Unit 1 Speaking Part 1 Questions

What is/was your favourite What subject do/did you find Tell us about one of your earliest
school subject? most difficult? Why? memories from your school days.

Do you enjoy cooking?

Do you have a healthy diet? Tell us about one of your favourite
(What kind of dishes do
(Why/Why not?) restaurants.
you cook?)

Which city would you most Tell us about an interesting trip Have you been to many other
like to visit? (Why?) you went on. countries? (Which ones?)

Where do you usually go at the

What do you like about living in
Where do you come from? weekend in your town or city?
your town or city?
(What do you do there?)

What kind of things do you like What hobbies did you have when Tell us about a TV programme
doing in your free time? you were younger? you really like.

How have your friends or family What kinds of things do you talk Tell us a little about a member of
influenced you? about with your friends? your family or a close friend.

How much time do you spend at What would you change about
Tell us a little about your home.
home? your home if you could?

Do you often go on social media

What is your favourite thing to do Tell us about one of your
websites? (What do you like
on the internet? favourite websites.
about them?)

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Activity Teaching notes

In pairs or small groups: speaking
Procedure
Aim ›› Put the following categories on the board: your town or city, free time, the
To sort the questions into internet, your home, family and friends, school, travelling, food and cooking.
categories and practise Tell the students these are common topics for Speaking Part 1. They have to
answering them sort the typical exam questions on the cards into these categories.

Exam skill ›› Organise the students into pairs or groups of three and give each a set of
Speaking Part 1 cards. Allow them a few minutes to sort the cards.
›› Elicit the answers or display them using a projector.
Preparation
Make one copy of the sheet ›› Now tell the students they are going to take turns asking each other the
for each group of two or three questions. Stress the importance of giving an answer that is not too short or
students. Cut up the cards. too long. Two or three sentences are ideal. Model this by answering one of
the questions yourself:
Time
Do you have a healthy diet? (Why/Why not?)
10–15 minutes
Yes, I do. I try to avoid junk food and I usually cook all my meals at home.
Lesson link But I should probably eat more fresh fruit and vegetables.
Unit 1, page 1 ›› While the students are doing the activity, circulate and make sure they are
giving answers of a reasonable length. Provide support and make notes of
any errors you would like to address later.

Extension
The students could create additional questions for the categories, or questions
for other typical Speaking Part 1 categories, such as work, personal possessions,
languages, sport, career plans, books and reading, films, music, etc. Ideally, these
typical Speaking Part 1 questions should be revisited often as a warmer or filler.
On the day of the test, if students answer these first questions easily and fluently,
their confidence will be higher going into the more challenging parts of the
speaking test to follow.

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