B1 SPEAKING EXAM PREPARATION

MUSIC

Talk together about when you enjoy music and say what you do when you are listening to music
 Talk about when you enjoy music
 Talk about what you do when you are listening to music
 Talk about the type of music you like
 Talk about the type of music you don’t like
 …

HAVING A SNACK

Talk together about what you like to eat when you have a snack and say where you like to have your snack
 Talk about what you like to eat for a snack
 Talk about where you like to have a snack
 Talk about who you like to have a snack with
 Talk about the things you don’t like to eat for a snack
 …

CHATTING (face to face)

Talk together about the people you enjoy chatting with, and what you usually chat about
 Talk about the people you enjoy chatting with
 Talk about what you usually chat about
 Talk about the best time of day to chat
 Talk about when a phone call is better and when a text message is better
 …

STUDYING

Talk together about where you like to study and say if you like studying with other people
 Talk about where you like to study
 Talk about studying with other people (and studying alone)
 Talk about using a computer when you study
 Talk about the things you don’t like to study
 …

FRIENDS HAVING FUN TOGETHER

Talk together about when you have fun with your friends and what you and your friends enjoy doing
together
 Talk about when you have fun with your friends
 Talk about what you and your friends enjoy doing together
 Talk about the places your friends enjoy going to
 Talk about things you like doing on your own
 …
DOING SPORT

Talk together about the kind of sports and activities you enjoy when you are not at school and why you like
doing them
 Talk about the kinds of sports and activities you enjoy when you are not at school
 Talk about if you prefer watching sport of taking part
 Talk about which sporting events you and your family enjoy watching
 Talk about if you prefer to be part of a team like in football, or do solo sports like skateboarding
 Talk about what else you do to stay fit and healthy

MONEY

Talk together about the different things you like to spend money on and who helps you decide what to buy
 Talk about what you like to spend money on
 Talk about who helps you decide what to buy
 Talk about if you enjoy shopping or not and why
 Talk about where you go to spend money

ENJOYING TIME OUTDOORS

Talk together about the different things you like doing outdoors and whether you prefer to do these things
alone or with friends
 Talk about what you like to do outdoors, think about different seasons for example summer and
winter
 Talk about if you prefer to do these things alone or with friends
 Talk about where you like to go with friends at the weekend
 Talk about what you like doing indoors in your free time

READING

Talk together about the different things you read and say which you enjoy reading and which you don’t
enjoy so much
 Talk about what you read
 Talk about what you enjoy and don’t enjoy reading
 Talk about what you liked reading when you were younger
 Talk about what you plan to read in the future
 Talk about reading electronic books (e-books) versus traditional paper books

MAKING THINGS

Talk together about the different things you like to make, and say why you enjoy doing it and how you first
learned to do it.
 Talk about what you make
 Talk about why you enjoy making it/them
 Talk about how you learnt to make this/these
 Talk about what is difficult about making this/these
 Talk about what you would like to learn to make in the future
LUNCHTIME

Talk together about what you usually do at lunchtime, during the week and at weekends.
 Talk about what you do at lunchtime during the week
 Talk about lunchtime at the weekend
 Talk about what you don’t like doing at lunchtime
 Talk about why lunch is important

TAKING PHOTOS

Talk together about the things you like to take photos of and say when you like to take them.
 Talk about the things/people you like to take photos of
 Talk about when you like to take photos
 Talk about what you do with your photos
 Talk about how you feel when other people take photos

PLAYING GAMES

Talk together about the games you like to play in the house and the games you prefer to play outside.
 Talk about the games you like to play in the house
 Talk about the games you prefer to play outside
 Talk about a game you’d like to learn
 Talk about when you play for fun and when you play to win

DIFFERENT KINDS OF WEATHER

Talk together about the type of weather you prefer and say what you enjoy doing in different types of
weather.
 Talk about the type of weather you like
 Talk about the type of weather you don’t like
 Talk about what you do when it is hot/wet/cold weather
 Talk about where you go when it is hot/wet/cold weather

WORK

Talk together about the type of place you would like to work and what would be good about it.
 Talk about places you’d like to work
 Talk about what would be good/bad about it
 Talk about places you wouldn’t like to work
 Talk about the places where your friends/members of your family work
HOME LIFE

Talk together about the thinks you like to do when you are at home, when you are alone and when you are
with other people.
 Talk about the things you like to do at home
 Talk about what you like to do alone/with other people
 Talk about the people you spend time with at home
 Talk about times when you prefer to go out

TAKING A BREAK

Talk together about when you take a break during the day, and where you like to go during your break.
 Talk about when you take a break
 Talk about where you like to go for your break
 Talk about what you do during your break
 Talk about why it’s important to take a break and relax

BEING BUSY

Talk together about times when you are busy and say if you enjoy being busy.
 Talk about times when you are busy
 Say how much you enjoy being busy
 Talk about the busiest time of your day/week/year
 Say why you like/dislike being busy

FOOD

Talk together about the food you like to eat and say where you usually eat.
 Talk about the food you like
 Talk about where you usually eat
 Talk about where you can buy food in your area
 Talk about how often you cook and what you cook

SHOPPING

Talk together about where you like shopping and the things you like to buy.
 Talk about where you like shopping
 Talk about the things you like to buy
 Talk about who you like shopping with
 Talk about what you would like to buy if you had a lot of money