End-of-year test: Speaking
Your teacher will choose two activities. Photo description
About you 4 Look at the two photos and describe them.
1 Talk about films, stories, holiday activities and
environmental issues.
• What are your favourite types of film? Why?
• What other types of storytelling are there?
• Do you think storytelling is important? Why?
Why not?
• Where do you usually go on holiday?
• What activities do you usually do on holiday?
• What do you think are the biggest environmental Photo A
problems in your country? • What can you see?
• What do you do to help preserve and protect • Where do you think they are?
the environment? • What is happening?
• What type of person enjoys this type of holiday?
Role play
2 Look at the dialogue. You are planning what to
do at the weekend with a friend. Use your own
words to complete the dialogue. Then practise it
with your partner.
A: Let’s _____________________ .
B: That could be a bit difficult. How about
_____________________ ?
A: That sounds like _____________________ .
B: Why don’t we _____________________ ?
Photo B
A: That _____________________ for me.
• What can you see?
B: OK, do we both _____________________ with
• Where do you think they are?
that idea?
• What is happening?
A: _____________________ .
• What type of person enjoys this type of holiday?
3 EXTENSION You and a friend are discussing
ideas for your next holiday together. Use the 5 EXTENSION Talk about the two photos.
phrases and prompts to help you. • Which holiday would you prefer? Why?
Do we agree with … ? I’m happy with that. • Which do you think is more popular? Why?
No, that’s boring One advantage / disadvantage is … • Do you do any adventurous activities in your
That’s not a bad idea, but … . That sounds like a … . free time?
Yes, that’s fine by me. What / How about … ? • Do you like trying new activities? Why? /
Why not?
A Tell B what type of holiday you would like.
B Disagree and make an alternative suggestion.
A Point out a disadvantage of that idea and make
another, different suggestion.
B Agree and offer to do something to organize
the trip.
A Confirm that you both agree and offer to do
something else.
SPECTRUM 3