Presentation to prepare the FCE speaking part.

1. FIRST CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH SPEAKING PART Mª Ascensión Villalba Varona Lda. Filología Inglesa – Drd. en Nuevas Tecnologías Web 2.0

2. PART 1( 3 minutes) Theexaminerwillaskyoubothtotalkbrieflyaboutyourselvesbyansweringquestionssuch as: First of all, we’dliketoknowsomethingaboutyou. Where are youfrom? What do youlikeabout living in yourtown? Whatisthereforyoungpeopleto do in yourarea?

3. PART 2(2 or 3 minutes) Youwilleachbeaskedtotalkfor a minute withoutinterruption. Youwilleachhavetwodifferentphotographstotalkabout. Youmust compare, contrast and speculate. Youwillalsohavetoanswer a questionafteryourpartner has spoken. QUESTION COMPARE CONTRAST SPECULATE 1 MINUTE

4. PART 2: FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

7. It might need some oil.

8. He could be in the garden.

9. Use other speculating functional language.Giving your opinion: In my opinion, ... For me, ... I think that ... I prefer A to B. / I like A more than B. / I like A, but I dislike B. / A is more ... than B

10. Part 2: Study places: CANDIDATE A, compare and contrastthesephotographs, and saywhythepeoplehavechosenthese places tostudy. Youhave a minute to do this. CANDIDATE B, do youeverstudy in a library? USEFUL PHRASES: Well, thepeople in thesephotos are studyingin verydifferent places. In thefirstphoto, there are severalstudents in a library, in thesecond, a girlisstudyingonthefloor. Thispicturemusthavebeentaken in herbedroomoranyotherpart of thehouse. Thestudentsseemtobeworking in paris, helpingeachother. I thinkstudyingwithotherpeopleisenjoyable – you can share information and learn more easily. Perhapstheyhavechosentostudy in thelibrarybecausethey can haveeasyaccesstolots of books. I gettheimpressionthatthegirlisnotverycomfortablesittingonthefloor. She looks likeshe’sa bit ansxious. She’sclearlyconcentratinghardonherwork. Shemayhavechosentowork in herbedroombecauseshe can besureshewon’tbeinterrupted.

11. PART 2 DOING EXERCISE: CANDIDATE B, compare and contrastthesephotographs, and sayhowgoodtheseforms of exercisemightbeforthepeople in thephotos. Youhave a minute to do this. CANDIDATE A, do youliketeamsports? USEFUL PHRASES: Thepeople in thesephotos are doingverydifferenttypes of exercise. Theboys in thefirstphoto are playingfootball and theyseemtobeenjoyingthemselves more thanthepeople in thesecondphotograph, who are exercising in a gym. Forchildren, I thinkoutdoor sport ishealthierthanworkingout in a gym. Footballisanexcellentform of exercise and italsoteacherchildrentheimportance of teamwork. In thesecondphoto, I thinktheyoungwoman looks bored. Sheprobablyexercisesseveral times a weektokeepfitortoavoidputtingonweight. There are more peopleonthebackgroundbutmaybetheyhavenevermetbefore. Perhapsall of themhave full-time jobs and they come tothegymafterwork.

12. PART 3(3 or 4 minutes) Youwillbeaskedtodiscusssomethingtogetherwoithoutinterruptionbytheexaminer. Youwillhave a page of picturestohelpyou. TravelProblems (discuss and evaluate) Have a look at thepicturewhich shows differentproblemspeoplemayhavewhentheytravel. Howserious are theseproblemsforthepeopleinvolved? What can people do toavoidtheseproblems?

13. PART 3: FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

14. PART 3 TravelProblems(discuss and evaluate) - Have a look at thepicturewhich shows differentproblemspeoplemayhavewhentheytravel (goonholiday). Howserious are theseproblemsforthepeopleinvolved? / What can people do toavoidtheseproblems?

16. I’mnotsure I agreewiththat. Havingtowaitforhours can bereallyupsetting, particularlyforpeoplewithchildrenorelderlypeople….. What do youthink of thepeoplewho are stuck in a trafficqueue? Isthat a seriousproblem?

17. Do youthinksome of theseproblems can beavoided?

18. Well, themanwho has losthiswaycouldhaveplannedhisjourney, don’tyouthink?

19. I couldn’tagree more…….

21. Has anythinglikethiseverhappenedtoyou? Howdidyoureact?

22. Howdangerousisittogoon safari holidays?