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Part1PersonalInformation(GivingpersonalInformation):
Youwillbegiven3questionsandyouwillneedtospeakfor30secondsforeachquestion.

Herearesomeexamplesofquestionsyoumightseeinpart1oftheexam.

Thesequestionsshouldbeeasytoanswer.Justrelaxusedthisasanopportunitytogetusedtotalkingtoacomputer!

Topics:Family,MyJob,Weather,LikesandDislikes,DailyRoutine,InterestandLeisure,HolidaysandTravel,FuturePlans,Books,Films,Food,Health
andFitness,Media,Learning.

Examplesofsomequestionsmightinclude:

1.Pleasetellmeaboutyourfamily
2.Pleasetellmeaboutyourhobbies.
3.Pleasetellmeaboutyourworkorstudies.
4.Pleasetellmeaboutyourfavoritefood.
5.Whatdoyoulikedoinginyourfreetime?
6.Whatistheweatherliketoday?
7.Whatisyourtypicaldaylike?
8.Whatisthefoodlikeinyourcountry?
9.Whatisyourvillage/town/citylike?
10.Howdoyouliketospendyourholidaysandvacations?

BestPractices:

Ifyoufeelnervous:beginbyrepeating/readingthequestion.Whatisyourvillage,townorcitylike?Itis.

Ifyouneedtimetothink,say:LetmeseeorHmm..Iwouldprobablysay..

Alwaysuseastopwatchor,mobilephonetotimeyouranswers.

Trydevelopingastructuretoanswerthesetypesofquestions:Thiswillhelpifyouarestrugglingtofillupthetime.

:Yourfocusshouldbeonimprovingyourvocabularyandreducerepetition,pauses,andnervousness.

Exampleofatypicalanswer:

Topic:INTERESTSANDLEISURETIME
Pleasetellmeaboutyourhobbiesandinterest?(30seconds)

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Ienjoyreadingbooksinmyfreetime.Iespeciallyenjoynonfictionbooks.Imalsointerestedinpolitics.IlovewatchingdebatesonTVandtryingtomimicthespeakers.I
love(verb+ing)listeningtoKpopmusic.Imaketimetoplaywithmykidsontheweekend,andwhenIcan,IusuallywatchTV,inparticular,thenews.WhenIhavethe
chanceImakemyowntshirtsandclothesonmyoldsewingmachine.Oneofmyotherinterestsiscamping.Ipreferoutdooractivitiesandspendalotoftimegardening.
Imgrowingcucumbersthisyear.

Exampleofaspeakingstructure:

InmyfreetimeIlike______________.

Itis______________,because____________.

Ialsoliketo____________,and___________.

Ithinkisfun_________,because_________.

(Conclusion)Thatswhyfreetimeisimportanttome

Expandingonatopic.

WhenIam________________,Ifeel___________.

IwishIcould______________allday,andIevenforgetabouteverythingelse.

Ienjoydoing____________withmyfriend(friends),because________________.

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Part2GivingaBasicDescriptionofpicture/Opinion/Comparingwithownsituation
Thereare3taskinpart2oftheAptisspeakingexam:1.Describethepicture.(Youhavetospeakfor45seconds)2.Givinganopinion.(Youhavetospeakfor45seconds)3.
Comparingwithownsituation/experiences.(Youhavetospeakfor45seconds)

Question1:Describingthepicture.

DESCRIBE,SPECULATE,andREACT.

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DESCRIBETHEPICTURE:

Whodoyousee?Wherearethey?Whataretheydoing?Whatdotheylooklike?Howdoyouthinktheyfeel?Whatsinthebackground?(ifapplicable)Whatstheweatherlike?(if
applicable)

Itsbesttogiveageneralimpressionordescriptionratherthanseparatedetails.Andifyouhavetimegiveshortdetailsaboutseparatedetailsofthepicture.

Example:

Thisisapictureofabusyneighborhood.

Therearefivepeopleinthepicture.Ithinktheyareatafamilyevent.Themanontherightismakingatoast.

Icanseemanyskyscrapersinthebackground.

SPECULATE

Thisisabusy,bustlingcity.ItmustbeNewYork.

Shelooksverysad.Perhapsnooneremembereditwasherownbirthday.

Isupposeitsaholiday.

Theyalllookveryhappy.Thewomanontheleftiswearingskiinggear.Theymightbegettingreadytogoonvacation.

