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How to do Part 2 Exercise
1 Listen carefully to the instructions. The examiner will In pairs, read the instructions and the sample topic below
tell you how long you have to prepare and to talk. He/ and discuss your ideas. Afterwards, spend a minute making
She will also read the first line of the topic to you, before some notes on your own and then take turns to give your
giving you the written instructions. talk. Try to talk for about two minutes.
2 Read the topic carefully, including all the bullet points,
Examiner's instructions
which help give you ideas and a structure for your talk.
Now I'm going to give you a topic and I'd like you to talk
3 Make full use of the minute's preparation time and write
about it for one to two minutes. Before you talk, you'll have
down some key points.
one minute to think about what you're going to say: You can
4 Introduce your talk at the start. Link your points together make some notes if you wish. Do you understand?
and use an appropriate ending.
Here's a paper and pencil for making notes and here's your
5 Don't memorise a talk; the examiner will know if you do. topic.
6 Aim to speak for two minutes. You don't need to stop I'd like you to describe a new country or town you have
until the examiner says 'Thank you'. visited.
7 If the examiner asks you a short question at the end, you
only need to give a very brief answer.
Describe a new country or town you have visited.
Useful language You should say:
Introducing your talk where this country/ town is
I'm going to talk about ... why you visited this country/town
The X I'm going to talk about is ... what you did there
and explain how you felt about visiting this country
Giving a reason/detail/explanation
or town.
The reason (why) .. .
In other words, .
Part 3: Two-way discussion
What I mean is ...
What else can I tell you about ... Part 3 lasts between four and five minutes. The examiner
leads a discussion that is based on the Part 2 topic. You
Introducing a new point have to give your opinions on general, abstract topics, not
So let me tell you personal topics as in Part 1. This is your opportunity to show
the examiner the full range of your language.
The next thing .. .
You studied and practised Part 3 in Units 4, 5, 6 and 8.
Describing the stages in a story
At that time, .. How to do Part 3
Then ... 1 Listen carefully to the instructions and questions.
Consider what the examiner is expecting you to do, e.g.
Before/ After ...
give reasons, explain something, compare two things,
When ... agree or disagree, etc.
Eventually, ... 2 Make sure your replies are relevant and try to extend
your answers (more than you did in Part 1).
Referring back to something you said earlier in the talk
3 Don't use memorised answers, but make sure you
As I mentioned before, ...
know the sort of topics that come up in Part 3 (e.g.
As I said before, ... environmental issues, language and communications,
human relationships, education and learning, etc.) and
Ending the talk learn some vocabulary and phrases related to them.
So, all in all, .. . 4 Speak clearly so that the examiner can understand you;
In the end, .. . try to answer the questions as you would in a discussion.
So I guess that's ... 5 Remember that there are no right or wrong answers. The
'!.
Why did/do I ... ? examiner is interested in hearing whether you can talk
fluently about abstract topics and organise your points in
a logical way.

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