Speaking

Part 1
2 minutes (3 minutes for groups of three)

Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is and this is my colleague, .

And your names are?

Can I have your mark sheets, please?

Thank you.

First of all, we’d like to know something about you.

Select one or two questions and ask candidates in turn, as appropriate.

• Where are you from?

• What do you do here/there?

• How long have you been studying English?

• What do you enjoy most about learning English?

Select one or more questions from the following, as appropriate.

• Do you have a daily routine or do you prefer each day to be different? ...... (Why?)
• Which meal of the day do you enjoy most? ...... (Why?)
• Which is the most relaxing part of the day for you? ...... (Why?)
• Do you think people your age do enough sport and exercise? ...... (Why? / Why not?)
• S
 hould towns provide facilities for people to go to if they want to keep fit? ......
(Why? / Why not?)
• What is the most popular activity in (candidate’s country)? ...... (Why is it popular?)
• What do you hope you’ll be doing in five years from now? ...... (Why?)
• D
 o you think it’s important to try to keep learning new things when you’ve finished school
or college?

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 1 Different Ways Of Shopping Part 2
4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)
2 Different Emotions

Interlocutor: In this part of the test, I’m going to give each of you three pictures. I’d like you to talk about
two of them on your own for about a minute and a half, and also to answer a question briefly
about your partner’s pictures.

(Candidate A), it’s your turn first. Here are your pictures. They show different ways of
shopping.

Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 1, in front of Candidate A.

I’d like you to compare two of the pictures, and say what kind of customers might
choose to shop in each way, and what might be the disadvantages of shopping in
these different ways.

All right?
Candidate A:

1 minute

Interlocutor: Thank you.

(Candidate B), which type of shopping do you think will become more popular in the
future? ...... (Why?)

Candidate B:
approximately
30 seconds

Interlocutor: Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet.

Now, (Candidate B), here are your pictures. They show people feeling different emotions.

Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 2, in front of Candidate B.

I’d like you to compare two of the pictures, and say what feelings are being expressed
by the people, and say what you think might have made them feel like this.

All right?
Candidate B:

1 minute

Interlocutor: Thank you.

Candidate A), which of these people do you think know each other the best? ……
(
(Why?)

Candidate A:
approximately
30 seconds

Interlocutor: Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet.

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 •  Why might people choose to shop in these ways?
•  What might be the disadvantages of shopping in these ways?
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 •  What feelings are being expressed by the people?
•  What might have made them feel like this?
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 21 Living in another country Part 3 4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)
Part 4 5 minutes (8 minutes for groups of three)

Part 3
Interlocutor: Now, I’d like you to talk about something together for about two minutes.
(3 minutes for groups of three)

 ere are some things that people often think about when deciding where to go
H
and live in another country.

Place Part 3 booklet, open at Task 21, in front of the candidates.

Talk to each other about why people might consider these things when deciding
whether to go and live in another country. You now have some time to look at the
task.

Pause 15 seconds. All right? (Could you start now, please?)

Candidates:

2 minutes
(3 minutes for
groups of three)

Interlocutor: Thank you.

Address question to both candidates.

Now you have a minute to decide which two might be the best reasons for not going
to live in another country. (2 minutes for groups of three)

Candidates:

approx 1 minute
(2 minutes for
groups of three)
Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 3 booklet.

Part 4
Interlocutor: Use the following questions, in order, as appropriate: Select any of the following
prompts, as appropriate:
•  ould you consider spending a long time living and
W
• What do you think?
working in another country? ...... (Why? / Why not?)
• Do you agree?
• What advice would you give to someone coming to live
• How about you?
and work in (candidate’s country)? ...... (Why?)
• Some people say there’s no need to travel to other
countries because we can do everything we need to do online at home. Do you
agree? ...... (Why? / Why not?)
• Do you think tourists learn much about people’s lives in the countries they visit?
...... (Why? / Why not?)
• To what extent do you think the environment in which we live has an effect on our
character?
• Do you think people will travel more or less in the future? ...... (Why?)

Thank you. That is the end of the test.

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cultural
the climate
differences
Why might people consider

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these things when deciding
whether to go and live in
another country?

leaving friends speaking the

job prospects
and family language

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