the past, but also to practise active reading, critical thinking and research skills. There’s also a lot of memorisation involved, as you have to deal with lots of names and dates.

The history curriculum at my school was quite focused on European and North American history and the syllabus included a lot about British history in particular. Unfortunately, we did not have a chance to study Chinese or Asian history, and I never learned much about South America or Russia either.

In fact, I elected to do a history A level, which is the highest level before university in the UK, because 

I really enjoyed history, and I had always breezed through history tests in earlier grades. I was also very lucky to have had several excellent history teachers who gave absorbing lectures and interesting assignments, as well as lots of positive feedback. I guess I’m naturally inclined towards the humanities too, and find writing essays much easier than doing algebra or dealing with formulas. What’s more, I can learn dates and facts by heart relatively easily so the subject suited me.