FCE PRACTICE TEST

Speaking Notes
for the Teacher

 Special Occasions  Part 1

• How do you celebrate birthdays in your family? 2 minutes
• What kind of gifts do you like to receive?
• What is your favourite holiday? How do you celebrate it?
• Describe your ideal holiday.

 Entertainment 
• What is your favourite kind of film? Why?
• Do you prefer listening to music in your own language or in a foreign language? Why?
• Do you prefer eating out in restaurants or eating at home? Why?
• Where is your favourite place to go with your friends?

 Media 
• What kind of TV programmes do you enjoy? Do you watch TV with your family, or by yourself?
• Do you watch the news on TV, or do you prefer to read online newspapers?
• How often do you use chat or a forum on the Internet to talk to your friends?
• What are the risks, if any, of using the Internet in this way?

1 Jobs
Part 2
2 Entertainment
4 minutes
(see pictures on page 1)

Candidate A Your pictures show people at work. Compare the photographs and say which job you think is the most
interesting. (1 minute)
Candidate B Which of these jobs do you think you are most suited to? (30 seconds)
Candidate B Your photographs show young people enjoying different free-time activities. Compare the photographs and say
which activity you think is more popular. (1 minute)
Candidate A What do you and your friends enjoy doing in your free time? (30 seconds)

Organising an event Part 3

(see page 2) 4 minutes

Part 4
4 minutes

 Part 3 
Imagine you have been asked to organise an event to raise awareness of local environmental issues. Here are some suggestions
to include in the event.
A. Talk to each other about the different suggestions and decide which one would be the most effective. (Talk for two
minutes.)
B. Decide which two would be the easiest to organise. (Talk for one minute.)

 Part 4 
• If you could change one thing in order to improve the quality of life in your town or city, what would it be? Why?
• Who should be responsible for the environment – the government or the public?
• How can teens be encouraged to get involved in environmental projects?
• What do you think is the most environmentally-friendly form of transport for a small town?

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