PET Speaking Ejercicios

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Part 1 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Part 2 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Part 3 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Example 1 ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Example 2 ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Exercise 1 .................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Exercise 2 .................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Exercise 3 .................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Exercise 4 .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Exercise 5 .................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Exercise 6 .................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Exercise 7 .................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Exercise 8 .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Exercise 9 .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Exercise 10 ................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Part4 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14

Part 1
1. Whats your surname? My surname is Smith 2. How do you spell it? S-M-I-T-H 3. Where do you live?/ Where do you come from? Name of village/town/city and country. Some information about where it is, an adjective to describe it, the number of inhabitants 4. Do you work or are you a student in ?/ What do you do/ study? Subject and place of study, type of course, job title, type of company, how many years you have worked there, if you enjoy it 5. Do you enjoy studying English? Why (not)? Pgina 1

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Your feelings about English, how long you have been studying 6. Do you think that English will be useful for you in the future? Ways of using English in future career, studies, personal life 7. What did you do yesterday evening / last weekend? Name more than one activity, your feelings, how long you spent doing them 8. What do you enjoy doing in your free time? Name more than one activity, how often you do them, why you like them, etc

Part 2
What kind of language will you need to do the task? language for describing the objects in the pictures future tense e.g. she will need modal verbs e.g. she might need superlatives and comparatives e.g. a camera is the most important thing to bring / a camera is more important than a stereo language for giving reasons e.g. because language for giving and asking for opinions e.g. I think, what do you think?

Which of these speaking skills are needed for Part 2? Making suggestions Responding to suggestions Discussing alternatives Making recommendations Negotiating agreement with your partner

Tasks and useful phrases

Task
Starting the activity Suggesting Asking your partners opinin Showing preferences Agreeing Cambridge PET - Speaking

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Shall we start with this one? Let's start with this one, shall we? I think this would be good because This wouldnt be such a good idea because So, what do you think? Do you think thats a good idea? I prefer I think this is better because Yes, thats a good point. Pgina 2

Disagreeing Choosing/summing up

I see what you mean. Well, Im not so sure about that. I dont think thats such a good idea. Which one shall we choose? So, shall we choose this one? Do we agree that this is the best one?

Interlocutor:

Both: Eva: Bertha: Eva: Bertha:

Thank you. In the next part, you're going to talk to each other. I'm going to describe a situation to you: a friend of yours is planning to spend six months in England to improve her English. Talk together about the things she will need in England and decide which are the most important things to bring with her. Here is a picture with some ideas to help you. (Okay) I'll say that again: a friend of yours is planning to spend six months in England to improve her English. Talk together about the things she will need in England and decide which are the most important things to bring with her. Alright? Talk together. Okay Ermy friend Alicia is coming from Spain for six month (sic) because she need er to improve her English, yes? Uh-huh. So what do you think that he ... he has to bring with her? Hmmm, I think she has to bring era lot of money and maps and the tourist guide because I remember when I come here in London for the first time I spent a lot of money in transport, in buying the maps and it was very useful to have the ...the map because you have to move to all London to find a job, to find a place to sleep, an accommodation. So I think it's the most important. And also the...the clothes (pronounced: clo-this) because it's very cold here. And it's raining. Pgina 3

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Eva: Bertha: Eva: Bertha:

Eva: Bertha: Eva: Bertha: Eva: Bertha: Eva: Bertha: Interlocutor: Eva:

Yes, I forgot my umbrella when I arrived at London. So you should tell, tell her that bring Yes Yeah. Um, maybe, it's not very much important but it's very useful to have the camera to make pictures about all the places in London, famous places like Big Ben, to have (indistinct) the experience you have here because (Yes) it's crazyremember the first months you experience new things and you met a lot of people. So maybe Alicia should bring I think the most important thing is bring the radio, the cassette because if you hear the radio every day, you can improve your English quickly. Yeah, you can also use the tape from the school to make a listening exercise and all these things. It's very useful, yeah, you learn a lot if you listen English all the day. Yes So I think she should be So, the most important things is bring a lot of money and with money you can do everything! Everything, yeah. But if you can bring this stuff from Spain, it's better for her. Uh-huh. Sure. Right. Thank you. You're welcome.

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Example 1

In this picture I can see a girl. I think she is a student. She looks very busy. I think she is doing her homework. Perhaps she is preparing for a test. Her room is not tidy. The bin is full and the books are scattered all over the place. The television is on. In the background on the wall, I can see some paintings. She is sitting on her bed and I can see pillows. I think she likes teddy bears. There is one in front of the TV table. There is a beautiful table cloth which covers the table on which there is a TV. She is wearing trousers and a blue shirt. She is very smart looking and is wearing black shoes with high heels. She is very busy. The floor is covered with a carpet. On the TV screen I can see a man feeding a horse. The horse is white in colour. On the television I can see some picture frames. There are many books on the floor. On the bed I can see a white bedsheet.

