EXAMINER'S QUESTIONS A. HOME TOWN Where are you from? Can you tell me something about your town? What is the most interesting part of your town? Can you describe some of the shops in your town? B. FAMILY AND HOME Can you tell me about your family? What does your family so together? Can you describe your house or flat? Do you have a favourite relative? What's he / she like? ©. WORK / STUDY Can you tell me something about your school? What subjects do you enjoy the most? The least? How long have you been studying English? What so you find most difficult in studying English? Do you have a part-time job after school? D. LEISURE Do you have any hobbies? How did you become interested in your hobby? What kind of music so you enjoy most? What kind of sports are you and your friends interested in? What do you and your friends like to do when you go out? How do you usually spend your holidays? E. FUTURE PLANS What do you hope to do in the next few years? What kind of job do you hope to be doing in 10 year’s time?PART COMMUNICATION ACTIVITY CANDIDATES INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER. (3 minutes). In part 2, the examiner gives you some pictures and describes a situation to you. You have to talk to the other candidate and decide / come to a decision with your partner about what would be best in the situation. Making and responding to suggestions, discussing alternatives, making recommendations, negotiating agreement. REMEMBER! ¥ You have to speak for one minute. Start out by comparing and contrasting the photos, but make sure that you answer the additional question. GETTING STARTED Well, we have to choose / talk about..... Why don’t we first talk about each...... before we decide. What should we do first? INVITING YOUR PARTNER TO SPEAK That's a good idea. Let’s start With.....u..... Is that OK with you? Maybe we should just go in order. What do you think? How do you see it? Do you think we should....?PRESENTING AN IDEA/ EXPRESSING YOUR OPINION T think we sh0Uld.enconnes / T don’t think. I definitely think we need In my opinion, .. Wouldn't it be better if. If you ask me, Personally, F dOnt Mk€..1.noone I'm not sure I’d go along with that. AGREEING That's absolutely true Absolutely. It a good Idea provided. It’ a good idea if you take into account that. Exactly. I couldn't agree more You've got a pont. DISAGREEING Well, I don't think ... Im not sure I agree with you. F think... That's not how I see it. think thativonnnrne Well, 1 hadn't thought about that. We could....... CONCLUDING Right then. So you're saying that... , but I thin So if we summarize, we can say that we are choosin‘So shall we 53) PART 3: PHOTOGRAPHS (2-3 minutes). CANDIDATES SPEAK IN TURNS. In Part 3, The examiner gives you a colour photograph and you have to talk about it Candidates should be encouraged to talk about the setting, people, activities and feelings. The photographs are linked thematically to establish a common starting point for part 4. * Discuss each item REMEMBER! ¥ Discuss each item before coming to a decision don't do all the talking invite your partner to speak too. When your partner speaks, it’s important to respond to what he/she says. ¥ Relate to your partner. Turn him / her as you talk. After saying what you think and why, ask him /her opinion. Listen and say whether you agree or disagree, or add to what he/she says. USEFUL LANGUAGE COMPARING There are some similarities between these two photographs. For example, As we can see, both pictures show. (example: Both pictures show places where people shop. One of these pictures show a smail shop while the other shows a big shopping mall with a variety of products) CONTRASTING At the same time we can see some differences. (example: One picture chawe 2 channina mall with a lat af hane sinder ane rnof while the ather picture shows a family-run shop ‘SPECULATING It looks tke... Picture A/B seems to be more... I would say that... It’s very difficult to say, but I suppose that picture A/B.... EXPRESSING PREFERENCE / LIKES AND DISLIKES TO PBMC orsnvonee Personally I prefer ......... (example: Personally, I prefer the small shop shown in this picture because you can probably feel the friendly, family- like atmosphere as you walk in) Ld0N't really UKE. conneee I'm afraid I don't like / I’m not very keen on. What J especially like about picture A/B is If1 had to choose between the two, I'd prefer.PART 4: DISCUSSION (4 minutes) Further discussion with the other candidate about the same topicas the task in Part 3. In part 4, your examiner will ask you and the other candidate to discuss several questions on the topics introduced in part3. The interlocutor initiates the discussion but the candidates are expected to talk between themselves. They should be able to tak about their interest and reasons for liking or not liking something. The interlocutor will use prompts if the discussion fails to develop. This part of the test should be like a natural conversation. REMEMBER! This is a three-way discussion. The examiner will either turn to you specifically or just throw open the question. ¥ You should give more than a minimal response. Try to develop the topic if you can. ¥ There is no right or wrong answer. ¥ You may response to what your partner says but this is not expected or necessary. EXPRESSING PREFERENCES / OPINIONS I definitely think that... 1 don’t really think I'd Want tO... I believe that. If you ask me .. USEFUL LANGUAGE EXPRESSING PREFERENCES / OPINIONS I definitely think that... I don’t really think I’d want to. Lbelieve that. If you ask me I suppose. Personally, 1 think, GIVING INFORMATION Well, I would say that. It’s well known that As far as I know. As far