General conversation - individual long turn
 Where do you live/come from?
 Do you work or are you a student in (place name)?
What do you do/study?
?  Do you commute to work or do you live in the
 Do you have a job? / What job do you do?
 Do you study English at school?
 What subjects do you study? Do you like it?
 Do you live in a house or an apartment? Do you
enjoy studying English?
 Do you think English will be useful for you in the
future?
 Tell us about your school.
 How many hours a week do you study?
 Tell us about your family.
 What do you enjoy doing at the weekends?
 Where do you meet your friends?
 What did you do yesterday / last weekend?
 What time do you normally get up in the morning?
 What do you normally eat for breakfast?
 Are you a fan of studying languages in your spare
time?
 How often do you meet friends and go out?
 Are you keen on doing sport to stay healthy in
your free time?
 Do you normally spend your free time with friends
or alone?
 Where do you like to relax in free time?
 Do you ever listen to music while you are
relaxing?
 Which job would you hate to have and why?
 Which job would you most like to do in the future?
same city?
 How old will you be when you retire in the future?
 Are you planning on changing job in the future?
 Where did you go on holiday last year?
 Do you enjoy sightseeing when on holiday?
 Where are you planning on going on holiday next
summer?
 Would you like to try surfing in the future?
 Which is your favourite city that you have visited?
 Do you recycle plastic at home? Why (not)?
 What are some types of pollution in your country?
 Name some ways that you can reduce pollution in
this country?
 What can we do to help prevent pollution in our
country?
 What could you do to make this world a better and
cleaner place to live in?
 Did you use to like going to school as a child?
 How did you use to get to school?
 What is your current English teacher like?
 Are you good at learning languages or do you find
it hard?
 Are you planning on doing another course soon?
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1. Introduction 3. Who is doing what?

 The photo/picture shows ... Here you decribe the persons in the picture or you
 It was taken by/in ... say what is happening just now. Use the Present
continouus
 It's a black-and-white/coloured photo. 4. What I think about the picture
2. What is where? Useful phrases to
 It seems as if ...
 In the foreground/background you can see ... describe a picture
 The lady seems to ...
 In the foreground/background there is ... Maybe ...
 In the middle/centre there are ... I think ...
 At the top/At the bottom there is ... ... might be a symbol of ...
 On the left/right there are ... The atmosphere is peaceful/depressing ...
 Behind/In front of ... you can see ... I (don't) like the picture because ...
 Between ... there is ... It makes me think of .
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In the second part of the speaking exam the examiner gives the students a card with some information or some
ideas for questions. Basically the students ask and answer simple questions about daily life for 3 to 4 minutes.
Usually five questions and their answers.
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