Example 2

In this picture I can see a girl. I think she is a student. She is sitting in front of her computer and thinking. May be she is doing her homework. There are some papers and books on the computer table. The lamp is on and perhaps its night time. To her left I can see a coffee mug. In the background I can a couple of picture frames. She is wearing blue trousers with flowers on it. Her shirt is pink in colour. She wears spectacles and she is holding them in her right hand. I can see the keyboard and the mouse on the computer tray that slides in and out. She looks quite organized. In the background I can also see a white curtain.In this picture I can see a girl. I think she is a student. She is sitting in front of her computer and thinking. May be she is doing her homework. There are some papers and books on the computer table. The lamp is on and perhaps its night time. To her left I can see a coffee mug. In the background I can a couple of picture frames. She is wearing blue trousers with flowers on it. Her shirt is pink in colour. She wears Cambridge PET - Speaking Pgina 5

spectacles and she is holding them in her right hand. I can see the keyboard and the mouse on the computer tray that slides in and out. She looks quite organized. In the background I can also see a white curtain.

Exercise 1

jacket blue coffee computer there is a noting down something perhaps size of the bottles sitting restaurant

in the background brown cups desktop there are I think shirt interviewer standing juice container

curly hair red short hair ear ring jeans may be chemist's shop questions writing two women

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Exercise 2

many people are there are in the background weather husbands light clothes outside Westerners they look like blue

chairs relaxing buildings sunny wives menu board meals European country enjoying yellow

made of cane I think friends warm shorts restaurant a road sign tourists sunglasses purses and bags

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football spectators players positions in which they play important match

just kicked in the background their names are on the wall trying to save scored a goal

goal keeper three or four on the wall in the air I think

Exercise 4

hand ball net beach one player is palm trees T-shirts

sand some people friendly game wearing six players trousers

near a park sitting swimming costume in the background enjoying their time each team has three

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Exercise 5

[Source: PET Practice Tests - Lousie Hashemi and Barbara Thomas - Longman]

countryside a river sight seeing clothes enjoying family for safety

riding horses leader or guide rain forest leading the tourists holiday friends

crossing camping summer time beautiful a young boy tyre tube

Exercise 6

[Source: PET Practice Tests - Lousie Hashemi and Barbara Thomas - Longman]

in the background

horse show

many people are

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sitting competition Grass usually we see read and yellow Watching

standing horse jumping high jump rider the sports lovers equestrian

umbrellas sort of a club long jump competition families expensive sport

Exercise 7

[Source: PET Practice Tests - Lousie Hashemi and Barbara Thomas - Longman]

theater music lovers in the background violin in front of friends

orchestra many people enjoying their evening I can see the musicians families

orchestra pit audience many musical instruments small stands their leader stage

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Exercise 8

[Source: PET Practice Tests - Lousie Hashemi and Barbara Thomas - Longman]

live show in the background summer time show center one on right weather

open air two large TVs music not clear stage out door pleasant

many people afternoon some kind of the performers one on left fun wearing caps

Exercise 9

[Source: PET Practice Tests - Lousie Hashemi and Barbara Thomas - Longman]

cart

trolley

many shelves

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supermarket a woman in the background not many people has bought

cash register her baby black tie just a few baby food

cashier making payment while shirt shopping a young man

Exercise 10

[Source: PET Practice Tests - Lousie Hashemi and Barbara Thomas - Longman]

tourists open area some large tents choosing perhaps not many people

out door jewellery stalls people are some festival came early

shops in the background booths shopkeepers just a few T-shirts

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Interlocutor:

And now I'd like each of you to talk on your own about something. I'm going to give each of you a photograph of people with letters. So, Bertha, here is your photograph (Thank you) Please show it to Eva but I'd like you to talk about it. Eva, you just listen and I'll give you your photograph in a moment. So, Bertha, please tell us what you can see in your photograph. Uh-huh. In this picture I can see a very cute boy. He's in...in a reallyI think it's his house but it's very...a very nice and big house and he's having breakfast. An orange juice and cereals and he's reading a ...a letter. It looks like a letter because he reads his (sic) reading er...in the in the same time that he's er drinking the orange juice. He also have a newspaper and...he...he looks very...very ..you know...er.. important person because his er clothes informal but he has a very .. a very nice house and she wears a green T-shirt very colour. I don't know really what about the letter but maybe it's a notice about the...the job or actually some notice about the...his girlfriend. Thank you. Now, Eva, here is your photograph. It also shows someone with a letter. Please show it to Bertha and tell us what you can see in the photograph. Okay. Bertha, in this picture, we can see a room, maybe is the room of of this guy whose in the, in the photo. On the left, we can see one TV and er one chair. At the background we can see the heating and on the left, sorry on the right of the photo we can see a blue sofa. The guy, he's sitting on the floor and maybe he's doing his homework. He's wearing a red...er... jumper and and jeans, I think. Er, he's wearing a glasses as well. And he's Pgina 13

