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Speaking bank

SPEAKING PARTI O Read and listen to Sofia’s answers to four of the questions
C " ) in Exercise 3. Does she add more information in every
0 Read about Part 1of the Speaking paper. answer?
In Part 1of the Speaking paper, an examiner asks you Examiner: What do you like about your home town?
personal questions about familiar topics.In Part 1 :
Sofia: 1 Well, I’m from Milan,in the north of Italy.It’s a
• you are with another candidate,but you only speak to the
examiner,not the other candidate big city, and I enjoy living there because there’s
always lots to do,like going to the cinema or
• an examiner asks you questions about yourself, and you
answer music concerts.There are also a lot of young
people there, so Ilike that as well.
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• the questions are about everyday topics such as your
family,your home town,likes and dislikes,your work or Examiner: What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
studies, free time,travel,celebrations and your future
plans. Sofia: Well,I’m quite a sporty person, so I do a lot
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of exercise. For example,I go to the gym two
Q Read the tips. or three times a week, and I play tennis.I also
enjoy spendingtime with my friends.
To get a good mark in Part 1of the Speaking paper:
Examiner: Which country would you most like to visit?
• you should listen to the questions carefully and make
sure you answer the exact questionsthe examiner asks Sofia: I would love to go to Australia. The reason for
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you this is that I like hot weather and I love going
• you should use full sentences to answer the questions to the beach.The beaches in Australia look
• you should add reasons, examples or extra information amazing.I also think the way of life in Australia
to support your answers is quite relaxed, havingbarbecues and things
like that,so I think I'd enjoy that.
• you should express your own opinions
• if you don’t understand a question, you should ask the Examiner: Which subject did you most enjoy when you
examiner to repeat it were at school? PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
• you should try to relax and answer the questions in a
natural way. Sofia: 5 Could you repeat that, please?
Examiner: Yes. Which subject did you most enjoy when you
© Read some typical Part 1questions. Match each question were at school?
with a topic (a-e).
Sofia: That was definitely geography, because I’m
1 What do youlikeabout your hometown? really interested in different countries, and I love
learning about how people live in other parts of
2 What kind of job would youlike todoin the future?
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the world. I had a very good geography teacher
3 How do peopleusually celebrate New Year inyour country? at school too, and I think he made the subject
very interesting.
4 When do you usually spend time with your family?
5 What do younormally do at the weekend? 1 Use full sentences in your answer.
6 Tell us about an enjoyable trip that you went on. 2 Give your own opinions.
3 Add examples to support your answers.
7 Which country would you most like to visit?
4 Add reasons to support your answers.
8 Which subject did you most enjoy when you wereat school? 5 Ask the examiner to repeat a question if necessary.
9 What’sthe most important festivalin your country? 6 Add extra information to make your answer longer.
10 What do youenjoy doingin your free time? Q Look at Sofia’s answers again. Does she use full verb
forms, e.g. I am, / will,or contracted forms, e.g. I’m, /7/?
a Personal and family life
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b Hobbies and free time
c Work and studies • You will sound more fluent and relaxed if you use
contracted verb forms like I’m,I ll, I’ve, it ’s.
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d Travel
e Celebrations