Preliminary for Schools.- Speaking copia

Speaking

Preliminary for Schools

PART 1

THE EXAMINER: -asks personal questions about your daily life, interests, likes, dislikes etc. the questions are about your past, present and future

Where are you from?”

“Well, I come from Madrid which is the capital of Spain.”

“Madrid.”

PART 1

TIP 2

TIP 1

Listen carefully to the questions and give relevant answers.

Try to answer questions using more than one word

TIP 3

Don´t worry if you don´t know as much English as your parter.... Do the best!

Part 2

Take turns to speak for about 1 minute

Each candidate is given one photograph to describe

PART 2

TIP 2

Name all the objects, describe colours, clothing, time of day, weather, etc

TIP 1

Say what you can see in the pictures as much as possible

TIP 4

Paraphrase or use other strategies to deal with items of vocabulary that you don’t know or can’t remember

TIP 3

Describe the people and activities in the photographs as fully as possible

Part 3

Talk about something together for about two minutes

Discuss your ideas together with your partner Make and respond to suggestions Discuss alternatives Make recommendations Negotiate agreement.

PART 3

TIP 1

Respond to your partner´s ideas and move the discussion forward

TIP 2

Try to ask and answer questions using more than one word

TIP 3

TIP 4

Give your partner the chance to ask and answer questions too

Avoid come to a conclusion too quickly.

Part 4

The examiner asks questions related to PART 3

• Would you like to have more school trips? (Where would you like to go?)
• What do you need to take when you go on a trip?
• Do you prefer to go on trips with your friends or your family? (Why?)
• What do you think is the best time of year to visit a city? (Why?)
• Which do you think is more interesting: visiting the countryside or visiting a city? (Why?)

PART 4

TIP 2

Talk about your personal experiences, express your own likes and dislikes, and share your opinion in this part of the test

TIP 1

Listen carefully to the questions and give your answers

TIP 4

TIP 3

Give full answers to the questions

Do the best!

B1 Preliminary for Schools Speaking test - Roberto and Simone | Cambridge English

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By Mariana Rebossio