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    UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE Fioarty b tereasensseceiiicnt E ‘xaminations Speaking Test Preparation Pack for First Certificate in English _ Speaking Test Preparation Pack for First Certificate in English Acknowledgements (Cambridge ESOL is gratefl to the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Part 2 Making music: Corbis for musicians playing traditional instruments and family making music athome. Educational visits: National Trust Photo Library for schoolchildren on visit to farm. Every effort has been made to identify the copyright owners for material used, but itis not always possible ta identity the source or contact the copyright holders. in such cases, (Cambridge ESOL would welcome information From the copyright owners, University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations ‘Hills Road Cambridge co 280 UK www.CambridgeESOL.org eucLEs 2008 would normally be necessary to obtain written permission in advance from the publisher before photocopying any part of this book, However, the Student Worksheet pages in this boak are designed to be copied and distributed in class: for these pages the normal requirements are waived here and itis not necessary to contact UCLES for permission for an individual teacher ‘to make copies for use within his or her own classroom. Only those Student Werksheet pages ‘which carry the wording ‘@ UGLES 2008 Photacopiable’ may be copied. First published 2008 Printed in the United Kingdom by Cambridge Printing Services Lid ISBN 978-1-906438-38-8 Contents Introduction ss scscrsres Teacher's Notes Introductory Worksheet... ‘Worksheet 1. Worksheet 2...... ‘Worksheet 3. Worksheet 4... : Supplementary Worksheet .. Student Worksheets Introductory Worksheet Worksheet 2 Worksheet 2 Worksheet 3 Worksheet 4 Supplementary Worksheet u 8 28 3 Introduction ‘This Speaking Test Preparation Pack for FCE has been specially created to help you prepare your students for the Speaking test of the First Certificate in English (Fz) from Cambridge ESOL, Written by experienced Speaking test examiners, it consists of: + a book containing comprehensive Teacher's Notes and a set of six Student Worksheets which provide detailed practice for all parts of the FCE Speaking test + one set of candidate visuals in colour to allow you and your students to practise with realistic visual stimulus * a DVD showing real students taking a Speaking test to give your students a clear idea of what ta expect on the day. ‘The Student Worksheets can be photocopied to-use in class, or printed from the files on the DVD if you prefer. Worksheets 1-4 cover the four parts of the Speaking test in detail and contain a variety of exercises and discussion tasks using the video on the DVD. The Introductory Worksheet is designed to give students an overview of the whole Speaking test and the Supplementary Worksheet covers haw the Speaking test is ausexed, ‘The Teacher's Notes for each worksheet explain in detail how to conduct euch activity and provide answers to and commentary on the various exercises. There are also "Teaching Tips' for each of the four main worksheets giving you extra ideas for use in class, and ‘Helpful Hints for Students’ with useful advice for you to pass on ‘The DVD contains video of one complete FCE Speaking test for you to use with the worksheets and electronic versions of the Student Worksheets and candidate visuals. ‘We hope you enjoy using the Speaking Test Preparation Pack for FCE and wish your students every success when they take the test. Cambridge ESOL Be uniersiryorcamarince FCE Speaking test PF scxnciaas ESOL Examinations Teacher’s Notes econ = Aims of the DVD and worksheets + tomise students’ awareness of the format of the FCE Speaking test + to focus students’ attention on techniques that will improve thelr performance + toprovide opportunities for students to practise the language used in the different parts of the test ‘+ toupdate teachers on the current test format for the PCE Speaking test + toprovide activities and teaching tips for teachers to use with examination classes. Please note: ‘The DVD and worksheets are not intended as a forum for discussing grades. Although in certain questions we are asking students to look at the candidates! performance, itis with a view to improving the studente’ own performance and nat for them to grade the candidates on the DVD. The FCE Speaking test on the DVD has been produced for teaching purposes only and is not a live exam, There are, therefore, no grades available. = How to use the DVD and worksheets ‘The Student Worksheets are at the baek of this beok in the tection beginning on page 25. The tasks in the worksheets are to be used at your discretion to create maximum benefit for your students, The guidelines below are suggestions only. ‘You can use the worksheets to: + Introduce the FCE Speaking test at the beginning of your course + review or revise key points near the exam date + focus on different parts of the test at different times according to your syllabus. Please note: The material is net designed to be used as complete lessons of any fixed length, Make sure that your students are aware when the answers to the tasks cannot be found on the DVD. Some of your students may find these activities chalet tasks end give assistance where needed, 1g If necessary, adapt or simplify the SPEAKING TEST PREPARATION PACK FOR FCE 5 Student's Introductory Worksheet ™ Task One: general information about the FCE Speaking test ‘Ask the students to fill in the missing information on the worksheet. Tell them they can find some of the information they need on the Candidate Support site at ‘www.candidates.CambridgeESOL.org/es/Help_with_exams/General_English/FCE ‘and in the Information for Candidates booklet which they can