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Andrew Betsis
& Lawrence Mamas
Paper 5 - Speaking
Speaking Section
TEST 1
Paper 5: SPEAKING
Time: 15 minutes per pair of candidates
Students take the Speaking test in pairs (occasionally, where there is an uneven number of candidates, three students may
be required to take the test together). There are two examiners (an assessor and an interlocutor) and one of them (the assessor) does not take part in the interaction but assesses your performance according to four analytical scales. The other
examiner (the interlocutor) conducts the test and tells you what you have to do. The interlocutor also gives you a global
mark for your performance in the test as a whole.
Part 1
In Part 1 of the Speaking test, you may be asked to talk about your interests, general experiences, studies or career, and
plans for the future. The examiner will first ask you for some general information about yourself, and then widen the scope
of the conversation to include subjects like leisure activities, studies, travel, holiday experiences and daily life. Respond directly to the examiners questions, avoid very short answers, and listen when your partner is speaking. You are not required to interact with your partner in this part, but you may do so if you wish.
Interlocutor: Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is .. and this is my colleague .
And your names are? Can I have your mark sheets, please? Thank you.
First of all, we'd like to know something about you.
Select one or two questions and ask candidates in turn, as appropriate.
l Where are you from?
l What do you do?
l How long have you been studying English?
l What do you enjoy most about learning English?
Select one or more questions from any of the following categories, as appropriate.
Family and Friends
l How important do you think family is? (Why?)
l How much time do you spend with your family and what do you enjoy doing with them?
l What qualities does a close friend need to possess?
l With whom would you discuss a difficult personal situation, a family member or a close friend? (Why?)
Art
l What would you say is your relationship with the arts?
l Which kind of art are you most interested in? (Why?)
l When was the last time you visited a museum, gallery or an exhibition? What were your impressions on this visit?
l Who is your favourite artist? (Why?)
Travel
l With whom do you prefer to travel? (Why?)
l Are you more fond of long or short distance travel?
l What has been your most exciting travel experience thus far?
l Name some things that you would never leave behind you when you travel.
Sports
l Do you prefer team sports or individual sports?
l What qualities do you need to possess in order to do well in a team sport?
l What do you think about extreme sports?
l What are the most popular sports in your country?
Celebrities
l What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of being famous?
l Who is your favourite celebrity? (Why?)
l What would you be willing to sacrifice in order to be famous?
l Why do you think more and more young people nowadays long for fame and money?
Paper 5 - Speaking
4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)
1: Isolated Places
Interlocutor: In this part of the test, I' m going to give each of you three pictures. I'd like you to talk about them on your
own for about a minute, and also to answer a question briefly about your partner's pictures.
(Candidate A), it's your turn first. Here are your pictures. They show people in isolated places.
I'd like you to compare two of the pictures, and say how the people might be feeling and why they might be in these situations.
All right?
(Candidate A - 1 minute) Thank you.
(Candidate B), which of these places looks the most isolated? (Why?)
(Candidate B - approx. 30 seconds)
Thank you.
Speaking Section
In this part of the test you each have to speak for 1 minute without interruption. The examiner will give you a set of pictures
and ask you to talk about them. You may be asked to describe, compare or contrast the pictures, and to make a further comment on them. Your partner will get a different set of pictures, but you should pay attention during your partners turn
because the examiner will ask you to comment for about 30 seconds after your partner has finished speaking.
Now, (Candidate B), here are your pictures. They show people taking a break from their activities.
I'd like you to compare two of the pictures, and say how the people might be feeling and how demanding their activities
might be. All right?
(Candidate B - 1 minute) Thank you.
(Candidate A), who needs a break most? (Why?)
(Candidate A - approx. 30 seconds)
Thank you.
