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Test 1 Interlocutor Candidate A ® approx. 1 minute Interlocutor Now 'd like each of you to talk on your own about something. I'm going to give each of you a photograph and I'd like you to talk about it. A, here is your photograph. It shows people having breakfast. Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 1A, in front of candidate. B, you just listen. A, please tell us what you can see in the photograph, Back-up prompts ‘* Talk about the people/person. * Talk about the place. ‘* Talk about other things in the photograph. Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet. Interlocutor Candidate B © approx. 1 minute Interlocutor 82 B, here is your photograph. It shows people on bicycles. Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 1B, in front of candidate. A, you just listen. B, please tell us what you can see in the photograph. Back-up prompts ‘* Talk about the people/person. * Talk about the place. ‘Talk about other t! 9 in the photograph. Thank you. (Can | have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet. Speaking tests Reading and books Candidates Dapprox.2-3minutes Interlocutor Parts 3 and 4 (6 minutes) Part3_ Interlocutor Now, in this part of the test you're going to talk about something together for about two minutes. I'm going to describe a situation to you. Place Part 3 booklet, open at Task 1C, in front of the candidates. ‘A young man enjoys reading books about people with interesting lives. He is looking for a new book to read. Here are some books he could read. Talk together about the different books he could read and say which would be most interesting. All right? Now, talk together. Thank you. (Can | have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 3 booklet. [Part 4 Interlocutor Use the following questions, as appropriate: * Do you like reading books about people (Why?/Why not?) interesting lives? + When was the last time you went to a bookshop? (Why?/Why not?) * Have you ever bought a book as a SEeanToE present for someone? (Why?/Why not?) elect any of the | following prompts, te: + Do you prefer reading on a screen or | 85 aepropriat reading printed books? (Why?/Why not?) | * How/what | | about you? * Do you think people will still read printed | * Do you agree? books in the future? (Why?/Why not?) * What do you think? Thank you. That is the end of the test. Test 2 Note: The visual materials for Speaking Test 2 appear on pages 154 and 155. Phase 1 Interlocutor To both candidates To Candidate A To Candidate B Good morning/afternoon/evening. Can | have your mark sheets, please? Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor. tm and this is ... What's your name? Where do you live/come from? Thank you. ‘And what's your name? Where do you live/come from? Thank you. Back-up prompts B, do you work or are you Do you have a job? a student? Do you study? What do you do/study? What job do you do? What subject do you study? Thank you. And A, do you work or Do you have a job? are you a student? Do you study? What do you do/study? What job do you do? What subject do you study? Thank you. 84 Speaking tests Phase 2 Interlocutor Select one or more questions from the list to ask each candidate. Ask Candidate A first. Which day of the week do you like the most? (Why?) What did you do yesterday evening/last weekend? Do you think that English will be useful for you in the future? (Why/Why not?) Tell us about the people you live with. What kind of websites do you like? (Why?) Which do you prefer, the morning or the. afternoon? (Why?) What kind of films do you like? ‘What's your favourite type of music? (Why?) ‘Thank you. Back-up prompts Which day do you like the most? (Why?) Did you do anything yesterday evening/last weekend? What? Will you use English in the future? (Why?/Why not?) Do you live with friends/your family? What websites do you like? (Why?) Which is better, morning or afternoon? What films do you like? Do you like rock music? (Why?/Why not?) 85 Test 2 Part 2 2-8 minutes) Ain the street Interlocutor Now I'd like each of you to talk on your own about something. I'm going to give each of you a photograph and I'd lke you to talk about it. A, here is your photograph. It shows people in the street. Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 2A, in front of candidate. B, you just listen. A, please tell us what you can see in the photograph. Candidate A © approx. 1 minute Back-up prompts * Talk about the people/person. * Talk about the place. ‘Talk about other things in the photograph. Interlocutor Thank you. (Gan | have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet. B Museum visit Interlocutor B, here is your photograph. It shows people visiting a museum, Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 2B, in front of candidate. A, you just listen, B, please tell us what you can see in the photograph. Candidate B » approx. 