download, Answers 1, Length: 44, minutes 2. Normal format: 2 candidates and___ 2. examiners 3. Number of parts: 4 4. The Speaking test is worth ___20__% of the whole FCE exam (all papers). = Task Two: what happens in the FCE Speaking test Ask the students to complete the table on the worksheet with the correct information from the box below. + head aan 7 expresses pins gh compatg + eshanges ews and opinions + ges personal lnoxmaton + ats lnddil det queso 1 ines dscston Answers wnatte recur | whatecmnaldte | Poste mage oFlenowie ars ining | coe a oot Srinates | asks natisuat | gies pesonat | Genealimeacional ana direct questions information social language: gun pesonal steven Miarnatonobet trey ceamstences + expeeaing optians about everyday life ‘rites | ans eechcanicte | expresses opinions | Onrising ater wot ‘Guikaboatine | Bmughcompering | ctcounet 2 idiot suo te compan tong turn describing + espesing plains minutes | asta candiatesto | excrangesieasand | Sustaining aninveodton: thtogeter using | Spans: mates | + exhangogigees visual prompts suggestions, agrees, | * expressing and justifying. disagrees and comtone inate dcuston | + Spreng and/or 2. Colaboratve a oo + Smzesng ‘oor + Gouatne + etiam nakog Wouth mepesatng ‘discussion | sminutes | lendsa dcassion | exchanges vewsand | » expressing and sting ‘ontopis pins sone ‘eiteete + cing and/or fan desgrsing 5 SpeaKing Test PREPARATION PACK FoR ce m Task Three: about the FCE Speaking test “Ask the students to read the statements and write “rue" or ‘False’ next to each one, Answers 4. You can choose to take the test in a pair or a group of three.~ FALSE, However, if there is an odd number of candidates at the centre, the last test will be a group of three. 2. The assessor asks you questions during the test, FALSE. The interlocutor asks the questions. 3. Only the assessor awards marks, - FALSE. The assessor gives detailed marks on grammar, vocabulary, discourse management, pronunciation and interactive communicstion but the interlocutor also gives a global mark, 4. You are given your marks at the end of the test, - FALSE, Examiners are not allowed to give any indication of a candidate's performance at the end of the test, and candidates should be discouraged from asking. 5. You might not know your partner.—"TRUE. At open and devolved centres candidates may be paired at random, 6. You are not tested on your general knowledge.~ TRUE. Th general knowledge. 7. tinPart1, you ask your partner questions, FALSE, You aze asked direct questions by the interlocutor. 8. In Part2,if your partner runs out of things to say you can help. ~ FALSE Part? is the time when eandidates can speak slone and uninterrupted. 9, The questions are written at the top of the page in Parts 2 and 3.~ TRUE. The questions are written at the top of the page of visuals in the Candidate Booklet to help candidates remember and focus on the task. 40, You should interact with your partner in both Parts 3 and 4, ~ TRUE, Its important in Part 3 that candidates interact with each other, and in Part 4 the interlocutor may address question to both candidates for them to discuss. Its also possible in Part 4 for 2 candidate to add something to what their partner has said. isa test of language, not of ‘Tell the students to check their answers with a partner, Then play the DVD and tell them to check if they were right, SPEAKING TEST PREPARATION PACK FOR FCE 7 untversity ofcampripce FCE Speaking test ESOL Examinations Teacher's Notes ‘This worksheet is based on Part 1 of the FCE Speaking test. = Task One 1. Tell the students to work with a partner and ask and answer the questions in turn, + Where are you from? + What do you like about living in (partner's country/UK)? + Doyou find it easy to study where you live? (Why?/Why not?) + Is there something youl really like to learn about? (Why would you like to learn about ity ‘+ Which area of (cendidate's country) would you like to get to know better? ‘+ What's the most interesting place you've visited near here? (Why do you think it's interesting”) ‘+ How much TV do you watch in a week? (De you think this s too much?) (Why?/Why not?) + Doyou use the intemet to learn new things? (What soit of things do you learn about?) 2, Play Part 1 on the DVD. Ask the students o discuss how their answers were different fiom ‘Ana's and Giallo, ‘Answers will depend on what the students say, Encourage them to think about how well they answered the questions, and how they feel about the candidates on the DVD. = Task Two 1, Play Part 1 om the DVD again. Ack the students to make notes in the table on the worksheet. Answers What does Ana sey about... Whatdoes Glee say about. | Madrid when she answers question 17 We don't find out anything about Madiid at this point ‘because the answer Isnt extended, athough Iti nt necessary to extend this answer ‘Perugia when he onswers question 1? Giatioextends his answer by expiring where in aly Perugia i located. ‘Madrid when she answers question 2? ‘Ana extends her answer well here. She tellus that >ladrid is avery big ly, ane ofthe mostimportant | cles Spain, ttit's tue capital and that there are Tots of things to do there, ‘ing In the UE? Glalo says he doesn’tknow ithe thes tog inthe Uk, bute stil goes onto ind postive things to say aboutthefactthat English peopte are practical and ‘organized. even if candidates don'tike something Fs sil impartantto go onto say why, and i's even betieriftheycanstlfind a postive commentto make, | theavea of her country she'd Uke to know better? ‘Again Ava gives a full answer, explaining that she'd {ike to know mor about the north of Spain but sets bit ‘acy’ about going there because she tes hot |_ weather anc te Beach, and that this fs 8 good area wth old busdings and is interesting Giallo could have sald move in answer this, {question but we sil eam that he thinks Ris Yoo ‘rowdy’ at