CARD 1

TASK 1

Task 1: Oral production and mediation

Preparation time: 2 minutes

Speaking time: 3-4 minutes

CANDIDATE A

TIPS TO TACKLE BINGE DRINKING

Your partner is worried about their teenage children becoming involved in

binge drinking. Surfing the Net, you've found this blog post:

Top tips to cut back on binge drinking

Recognize that you have a problem. Recognition of a problem is the initial

step towards solving it.

Modify your environment. Exercise a degree of control over the things or

people that surround you.

Find a hobby and get busy. Select new hobbies or get yourself to do old
hobbies which do not involve alcohol consumption.

Reward, don’t punish. If you're determined to quit drinking alcohol, reward

instead of punishing yourself.

Bring home a pet. Pet therapy is a proven way of de-stressing yourself.

Tell your partner about ALL OF THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

● Tell Candidate B about three of the tips from the blog post that you think will
be helpful and explain them.
● Point out which of the tips is the most useful and explain why.
● Describe the most pressing local issue in your area.
 CARD 1

TASK 1

Task 1: Oral production and mediation

Preparation time: 2 minutes

Speaking time: 3-4 minutes

CANDIDATE B

HOW TO TACKLE HOMELESSNESS

Your partner is volunteering with an NGO that is helping the town council to
tackle homelessness in your area. You've found this leaflet:

A comprehensive policy to tackle homelessness

→ Build a supportive network of homeless shelters.

→ Donate money to charity.
→ Promote affordable social housing.
→ Offer low-rent dwellings.
→ Provide homeless people with easy access to the
labour market.

Tell your partner about ALL OF THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

● Tell Candidate A about three of the tips from the leaflet that you think will be
helpful and explain them.
● Point out which of the tips is the most useful and explain why.
● Describe the most pressing local issue in your area.