Oral test 1

Student A Ask these questions. Answer your Student B Ask these questions. Answer your
partner’s questions. Discuss the topics. Use the partner’s questions. Discuss the topics. Use the
conversation strategies. conversation strategies.

Conversation strategies Conversation strategies

• Show interest when you listen. • Show interest when you listen.
Respond and ask questions: Really? Soccer? Respond and ask questions: Really? Soccer?
When do you usually play? When do you usually play?
Ask: How about you? Ask: How about you?
Use: Me too. / Me neither. Use: Me too. / Me neither.
• Show interest when you answer. • Show interest when you answer.
Say more than yes or no: Yes, I do. I play soccer Say more than yes or no: Yes, I do. I play soccer
with my friends every weekend. with my friends every weekend.
1. How are you? 1. Where do you live?
2. What’s your last name? 2. What’s your neighborhood like?
3. How do you spell your last name? 3. Do your friends live near you?
4. Are you ever late for class? 4. What time do you get up on the weekend?
5. What time do you usually get up? 5. Do you eat breakfast every morning?
6. How often do you go out? I mean, do you go 6. How often do you read the newspaper?
out a lot? 7. What do you do in your free time? I mean, do you
7. Who do you go out with? I mean, . . . ? go out?
8. Are you a sports fan? 8. How often do you go shopping?
9. How often do you watch TV? I mean, . . . ? 9. Where do you go shopping? I mean, . . . ?
10. What kind of TV shows do you like? 10. Do you spend a lot of time on the Internet?
11. What is your favorite TV show? I mean, . . . ?
12. Do you ever watch cartoons in the morning? 11. What do you do online?
12. What’s your email address?

Student C Ask these questions. Answer your Student D Ask these questions. Answer your
partner’s questions. Discuss the topics. Use the partner’s questions. Discuss the topics. Use the
conversation strategies. conversation strategies.

Conversation strategies Conversation strategies

• Show interest when you listen. • Show interest when you listen.
Respond and ask questions: Really? Soccer? Respond and ask questions: Really? Soccer?
When do you usually play? When do you usually play?
Ask: How about you? Ask: How about you?
Use: Me too. / Me neither. Use: Me too. / Me neither.
• Show interest when you answer. • Show interest when you answer.
Say more than yes or no: Yes, I do. I play soccer Say more than yes or no: Yes, I do. I play soccer
with my friends every weekend. with my friends every weekend.
1. How are you? 1. What’s your mother’s name?
2. What time is it now? 2. What’s your mother like?
3. What’s your best friend’s name? 3. How often do you see your family?
4. Where do you live? 4. What do you do in your free time at home?
5. Do you drive to school? I mean, do you have a car? 5. Do you like sports? I mean, do you play sports or
6. What do you do after class? watch sports on TV?
7. What do you do on weekends? I mean, . . . ? 6. What’s your favorite sport? I mean, . . . ?
8. Do you exercise every day? 7. Do you take any lessons or classes?
9. How often do you go to the movies? 8. When do you usually study?
10. How often do you eat out? I mean, . . . ? 9. Who do you study with? I mean, . . . ?
11. Who do you eat out with? 10. How often do you go out?
12. What do you do in your free time? 11. When do you usually go out?
12. Who do you usually go out with?

Touchstone 1 © Cambridge University Press 2014 Photocopiable Oral test 1