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Where do you prefer to keep your pet, indoors or outdoors?

IELTS Speaking Part 1 · Focused answer practice · Updated 2026-08-13

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Where do you prefer to keep your pet, indoors or outdoors?

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Where do you prefer to keep your pet, indoors or outdoors?

Band 6 model

I prefer keeping a pet indoors most of the time. Indoors is safer, especially in bad weather. If a pet can go outside sometimes for exercise, that is good, but I like them to sleep and eat inside with the family. It feels safer and cleaner.

Speaking criteria note: The Band 7 answer gives a balanced view, uses a wider range of connectives and vocabulary (e.g. "primarily", "a balance is ideal", "enriched indoor life"), while Band 6 is simpler and more repetitive.
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