PRACTICE MANUAL BOOK

PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST

STUDENT´S NAME:

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Your friends and you want to hang out this weekend.
Discuss the options you can take and choose the best one.
Give reasons to that.

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Part 1
(2 – 3 minutes) [to both candicates]

Good morning/afternoon/evening. Can I have your mark sheets, please?

[examiner takes the mark sheets, which will have been given to students before they enter
the room]

I’m ________________ and this is ________________

He/she is just going to listen to us.

[to Candidate A]

Now, what’s your name?

_______________

Thank you.

[to Candidate B]

And, what’s your name?

________________

Thank you.

[to Candidate A and then again to Candidate B]

What’s your surname?

How do you spell it? / How do you write your family/second name?

________________

Thank you.

[Ask the following questions. Ask A first]

Where do you live/come from?

Do you work or are you a student in (place name)? What do you do/study?

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Do you have a job? / What job do you do?

Do you study English at school?

What subjects do you study? Do you like it?

________________

Thank you.

[Select one or more questions from the list to ask each candidate. Ask B first]

Do you live in a house or an apartment? Do you enjoy studying English?

Do you think English will be useful for you in the future?

Tell us about your school.

How many hours a week do you study?

Tell us about your family.

What do you enjoy doing at the weekends?

Where do you meet your friends?

What did you do yesterday / last weekend?

________________

Thank you.

Part 2
(2 – 3 minutes) [to both candicates]

In the next part, you are going to talk to each other. I’m going to describe a situation to you.

You won a competition to visit a new country. You’re going to travel together for one week. Talk
together about where you would like to go and decide which place you will choose.

Here is a picture with some ideas to help you. Just think for a few seconds.

[give picture and give candidates a few moments to look at the picture]

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I’ll say that again.

You won a competition to visit a new country. You’re going to travel together for one week. Talk
together about where you would like to go and decide which place you will choose.

All right? Talk together.

[give candidates about two minutes to talk together]

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Part 3
(3 minutes) [to both candicates]

Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m going to give each of you a
photograph of people working.

(Candidate A) (Candidate A), here’s your photograph.

[give Candidate A photo] Please show it to (Candidate B) but I’d like you to talk about it.
(Candidate B), you just listen. I’ll give you your photograph in a moment.

(Candidate A), please tell us what you can see in your photograph.

Thank you. Can I have the booklet please?

[Take back photo]

(Candidate B) (Candidate B), here’s your photograph.

[give student B photo]

It also shows people working. Please show it to (Candidate A) and tell us what you can see in the
photograph.

Thank you. Can I have the booklet please?

[Take back photo]

Part 4
(3 minutes) [to both candicates]

Your photographs showed different people working. Now I’d like you to talk together about the kind
of jobs you want to have, and find out why you enjoy these jobs.

[Give candidates about two minutes to talk together. Do not join in unless they have
problems, for example to offer a comment.]

Thank you. That’s the end of the test.

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