Bertha:

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drinking some tea. Maybe. I think he... he's studying for his exam, I think. Interlocutor: Eva: Interlocutor: Okay. Thank you. You're welcome. And now I'd like each of you to talk on your own about something. I'm going to give each of you a photograph of people with letters. So, Bertha, here is your photograph (Thank you) Please show it to Eva but I'd like you to talk about it. Eva, you just listen and I'll give you your photograph in a moment. So, Bertha, please tell us what you can see in your photograph. Uh-huh. In this picture I can see a very cute boy. He's in...in a reallyI think it's his house but it's very...a very nice and big house and he's having breakfast. An orange juice and cereals and he's reading a ...a letter. It looks like a letter because he reads his (sic) reading er...in the in the same time that he's er drinking the orange juice. He also have a newspaper and...he...he looks very...very ..you know...er.. important person because his er clothes informal but he has a very .. a very nice house and she wears a green T-shirt very colour. I don't know really what about the letter but maybe it's a notice about the...the job or actually some notice about the...his girlfriend. Thank you. Now, Eva, here is your photograph. It also shows someone with a letter. Please show it to Bertha and tell us what you can see in the photograph. Okay. Bertha, in this picture, we can see a room, maybe is the room of of this guy whose in the, in the photo. On the left, we can see one TV and er one chair. At the background we can see the heating and on the left, sorry on the right of the photo we can see a blue sofa. The guy, he's sitting on the floor and maybe he's doing his homework. He's wearing a red...er... jumper and and jeans, I think. Er, he's wearing a glasses as well. And he's drinking some tea. Maybe. I think he... he's studying for his exam, I think. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome.

Bertha:

Interlocutor: Eva:

Interlocutor: Eva:

Part4

Task
Agree with your partner Disagree with your partner Continue your partners idea Give a reason Give a new opinin Ask for your partners opinin Sum up what has just been said Cambridge PET - Speaking

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I think so too Absolutely Im not so sure about that I dont think so Yes, and also And another point is This is because as Another idea is I think Do you agree? What do you think about that? So, Pgina 14

Showing interest

In other words Mmmm

Interlocutor:

Your photographs showed people with letters. Now I'd like you to talk together about the type of letters you like to write or receive and other ways you keep in contact with people. Okay. When I was in Spain, I..I I didn't used to to write letters. Me neither. I use the computer always, always. But when I arrived at London my friends sent me every week one letter. So I have toto ask them. So maybe monthly I write one letter for...for my friends. Yeah, for me the same. I didn'tI didn't used to write letters because I'm so lazy to write the letter, buy the .. the stamps and go to the post office. But here in London er because I miss a lot my friends and my family I used to write letters, emails, call to my parents all the weeks and my friends. So, yeah, I I think it's a good idea because the people lose the the um ...use The habit The habit of write letters because you know internet is easier, it's faster (Quickly), Yeah, but I think that you miss a lot offeeling if you write on the computer. I think it's good to see the the letter of the other person and you write more sincerely. I think, I enjoy, I enjoy when I receive a letter from my parents or my (Yes) my friends because you see the letter and you know that this paper, your friend touched this paper. I don't know (Yes) how to explain the You feel better Yeah you feel ...when you receive a letter. Yeah, sometimes it's good when you receive, you need to you receive notice about your (Uh-huh) your friends and your family and it's better a letter than a call or an email. I prefer the email because it's quickly and in London I haven't...I don't have so many time to write letters. Yeah, it's true. Yeah, maybe the email is the best form to keep in touch with the people you... Because every day you use the computer so in five minutes you can write to your friend so if you, if you have to write a letter you need more time. Yeah now with the technology, it's very easy to keep in touch. Now, the computers can have a camera (Yes) and you can see the person. It's very it's very nice to see a person that you know is so far (Uh-huh) and you can speak face to face. Yes. And the mobile is the best way. Yeah, with the message Nowadays. Yes It's very... Pgina 15

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Eva: Bertha: Eva: Bertha: Eva: Bertha: Eva: Interlocutor: Both:

Quickly and cheap. Yes. Yeah, and you meet a person you know one day or one night and you are side (sic) to speak with this person the message is very You text him. ...are very funny and very Yes There are a lot of ways to keep in touch actually, actually. Uh-huh. Thank you. That's the end of the test. Thank you.

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