PET SPEAKING PAPER PART 1: PERSONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT FAMILIAR TOPICS (3 minutes) C!n"e#s$ti!

n %it& t&e e'$mine# The examiner asks questions and you give information about yourself, talk about past experiences, present job, studies, where you live, etc., and future plans. E(AMINER)S QUESTIONS A *OME TO+N Where are you from? an you tell me something about your town? What is the most interesting part of your town? an you describe some of the shops in your town? B FAMIL, AN- *OME an you tell me about your family? What does your family so together? an you describe your house or flat? !o you have a favourite relative? What"s he # she like? C +ORK . STU-, an you tell me something about your school? What subjects do you enjoy the most? The least? $ow long have you been studying %nglish? What so you find most difficult in studying %nglish? !o you have a part&time job after school? - LEISURE !o you have any hobbies? $ow did you become interested in your hobby? What kind of music so you enjoy most? What kind of sports are you and your friends interested in? What do you and your friends like to do when you go out? $ow do you usually spend your holidays? E FUTURE PLANS What do you hope to do in the next few years? What kind of job do you hope to be doing in '( year"s time?

PART /: COMMUNICATION ACTI0IT, +IT* EAC* OT*ER (3 minutes)

CAN-I-ATES

INTERACT

)n part *, the examiner gives you some pictures and describes a situation to you. +ou have to talk to the other candidate and decide # come to a decision with your partner about what would be best in the situation. ,aking and responding to suggestions, discussing alternatives, making recommendations, negotiating agreement. REMEMBER1 +ou have to speak for one minute. -tart out by comparing and contrasting the photos, but make sure that you answer the additional question. USEFUL LANGUAGE GETTING STARTEWell, we have to choose / talk about . Why dont we first talk about each before we decide. What should we do first? IN0ITING ,OUR PARTNER TO SPEAK Thats a good idea. Lets start with Is that ! with you? "aybe we should #ust go in order. What do you think? $ow do you see it? %o you think we should..? PRESENTING AN I-EA. E(PRESSING ,OUR OPINION I think we should.. / I dont think. I definitely think we need .. In &y o'inion, . Wouldnt it be better if .. If you ask &e, .. (ersonally, I dont like. I& not sure Id go along with that. AGREEING Thats absolutely true )bsolutely. It a good idea 'rovided It a good idea if you take into account that *+actly. I couldnt agree &ore +ou"ve got a point. -ISAGREEING Well, I dont think .. I& not sure I agree with you. I think.. Thats not how I see it. I think that. Well, I hadnt thought about that. We could CONCLU-ING ,ight then. -o youre saying that., but I think.

-o if we su&&ari.e, we can say that we are choosing -o shall we say.? PART 3: P*OTOGRAP*S (/23 minutes) CAN-I-ATES SPEAK IN TURNS )n .art /, The examiner gives you a colour photograph and you have to talk about it. andidates should be encouraged to talk about the setting, people, activities and feelings. The photographs are linked thematically to establish a common starting point for part 0. !iscuss each item

REMEMBER1 !iscuss each item before coming to a decision don"t do all the talking invite your partner to speak too. When your partner speaks, it"s important to respond to what he#she says. 1elate to your partner. Turn him # her as you talk. 2fter saying what you think and why, ask him #her opinion. 3isten and say whether you agree or disagree, or add to what he#she says. USEFUL LANGUAGE COMPARING There are so&e si&ilarities between these two 'hotogra'hs. /or e+a&'le, )s we can see, both 'ictures show...0example4 1oth 'ictures show 'laces where 'eo'le sho'. ne of these 'ictures show a s&all sho' while the other shows a big sho''ing &all with a variety of 'roducts 5 CONTRASTING )t the sa&e ti&e we can see so&e differences. 6example4 ne 'icture shows a sho''ing &all with a lot of ho's under one roof, while the other 'icture shows a fa&ily2run sho'3 SPECULATING It looks like. (icture )/1 see&s to be &ore I would say that Its very difficult to say, but I su''ose that 'icture )/1.. E(PRESSING PREFERENCE . LIKES AN- -ISLIKES Id rather77777.. (ersonally I 'refer 7777 6example4 (ersonally, I 'refer the s&all sho' shown in this 'icture because you can 'robably feel the friendly, fa&ily2 like at&os'here as you walk in3 I dont really like.. I& afraid I dont like / I& not very keen on What I es'ecially like about 'icture )/1 is If I had to choose between the two, Id 'refer..

PART 3: -ISCUSSION (3 minutes) Fu#t&e# 4is5ussi!n %it& t&e !t&e# 5$n4i4$te $6!ut t&e s$me t!7i5 $s t&e t$s8 in P$#t 3 )n part 0, your examiner will ask you and the other candidate to discuss several questions on the topics introduced in part/. The interlocutor initiates the discussion but the candidates are expected to talk between themselves. They should be able to talk about their interest and reasons for liking or not liking something. The interlocutor will use prompts if the discussion fails to develop. This part of the test should be like a natural conversation. REMEMBER1 This is a three&way discussion. The examiner will either turn to you specifically or just throw open the question. +ou should give more than a minimal response. Try to develop the topic if you can. There is no right or wrong answer. +ou may response to what your partner says but this is not expected or necessary. USEFUL LANGUAGE E(PRESSING PREFERENCES . OPINIONS ) definitely think that7777. ) don"t really think )"d want to7777. ) believe that7777 )f you ask me 7777. ) suppose7777.. .ersonally, ) think77777 GI0ING INFORMATION Well, ) would say that7777 )t"s well known that7777.. 2s far as ) know7777. 2s far as )"m concerned7777..