Themaniswearingatailoredsuitandatophat.HemustbeJapanesebecauseoftheflagonhisbriefcase.Thewomanbehindhimlooksfriendly.

Theyareallwearingformalclothes.Theymightbegettingreadyforawedding.

Thegirlinthemiddleseemstobeexcited.Shemustbegettingreadyforafunadventure..

Hemustbethechildsfather.

Shecouldbehisgrandmother.

Theyseemtobereallyrelaxed.

Shelooksverysad.

Shelookssurprised.Perhapsshesmeetingandoldfriend.

Igettheimpressionheishurtbecauseheisholdinghishead.

Itsnotclearwhetheritsacompetitionornot.

REACT

Ilikethisphoto.Itremindsmeofmyfamily.Thisphotomakesmethinkofmyownmotherandthetimewecelebratedherwinninganaward.

Iwouldlovetotrythis.Infact,Imgoingtotryitthisweekend.

Ilikethispicture,thoughImafraidofdogsandIamnotkeenonbeingaroundanimals.

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Usefulstructuresandvocabularyfordescribingaphotograph

Beginningyoudescription

Thisisapictureof..

Itshowskeyfeatures)

Keytenses&structures

Presentcontinuous:Hesridingabicycle.Theyrerunningunderabridge.

Thereis/are+object+verb+ing:

Theresaboyridingabike.Thereareseveralpeoplehavingdinnerhere.

Speculating(makingguesses)

Itlooksasif+asentence(he/she/it+is+ing/theyare+ing/thereis/areetc.)

(He/She/Itlooks.or/Theylooklike)+anoun

(He/She/Itlooks.or/Theylook)+anadjective.

Ithink..(hes/shes/theyreprobably)(Verb+ing)

(He/She/it/they)mightbeor/mustbe

Spatiallanguage(Whereinthepictureyouaretalkingabout)

Intheforeground/background

Nextto/Behind/infrontofthis,thereis/are

Paraphrasing(explainingawordthatyoucantremember)

Itsathingthatyouusefor(makingpancakes/flippingeggsoverinthepan)

Itssimilartoa

Itlookslikesomekindof..

QuestionTwo:Opinion

Todothisweusuallyuseadverbialphrasesatthestartofthesentence.

Herearesomephrases/structuretousewhengivinganopinion.

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Expressingyouropinion

Ithinkthat

Personally

Surprisingly

Andafterexpressingyouropinions,herearesomewaysthatyoucanjustifythem:

Justifyingyouopinion

because..(+subjectverb)

as(+subjectverb)

since(+subjectverb)

becauseof(+nounphrase)

dueto.(+nounphrase)

asaresultof.(+nounphrase)

QuestionThree:Comparisonwithyourownsituation.

IwoulddefinitelychoosepictureoneasIlike..

Iguessmyfirstchoicewouldbepicturetwo.

Forme,themostimportantthingisto

Idontthinkitreallymatterswhereyougoaslongas

Personally,Iwouldprefer

Ofcourse,thegoodthingaboutlivinginthecityisthattherearetonsoffacilitiesandentertainment.Ontheotherhand,lifeinthecountryismuchlessstressful.

Iwouldntmindbeingonabeautifulislandlikethat,butontheotherhand,IthinkIwouldbeboredtodeathafteracoupleofdaysthere.

IfIhadtochooseoneoftheseplaces,Iwoulddefinitelygofortheoneinthepictureatthebottom.

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Part3(DescribeCompare&Contrast)SpeculateandChoose.
3questions.45secondseach.

QuestionOne:Describe(ExpressionsfromPartTwo),compareandcontrast.QuestionTwo:Speculateaboutthesetwosituations/picturesQuestionThree:Chooseoneoftheimages
orsituations

Question1

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Describingtwopictures:Inthefirstpicture,Icansee/Intheotherpicture,thereare/is../Lookingatthe(fist/second)pictureIcansee/Whichmayshow/(They/He/She/)
maybe(verb+ing)..

Structuresandvocabularyforcomparingandcontrastingtwophotographs

Thingsincommon:Bothpicturesshow/have/Ithinktheybothare(in/on/of..)/Thereis/are(_____)inbothpictures/Similarlyinthesecondpicture,thefirstpicturehas

Contrastingthepictures:Thereareseveraldifferences./Inthetoppictureis(____)whereas,inthebottompicture../Inthepictureontherightwhereas,thepictureontheleft../The

pictureof(___)is/Itlookslike../However,thepictureof(___)lookslike/Theylooklike..

