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 means a lot to me - to talk about something being meaningful or important to you.

“It means a lot to me that you came to dinner with me on my birthday.”

 to decorate - to put up decorations such as paintings, curtains, wall-hangings, art
and other things in a home or apartment or office. “People decorate their spaces with
things they like.”

 according to - in agreement or accord with - in this case, she will decorate her
apartment based on her own tastes (what she likes) and her personality (with stuff
that represents her). “He will do his job according to his manager’s instructions.”

 to interfere with - to get in the way of, to be in the middle of something or others.
“He doesn’t like it when his father interferes with his work by telling him what to

do.”

 to throw a party - to give or host a party, to be the person who invites others to the
party and provides drinks and food. “She is throwing a big party for her 50th
birthday this Saturday.”

 a grown-up woman - a mature or adult woman, not a kid. Used to express that you
can be responsible and take care of yourself. “She wanted to prove that she was a
grown-up woman by purchasing a new condo all by herself.”

4. Describe an exciting sport you know.
You should say:

What sport it is

How you know about it
How difficult you think it is

And explain why you think it is exciting

SAMPLE ANSWER

Of all the different types of sports, I am interested in figure skating the most. I first
learned about figure skating when I watched an Olympic competition in 2012. I
found this sport very interesting.

I don’t think that figure skating is a sport for everybody since it requires great

balancing skills. In addition, the person has to be very flexible and courageous
when doing this sport. Coming from a tropical country, I don’t get to experience ice
and snow, thus, figure skating was new to me. Watching the athlete’s elegant
performance on ice amazed me. I couldn’t imagine how people could do such