End-of-year test: Speaking

Your teacher will choose two activities. B Express a total lack of interest in this.
A Express disappointment in your friend.
About you B Apologize but say that cars are more practical
and walking or cycling is not possible for
1 Talk about exams, staying healthy, jobs and everyone. Give a reason why.
personal qualities and the future. A Say that you hope they will change their
• How do you feel about exams? opinion and try public transport.
• Do you try to be healthy during the exam period?
How? What food do you eat? Why? Do you do Photo description
exercise? What do you do?
• Do you think too much pressure is put on young 4 Look at the two photos and describe them.
people to do well in exams? Why? / Why not?
• What kind of career would you like in the future?
Why? What kind of skills or experience do you
think you will need for that career?
• What is more important: being able to work
independently or being able to work in a team?
Why?
• Do you think you will have changed in ten years’
time? What do you think you will be doing?
• Do you think life in the future will be more Photo A
competitive for young people than it is now? • What can you see?
Why? / Why not? • Where is she? What is she doing?
• How does she feel?
Role play
2 Look at the dialogue. ‘A’ will ask you for
information about a charity. Invent the charity.
Use your own words to complete the dialogue.
Give some general information first, then give
specific information. Now swap roles.
A Hi, I’d like some information about __________.
Could you tell me a bit about ______________?
B Sure, let me explain how it / what it _________.

Photo B
A Hello again, I’ve got a question about your
• What can you see?
charity. Is it possible to ___________________?
• Where are they? What are they doing?
B Yes / No. What you do is __________________.
• How do they feel?
Have a look at our website to ______________.
A That’s great, thanks. 5 EXTENSION Talk about the two photos.

3 EXTENSION You are trying to convince your
friend to use public transport. Use the prompts
to help you.
I’m quite interested in … … really interests me.
… seems like a waste of … … doesn’t appeal to …
I’m a bit … with … It’d be great if you could …
Sorry, but … I really hope …
A Say that you are quite interested in ways to
help reduce pollution from cars.
B Agree that this is probably a good thing.
A Say that walking or cycling will help.
• If you had to choose one of these activities,
which one would you choose? Why?
• Which activity looks the most fun? Why?
• When might you do this sort of activity?
• What are the possible benefits of each activity?
• What are the possible disadvantages?
• What activities would you recommend to
someone who is feeling stressed? What would
you recommend they don’t do?
• Can stress ever be good for us? Why? Why not?