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B2 First (FCE) - Speaking Test

Two

Here, you have a full Speaking test. What the

examiner says is shown in italics.

Speaking Part One: Interview

2 minutes

Good morning/afternoon. My name is

________ and this is my colleague ________.
And your names are?
Can I have your mark sheets please?
Thank you.

Where are you from, (Candidate A)?

And you, (Candidate B)?

(General questions will be asked, selected from

the following)

Sports

Are you interested in sport?

Do you plan to take up a new
sport in the future?
What are the most popular
sports in your country?

Family and friends

Do you have a large family?

Do you and your friends share
the same ideas and opinions?
Tell me about your best friend?

Entertainment

Do you like going to the

cinema?
Do you enjoy shopping?
Do you enjoy playing computer
games?

Speaking Part Two: Long Turn

4 minutes

In this part of the test, I'm going to give each

of you two photographs. I'd like you to talk
about your photographs on your own for about
a minute, and also to answer a question about
your partner's photographs.

(Candidate A), it's your turn

first. Here are your
photographs.

They show different types of

holiday you can go on.

I'd like you to compare the

photographs, and say what you
would enjoy about each type of
holiday.

[Candidate A speaks for about

one minute.]

(Candidate B), which type of

holiday would you prefer of
these two?

[Candidate B speaks for about

30 seconds.]

Now, (Candidate B), here are

your photographs.

They show different types of

home.

I'd like you to compare the

photographs, and say what
would be good and bad about
living in each type of home.

[Candidate B speaks for about

one minute.]

(Candidate A), which of these

homes would you prefer to live
in?

[Candidate A speaks for about

30 seconds.]

Speaking Part Three: Collaborative

Task
4 minutes

Now, I'd like you to talk about something

together for about two minutes.

I'd like you to imagine a teacher of yours is

retiring and you would like to buy him/her a
retirement gift. Here are some different ideas.

First, you have some time to look at the task.

Now talk to each other about which of these

gifts would be appropriate for the situation or
not.

Collaborative Task

Retirement Gift

fireplace clock
laptop computer
set of bath towels
cash in envelope
statuette
pet dog
air ticket

[Candidates talk for about 2 minutes]

Now, you have about a minute to decide which

is the most appropriate gift to buy.

Speaking Part Four: Discussion

4 minutes

Discussion Topics:

Use the following questions, as

appropriate.

Do you think the retirement age

should be increased?

How can retired people stop

themselves from getting bored?

How are the elderly viewed in

your country?

What other contributions can

older people make after they
retire?

Where Now?

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