PET SPEAKING EXAM PART "ERSONAL INFORMATION @-3 minutes) In PART 1 you have to: ive personal information. Ask and answer questions abou your family, studies, Fhome town fre time, job. Spell a word. SOME USEFUL LANGUAGE, [Where are you fron Tin fom Preto, a anal town about 90 Tomar rom Tw [What do you do? Tm sudying architecureenginesring at Tun Poytctnic. Have you got any brothers or ste? No, Tm an only chi. / Yes, P've got an older brother, He works Tor RALin Rom. What do you dom your eee? Tenpy reading and iaering to muse. Taso ike samming. T usually go once a week HOW TO SHOW INTEREST TSE EXPRESSIONS LIKE ® ‘Oh thats ieesting. Te. Min Tm ASK FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS LIKE : Ascitesue. sit very dial? / ‘What kind of books do you ike reading?” REMEMBER! ‘© Ack your partner questions and answer the question lly ‘+ Listen to your partner and show interes in wht se sys + Avoid long, prepared speeches NOTES E\PET Speaking Exam advice sheet for tutorials doePART2 : SIMULATED SITUATION @-3 minutes) In PART 2 you have fo: Talk about a situation which is ilsrated on a shest of paper. Make suggestions and discuss alleratves. SOME USEFUL LANGUAGE, HOWTO. ‘ASK FOR SUGGESTIONS ‘+ What shall we do tonight? + Where shall we go tonight? MAKE SUGGESTIONS ‘© How about going wo the cinema? We could say in and watch a video. ‘© Why don’t we have ame in that new ‘© Lets some friends round for dimer, restaurant? RESPOND TO SUGGESTIONS ‘© Yeah, that's great idea = Yes, OK ‘Yes that sounds good © Allright, agree. Well | think 'd prefer to go to adisco DISCUSS ALTERNATIVES ‘= Which do you think i esr + Link this is more useful because ‘© Yes, that’s possible. + Lewould be better 10 g0 tothe cinema = Ws difficult to decide but because ‘ASK FOR OPINIONS ‘© What do you think about that? ‘+ How do you feel about hat? Do. 2 ‘GIVE YOUR OPINION ‘© Tthink’I don't think that's a good idea ‘+ Inmy opinion it would be beter to say in hotel because because © Personally, bik thas a werible idea cause "AGREE AND DISAGREE ‘© Thats what think too ‘5 Yes, you're right Lage, ‘= Well that’s true but Pm not sue gre wit you {Pm samy bt don’t gre with you. EXPRESS PREFERENCES + Pa rather got acampsite + Paprefer to go 0 abote! Td like to stay va youth hostel REMEMBER! Listen carefully tothe examine’s instructions and foes onthe picture inthe mide, ‘which ves the key othe station Use the pictures round the ouside a ideas for your discussion. Don't describe them “Think about the type of siuaton ~ isit directly about you or a third person? Its about a third persan, use he or she consistently Start the discussion immediately, DON'T waste ime by giving the background othe situation Give reasons for your opnionvdeas Male sure you give your partner an opportunity to paticpste equally inthe sdsussion. Dont dominate EAPET Speaking Exam advice shet fr tutorilsdoe 2PARTS; DESCRI ING A PHOTO (1-1 % minutes per candidate) In PART 3 you have to: Talk about a colour photo ‘SOME USEFUL LANGUAGE HOWTO: [GIVE GENERAL INTRODUCTION ‘© This picture shows + _Inthis picture can se © Thisisapicure of TALK ABOUT PLACES ‘© They're diving inthe countryin actin the mountains ‘+ _She'ssiting inside/outsde acafe ‘© Tan see a street marketold buildingsquare/ ‘streevrestauranbeach DESCRIBE PEOPLE'S AGE ‘© He's about $0 yeas old «They're in their twenties ‘© She's a teenager young cia mide- aged woman DESCRIBE PEOPLE'S CLOTHES ‘© She's wearing a pair of shorts and ared T= shirt “+ They're wearing quite casanar clothes DESCRIBE PEOPLE'S ACTIONS ‘+ He's siaing ata desk © She's standing in aqueve © He's wearing awit + Theyre having ameal ‘© Some people are sunbathing and others are swimming inte sa DESCRIBE PEOPLE'S ROLES INA PICTURE He's probably a shop assistant and she's @ customer + Thisporson onthe left seems tobe a tourist guide — he's ping to a building ‘© Theman serving the dks i @ waiter DESCRIBE PEOPLE'S FEELINGS IN A PICTURE + You can te ty ae enjoying themselves ‘cause they are smiling He seems abit fighened. Maybe thisis the fr ime he's ed this ‘© She looks very intrested inthis civ — she’s concentrating very hard [PARAPHRASE (use these phrases to describe words you don’t know) Hes something you ty fod in (fying pan) + _Wsa hind of container oe Nowers(ayase) ‘© fsa cupboard for keeping clahesin (a wardrobe) [MAKE GUESSES ‘© Temight be summer because some people are wearing sunglasses + _1’sprobablyn the county, because + This picture could bein Norivem Europe because of the buildings DESCRIBE POSITION ‘© In the middle of te pctre there is.a group cf peopl, probably tourists because In the background there isa church ‘+ That's a bookshelf next to/near/Behind/ in front ofthe door REMEMBER! Talkin smences- don't produce lists often you can se Organs our description ~ don't dese the sme thing ore han once ‘Start wih genera sen ofthe subjat of he pict efor pony ints data (Give esos (elated he pew) for your iss “Tal atou the situation at well the pysial things you can sce inthe peur Give some pesonleacion te pcre Liste uty when your panier esrbeshisher photo - ont ive lp or comment EAPET Speaking Exam advice sheet for tutorials doe[PART 4: DISCUSSION G minutes) In PART 4 you have fo: Talk withthe other candidat about a topic related to put 3. You give your pinion about someting and explain what you prefer. SOME USEFUL LANGUAGE HowTo: -TALK ABOUT PERSONAL LIKES (DISLIRES + ove/quteike/realyenjy/don’t + Lm (’m noo very intrested in quite herhate camping because een on spor + Lind (don't find) visiting museums quite boring/excling expensive relax [ASK FOR OPINIONS + What do you think of aan TV? + How do you feet about going on acne? + What's your opinion? TEXPRESS PREFERENCES + Pd wouldn't lke to ein abig hous» Pd ather/prefer tive inthe comnry because because REMEMBER! ‘+ Lien caeflly to dhe instrtions given by the examines, Usually there ae two things 0 tak about Remember to tlk about both of them withthe oer candidate and give reasons and examples for yout opinions (Often te inscins from the examiner will use the verb like, Listen crefilly to decide you should wse would lke + to + infinitive OR like + the gerund in your answers Respond to what the otber candidate say (show that you ar listening and interested, ask follow-up questions and then give your ov answer NOTES ESPET Speaking Exam advice sheet fr tterils. doc 4