Skills for FCE listening speaking SB1 part 3

If the other candidate is someone you don't know, this might be a good chance to say a quick hello and find out their name so that you can use it in the interview.. Look at the photograp

Exam know-how

The interview is your chance to show how good your spoken English is Remember that it

lasts approximately fourteen minutes and there are usually two candidates and two examiners

H O W T O D O S P E A K I N G P A R T 1 H o w T O D O S P E A K I N G P A R T 2

1 UCLES will send you a timetable telling you when Your turn:

and where your interview is Your teacher will tell

you where you have to go and what you have to do

2 When the time for your interview comes, the local

supervisor will ask you to wait outside the room

If the other candidate is someone you don't know,

this might be a good chance to say a quick hello

and find out their name so that you can use it in

the interview

3 This is also a good time to get rid of any chewing

gum You can't produce your best English if you

have something in your mouth!

4 Wait until one of the examiners asks you to come

in Go into the room and smile and say 'Hi.' or

'Hello.' or 'Good morning/afternoon.' to the

examiners (Do not say 'Goodbye'!) Sit down when

the examiner asks you to and hand over your

mark sheets

5 The examiner will introduce him/herself and the

assessor and ask for your names They want to

know your first name, so instead of answering

'Adams Nicola, simply say 'Nicola' or 'Nicky'

6 You will be asked a few questions about yourself,

your hobbies, etc Listen to the questions and

answer clearly Try to relax Forget about the

assessor

7 This part of the interview is designed to help you

feel more comfortable If you are nervous, take a

deep breath and smile before continuing

1 The examiner will give you two photographs Look at the photographs and listen to the question You will be asked to compare and*

contrast the photographs and express an opinion

Listen carefully to the second half of the question

so you know what you are being asked to do

2 Compare and contrast the photographs and express the opinion you have been asked for

Do not describe the photographs in detail

3 If you do mention something in a photo, try not

to say, 'I can see ' Say, 'There is / There are

4 Use good discursive words and phrases such as 'On the one hand on the other hand ' or ' whereas '

5 Make sure you speak for one minute Don't worry

if the examiner interrupts you They have to do that so there is time for the whole interview It does not mean you have done anything wrong

Your partner's turn:

1 Look at the photographs your partner is given and listen to the question they have been asked

2 While your partner is talking, listen to what they are saying If you are asked whether you agree or not, you should know what they said!

3 After one minute, your partner will stop and the examiner will ask you a follow-up question This is usually something like 'Which one would you prefer?' or 'Do you like ?'

4 You only need to give a short answer here Don't worry if the examiner stops you saying too much

H o w T O D O S P E A K I N G P A R T 3 H o w T O D O S P E A K I N G P A R T 4

1 The examiner will ask you to speak to your

partner and give you a task to do together Listen

carefully to the question You are often asked to

imagine a situation Usually, you are asked to do

two things in the task Remember to do both of

them

2 If you are not sure what you have to do ask the

examiner to repeat the instructions Say: 'I'm sorry

Do you think you could explain it again, please?'

3 When you start don't talk to or look at the

examiner Talk to and look at your partner

4 Don't expect your partner to begin A good way

to start is by asking your partner a question

using a phrase like 'Do you think ?'

5 Remember it is supposed to be a conversation.

Make one point and then ask your partner for

their opinion

6 Use all the good phrases you know for making

suggestions and recommendations and for

agreeing and disagreeing with your partner

7 Remember what you have been asked to do If you

have been asked to choose two or three of the

pictures don't forget to do it

8 Make sure you speak for about three minutes

Don't worry if the examiner interrupts you They

have to do that so there is time for the whole

interview

1 The examiner will ask you and your partner some questions about the theme of Part 3 Listen and make sure you answer the question

2 Listen to what your partner says It is a good idea

to look at your partner while they are talking

3 Don't speak only to the examiner It is supposed to

be a discussion between the three of you Say to

your partner things like 'I agree with you and Id or 'What you said is right, and I think '

4 The examiner will tell you that the teu is over

Do not ask if you have passed because they cannot tell you

5 Say 'Bye.' or 'Goodbye' or 'Nice to have met you.'

and leave the interview room Do not say 'Hello'!

G R E E T I N G S A N D F AR E W E L L S Good afternoon.

