CAE SPEAKING TIPS

Part I. Personal Questions

1. Offer more than the minimum in your answers and avoid short, 'yes', 'no' answers. 2. Offer examples to help you explain a statement.

Part II. Long Turn (3 pictures)

1. Try to find the pictures which are either very similar or very different in some way. This will help you to compare and/or contrast the two pictures. 2. Think about opportunities for make easy hypothesis when choosin your pictures. !. "ou can add a personal reaction to the pictures at the end of your talk.

Part III. Two !a" #iscussion ($ pictures)

1. #e prepared to ask your partner for his or her opinion rather than simply statin your own. 2. $isten %actively& to what your partner says, respondin to comments he or she makes. 'se expressions such as the followin to comment on somethin ( "That's an interesting point." "I was interested in what you said about ..." "So, when you say ........, do you mean ........?" "Could you explain what you mean by .......?" !. 'se expressions to allow yourself time to think( That's a good question. , !ell, let me thin" ... ). *n order to brin the discussion to a constructive conclusion try usin expressions such as the followin ( "So, weighing up the pros and #ons, do you thin" $?" "%ssentially, do we all agree that $?" "So, to sum up $" "It seems we&'e rea#hed the #on#lusion that $"

Part I%. T&ree !a" #iscussion (a'out pictures wit& e(a)iner)

1. + ain, avoid short, 'yes', 'no' answers to the examiner's ,uestions. 2. Try to make your contributions powerful, for example by usin short, personal anecdotes to help make a point. !. -ontinue to work with your partner. .espond constructively and show interest in thin s he or she says. "ou can use expressions like( !hile generally agreeing with (, I must say that ... )dding to what ( has *ust said, I thin" ... +ne thing ( didn't mention is ... Surprising, as it may seem, I don't support ('s 'iew on ... ,erhaps it should also be pointed out that ...

*SE+*L E,P-ESSI.NS

Pictures !hat stri"es me about the -irst pi#ture is the -a#t that... This pi#ture reminds me o-... .udging -rom the photograph... The man appears to be... /rom what we #an see here, he must... There are many similarities... 0oth pi#tures are quite similar in that they show... The -irst pi#ture ... whereas the other pi#ture ... )nother important di--eren#e is... ,i#ture ... doesn't show ... as #learly as ... ,i#ture ... attempts to ... but I thin" pi#ture ... does this more e--e#ti'ely... )ll pi#tures are interesting, but pi#ture ... gi'es a stronger idea o-... It's di--i#ult to tell -rom a photograph but this pi#ture #ould ha'e been ta"en in ... I might be wrong, but I'd say that this pi#ture ... I would imagine1guess that this pi#ture #omes -rom ... ,i#ture ... is by -ar the best to show be#ause ... I'm surprised there is no pi#ture showing... ) pi#ture o- ... would get the message a#ross more e--e#ti'ely. +orgetting so)et&ing The name -or this es#apes me at present, but it's -or1it's li"e ... The name -or it is on the tip o- my tongue ... I -orgot to mention ... .pinion I'm o- the opinion that ... To my way o- thin"ing ... I am #on'in#ed that ... /iscussion0 as1ing opinion 2on't get me wrong but shouldn't we ... ?!hat do you thin"? 3o'ing on to ... ) strong point in -a'our o- ... is that ... That's one way o- loo"ing at it. +n the other hand ... Agree)ent0 /isagree)ent0 Conclusion I #ouldn't agree more. I thin" I see what you mean, but ... I'm in two minds about it. 1 I'm ambi'alent about ... That's true in a way, I suppose, but ... I don't -eel #on'in#ed ... Ta"ing e'erything into a##ount $