B2 FCE speaking Lesson 11

FCE speaking exam: practice & sum up

FCE speaking - lesson 11

Look at these different food guides? What are the differences and similarities?

FCE speaking exam: practice & sum up

FCE speaking - lesson 11

Kitchen in a nutshell - do you know these words? Click here the answers

https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/FCE/fce_vocabulary2/food_and_cooking_1.php

What do you need to do to prepare ...

• a pancake
• a soup
• a cake
• a pizza
• a sandwich

FCE speaking exam: practice & sum up

FCE speaking - lesson 11

Associate words with pictures

small quantities

boring

spieces

spicy

to eat withchopstiks

junkfood

raw fish

well balanced

substantial

to pray

to go

to eat with hands

rice

to sit on the ground legs crossed

healthy

indian food

vegetarian

street food

rich in vitamines

lentis

take away

tasteless

vegetarian

expensive

time consuming

fish

enjoy with friends from school

to order

vegan

FCE speaking exam: practice & sum up

FCE speaking - lesson 11

Part 1 and 2 of the exam

FCE part 1

useful expressions

1. concise but complete
2. stick to the topic
3. finish sentence
4. show B2 language
5. don't list things

• the thing I like the most about X is ...
• I believe ...
• I suppose ...
• What really annoys me is ....
• What I like/hate most about X is ...
• The last time + past simple
• I've never + present perfect
• I would love to ....
• I would rather do X than Y ...

FCE part 2

useful expressions

1. describe
2. compare with the reference to the question
3. speculate

• In the first picture I can see people doing x ...
• whereas in the second picture
• both picture show ...
• I belive that ...
• It seems that ...
• I gues that ...

FCE speaking exam: practice & sum up

FCE speaking - lesson 11

Look at the pictures and answer the questions

FCE speaking exam: practice & sum up

FCE speaking - lesson 11

Look at the pictures and answer the questions

FCE part 3

useful expressions

1. Keep this part short
2. Use the structure:
1. your opinion about A
2. your opinion about B
3. question to the partner
3. engage your partner
4. respond positively

• Why don't we start with...?
• Shall we move to ...?
• What do you think about ...?

• I agree with you
• I see your point
• I couldn't agree more
• I don't think so either

• I see your point; however ...
• But don't you think that ...

FCE part 4

useful expressions

1. Don't be afraid to talk
2. extended answer, not about the personal experience!
3. use complex language: however, nevertheless, despite ...

• That's an interesting question
• Let me think ...
• I've never thought about that, but ...

• It's clear to me that
• many people belive ..., but I ...
• Presonally I belive that ...

• ... I mean ...
• ... you see ...
• ...there is also the fact that ...
• ...apart from that ....
• just as important ...

FCE speaking exam: practice & sum up

FCE speaking - lesson 11

Look at the spiderweb and answer the questions

a variety of salads and snacks

What advantages and disadvantages have these types of party food?

crisps, candies and fizzy drinks

Sushi or chinese food

pizza

Barbecue

Follow-up: Which party food is the best for the whole family?

• How have eating habits changed in your country over the last two generations?
• Do you think that breakfast is an important meal?
• How can we persuade people to eat more healthy?

FCE speaking exam: practice & sum up

FCE speaking - lesson 11

Final comments

The exam is 15-20 minutes long, and has 4 parts

4 minutes dialogue discussion + agreement

2 minutes monologue describing picture

2 minutes or 4 minutes monologue or dialogue extended opinion

1 minute monologue getting to know you

The golden rules are:- keep it concise but complete- stick to the topic- use B2 language structures- collaborate with your partner

Possible topics are:

Culture

Hometown/ country

Cooking / shopping

Sports

Technology

Environment /health

Education

Travelling

Friends and Family

Work

Free time

Learning strategies:- learn a couple of useful expressions that you can use everytime - prepare vocabulary for the basic topics- practice by solving free online tests - remember the golden rules