SPEAKING PART 2:

In this part of the test talk to your partner, not to the examiner.
The examiner is going to describe a situation; he/she will repeat the instructions twice.
You are expected to make suggestions, discuss alternatives, make recommendations and negotiate
agreement.

Examiner: I 'm going to describe a situation to you. A school friend of yours is going to live in another country. Talk
together about the different things the class could buy him or her as a leaving present and decide which one would be
best. Talk together
1.

Getting Started: Think about how you can get your partner involved:

2.

Making suggestions:

3.

I think it might be better to ...

I think Id rather ...
Im not so keen on ...
Im not really sure about that.
You may/might be right, but ...
Perhaps, but
Well, Im not sure about that.
I dont really agree, because

Giving reasons

6.

Right.
Yes, that's true.
I think so, too.
Yes, | (completely) agree with you.
That's a (very) good idea
Youre right.
Youve got a point there.

Disagreeing politely with suggestions

5.

How about .?
What do you think of...?
Why don't we...?
Perhaps we should. ..?
So shall we ..., then?

Agreeing with suggestions

4.

Do you want to speak first?

Shall I start?
Should I speak first?

. . . because. .
For one thing ...
For another....
The thing is ...
I think the problem is that

Ending the discussion

What have we decided?

So, we think he/they should

OK, weve decided

What do you think we should choose?

Shall we choose one?

Lets choose/ go for

SPEAKING PART 3

The examiner introduces a topic (e.g. people at work,) ask both candidates to talk in turn about a colour

photograph for ONE minute

Each candidate has a different photograph to talk about
The photograph shows everyday situations, e.g. people at work, at home, on holiday
The examiner stops candidates after a minute
Candidates are not asked to comment on their partners photograph.

How to do Part 3

Listen carefully to the examiners instructions as the examiner will tell you the topics of both photos, e.g.
people at work or teenagers at home.

Talk about everything you can see in the photograph: the people, what are they doing, what are they
wearing, their age. Also talk about the objects you can see, including their colour, size, etc.

Try to use a wide range of vocabulary and structures.

If you dont know the word for an object, use one of the describing expressions: Its a thing for Its a kind
of Its a sort of Its a type of

When its the other candidates turn to talk about their photograph, listen but dont say anything.

Ways of talking about the photographs

In this photo I/we can see ...

It looks like + noun / It looks + adjective
I think it ... / I don't think it ...
It could/might be ...
There seems/appears to be ...
There's / there are
He/she looks quite + adj
The girl looks a bit (+ adjective)

Ways of talking about an object you dont know the word for

It's a kind of ...

It's something like a ...
It's made of metal/plastic/wood, etc.
It's used for ...-ing

Ways of describing location: in, on the left/right, between, opposite, inside, next to, behind, in front of , on, over,
at the bottom, in this corner, in the middle,

Comparing things

The yellow car is the biggest.

The mother isnt as pretty as the baby
The girl looks much older than the boy.