B1 Preliminary Speaking

Cambridge B1 Preliminary

Speaking

2020

B1 Preliminary Speaking

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PART 2

PART 1

PART 3

PART 4

Speaking Part 1 Personal Questions

Answer the questions

1. How many teachers are there? Why?
2. How long does Part 1 last?
3. In this part, do they speak to; the examiner or to their partner?
4. Tick the questions the examiner asks:

• Can I have your marksheets, please?
• What's your name?
• Can you spell your surname?
• How old are you?
• Where do you live?
• Who do you live with?

Answer the questions

1. How many teachers are there? Why? two teachers - The one who speaks is the interlocutor, the other assesses your performance.
2. How long does Pat 1 last? 2-3 minutes
3. In this part, do they speak to: the examiner or to their partner? To the examiner
4. Tick the questions the examiner asks:

• Can I have your marksheets, please?
• What's your name?
• Can you spell your surname?
• How old are you?
• Where do you live?
• Who do you live with?

What questions does the examiner ask the students?

• What do you usually do when you get home from school? (Why?)
• Would you like to learn to play a musical instrument? (Why? / Why not?)
• How do you get to school every day?
• Which do you like best; the morning or the afternoon? Why?
• Tell us about the clothes you like wearing.
• Where did you go on your last holiday?

• How do you usually keep in touch with your friends? (Why?)
• Tell us about a teacher you like.
• How often do you use your mobile phone?
• What kinds of things do you like reading? (Why?)
• Do you prefer to eat at home or in a restaurant? (Why?)
• What would you like to study in the future? (Why?)
• Tell us about the people you like visiting.

What questions does the examiner ask the students?

• How do you usually keep in touch with your friends? (Why?)
• Tell us about a teacher you like.
• How often do you use your mobile phone?
• What kinds of things do you like reading? (Why?)
• Do you prefer to eat at home or in a restaurant? (Why?)
• What would you like to study in the future? (Why?)
• Tell us about the people you like visiting.

• What do you usually do when you get home from school? (Why?)
• Would you like to learn to play a musical instrument? (Why? / Why not?)
• How do you get to school every day?
• Which do you like best; the morning or the afternoon? Why?
• Tell us about the clothes you like wearing.
• Tell us about a relative you like spending time with.
• Where did you go on your last holiday?

B1 Preliminary Speaking PART 1

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Speaker Part 2Describing people, things and places

Answer the questions

• How long do they speak?
• Who do they speak to?
• What happens when Roberto stops speaking?

Answer the questions

• How long do they speak? 1 minute
• Who do they speak to? On their own
• What happens when Roberto stops speaking? The teacher asks him to go on.

What phrases do the students use to describe the pictures?

Say what you can see: The picture shows... I can see... there's... There are some... but you can't see ... She's got ... He has...

Describe where things are in the picture: at the front in the background behind in front of next to on the left on the right in the middle

Talk about the people: tall - long hair - their clothes Talk about the place: indoors - outdoors Talk about the weather: sunny - cloudy - wet

Use the present continuous: He's wearing... She's running ...

Make guesses He looks like... It might be ... He seems to be ... I guess he's probably... I think maybe...

When you don't know the word for something: It's a kind of ... It looks like a ...

What phrases do the students use to describe the pictures?

Say what you can see: The picture shows... I can see... there's... There are some... but you can't see ... She's got ... He has...

Describe where things are in the picture: at the front in the background behind in front of next to on the left on the right in the middle

Talk about the people: tall - long hair - young Talk about the place: indoors - outdoors Talk about the weather: sunny - cloudy - wet

Use the present continuous: He's wearing... She's running ...

Make guesses He looks like... It might be ... He seems to be ... I guess he's probably... I think maybe...

When you don't know the word for something: It's a kind of ... It looks like a ...

B1 Preliminary Speaking PART 2

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Speaker Part 3Making suggestions, agreeing and disagreeing

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Answer the questions

• How long do they speak?
• Who do they speak to?
• What does the examiner give you?

Answer the questions

• How long do they speak? 3 minutes
• Who do they speak to? each other
• What does the examiner give you? The examiner will give you a task with pictures on it related to one situation and will ask you to discuss the different actvitities, things or places sharing ideas, making suggestions, giving reasons for your opinions and asking/asnwering questions of each other .

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What phrases do the students use to describe the pictures?

Agreeing: You are right Yes, that’s true, I think so Yes, I completely agree with you That’s a very good idea.

Starting a conversation Shall I start? Should I start first? Do you want to speak first?

Giving reasons for your opinion Because … The thing is … I think the problem is …

After giving your opinion What about you? And you, what do you think? What’s your opinion? Do you agree? So, what about this option? What do you think about this one?

Making suggestions How about …? What do you think of …? Why don´t we …? Perhaps we should …

Disagreeing: I think it might be better to … I’d rather … I’m not so keen on… You may be right but I don’t really agree because... Well, I’m not sure about it..

What phrases do the students use to describe the pictures?

Agreeing: You are right Yes, that’s true/I think so Yes, I completely agree with you That’s a very good idea.

Starting a conversation Shall I start? Should I start first? Do you want to speak first?

Giving reasons for your opinion Because … The thing is … I think the problem is …

After giving your opinion What about you? And you, what do you think? What’s your opinion? Do you agree? So, what about this option? What do you think about this one?

Making suggestions How/What about …? What do you think of …? Why don´t we …? Perhaps we should …

Disagreeing: I think it might be better to … I’d rather … I’m not so keen on… You may be right but I don’t really agree because... Well, I’m not sure about it..

Answer the questions

1. Does Roberto take his time to explain his reasons? And Simone?
2. Does Roberto invite his partner to say what he thinks? And Simone?
3. How does Simone show that he's listening to his partner?
4. Do they make a decision?

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Answer the questions

1. Does Roberto take his time to explain his reasons? Yes And Simone? No, he could have given his opinion more.
2. Does Roberto invite his partner to say what he thinks? No, he could have asked his partner more questions And Simone? Yes
3. How does Simone show that he's listening to his partner? by just saying 'yeah' and sometimes he develops his partner's point.
4. Do they make a decision? Yes. 'So I think the bus'

Try to make a decision!

Speaker Part 4Giving your opinion

Answer the questions

• How long do they speak?
• Who do they speak to?
• What type of questions does the examiner ask?

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Answer the questions

• How long do they speak? 3 minutes
• Who do they speak to? the examiner and your partner
• What type of questions does the examiner ask? Questions related to the topic in 3. These questions will be about likes and dislikes, habits and opinions.

Answer the questions

• What activities do you enjoy doing as a family?
• What was the best thing you did on your holiday? Why?
• What new place did you go (new shop, new street) What did you think of it?
• Are you very active in your free time? Why (not)?
• Do you prefer to be in the city or in the countryside when you have free time? Why?