Highlightingdifferences:Themaindifferencebetweenthepicturesis./Themainfocusofthe(first/top/L/R))pictureis(_____)whereas../Afterlookingattheseimages,the
biggestdifferenceis.

Addingideas:Inaddition/Whatsmore./Onemorething

ExampleAnswer:

Bothpicturesshowpeopleatwork.Therearecomputersinbothpictures.However,thereareseveralimportantdifferences.Inthetoppictureorthepictureonthe(L/R)the

manlooksquitestressed.Ithinksheisprobablyamanageroraboss,whereas,inthebottompicturethemanlooksveryrelaxed.HeprobablyworksasanArtistorinamuseum.
Thewomanmightbepreparingforadealorastressfuldecision.However,thepictureofthemanlookslikeandnicepeacefulenvironment,butthewomanlookslikeherworkplace

isacrowdedstressfulplacetowork..

Question2

Structuresandvocabularyforspeculatingandchoosing

Speculating:

Iimagineitwouldbe.(adjective)/Iwouldfindit(adjective)/Itmightbeniceto../Icouldseemyself./Perhapsitwouldbe/Isuppose/Iguessitwouldbeniceto..

Question3

Choosingoneimage/situation:Iwouldchoosethetop/bottomsituation/imagebecause/IthinkIdpreferto(verb)because/IthinkIdpreferto(verb)because../I

woulddefinitelychooseto./Itwouldprobablybebettertobecause./IdoubtIwouldliketo_____inpicture(1/2)butIwouldpreferto)_____inpicture(1/2)/Inmyopinion

(1/2)wouldbebetter.because..

ExtendingyouranswerinPart4

Ifyouhavemoretimetryusingthefollowing:

Addingmoreinformation:Anotherimportantpointtomakeis/thingtosayis

Disagreeingwithyourself:Ontheotherhand,sometimesIthinkthat/

Thenagain,itsalsotruethat../Thenagain,itsalsotruethat.

Givingaconclusion:Soinconclusion,Iwouldsay/Soithastobeabalance/Italldependson

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Part4:DiscussionofPersonalAbstractIdeas.
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Part4:DiscussionofPersonalAbstractIdeas.
Inpart4youwillseeanimage,butthetrickisthatyouwillnotbeaskedtodescribethispicture.Thepictureisonlyusedasavisualcluetohelpyoudrawuponyourownexperiences.
Youwillhaveoneminutetoprepareandtwominutestorespond

Inpart4youwillbeshownanimage,andpresentedwiththreepointstodiscuss.Youwillhaveoneminutetoprepare,andyoucanmakenotes.Lookattheexamplebelowandthenotes
thatsomeonehasmade.

Question1:PersonalExperiences/Recall:Tellmeaboutatime

Question2:EmotionalResponse/Feelings/Opinion:Howdidyoufeelabout./Howdoesthis____makeyoufeel/Explainwhyyou.

Question3:Speculation/Opinion:Whydoyouthink

ExampleQuestion:

Tellmeaboutapersonalachievementorawardyouhavereceived.

Howdidyoufeelaboutthisachievement?

Doawardsencouragepeopletodotheirbest?

Youhave1minutetopreparebeforeyouanswerthequestiontakefulladvantagebytakingsomequicknotesforeachquestion

ExampleNotes:

Notes:

Award/AchievementsIhaveaBachelorsdegree/IreceivedthesecondhighestGPAinmyclass/Iranamarathonlastmonth

Feelingsproudusefultocommunity/accomplished(agoal)/Iamabletoprovideformyself/IhaveacareerthatIenjoy/Myfamilyandfriendsrespect.

EncouragingYes.Helpswhenmotivationislow/Helpsmestaydisciplinetocompletegoals.IfIdontwinorachieveagoalthehardworkissatisfaction.E.g.completedthe

marathonimprovedmyEnglishabilities.

TIPS

Note:Dontworryaboutfullsentencesyoudonthavetime.Justwritedownsomekeypointstohelpyoustructureyouranswerandrememberideas/vocabulary.

Quickthinkingisessentialinthepreparationforpart4.

Preparefor1minute(useastopwatch)andthenkeepspeakingfor2minutes.

Structuringyouranswer(Beginning/middle/end)andmakesureitcoverallofthequestionsinthesameordertheywereasked.

Choosearangeofvocabularyandkeepitappropriatetothetask

Fluencyspeakingwithouttoomanypauses

AccuracyTrynottomaketo0manymistakes.

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