1 minute Back-up prompts * Talk about the people/person. * Talk about the place. ‘Talk about other things in the photograph. interlocutor Thank you. (Can | have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet. 86 its Speaking tests Weather and travelling Interlocutor Candidates @approx.2-3minutes interlocutor Now, in this part of the test you're going to talk about something together for about two minutes. I'm going to describe a situation to you. Place Part 3 booklet, open at Task 2C, in front of the candidates. ‘A young woman is going to spend six months living and working in a cold country. Her friends would like to give her a present to take with her. Here are some presents they could give her. Talk together about the different presents her friends could give her and say which would be best. All right? Now, talk together. Thank you. (Can | have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 3 booklet. interlocutor Use the following questions, as appropriate: * Do you like cold weather? (Why?/Why not?) * When you go on holiday, do you prefer to stay in your country or go to other countries? (Why?/Why not?) * Is there a country you would really like to live in? (Why?/Why not?) Select any of the following prompts, a ‘+ How do you keep in contact with friends | °° PPropriste and family when you're away from home? How/what about you? + Do you agree? ‘+ What do you think? * Is it better to live in lots of different places or always live in the same place? (Why?) Thank you. That is the end of the test. 87 Test 3 Note: The visual materials for Speaking Test 3 appear on pages 156 and 157. Phase 1 interlocutor To both candidates To Candidate A To Candidate B Good morning/afternoon/evening, Can I have your mark sheets, please? Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor. VIM ccesseeee NM this IS oo... What's your name? Where do you live/come from? Thank you. And what's your name? Where do you live/come from? Thank you. Back-up prompts B, do you work or are youa Do you have a job? student? Do you study? What do you do/study? What job do you do? ‘What subject do you study? Thank you. And A, do you work or Do you have a job? are you a student? Do you study? What do you do/study? What job do you do? ‘What subject do you study? Thank you. 88 Speaking tests Phase 2 Interlocutor Select one or more questions from the list to ask each candidate. Ask Candidate A first. Which day of the week do you like the most? (Why?) ‘What did you do yesterday evening/last weekend? Do you think that English will be useful for you in the future? (Why/Why not?) Tell us about the people you live with. What kind of websites do you like? (Why?) Which do you prefer, the morning or the afternoon? (Why?) What kind of films do you like? What's your favourite type of music? (Why?) Thank you. Back-up prompts Which day do you like the most? (Why?) Did you do anything yesterday evening/last weekend? What? Will you use English in the future? (Why?/Why not?) Do you live with friends/your family? ‘What websites do you like? (Why?) Which is better, morning or afternoon? What films do you like? Do you like rock music? (Why?/Why not?) 89 Test 3 Interlocutor Candidate A © approx. 1 minute Interlocutor Now I'd like each of you to talk on your own about something. I'm going to give each of you a photograph and I'd like you to talk about it, A, here is your photograph. It shows someone relaxing at home. Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 3A, in front of candidate. B, you just listen AA, please tell us what you can see in the photograph Back-up prompts * Talk about the people/person. * Talk about the place. * Talk about other things in the photograph Thank you. (Can | have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet. |B Playing ice hockey | Interlocutor Candidate B approx. 1 minute Interlocutor B, here is your photograph. It shows people playing ice hockey. Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 3B, in front of candidate. A, you just listen. B, please tell us what you can see in the photograph. Back-up prompts * Talk about the people/person. * Talk about the place. * Talk about other things in the photograph. Thank you. (Can | have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet. 90 Speaking tests Buildings in a town Parts 3 and 4 (6 minutes) Pans Interlocutor Candidates Papprox.2-3minutes Interlocutor Now, in this part of the test you're going to talk about something together for about two minutes. I'm going to describe a situation to you. Place Part 3 booklet, open at Task 3C, in front of the candidates. A town has a large public building that is empty. The people in the town want to use the building. Here are some ideas for how to use the building. Talk together about the different ways the people of the town could use the empty building and say which would be best. All right? Now, talk together. ‘Thank you. (Can | have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 3 booklet. [Part 4 interlocutor Use the following questions, as appropriate: ‘+ Where do you like going in your town? (Why?) * Do you enjoy shopping in big department stores? (Why?