SPEAKING EXAM - PART 1 (2 Minutes)
What is in Speaking Part 1?
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SPEAKING EXAM - PART 2 (3 Minutes)
Here are some ideas to organise your description of a picture.
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😀HOW TO DESCRIBE PICTURES LIKE A PRO!
- "One big advantage of this is that..."
- "The good thing about [X] is that..."
- "This option is great because..."
- "It would be very useful/fun/cheap to..."
- "The main disadvantage is that..."
- "The problem with this is..."
- "The downside might be that..."
- "It could be too expensive/dangerous/boring."
- Although backpack is useful, she may not like it.
- Going to a museum is interesting. However, the little kids may get bored.
- "What do you think about this one?"
- "Do you agree that this would be too expensive?"
- "Let's move on to the next option, shall we?"
Scenario: Choosing a weekend activity for a group of friends.
- Candidate A: "Let's look at the football match. The good thing about this is that it is very exciting. However, one disadvantage is that it might be too expensive for everyone. What do you think?"
- Candidate B: "I agree. The downside could be the ticket prices. What about going to the museum instead? The advantage is that it's cheaper, but the problem with this is that some friends may find it boring."
A family are visiting a town for the day and want to visit a museum that they will all enjoy.
Decide which museum would be best.
Examiner: 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.
A family are visiting a town for the day and want to visit a museum that they will all enjoy. Decide which museum would be best. All right? Now, talk together.
Sophie: Shall I start?
Lars: Fine!
Sophie: Mmm. What is that first picture? I'm not sure.
Lars: I think it's a type of musical instrument. It looks very old.
Sophie: So that must be a museum of old musical instruments I suppose. There could be some interesting things to see in there.
Lars: Well. Unless they are musicians, I don't think the children want to spend time looking at instruments.
Sophie: You may be right. What about the doll museum? I love old dolls. I think they're fascinating.
Lars: Well. In the picture of the family. The two children look like boys. Dolls might not be something that boys enjoy looking at.
Sophie: I don't agree. I think toys in general are suitable for all children. Anyway, what about the next picture. I think that's a museum of modern art, isn't it?
Lars: Yes, I think you're right. Mmm. I'm not sure they would all enjoy modern art. It's not a subject everybody likes. What do you think?
Sophie: Yes. Good point! I suppose the children would find it really dull. Now, what about the dinosaur museum? Most children love dinosaurs, don't they?
Lars: Yes, especially boys! However, I'm not sure the parents would enjoy seeing dinosaurs. Don't you think the parents might prefer something different?
Sophie: I think most parents just go to attractions that their children like. It's so difficult to please everybody at the same time.
Lars: That's a very good point, actually. But it says in the instructions to find a museum they will all enjoy.
Sophie: You're right! The parents won't fancy looking at dinosaurs.
Lars: That's probably true! Although I love dinosaurs and I'm not a child!
Sophie: Lars: [Both laugh]
Sophie: Okay. So do you think it's the same with the train museum? May be it's not an attractive idea for all the family.
Lars: Actually, I remember a train museum I went to last year. You could climb onto the trains and touch the controls. It was great fun! But it depends. If you can't climb onto the trains it could be a little boring. But what's your opinion about the castle? That could be more suitable for everyone. Don't you think so?
Sophie: Yes, you're right! I suppose there's an exhibition inside of old objects, swords and things like that. The children would love that!
Lars: Yes. I agree. And the parents would enjoy the history they could learn.
Sophie: And the views too. I mean, from the top of the castle. Shall we choose the castle, then?
Lars: Yes. Let's choose the castle as the best museum visit for this family.
Examiner: Thank you.
