ENGLISH II

Speaking
Workshop
WHAT ARE THE TASKS?
The Speaking test is about 5 minutes long and it has 2 parts. Both of the
tasks will be related to the topics covered during the course.

Part 1 - You will have to talk about a photograph on your own.

Part 2 - You will have to talk about something with your partner for about
3 minutes.
PART 1
The examiner gives you a photograph. You speak
by yourself for about a minute while your partner
listens.
LET 'S PRACTICE!
What can you see in this picture?
PAY ATTENTION TO:
Place
People
Clothes
Objects
Activity
Atmosphere
Time of Day
Weather
Some ideas of what could be said
DESCRIBING THE IMAGE

IN THE AT THE TOP IN THE

AT THE TOP
FOREGROUND BACKGROUND
LEFT CORNER

ON THE LEFT

ON THE RIGHT

IN THE MIDDLE
AT THE BOTTOM
DESCRIBING THE IMAGE
In the
The man is They are
background
(verb+ing)... (verb+ing)...
there is/are…

I think they Maybe they are Also in the

are in …. (verb+ing)... picture I can see
(verb+ing)... …
 TIPS
● Start with more general information and then go into
details. (In this picture I can see a family having picnic. I
think they are having a great time because all of them
are smiling…)
● Speculate. (It could/might be they are…/ It seems like
something …. / I guess it is…)
● Avoid saying words in Spanish, explain them instead. (It
is something you use/need/ do to…)
● You don't have to speak faster than you normally would.
● Avoid long pauses.
● Don't stop speaking until you are asked to.
PART 2
You are given a task to discuss together for 2
minutes, based on a written instruction and
prompts. You then have a minute to try and
reach a decision together. There is no right or
wrong answer to the task and you don't have to
agree with each other. It is the interaction
between you two that is important.
EXAMPLE TASK
EXAMPLE ANSWER
USEFUL VOCABULARY
AT THE BEGINNING

Candidate A: Shall I start?/ Would you like to start?

Candidate B: Go ahead. /Yes, thanks.

ASKING FOR OPINION

How about you?/ What about you?

Do you agree (with me)?
How do you feel about this?
I think that's a good idea, isn't it?/ I don't think…., do you?
USEFUL VOCABULARY
AGREEING

I couldn't agree more. I am agree

I think so too/ You’re right!/ That´s true!
Absolutely!/Definitely!/ Sure!
So do I / Neither do I

You took the words right out of my mouth.

I couldn’t agree more.
USEFUL VOCABULARY
DISAGREEING

I’m not sure about that

I don’t (really) agree
Yes, however ...
I'm afraid I can't agree with you on this one.

That's not such a good idea.

Perhaps you are right but…
I see what you mean, but I suppose ..
I'm not sure about that. Well, actually…
USEFUL VOCABULARY
PERSONALIZING

I´d say … .
I'm pretty sure that ….
I think ….. could be an awesome/awful idea because…
I believe …. is better/worse than … because…
In my opinion …. is the best/worst because…
If I were to choose one of these, I’d go with… because…
If you ask me, / I prefer / I´d rather …/ What I mean is.. / I’d say
that..
Speaking from my personal experience…
USEFUL VOCABULARY
ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION

Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean.

I don’t (really) understand.
Would you mind repeating that?/ Could you say that again, please?
CORRECTING YOURSELF

What I mean is…/ What I’m trying to say is…

PLAYING FOR TIME

Hmm… Let me think…

Let´s see..
USEFUL VOCABULARY
INTERRUPTING

Sorry to interrupt, could I say something about…

If I could put a word here …/ Could I just cut in for a second…
CHANGING SUBJECT

In addition / Furthermore
Speaking of… / Talking of…. / Turning to… / As for… / Regarding…
REACHING CONCLUSION

(What) have we decided then?

So, let’s decide which one...

I think that’s it, don’t you?
So, do we get an agreement? We choose…
Yes, we agree. Best (option/idea/gift…) is…/ Let's agree to disagree.
TIPS
● Don't repeat your partner´s ideas.
● Try to use vocabulary learnt in this course.
● Avoid long pauses and don´t speak to fast.
● Make sure your speak about all the options suggested.
● Remember that it's a dialogue not a monologue.
● It's ok if you don't understand something, ask to clarify.
● Use a variety of expressions (not only “I think” and “What do you
think?”)
● Remember that in the first part of this task you don't have to decide.
Leave that for the last minute.
TIME TO PRACTICE

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