CAE - Speaking - Part 2

CAE Advance Speaking Part 2

PUT IT ALL TOGETHER - A Real Example from Cambridge

"Both pictures show men using phones." The goal is to say as much as you can in the time you are given! So talk a bit fast… There are always lots and lots of possible comparisons - indoors/outdoors, cheap/expensive, old/new, old/young, traditional/modern - even if you have no imagination, you can practice finding similarities and differences before you get to the exam. (One way to do that is to take any two photos and find 5 similarities and 5 differences.) "Whereas in this picture the man is wearing a suit, in this picture the man is dressed in some kind of traditional costume." "While the businessman is sending a text or checking his portfolio, the man in the fluffy hat is checking his voicemail."

In most of the CAE speaking exam part 2 scenarios, the word 'might' will be in the instructions. 'Say why the people might be checking the time'. 'Say how safety might be important in this job.' That's because the examiners want to know if you can use speculative language.

Useful speculative phrases include: Perhaps It seems like They might have It could be that etc KEEP COMPARING: Example : Look at these photos - imagine the task is 'Say why the people might be wearing hats.'

"Perhaps these men are retired and are spending their day feeding ducks by the lake. In contrast, the policeman has to wear a hat for his job. It could be that he hates wearing the hat, whereas the old men have probably chosen to wear theirs. Maybe it's a sunny day and they want to protect their heads from the sun, while the policeman's helmet might protect him from attackers."