university and kt was easier forhimto Feamatschool. ‘the mas interesting place she's sited? \e loam thatthe place Ana finds interesting is London and that she has been there 3 04 times, However, ina says very itl about wavs the most Interesting place for her, We nd out only that tsa -gopd ctyand very big, ‘using the internet lear new tings? ‘Ana says that she would lke to lear new things on ‘he intemet but actually she dest. She uses the Jnsemet for communication with lends 8 SPEAKING TEST PREPARATION PACK FOR FEE. how much Whe watches? Giallo answers the question confidently: he does’ vaich TV because he has the intemet which he thinks is better but at homee watched TV for 50% ofthe day! 2. Play Part 1 on the DVD again if necessary and ask the students to discuss the questions on. the worksheet. Answers: ‘© Which questions do Giallo and Ana answer well? ~ Giallo answers all his questions wel He always answers confidently and goes on to give explanations for his answers. Ana gives a very full answer to her second question when she talks in detall about Madrid and she also gives an extended answer tothe question about the area af her country shetd like to get to knovr better. Both students perform well in this part ofthe test. + Which questions could they have answered better? ~Giallo's answer to the question about living inthe UK could have been better explained. We are unsure why Giallo thinks people in the UK ate practical and organised, and what he means when he says that they ‘move around’, He could also have gone into more detail on the question of studying. ‘When answering her questions, Ana does not always fully explain why she says what she ‘says, in particular in answering the question about London, + Who do you think gave the best answers in Part ofthe test? Why? —Giallo gave the best answers overall because he nearly always extended his answers and explained the reatons for what he said, When answering the Part 1 questions candidates shauld keep asking themselves Why?" so that they give full answers to all the questions. They should ‘ot, however, say more than would be expected in a normal conversation (i.¢.na long prepared speeches) = Task Three 4. Ask the students to think of two questions to ask their partner in each of the topic areas. sports * travel and holidays + jobs/studies/education + leisure interests + entertainment + the area where they live + workand study + experiences + likes and dislikes = family + dally Ke + fature plans 2, Tell the students to practise in pairs or small groups, taking turns to ask and answer ‘questions. Encourage them to extend their answers in en interesting way, and to use a range of grammar and interesting vocabulary, Remind them that this part requires personal answers and personal information and ideas. SPEAKING TEST PREPARATION PACK FOR FCE 9 Put aside time atthe beginning or end of lessons to give students the chance to tak about themselves. and thei lives. Givethem a general topic, for example "Whatyou do at the weekends’ o¢ ‘Where you like {ogo shopping and what you buy’ and sive them time to discuss these topics in grours. Prepare iss of ‘useful phrases that come up durin these group discussions, Put students into pairs and give them time to write questions on different topic areas related to thelr lives. Ask thom to use a range of tenses when forming these questions. Students can then question ‘each other. Monitor the students as they speak and give Feedback on their performance. 3. Ask students to prepare a very short presentation on one aspect of their lives, for example, ‘My plans: for the future’. Students can then deliver this presentation in small groups while the other students think up three questions to ask. Monitor the students and give feedback. 4, Give students practice that involves using a range of tenses to ensure that they are able to talk about theirpast experiences, curent situation and future plans. Listen carefully tothe questions you ae asked. In this par ofthe test questions wil be aout who you are what you do. ‘Don’t be afraid to ask the interlocutor to repeat the question If you're not sure what you have to say. You tose any marks for doing thls. Don’t prepare long answers before the test because this wor't sound natural, LUsten o-your partners answers so thatyou can relate your answers to what he/she has sald, ‘Speak clearty so that both examiners can hear you. Try not to give very short answers tothe questions. For example, ifthe interlocutor asks you about your plans for the future, try to say more than, "Fd ike to be a teacher. Try (o say "a like lo be a teacher ‘and then give one oF two reasons wiy, Oa this whenever you can. Don't speak for too tong. The examiner will et you know when you have fo stop. This may be as a spoken Instruction, for exampie ‘thankyou’, or by gesture, Make sure you dent camy-on speaking for longer ian expected as you need fo shave the time with your pariner, 19. SPEAKING TEST PREPARATION PACK FOR FE et universrrvo¢campernce FCE Speaking test ESOL Examinations Teacher's Notes j ‘This worksheet is based on Part 2 of the FCE Speaking test. Use the candidate visuals provided with this book or, before the lesson, print out the Part 2 photographs (preferably in colour) from. the DVD and make sure you have enough copies to give one set to each pair of students. = Task One: focus on Ana [BIW * May he beginning of Fat 2 an the DVD and stp ifr te intetocuter as given Ans het task. Tell the students to listen carefully ta the interlocutor's instructions to Ana and write the missing information in the box on the worksheet, Answer Jntelacute Ana, its your tum fst, Here 2 your photographs. They show people making music In ‘diferent ways, [rd you to compare the photographs and say why you thinkthe musi fs important tothe

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