Speaking practice

Details of Speaking Test

Part 1: Introduction & Interview (4 - 5 minutes)

Part 2: Individual long turn (3 4 minutes)

Part 3: Two-wa discussion (4 5 minutes)

Part 1: Introduction & Interview
Five simple rules:

!ee" our answer short# t$en sto" wit$ con%idence&

'nswer t$e (uestions using full sentences&

)se words from the examiners question in our

answer&

I% "ossi*le# give a reason %or our answer&

+on,t %orget to sa yes or no w$en necessar&

Sample: communication topic
1& -ow do ou usuall .ee" in touc$ wit$ mem*ers o%
our %amil/
2& +o ou "re%er to s"ea. to "eo"le * "$one or *
writing emails/
3& +o ou ever write letters * $and/ (0$1 0$ not/)
4& Is t$ere ant$ing ou disli.e a*out mo*ile "$ones/
Sample answers:
1& How do you usually keep in touch with members of
your family?

I mostl .ee" in touc$ wit$ m %amil * "$one# and

I,ve started using t$e internet to ma.e video call& I
also tr to visit mem*ers o% %amil in "erson as o%ten
as I can&
2& Do you prefer to speak to people by phone or by
writing emails?

It de"ends on t$e situation& I use email and te2t

messages to communicate wit$ %riends# *ut m
"artners "re%er it i% I "$one t$em&
Sample answers:
3 Do you e!er write letters by hand? "#hy$ why
not?%

3o# I don,t write letters * $and *ecause it,s so mus$

easier to send an email t$at will arrive immediatel&
& 's there anything you dislike about mobile phones?

0ell# I don,t li.e listening to ot$er "eo"le,s

conversations in "u*lic "laces# and I don,t li.e it
w$en someone,s "$one rings in t$e cinema or during
a lesson&
Practising part 1
Part 2: Individual long turn
Important notes:
T$is "art give ou t$e o""ortunit to s$ow t$at ou can
s"ea. at lengt$ wit$out $esitation& It is also im"ortant
to s$ow t$at ou can organi4e our ideas co$erentl&
Part 2: Individual long turn

5ead t$e to"ic card care%ull&

6 ot down a %ew "oints to answer t$e "rom"ts

(suggestions) on t$e to"ic card& +on,t waste time
writing sentences&

+on,t write on t$e to"ic card&

7a.e sure ou answer *ot$ "arts o% t$e to"ic card:

descri"tion and e2"lanation&

7a.e our tal. as interesting and as livel as "ossi*le&

82"and eac$ "oints ou $ave&

)se e2am"les %rom our own e2"erience&

+on,t $esitate %or too long& 9a ant$ing related to t$e

(uestion&
Sample 1:
Describe a person you admire
:ou s$ould sa:
- 0$o t$e "erson is
- 0$at $e or s$e is li.e
- 0$ ou admire $im or $er
Sample 2:
Describe a mordern building that you know
:ou s$ould sa:
0$ere it is
0$at it is used %or
0$ ou li.e1 disli.e it&
Practising part 2
Part : 2 wa!s conversation

7a.e use o% e2"ressions %or gi!ing opinions&

;engt$: e(ual to or a *it longer t$an answers in

"art 1&
Sample:

Do you think all children should learn to cook at

school?
In m o"inion& 'll c$ildren s$ould *e taug$t to coo.
at sc$ool since t$is is a *asic s.ill in dail li%e& T$e
second "oint I,d li.e to ma.e is t$at i% c$ildren learned
w$at a $ealt$ diet is at sc$ool# t$en t$ere wouldn,t *e
as muc$ o*esit as t$ere is now&