Parts 3 & 4
Paper 5 - Speaking
Speaking Section
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Paper 5 - Speaking
Time Management
Customer Care
Money
Management
Speaking Section
Team Work
Presentation
Skills
Information Technology
Language
learning
Organisation
Part 4 Discussion
Interlocutor:
l In what ways can training change people's attitudes in the workplace?
l Some people think that school does not train young people adequately for the world of work today. Do you agree?
l Which is more important to teach people - a sense of team spirit or individual initiative? Why?
l How difficult is it for young people to find jobs nowadays in your country? Why?
l What do you think?
l What can be done to create jobs for young people?
l Do you agree?
l What about you?
Thank you. That is the end of the test.
Paper 5 - Speaking
Speaking Section
TEST 2
Part 2 Long turn
In this part of the test you each have to speak for 1 minute without interruption. The examiner will give you a set of pictures
and ask you to talk about them. You may be asked to describe, compare or contrast the pictures, and to make a further comment on them. Your partner will get a different set of pictures, but you should pay attention during your partners turn
because the examiner will ask you to comment for about 30 seconds after your partner has finished speaking.
2: Water
Now, (Candidate B), here are your pictures.They show different ways in which people use water.
I'd like you to compare two of the pictures and describe the different ways in which water is being used, saying why it might be
important in the lives of these people. All right?
(Candidate B - 1 minute) Thank you.
(Candidate A), in which picture do you think the water is most important? (Why?)
(Candidate A - approx. 30 seconds)
Thank you.
Parts 3 & 4
CAE
PRACTICE
TEST 1
Test 1
Practice Test 1
READING - Part 1
You are going to read three extracts which are all concerned in some way with health issues. For
Questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
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Paper 1 - Reading
EXTRACT FROM A PUBLICITY LEAFLET
To get to and stay in the worlds crisis situations, we depend on one thing more than anything else: your support.
Regular donations from people like you are what enable us to act swiftly in extreme conditions to help save lives. It is
only with your help that we dont have to wait for funding to cross a border, set up a field hospital or start a vaccination campaign. We can act immediately.
That is why we make no apologies for asking for your committed support now. Your contribution is as vital as that of
our field staff who cannot stand by as others suffer the injustices of a world that still says its OK for people to die
horrible deaths from diseases we can treat and wounds we can heal.
Practice Test 1
For 15 years, the poverty-stricken people of Somalia have had no effective central authority
to aid them in their desperate battle against chronic malnutrition and disease. Ever since
the East African country was left without a functioning government in 1991, Medecins Sans
Frontieres (MSF) has been working to meet the enormous medical needs of this stricken
country. But as you will see from the true testimonies that follow, this is just one part of
the world in which MSF operates where the challenges are huge and the needs of vulnerable
people are critical.
In fact, in the past 20 years the number of obese adults in the UK has
nearly tripled, and the effects are
devastating. The National Audit Office
says that if we had one million fewer
obese people in this country, there
would be 15,000 fewer cases of coronary heart disease,
34,000 fewer cases of type 2 diabetes, and 99,000 fewer
cases of high blood pressure.
Worryingly, young people and teenagers are particularly
vulnerable to peer and media pressure with regard to their
weight. This can sometimes lead to extreme body image
issues, which may be just as damaging as obesity.
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Paper 1 - Reading
READING - Part 2
Practice Test 1
You are going to read an extract from a magazine article. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the
one which fits each gap (7-12). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
Istanbul is divided by the Bosporus strait that connects the Black Sea to the north of the city with the
Sea of Marmara to the south. Part of the city lies in
Europe, on the western side of the strait, while the
rest is in Asia.
Last year, a mix of technical expertise, foreign investment and national pride finally came together to make
the sultans dream a reality. This time the plan is not
so much to unite an empire as to deliver modern
Turks from traffic hell.
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The crucial factor that lets the tunnels withstand quakes of this magnitude is the fact
that both are immersed tubes. In this
design, engineers dig a channel into the
seabed and float the fabricated sections into
position above it before sinking them and
covering them over. The Marmaray tunnel will
use a similar approach.
