Part 1

Examiner:Hello, my name is . . .. Can you tell me youR name, please?

Candidate:My name is . . ..
Examiner:Can you show me your I.D., please? Thank you.
Examiner:First, I’d like to ask your a few general questions about yourself. Do you
live in a house or a flat?
Candidate:I live in a small rented flat.
Examiner:How long have you lived there?
Candidate:Not long. I moved in there two months ago.
Examiner:Can you briefly describe the flat?
Candidate:Well, it’s a sniff, two-bedroom place, but it’s got a nice view of the
mountains, and it has a small terrace, which I think is the best thing about ir. I’m
sharing it with my brother at the moment, but he’s planning to find a place of his
own next year. The rent is a bit high, but it’s not far from where I work, so I don’t
spend hours commuting every day.
Examiner:Now let’s talk about shopping. Do you like shopping?
Candidate:I do, but only for certain things, like clothes or gadgets or books. Most
things, except food, I buy online nowadays, from the comfort of my home. I hate
food shopping, though. I find it really boring having to buy the same things every
time l go to the supermarket.
Examiner:Now let’s move on to talk about music. Do you listen to music? What
kind of music do you listen to?
Candidate:I listen to music every day. I’ve got a large collection of old LPs I got
from my dad. That’s really how I first got interested in music. I listen to all sorts of
music. My MP3 player is full of jazz, rock, folk and other sorts of music, but 1 also
like to listen to classical music. 1 go out to listen to live music whenever I can. In
face, I prefer listening to live rather than recorded music. It’s a totally different
experience to listen and watch someone play.
PART 2
Examiner:Now in this part, you should talk about a topic for one minute. You can
take a minute to make some notes before you speak. Here is a pencil and some
paper for you, and the topic card. I would like you to describe a film you saw and
really liked.
(Candidate makes notes)
Examiner:Now, you have one minute to tally about the topic. I will tell you when
to stop.
Candidate:I have lots of favourite films I like, but I think the best film of all time is
X. A friend of mine recommended it to me last year. In fact we watched it together
at her place, which was great as I don’t like going to the cinema much. It was a
film about a boy who was growing up in a small town, about his friends, dreams
and problems. I liked it because the plot was quite simple, but it
was very interesting. His best friend was a bird—I thinly it was a hawk or
something like that. He found the bird dying in an old barn and nursed it back to
health. He got very emotionally attached to the bird, but had to let it go once it
recovered. I really liked the photography. There wasn’t much dialogue in the film,
but it was never boring. It’s not really the hind of film I would have picked up in a
store, and I would never have watched it if my friend hadn’t recommended it to
me.
Examiner:Would you like to see the film again?
Candidate:I have it on DVD and actually have seen it a couple of times since then.
It really is one of those films worth watching more than once.

PART 3
Examiner:Now in this part I would like you to ask a few more general questions
about the topic you’ve talked about. What kinds of films are popular in your
country?
Candidate:Well, I guess like anywhere else, Hollywood blockbusters are what
most people see. Independent films are also popular, but not as popular as
Hollywood movies. There are very few films made locally, so national films are
not that big in this country.
Examiner:Why do you think some people prefer going to the cinema to watching
films at home?
Candidate:I personally like watching films at home. I can’t stand it when someone
next to me is making a noise eating popcorn, or when a phone goes off in the
audience. People who choose to go out and see a movie in a cinema just want a
different kind of experience. For them going to see a movie is an event, a change
from home. Some people say that the quality of image and sound is much better in
the cinema than at home, but I think it matters less now than it used to as many
home entertainment systems nowadays can produce just as good a picture and
sound.
Examiner:Do you think people will continue going to the cinema in the future?
Candidate:Hmm. . . it’s hard to tell, but I think they will. As I said, for many
cinema goers going to movies is a social event. They won’t want to give it up and
stay in to watch a movie. But you never know—technology might be developed
which will make it possible to bring a true cinema experience to people’s homes.
Examiner:Thank you. That’s the end of the test.