SELT Practice
GESE Grade 5 Entertainment: questions and sample answers
Trinity gives cinema, television and clubs as examples. Expect questions about what you watch, how often and which you prefer. This page has 10 original practice questions and 3 short sample answers at CEFR B1, as of 10 November 2026. They are our own, not real test questions.
What the examiner wants at Grade 5
Grade 5 is CEFR B1 and has two phases of up to 5 minutes each: a talk on a topic you prepare, and a conversation on two subject areas that the examiner chooses from a list of six. This page is about the conversation phase. You must be ready for all six subjects, because you will not know which two you get.
The examiner wants reasons ("because"), preferences ("I prefer", "I'd rather"), the future with "will", the present perfect ("I have never...", "I have lived here for..."), and amounts ("a lot of", "not many"). You also have to ask the examiner at least one question about the subject.
These are the six conversation subjects in Trinity's Grade 5 specification. Source: Trinity specifications.
10 example questions on entertainment
An examiner could ask questions like these. They are our own practice questions. Answer each one out loud.
- What kind of films do you prefer?
- How often do you go to the cinema?
- Have you ever seen a film in English?
- What programmes do you watch on TV?
- Do you prefer watching at home or going out?
- What was the last film you saw?
- Will you go out this weekend?
- How much does a cinema ticket cost?
- Have you ever been to a club or a theatre?
- What entertainment is there in your town?
3 short sample answers
These answers are written at the level of the grade. Do not learn them by heart. Use them to see the size and shape of a good answer, then say your own.
What kind of films do you prefer?
“I prefer comedies because they make me laugh after a long day. I don't like horror films very much.”
Have you ever seen a film in English?
“Yes, I have. I watched it with subtitles last month. I understood a lot, but not everything.”
Do you prefer watching at home or going out?
“I prefer staying at home. Tickets cost a lot, and I can pause the film when my children need me.”
Useful words
- comedy
- drama
- documentary
- series
- episode
- subtitles
- audience
- actor
- review
- cinema
- theatre
- channel
Say each word aloud three times. Then use two or three of them in one sentence about your own life.
Common mistakes
- Saying "I am agree". Say "I agree".
- Using "very" with "like": say "like very much" or "really like".
- Only naming a film. Say what you liked and why.
Ask the examiner a question
Trinity says you must ask the examiner at least one question at Grade 5. Ask it when the talk feels easy and listen to the answer. A question for this subject: “What films do you like?”
Practise this subject
Reading is not enough. Say your answers out loud, then listen to yourself.
- Practise the Grade 5 conversation with the AI examiner. It asks questions out loud and you answer out loud.
- Trinity GESE Grade 5 (B1): test format
- All Grade 5 subjects
- All six Grade 5 conversation subjects
- Grade 5 topic form examples
- Free level check (no sign-up)
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Will the examiner ask these questions at Grade 5?
No. These are our own practice questions. The examiner chooses their own, and you cannot know them in advance. Practise the type of question, not these words.
Will the examiner ask me about entertainment?
The examiner chooses two of the six Grade 5 subject areas, so you may or may not get this one. Be ready to talk about all six.
Can I learn the sample answers by heart?
No. Trinity warns that learned answers stop you taking part in a real conversation. Use the samples for ideas, then answer in your own words about your own life.