/Why not?) Select any of the following prompts, as appropriate: + When was the last time you went to the cinema? * Do you prefer modern buildings or old buildings? (Why?) + How/what about you? + Do you agree? * Is it important to look after old ‘+ What do you think? buildings? (Why?/Why not?) ‘Thank you. That is the end of the test. 1 Test 4 Note: The visual materials for Speaking Test 4 appear on pages 158 and 159. Phase 7 Interlocutor To both candidates Good morning/afternoon/evening. Can | have your mark sheets, please? Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor. tm and this is To Candidate A What's your name? Where do you live/come from? Thank you. To Candidate B And what's your name? Where do you live/come from? Thank you. Back-up prompts B, do you work or are youa Do you have a job? student? Do you study? What do you do/study? What job do you do? What subject do you study? Thank you. And A, do you work or Do you have a job? are you a student? Do you study? What do you do/study? What job do you do? What subject do you study? Thank you. 92 Speaking tests Phase 2 Interlocutor Select one or more questions from the list to ask each candidate. Ask Candidate A first. Which day of the week do you like the most? (Why?) What did you do yesterday evening/last weekend? Do you think that English will be useful for you in the future? (Why/Why not?) Tell us about the people you live with. What kind of websites do you like? (Why?) Which do you prefer, the morning or the afternoon? (Why?) What kind of films do you like? What's your favourite type of music? (Why?) ‘Thank you. Back-up prompts Which day do you like the most? (Why?) Did you do anything yesterday evening/last. weekend? What? Will you use English in the future? (Why2/Why not?) Do you live with friends/your family? What websites do you like? (Why?) Which is better, morning or afternoon? What films do you like? Do you like rock music? (Why?/Why not?) 93 Test 4 Interlocutor Candidate A ® approx. 1 minute Interlocutor Now I'd like each of you to talk on your own about something. 'm going to give each of you a photograph and I'd like you to talk about it A, here is your photograph. It shows people saying goodbye. Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 4A, in front of candidate, B, you just listen. A, please tell us what you can see in the photograph. Back-up prompts * Talk about the people/person, ‘Talk about the place. + Talk about other things in the photograph. Thank you. (Can | have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet. [8 Shopping for shoes | Interlocutor Candidate B ® approx. 1 minute Interlocutor 94 B, here is your photograph. It shows people in a shop. Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 4B, in front of candidate. A, you just listen. B, please tell us what you can see in the photograph. Back-up prompts * Talk about the people/person * Talk about the place. * Talk about other things in the photograph. Thank you. (Can | have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet. The environment Interlocutor Candidates Papprox.2-3minutes interlocutor Speaking tests Now, in this part of the test you're going to talk about something together for about two minutes. I'm going to describe a situation to you. Place Part 3 booklet, open at Task 4C, in front of the candidates. Ayoung man would like to do something to help the environment. Here are some things he could do. Talk together about the different things he could do to help the environment and say which would be best. All right? Now, talk together. ‘Thank you. (Can | have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 3 booklet. Interlocutor Use the following questions, as appropriate: * Did you learn about protecting the environment at school? (Why?/Why not?) * Do you ever ride a bicycle? (Why?/Why not?) + Do you like being in places with lots of trees? (Why?/Why not?) oe Select any of the | following prompts, as appropriate: * Would you like to recycle more things? (Why?/Why not?) + How/what about you? * Do you agree? * Do you think people do enough to protect the environment? * What do you think? | (Why?/Why not?) ‘Thank you. That is the end of the test. 95

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