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How to Succeed in B2 First (FCE): Speaking

Part 1
Check out how to do B2 First (FCE) Speaking Part 1 with a
list of sample questions and answers with DOs and

DON’Ts.

Luis @ KSE Academy 26 Nov 2019

As you probably know already, the Speaking B2 First

(FCE) comprises 4 parts, but in this post, I will focus on

the Part 1 of the FCE Speaking test, providing a more in-

depth description as well as examples of tasks and

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the exam. Remember to to watch the video at the end,

too.

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Table of Contents

• Description of FCE Speaking Test Part 1

◦ Types of Questions and Topics

• Sample Questions
• How to Answer B2 Speaking Part 1 Questions

• Real B2 First (FCE) Speaking Part 1

Description of FCE Speaking Test Part 1

The first part of this speaking test is, basically, a simple
interview with the examiner and your partner, which
lasts only 2 or 3 minutes. As the rest of Cambridge
English speaking exams, this one starts with a few

questions that the examiner will ask you and your

partner. You are expected to give  suitable answers to

the questions you are asked.

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Types of Questions and Topics

While there are a few questions that every candidate is

usually asked, most of them revolve around different

topics. These are, in general terms, the themes around
which typical textbook units are built. For example:
recycling and the environment, life in the city, travelling,

friendships, health and sports, etc.

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Are these questions difficult? No, not normally. However,

this obviously depends on your level. But in general,

candidates feel that this is the easiest part of the exam.

Sample Questions
What follows is a list of sample questions for FCE
Speaking Part 1. I have put together this list revolving

around different topics which could easily appear in a B2

Speaking exam. Hope you find it useful.

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• Typical Opening Questions

• What is your name?

• Where are you from?

• What do you like about living in…?
• How long have you been studying English?

• What do you like about studying English?

• Work & Study
• What do you do?

• What would make a job interesting for you?

• What kind of skills do you need in your job?
• How easy or difficult is it for young people to

get a job?

• Would you like to do the same job for ever?

• Personal Background
• Where do you come from?
• In how many different places have you lived

during your life?

• Can you describe your neighbourhood?

• Do you come from a big or a small family?
• Would you like to live in the same place for a

long time?
• Travel and Holidays

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• How do you normally spend your holidays?

• Do you prefer to spend your holidays with

friends or with family?

• What’s the last foreign country you visit it? Did
you like it?

• Have you ever been to a city that has

disappointed you? Where was it?
• What’s the most interesting place you have

visited? Why?
• Do many tourists visit your city?
• What’s your favourite means of transport? Why?

• Entertainment: Reading, Movies, Going Out, etc. 

• How do you normally spend your free time?

• Do you have many things in common with your
friends?
• Can you describe the last book you read? Was it

good?

• Do you like science fiction literature? Why (not)?

• Do you prefer to read a book or to watch a
movie?

• How often do you go to the cinema and who do

you go with?

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• Do you prefer to go out with your friends or

with your family?

• Food, Health & Sport

• Is it expensive to eat out in your city?
• Do you prefer to eat out or to cook for yourself?

Why?
• Do you think that people should take better
care of themselves? Why?

• What sports do young people like doing in your

country?
• Would you rather watch at home sports or take

part? Why?

• When was the last time you attended a live

sports event in your city?
• Do you support any team in particular?
• Clothes, Fashion, Music & Other Trends

• What type of clothes do people wear in your

country?
• Do students in your country care much about
fashion?

• Do you like to wear fashionable clothes? Why

(not)?

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• How often do you go shopping for clothes?

• Are there any trends that have a negative

impact on people’s lives?

• What are the current trends in the area where
you live?

• What type of music do you like?

• Is there a band that is particularly famous in
your country nowadays?

• The Environment
• Do you, your friends or your family recycle
household waste?

• Is recycling rewarded in some way by the state

in your country?
• What are the main environmental issues
affecting your country at the moment?
• What is the weather like in your city?

• What kind of wildlife surrounds the area in

which you live?

How to Answer B2 Speaking Part 1 Questions

When doing the first part of the FCE Speaking test, you
must really make an effort to answer concisely yet with a
complete answer. Take into account that the examiners

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are expecting you to produce language which is

appropriate to a B2 level (upper-intermediate) or above,

so you must show what you know.

So now I will tell you WHAT NOT TO DO and WHAT TO DO

instead with several sample questions and answers.

Let’s see some examples of questions and right and

wrong answering styles:

• Where do you come from?

• WRONG: I come from Ronda. (1)

• RIGHT: I come from a beautiful city in the south

of Spain called Ronda.
• What do you like about the place where you live?
• WRONG: I like the weather, the monuments, the
people and my neighbourhood. (2)
• RIGHT: What I like most about Granada is that it
has a very nice climate and many beautiful

monuments.

• Do you, your friends or your family recycle

household waste?
• WRONG: Yes, we do. (3)

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• RIGHT: Yes, of course. Recycling is extremely

important so we try to recycle everything.

• What sports do young people do in your country?

• WRONG: Football, basketball, handball and
tennis. (4)

• RIGHT: The most popular sports in Spain are,

without a doubt, team sports like football or

basketball.
• Is it expensive to eat out in your city?
• WRONG: Yes, very expensive. The other day I

went out with some friends to a bar, before

going to the pub, and we had a problem with

the bill and we had to pay more because the

waiter had made a mistake. (5)
• RIGHT: Well, it really depends on where you go;
some restaurants can be expensive, but there
are also some inexpensive places.
• What type of music do you like?

• WRONG: I normally listen to rock music or rap

or… (6)

• RIGHT: I normally listen to rock music or rap or

pop, not much else, really.

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Basically, you should avoid the following typical

mistakes in every speaking test:

1. Very brief answers: I come from Ronda. (This might

be appropriate, but if it’s okay to add more

information, do it!)

2. Listing things: I like the weather, the monuments…

3. Not justifying your answers: Yes, we do.

4. Using phrases without subject or predicate:

Football, basketball, handball and tennis.

5. Talking about unrelated events or talking too

much.
6. Leaving your answers unfinished.

Speaking First: Ten practice tests for the Cambridge B2 First

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Speaking Tests and many more things: description of each part, sample
answers, guidance for every part, mark sheet, author comments and tips,
etc.

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Real B2 First (FCE) Speaking Part 1

The video that follows is a real FCE Speaking Exam Part 1.
This means that you can trust the structure, the kind of
questions, the duration, and so on. However, it does not

mean that the candidates’ performance is brilliant,

either.

FCE Speaking Part 1

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