U S E F U L P H R A S E S F O R P A P E R 5 — S P E A K I N G

Here are some expressions and phrases you can use in the Speaking paper

Remember that you can use some of them in more than one part of the

interview See the relevant speaking units for more useful phrases

PART 1

There are (four, etc) of us in my family

I've lived here all my life, and

I've been living here / studying English for (seven,

etc) years

I'm in the (third, etc) year

One of my favourite subjects is (Chemistry,

etc)

I'm at university, studying (Physics Medicine,

etc)

We both go to the same language school /

English school

One ambition of mine is to

When I can. I like

PART 2

To begin with,

This is a photograph of

In the picture, there's a

The first point I'd like to make is

Another similarity is

Similarly,

On the one hand,

On the other hand,

whereas

while

In contrast

However,

I can't quite make out

I can't really tell

To be honest, I'm not sure

As for which I would prefer

Personally,

As far as I'm concerned

In my opinion

PART 3

please?

I'm sorry I didn't catch what you said

What do you think about ?

How about ?

I'd like to suggest

One possibility is

Absolutely

I completely agree and

In a way, you are right

I partly agree with you, but

I agree to a certain extent, but

That's a good point, and

I'm afraid I don't agree because

I have to disagree Don't you think ?

So which do you think we should choose?

If you ask me,

To sum up then, we've chosen

PART 4

As I said earlier, I think

As you said (Mary) there's

To my mind,

As far as I'm concerned,

To be honest I'm not sure but

Personally,

I've never really thought about that, but Well, that's an interesting question, but

SP EAKIN G EX AM PR AC TIC E 1

PART 1

Your teacher will ask you a few questions about yourself.

PART 2

Photos for Candidate A:

Photos for Candidate B:

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Your teacher will ask you some questions related to the theme of Part 3.

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S P E A K I N G E X A M P R A C T I C E 2

PART 1

Your teacher will ask you a few questions about yourself.

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Photos for Candidate B:

PART 3

P ART 4

Your teacher will ask you some questions related to the theme of Part 3.

S P E A K I N G E X A M P R A C T I C E 3

PART 1

Your teacher will ask you a few questions about yourself.

PART 2

Photos for Candidate A:

Photos for Candidate B:

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Your teacher will ask you some questions related to the theme of Part 3

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Listen to these sentences For each question, circle the correct answer.

1 How long did it take?

2 How many people will there be in total?

3 How much did it cost?

4 How is the name spelt?

5 What's the phone number?

6 Which model did the speaker buy?

7 Which two things are mentioned?

8 What is the person talking about?

9 What is the frequency of the radio station?

10 What time does the plane take off?

11 Which flight is it?

12 What are the directions?

13 How much does the woman have to pay?

L I S T E N I N G S K I L L S D E V E L O P M E N T - A T T I T U D E A N D O P I N I O N V%

Listen to these sentences For each question, circle the correct option to complete the sentence.

1 The speaker is

2 The speaker is _

answer, 'No'

3 The speaker is _

answer, 'No.' •

4 The speaker is

5 The speaker is _

a agreeing completely b partly disagreeing c completely disagreeing

6 The speaker thinks that getting the tickets

7 The speaker is _

8 The speaker is

9 The speaker is

10 The speaker

11 The speaker is _

12 The speaker is _

13 The speaker is _

14 The speaker

a feels insulted b does not feel insulted c never feels insulted

15 The speaker is _

a expressing a concern b giving an opinion c revealing a secret

UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE

ESOL Examinations

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answer to the question,

mark your answer

sheet like this:

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S K I L L S F O R F I R S T C E R T I F I C A T E

Listening and Speaking

Skills for First Certificate Listening and

Speaking provides thorough and

comprehensive training in language

and exam skills for students preparing

for Papers 4 and 5 of the Cambridge

First Certificate in English

examination

T H E S T U D E N T ' S B O O K I N C L U D E S :

 1 6 T H E M A T I C U N I T S

 T A S K - B A S E D E X E R C I S E S

D E V E L O P I N G E S S E N T I A L L I S T E N I N G

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n R E C O R D E D I N T E R V I E W S

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F O U R C O M P L E T E P A P E R 4

L I S T E N I N G P R A C T I C E E X A M S ,

C O N F O R M I N G T O U C L E S

S P E C I F I C A T I O N S

 M O T I V A T I N G A N D

I N T E R E S T I N G F I R S T C E R T I F I C A T E

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 E X A M K N O W - H O W ,

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A N D A P P R O A C H E S

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