PAPER @ SPEAKING For Oral Examiners’ Use Only First Certificate in English ‘Speaking Test Intertocutor and this is my Good morning / afternoon / evening. My name is ColleagUe nme HE She is just going to listen to us. ‘And your names are. i Could | have your mark sheets, please? Thank you. (Hand over the mark sheets fo the Assessor) First ofall we'd lke to know something about you, so tm going to ask you some questions about yourselves. “BAar (ho UK based earaidates) ‘or (UK based candidates) (Canidte 4), 40 yOu lve i... Where are you from (Canidae 4)? {name oft wre examination bag Ped) ‘And you (Candidate 8)? + What do you like about living (here /name of candidate's home town)? And what about you (Candidate 4/8)? (Select one or more questions from any ofthe following categories as appropriate) ‘+ Could you tel! me something about the area where you grew up? .... What did you like about living there? ‘+ How much time do you spend at home nowadays? ‘+ What do you most enjoy doing when you're at home? ‘+ Could you describe your family home to me? [Personal Experiences ) Who are the most important people in your life? Do you and your friends share the same ideas? Tell me about your best friend. What's the most exciting thing you've ever done? |s there anything you'd love to be able to do in the future? What's your favourite day of the week? ... Why? L RNFor Oral Examiners Use Only Education and Work ‘+ Can you remember your first English lessons? .... What were they like? ‘+ What do you think were the most important things you learned at primary / ‘elementary school? ‘+ Do,you plan to study anything inthe future? ‘+ Would you prefer to work fora big or a small company? .... Why? ‘+ What do you think would be the most interesting job to do? [Ceisure and Entertainment) + Doyou ike reading books? moat ‘+ What sports do people play most in your country? .... And what do people enjoy watching? ‘= Is iteasy to meet new people where you live? * Doyyou normally go out with family or friends? ‘+ What do you enjoy doing with your friends? ‘+ Where's the best place to spend a free afternoon around herelin your town? ‘+ How expensive is it to go out in the evening where you live? Wnat sort of books do you enjoy reading Do you like going tothe cinema? ‘Tell me about your favourite filmstar. What are you going to do this weekend? ‘+ How do you find out what's happening inthe world? + Do you ever listen to the radio? .... What programmes do you like? ‘+ How important is TV to you? ‘+ Do you lke the same TV programmes as your parents? ‘+ What’ the difference between reading the news in the newspaper and. watching it on TV? ‘+ Doyou think computers will replace newspapers and TV inthe future? How do you prefer to travel, by train or plane?. What's the longest joumey you've ever been on? What's public transport like in your country? Where did you spend your last holiday? ... What did you do?For Oral Examiners Use Only Interlocutor Now, ' ke each of you to tak on your own for about a minut [17] fm going to give each of you two diferent photographs and I'd ike you to talk about them. (Candida ), here are yout two photographs. They show people enjoying special moments in their lives. {Hand over picture sheet 17 to (Candidate 4), Please let (Candidate) see them. (Candidate B), 1 give you your photographs ina minute (Candidate 4), tke you to compare and contrast these photographs, and ‘say which of the people you think will remember this moment the longest. Remember, you have only about a minute for this, 3 dont worry if interrupt you All ight? Candidate A Intertocutor Thank you. (Retrieve photographs} (Candidate B), do you like doing dangerous things? Candidate 8 © ao seconde Interlocutor Thank you. [18] Now, (Candidate 8), here are your two photographs. They show people doing different activities in their fee time. Piease let (Candidate 4) have a look at them. [Hand over picture sheet 18 to (Candidate 6).) {dike you to compare and contrast these photographs, and say how much Yyou would enjoy doing activities like these. Remember, (Candidate B), you have only about a minute fortis, so dont worry if interupt you. Al ight? Candidate 8 Ct mee Interlocutor Thank you. [Rotriove photographs) (Candidate 4), do you ever do activities like these? Candidate A © oswconte Interlocutor Thank you. “SuCLES 2002