Practice Test 1
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Paper 1 - Reading
READING - Part 4
Practice Test 1
You are going to read some reviews for festivals in the UK. For questions 20 - 34, choose from the
reviews (A-F). The reviews may be chosen more than once.
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20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
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33
34
Brighton
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Liverpool
Preston
Practice Test 1
City of London
Exeter
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Paper 2 - Writing
WRITING - Part 1
You must answer this question. Write your answer in 180-220 words in an appropriate style.
Practice Test 1
Last year you visited a European city that you had never been to before. Your cousin has written to
you asking you about it. Read the extract from your cousins letter and from a postcard you sent to
your parents below. Write a letter to your cousin saying whether or not you would recommend him
spending three months in the city and give reasons to justify your advice.
.......Do you think there will be enough things to interest me there for a whole summer and is there an
area that would be best for me to stay in? I dont have a lot of money saved up so I was hoping to
get some kind of job, what do you think? Will it inspire my painting?
Finally, do you think it will be easy for me to meet people of my own age? I dont want to be lonely.
Love to your family,
Andy
WRITING - Part 2
Write an answer to one of the questions 2-4 in this part. Write your answer in 220-260 words
in an appropriate style.
2
You are the arts review writer for a magazine. Your editor has asked you to review a film. Choose
a film that you have seen. Describe the plot and the characters involved. Say who the film is
suitable for and why. Mention any special effects or aspects of the film that stood out in some way.
Would you recommend the film? Why, why not?
Write your review
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Example:
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make
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take
do
have
Practice Test 1
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
The study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is part of a wider study by psychologists from
the University of Leeds, into the effects of stress on eating. Stress causes people to (5) ............ for unhealthy
high-fat and high-sugar snacks in (6) ............ to healthier food choices, says researcher Dr Daryl OConnor of the
University of Leeds. People under stress eat less than usual in their main meals, including their vegetable
(7) ............, but shift their preference to high-fat, high-sugar snacks instead.
Our (8)............. are disturbing in that they show stress produces harmful changes in diet and (9) ............. to
unhealthy eating behaviour, continues Dr OConnor. An overwhelming (10) ............ of evidence shows the importance of maintaining a balanced diet in (11) ............. of reducing the risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases and that means eating a low-fat diet and five (12) ............ of fruit and vegetables a day.
A betrays
B sustains
C reveals
D conceals
A indulge
B satisfy
C yield
D tempt
A contact
B clash
C conflict
D impact
A beverage
B consumption
C expenditure
D acceptance
A choose
B select
C design
D opt
A difference
B option
C preference
D priority
A intake
B influx
C emission
D immersion
A instructions
B rulings
C findings
D institutions
A sends
B makes
C guides
D leads
10
A lump
B body
C sack
D packet
11
A moments
B sessions
C terms
D senses
12
A segments
B slices
C portions
D plates
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Part
Part
Part
Part
29.B
Practice Test 2
READING READING READING READING 27.A 28.D
Part
Part
Part
Part
29.F
Practice Test 3
READING READING READING READING 27.C 28.F
Part
Part
Part
Part
29.A
Practice Test 4
READING READING READING READING 27.F 28.A
Part
Part
Part
Part
29.E
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Practice Test 5
READING READING READING READING 27.E 28.F
Part
Part
Part
Part
29.D
Practice Test 6
READING - Part 1: 1.B 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.B
READING - Part 2: 7.D 8.G 9.B 10.F 11.A 12.C
READING - Part 3: 13.B 14.C 15.D 16.D 17.A 18.C 19.B
Practice Test 7
READING READING READING READING 27.E 28.B
Part
Part
Part
Part
29.C
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Practice Test 8
READING READING READING READING 27.A 28.D
Part
Part
Part
Part
29.F
Practice Test 10
READING READING READING READING 27.B 28.A
Practice Test 9
Part
Part
Part
Part
29.A
Part
Part
Part
Part
29.E
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