UNIT 1 TEST

SPEAKING PAPER

TIME: 1−2 MINUTES

Teacher: Ask the student ONE question from EACH part of the test – five questions in total. Mark
each part out of 5 (refer to the Teacher’s Guide for help). Total the student’s marks at the end and
divide by 2.5 to give their final mark out of 10.

For each part (1–5), once the student has spoken one or two sentences, move on.

Important: Ask students to use full sentences and not just give yes/no answers.

Part 1 (Grammar 1, Page 9)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B or C.
A What are you studying at school these days?
[Function: revise present tenses – the present continuous]
B What clothes are most teenagers wearing at the moment?
[Function: revise present tenses – the present continuous ]
C Do adults usually wear the same kinds of clothes as teenagers?
[Function: revise present tenses – the present simple and adverbs of frequency]

Part 2 (Grammar 2, Page 11)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B or C.
A What were you doing before class / this exam started?
[Function: revise past tenses – the past simple and the past continuous]
B What were you doing yesterday evening before you had dinner?
[Function: revise past tenses – the past simple and the past continuous]
C When did you last go somewhere on the train? Where were you going?
[Function: revise past tenses – the past simple and the past continuous]

Part 3 (Speaking topics from Pages 7, 8 and 10)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B or C.
A When do people in your country usually get married?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Vocabulary, Listening and Reading lessons]
B What do people do to celebrate their coming of age where you live?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Vocabulary, Listening and Reading lessons]
C What do you do with things when you stop using them?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Vocabulary, Listening and Reading lessons]

Part 4 (Speaking topics from Pages 12 and 14)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B or C.
A Do you think you work well in groups? Why?/Why not?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Language & Beyond and Writing lessons]
B Tell me about a special day in your life. What happened and why was it special?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Language & Beyond and Writing lessons]
C Tell me about a special object you own. Why is it special?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Language & Beyond and Writing lessons]

Part 5 (Speaking, Page 13)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B or C.
A Imagine you’re having a party. I’m your friend. Invite me to the party. OK? I start. ‘Hi [student’s name].’

[Function: make and react to invitations]

B Imagine we’re friends. I invite you to my party. You accept. OK? I start. ‘Would you like to come to
my party?’ [Function: make and react to invitations]
C Imagine we’re friends. I invite you to my party. You refuse. OK? I start. ‘I’m having a party on Friday.
Are you free?’ [Function: make and react to invitations]

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UNIT 1 TEST
SPEAKING PAPER

This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanbeyond.com

© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class.