TESTA Speaking (45 minutes) PART 1 (2 minutes) Where do you come from? What's your job / What are you studying? How long have you been learning English? What do you like most and least about your job / course? ... (Why?) How does a typical day for you start? Would you say that you have an exciting social fe. (Why? / Why not?) (Why?) Do you try to keep ft? If so, how? If not, why not? ‘What kind of books do you like most? Describe the people that you work / study with. What hobby / hobbies do you have? - What are your aims and ambitions forthe future? = What kind of things cause you stress? PART2 (4minutes) 1 Characters on TV 2. Things that annoy people | Candicate A Lookat the three photographs 1A, 18 and 1C on page 25 They show scenes from different TV series. Compare two of the photographs and say what each series might be about, and what the characters might be like. Candidate A talks on his/her own for’ minute. Candidate ®8 Which of the series would you prefer to watch, and why? Candidate 8 talks on his/her own for about 30 seconds. Candidate 8 Lookat the three photographs 2A, 2B and 2C on page 25. They show things that often annoy people. Compare two of the photographs and say why people find these things annoying, and what can be done about them. Candidate B talks on his /her own for minute. Candidate A Which of these things annoys you the most, and why? Candidate A talks on his/her own for about 30 seconds. 24 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS SPEAKINGPART 2 = What might each TV series be about? = What might the characters be like? = Why do these things annoy people? = What can be done about them? (CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS SPEAKING TisalPART 3 (4 minutes) and PART 4 (5 minutes) Tourism PART3 Look at page 27, where there are some things that tourists might do before or during a trip to another country. First, talk to each other about how important its for tourists to do these things before or during a trip to another country. Candidates A and B discuss this together for about 2 minutes. Now decide which of these things is the most important for tourists to do. Candidates A and B discuss this together for about 1 minute. PART 4 What changes have taken place in tourism in recent times? Some people say that tourism does more harm than good, De you agree? Which people benefit the most and the least from modern tourism? What is the difference between ‘tourists’ and ‘travellers? Do you think itis better to be cone than the other? (Why? / Why not?) Some people say that because of tourism, countries all over the world are becoming more similar to each other? Do you agree? Is this a desirable development? ‘= What developments do you think there will be in tourism in the future? 26. CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS SPEAKINGPART 3 How important is anaaneat Torin todo oe iguag these things before or nce e during a trip to another have a plan for every day of the trip meet local people CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS SPEAKING