Test 2

Language and Exam Skills Development Section 5 Speaking: second task

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Section 1 Listening: first task • Students' own answers (but see Interlocutor Card for
A C4 Task 2 on page 9 for advantages and disadvantages).
Suggested answers: shopping, jeans, tops, design,
buy, wear, put on, take off, comfortable, expensive,
fashionable, old-fashioned, cool
Test 2
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Section 2 Reading: second task § Tapescript - B 1

c Speaker 1: Up until a few years ago, I never wore dresses
1 residence 7 in existence and skirts. I hated them, and felt much more comfortable
2 monarch 8 actual in trousers - usually jeans, to be honest. Now, though -
3 currently 9 mistakenly I suppose it's since I started my new job - I actually
4 resident 10 referred to as wear skirts quite often and I must say I really like them!
5 form 11 bank I think they suit me, and they're a lot cooler than trousers
6 since in the summer!
Speaker 2: Yeah, I do follow fashion a bit and I'd never
wear something that I thought was really out offashion.
Section 3 Grammar and vocabulary:
I mean, if you do that, you just end up looking stupid,
second task and I certainly want people to think I'm well dressed.
D Other people judge you by what you wear, don't they, so
Bll noun B14 adjective I try to keep up with the latest changes.
B12 adjective BIS adjective Speaker 3: If I know I'm going to be at home all day,
B13 noun B16 noun I'll just put on an old pair of jeans and a T-shirt, but
I'd never wear something like that to work - or if I
was going out in the evening. You've got to think what's
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suitable for what you're going to do, haven't you? You
verb noun adjective wouldn't wear a swimming costume to a wedding!
invent inventor inventive Speaker 4: Well, I hate shopping for clothes - I can't
invention stand it - so most of my clothes are a few years old, at
fly fly flying least! When I get up, I just put on the first thing I find
flight that's clean. I don't really think about how fashionable it
flyer is or what it looks like on me. I'm just not that interested
direct director direct in my appearance, really.
direction indirect Speaker 5: What you wear can really affect how you feel
about yourself, so I am a bit careful, yes. For example, if
you've got an important job interview or something like
Section 4 Writing: second task that, you've got to wear something that's smart obviously,
F but more importantly, you've got to wear something
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thinking: 'This jacket doesn't fit me properly.'
Speaker 6: Well, you see this top? That's actually
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Louisa's! And this jacket - that belongs to my sister! I do
Students' own answers.
ask them first, honestly! It's just that, when I look in my
wardrobe, all my clothes seem really boring. And then
when I see my friends or my sister, they all look really
great and I want to wear what they're wearing! I always
give the things back after a few days, though, and I

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.\Iiriam: Mr Robinson?
John: Yes.
Jfiriam: Hello! I'm Miriam Jones. We spoke on
the phone.
John: Ah, yes.
.\Iiriam: I've got the keys here, so let's go in and have
a look, shall we? So, as you can see, the main
entrance opens onto the living room.
John: Not bad. But - hold on - this is still furnished.
Are people still living here? I thought I'd be able
to move in immediately if I decide to take it.
J.firiam: Well, we were hoping the current owners would
have left by now, yes. They were planning
to move out last weekend. As you can see,
that didn't happen, but there's a good chance
they'll be leaving this week. I'm sure it won't be
a problem.
John : Hmmm. Well, it's not ideal. Anyway, let's have
a look round.
.Wiriam: Yes. Now, I must show you this. It's a main
feature of the living room. This is a real coal
fireplace - very unusual in a house like this,
and lovely for those cold winter nights!
John: Actually, I prefer central heating. It's a
lot easier to control, and much better for
the environment. The house does have central
heating as well, doesn't it?
.\1iriam: Oh, yes. There are radiators in every room. Let's
go through to the kitchen, shall we? So, this is
the kitchen. As you can see, it's very cosy and ...
John: You mean tiny.
Jfiriam: Well, it's not huge, I agree, but it's actually
been designed very cleverly so there's room
for a large fridge here, the cooker here and
a washing machine here.
hn: But where would I put the dishwasher and
freezer?
- Iiriam: Well, there's a little room just off the kitchen,
here - we like to call it the utility room - and
I think they might just fit in here, mightn't they?
The dishwasher maybe, but the freezer? Not
a chance!
- · · m: i \ell, I'm not sure you'll find a bigger house
around here at this price.
Talking of money, you said the owners
are asking £60 000, is that right?
Miriairn: That's right, but I think there's a chance they'll
'rop the price by about £2 000 if you say you
nant to buy it immediately.
Okay, let's see what they say.
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Test 2
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Manager: Well, Denise, it's your first day on the job, so
welcome to the Imperial Hotel. I've got a little
time to show you a few of the basics, but I've
arranged for the assistant manager, Mrs Croft,
to give you detailed instructions later this
morning. From what you've seen so far, do
you think you're going to enjoy working here?
Denise: Oh, yes. Of course, it's a lot bigger than where
I was working before, but I'm sure it'll be fine.
I'm used to working with the public, and in
my previous job I had to use a computer, so
that shouldn't be a worry. The only thing I'm
slightly anxious about is managing my own
budget. I've never had that kind offinancial
responsibility. At the Westminster, the
manager made all those decisions.
Manager: I understand. That's usually the way they do
things in smaller hotels, but I'm far too busy
to worry about day-to-day spending. I'm sure
you'll be fine. The main thing is to check with
either myself or Mrs Croft if there's anything
you're not sure about.
Denise: Okay, yes. I'll do that.
Manager: Now, as head receptionist, you'll have five
receptionists under you, with two of them
working on the front desk at any one time.
They're all quite inexperienced, except
a young man called Ben, who's been with us
for a couple of years. I'm sure he'll be happy to
help you settle in. You'll be meeting them this
afternoon.
Denise: Good. I do think it's important to get to know
your team as soon as possible. It's really
satisfying to know that you've got the best
out of them. You spend so much time dealing
with problems and difficulties that it's easy to
forget about your employees. Working with
the people under me was the thing I most
enjoyed about being at the Westminster Hotel.
Manager: I'm sure you'll find them all willing to work.
Now, this is the computer. You said you had
some experience, which is good. I think they're
fine until something goes wrong. If that
happens, we have to use old-fashioned pen
and paper.
Denise: Yes. The system where I used to work was
always breaking down. We actually did
a course so that we could fix simple problems
ourselves. This system looks very similar to
the one we had.
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Manager: That's marvellous. Well, I'm going to be

