Test 1 dea ic) PART 1 The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics. EXAMPLE Email What kinds of emails do you receive about your work or studies? Do you prefer to email, phone or text your friends? [Why] Do you reply to emaile and messages as soon as you receive them? [WhyMWhy nat?) Are you happy to receive emails that are advertising things? [Why/Why not?] PART 2 Describe a hotel that you know. You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to You should say: where this hotel is what this hotel looks like think about what you what fa this hotel has aes ae and explain whether you think this isa nice hotel | can make some notes to stay in. to help you if you wish. PART 3 Discussion topics: Staying in hotels Example questions: ‘What things are important when people are choosing a hotel? Why do some people not like staying in hotels? Do you think staying in a luxury hotel is a waste of money? Working in a hotel Fxample questions: Do you think hotel work is a good career for life? How does working in a big hotel compare with working in a small hotel? What skills are needed to be a successful hotel manager?LG ied other familiar topics, EXAMPLE Languages + How many languages can you speak? [Why/Why not?] \er asks the candidate about himvherself, hisiher home, work or studies and + How useful will English be to you in your future? [Why/Why not?] © What do you ramemer ahauit learning languages at schol? (WhylWhy not] ‘+ What do you think would be the hardest language for you to learn? [Why?] PART 2 Describe a website that you bought something from. You should say: what the website is what you bought from this website how satisfied you were with what you bought and explain what you liked or disliked about using this website. PART 3 Discussion topics: Shopping online Example questions: You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to link about what you ate going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. What kinds of things do people in your country often buy from online shops? Why do you think online shopping has become so popular nowadays? ‘What are some possible disadvantages of buying things from online shops? The culture of consumerism Example questions: Why do many people today keep buying things which they do not need? Do you believe the benefits of a consumer society outweigh the disadvantages? How possible is it to avoid the culture of consumerism? 51SPEAKING PART 1 ‘The examiner asks the cant other familiar topics. EXAMPLE Swimming fate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and Did you learn to swim when you were a child? [Why/Why not?] How often do you go swimming now? [Why/Why not?] What places are there for swimming where you live? [Why?] Do you think it would be more enjoyable to go swimming outdoors or at an indoor pool? [Why?] PART 2 Doceribe a famoue bucinoce porcon that you know | You will have to talk about. about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes and explain what you think of this business person. | to help you if you wish. You should say: who this person is what kind of business this person is involved in what you know about this business person PART 3 Discussion topics: Famous people today Example questions: ‘What kinds of people are most famous in your country today? Why are there so many stories about famous people in the news? Do you agree or disagree that many young people today want to be famous? Advantages of being famous Example questions: Do you think itis easy for famous people to eam a lot of money? Why might famous people enjoy having fans? In what ways could famous people use their influence to do good things in the world? 73SPEAKING PART 1 The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics. EXAMPLE Jewellery + How often do you wear jewellery? [Why/Why not?] * What type of jewellery do you like best? [Why/Why not?] ‘* When do people like to give jewellery in your country [Why?] + Have you ever given jewellery to someone as a gift? [Why/Why not?] PART 2 Describe an interesting TV programme you watched pets poeriee Low lo You will have to talk You should say: about the topic for one what science topic this TV programme was to two minutes. You about have one minute to when you saw this TV programme think about what you what you learnt from this TV programme are going to say. You about a science topic can make some notes and explain why you found this TV programme ‘ohelpyoullfyou wish interesting, PART 3 Discussion topics: Science and the public Example questions: How interested are most people in your country in science? Why do you think children today might be better at science than their parents? How do you suggest the public can learn more about scientific developments? Scientific coveries Example questions: What do you think are the most important scientific discoveries in the last 100 years? Do you agree or disagree that there are no more major scientific discoveries left to make? ‘Who should pay for scientific research — governments or private companies? aa