C1 Advanced

Unit 10 – You live and learn

Worksheet 3
Speaking
A. Answer the questions below as you watch the video.

1. Is this the first part of the speaking test? ____________________________________________________________

2. How many pictures does each candidate get? ________________________________________________________

3. How many pictures should each candidate talk about? _________________________________________________

4. Do candidates talk to each other or on their own? _____________________________________________________

5. What is each candidate required to do after their partner finishes talking about the pictures? ___________________

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6. How long does this part of the test take? _____________________________________________________________

B. Watch the video again and observe if the candidates use sentence stress while talking about the pictures they are
comparing. If so, take notes of stressed words from their sentences.

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C. Read some of the examiner’s comments about Raphael and Maude’s performance in this part of the speaking exam.
Do they match your impressions? Make additional comments about their performance.

• Raphael’s vocabulary is generally appropriate for the task e.g. ‘baking a cake’, ‘similar’, ‘work in a team’, ‘interact’.
• Maude gives herself time to think at the beginning by saying ‘So, let me see ...’. It is better to do this than say
nothing while thinking of how to start.
• Maude’s Pronunciation is intelligible with good sentence stress e.g. ‘When you’re cooking you learn things’ and
generally accurate word stress e.g. ‘knowledge’, ‘entertainment’; the exception to this is ‘develop’.
• Raphael’s response after Maude’s talk is expressed clearly using a complex structure and supported with reasons:
‘... because it helps for the teamwork and I think that’s the most important thing ...

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Adapted from: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/173976-cambridge-english-advanced-examiners-comments.pdf

C1 Advanced Unit 10 Worksheet 3 © SEVEN Idiomas

 C1 Advanced
Unit 10 – You live and learn
Worksheet 3

Adapted from: Cambridge English Advanced Handbook

C1 Advanced Unit 10 Worksheet 3 © SEVEN Idiomas