leaving you in a couple of minutes and Mrs
Croft should be along shortly. Are there any 82
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Denise: There was just one thing. When I was
interviewed for the job, nobody mentioned
time off. I've got all the details about 83
payment, and when I'm expected to be here in 1: G 2: B 3: D 4: F S: E 6: C
the morning, so it was just that, really.
Manager: Check with Mrs Croft, but I'm sure you're A15-A21
entitled to at least two weeks a year. Check
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with her. Right ... well ... oh, there is just one
more thing. I wonder if you'd mind staying
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Denise: No, of course not. Thank you very much for B6 arrived BIO them
all your help.
Manager: Not at all. Let me know if I can do anything
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Warm-up
1 Do you come from a large family?
2 What kind of a house or flat do you live in?
3 What's the area like where you live?

INTERLOCUTOR CARD C3
Task 1 (3-3.5 minutes)
Let the student talk for l.S-2 minutes.
Ask only those questions which the student has not covered while giving a talk.
1 How does the weather affect what we wear?
2 How are the clothes men and women wear different?
3 What do you like and not like wearing? Why?
4 How important is being in fashion to you?

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All of these ideas must be covered.

Finally, you must ask each student the following questions:
Is it good or bad if children at school have to wear a school uniform? Why?
2 Do you enjoy going shopping for clothes? Why I Why not?

TERLOCUTOR CARD C4
Task 2 (3-4 minutes)
~·ou and the student are discussing what kind of two-week holiday to go on next summer.
-:bese are your ideas about each option:

camping - I prefer sleeping in a comfortable bed!
- Wea have to buy a tent and lots of camping
equipment.
- What would we do during the day? Wouldn't
it be a bit boring?
hotel by the sea - Nice hotels are very expensive in the summer,
and they might be fully booked by now.
- Staying in the same place for two weeks
might be really boring.
cycling holiday - You're much better at cycling than me.
Youa get annoyed with me going so slowly.
- I think it might be really tiring.
- Where would we sleep each night?
language school - It's a holiday! We don't want to be in
the classroom, do we?
- Your English is much better than mine, so we
probably wouldn't be in the same class.
- How much would it cost? I think language
schools in the UK are quite expensive, aren't
they?
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- Sleeping in a tent is great fun!
- It's much cheaper than a hotel.
- It would be great fun to sit round the fire in
the evening and sing songs!
- We could go swimming every day, and go out
in the evening. It sounds wonderful!
- It's a lot more luxurious than camping.
We wouldn't have to do any cooking!
- It would be so relaxing!
- It's a really great way to see the countryside!
- It's not expensive, and we've both got good
bikes already.
- Wea be having a holiday and doing
something healthy at the same time!
- They usually have lessons in the morning and
then trips or sport in the afternoon. It sounds
like a good combination to me!
- Wea be having a holiday and doing
something educational at the same time!
- We could both benefit from improving our
English!

_·ote: Make sure all the options have been discussed.
• lien discussing each option, first use the information
-at is contrary to what the student says. You may choose to
- ·e use of some ideas only.
_ not speak first all the time, but ask the student what
"' she thinks about the options.
-;~e the student to come up with his/her suggestions,
- : ~.:ially if he/ she readily agrees with the things you say.
: - .. tudent says all the time, 'What do you think about it?'
t expressing his/her own opinion, say: 'Sorry, I don't
-: or T m not sure. How do you feel about it?'
Skills to be tested
The student is expected to demonstrate her/his ability to:
• initiate and maintain conversation:
- explain the situation
- come up with suggestions
- give good reasons
- find out the partner's attitudes.
- invite the partner to come up with suggestions
- agree or disagree with her/his partner's opinion
• reach an agreement by taking into account the partner's
attitudes.