FCE SPEAKING

Part 1

General information about yourself

Personal questions: talk about your hobbies and what you like to do.

USE:

To be keen on st
to have time for st
to be into st
to be a big fan of st
to relax by doing st
Part 2 - 2 pictures
Describe the pictures
Compare the pictures Examples:
Answer the question
The first one looks like… The second picture, ont the
USE:
other hand / in contrast, shows…
Both
Whereas in the first picture…, in the second picture…
Whereas…

In contrast / on the other hand They both show beautiful night-time scenes.

One key difference is /

In the first picture, there’s just the sun, the moon and one
The biggest difference is …
star, whereas / while in the second picture it’s all
Comparative adjectives artificial light.

Modal verbs to make deductions

They might be celebrating an important event because…
 Part 3 - Reaching a decision together with your partner

Agreeing, Disagreeing, asking for opinion and giving opinion

GIVE YOUR OPINION ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION

In my opinion,… What do you mean?

As far as I am concerned,… I don’t think I get your meaning. Can you explain further?
I strongly believe that …
I’d say that …

DISAGREEING POLITELY ASKING FOR OPINION

I understand what you are saying, but I’m not sure… What about …?
Maybe you’re right, but what about…? What do you think about…?
Possibly, but … How do you feel about …?
Are you serious? …
Really? What makes you say that?
 Part 4
Talk to the examiner and your partner and answer the questions related t
topic in Part 3.
Some questions are answered individually,
some questions you will discuss with your partner.
Express opinion and agree or disagree.

Examples:
USEFUL GRAMMAR - CONDITIONALS If you just want to learn a language faster,
then I guess you could go to the country and practice.
If + Present Simple + WILL
If + Past Simple + WOULD
If + Past Perfect + WOULD HAVE PP If I had to learn another language, I’d learn Chinese because…

If I had been born in the US, I would have studied Spanish at school.