Speaking Guide – PET

Language for Part 1

Some typical questions:

 What is your favourite colour?
 Tell me about the music you like to listen to?
 Tell me about your hobbies?
 How did you travel here today?
 What did you do last weekend?
 Tell me about the area where you live
 What’s your favourite school subject?
 Tell us about your English teacher
 …..

I like / don’t like I really love playing tennis

I enjoy going out with my friends
I have a great time shopping with my sister
I’m very keen on playing football
I’m really fond of pop music
I’m really into fashion
I’m not too keen on….
I’m not particularly fond of…
It’s not my cup of tea(playing football is not my cup of tea)
Conditionals Whenever I can, I…..
Whenever I have time, I…..
If I could, I would…
If I had time, I would….
If I had enough time, I would….
If I had the opportunity, I would….
If I had the chance, I would….

used to I remember that I used to….

When I was younger I used to….

Reporting I’ve been told that…

Expressions I had a whale of a time (disfrutar mucho)
I had a blast / you can have a blast (disfrutar mucho)
It’s the cream of the crop (lo mejor)
I felt a bit under the weather (a little ill)
Linking As well as that,….
Also,….
Although
However, …..
Nevertheless
Markers Anyway,….
I mean….
Basically,
Actually, (de hecho)
 Language for part 2

Describe and imagine!

To start:

 This photograph shows …. people who are……

 In this photo I can see …. people who are….

Phrases for description

 (In this photo I can see ..... people who are ....)
 In the background I can see....
 On the left / right, there is….
 As well as that, I can see....

Use your imagination

 I imagine that he/she/it is......

 It looks like he is........
 I reckon the photo was taken (by his friend / in the morning / in summer…….)
 It may well be that .....Nevertheless, ….it could be that….
 It's possible that she/they/he might be......
 I think he could be.....although he might be.....
 They might be ...-ing because....
 I reckon it is.... .However, it could be.....
 It's very likely that……….
 You can tell that....... because.....
 In addition, I can see....

 I wonder why he is …. . Maybe he has just/ Maybe he is going to…

 I wonder why they are …… maybe they are….
 I wonder what she is doing….perhaps she is…
 I wonder who she is talking to….it’s likely that she is talking to ….

(Si te quedas en blanco…da tu opinión sobre la situación de la foto):

Personal feeling about the picture

 The ....is the spitting image of my cousin/friend – he’s a clone of my cousin.

 This situation / scene is ....(adj) (exciting, boring, appealing, attractive, dull, spectacular....)
 This situation is attractive/appealing to me because ….
 If I were here, I would….

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Language for Part 3
Listen for the key word(s):

The best, the most interesting, the most useful, the most enjoyable…..

 Use the key word (or idea) during the discussion

 Talk about the people or person in the middle of the paper
 Use your finger to point at the pictures.

Starting: This is an interesting situation!

Let’s talk about the possibilities

Let’s start by talking about….
Proposing ideas / What about if they/he/she
possibilities Perhaps he/she/they could…
– Use conditionals What if…
- Use might If they/he/she ….. , they/she/he might…..
If I were them/him/her, I would…
…. might be a good idea if….
…. could be an interesting possibility if he/they…
Giving your I reckon…. If you ask me, …..
opinion I believe…. From my standpoint, ….
In my opinion…. If I had to give you my honest
From my point of view…. opinion, I would say that…
As I see it…. In my view,…
Asking your What do you reckon? How do you see it?
partner’s opinion What’s your opinion? Do we see eye to eye?
What do you feel? Are we on the same page?
What’s your view on this?
Reacting That’s a good idea That’s an interesting idea
I see Really?
Agreeing / I quite agree That’s a good point
disagreeing Absolutely You’ve got a point there
I agree up to a point We’re on the same page
I’m not so sure We see eye to eye
I see what you mean, but…
Transitions Let’s talk about… Moving on to the next idea, …..
How about …?
What about… ?
Let’s move on to the next idea
Let’s talk about another possibility
Exploring If they…..then they will How about if they/she/he…..
possibilities It might be a good idea if they/he… I think we should rule out
I reckon they could… (descartar)….. because…
Adjectives Exciting Awful, dreadful, terrible,
(No usar good, Challenging / difficult horrendous
nice) Wonderful, Amazing, Terrific (= Interesting, fascinating, intriguing
very good!) Spectacular, amusing,
Incredible, Epic, Phenomenal, entertaining
Fantastic
Concluding So, let’s decide which is …….
 Language for Part 4

In part 4 the examiner will ask you some questions related to the topic of the discussion in part 3.

Answer the question and then ask your partner!

Specific Questions:
 Have you ever…?
 Do you like…?
 Are you keen on…?
 Do you prefer…?
 Do you enjoy…?
 Are you keen on…?

General Questions:
 What do you think?
 What do you reckon?
 How do you see it?
 Do you go along with me?

Use discourse markers

 Let me see, …
 You know ........
 You see ...
 I mean ....
 Actually .....
 Basically ....
 Well .....
 Let me see ....
 Anyway .....

Change the direction of the conversation

 On the other hand,...
 And by the way,...
 And another thing,...
 In contrast,...
 Actually,...

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