FCE Practice Test 4 Paper 5 - Speaking

Test 4
Paper 5 Speaking PART 1 3 minutes (5 minutes for groups of three)

Part I - Interview
In this first part of the Speaking test, the examiner will ask you questions about topics such as family life, daily routines, or
how you spend your free time. You will be expected to provide information about yourself and give your opinions.

Interlocutor: Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is and this is my colleague Can I have

your mark sheets, please? Thank you. And your names are 7 Thank you.
First of all, we'd like to know something about you. (to Candidate A) Where are you from?
(to Candidate B) And you? And what do you like about living there?
(to Candidate A) And what about you?
Thank you.

(Ask each candidate one or more of the following questions, as appropriate.)

Leisure time
v Who do you spend your free time with?
v How much time do you spend at home?
v Is it easy to meet new people where you live? (Why? / Why not?)
• Where do you like to go to meet your friends?
v Have you got any plans for this weekend? (What are you going to do?)

Paper 5 Speaking PART 2 4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)

Part 2 - Long turn

In this part of the test you have to speak for I minute without interruption. The examiner will give you two photographs and you
have to compare and contrast them as well as talk about your reaction to them. Your partner will get a different set of photo-
graphs and has to do the same thing. When each of you has finished speaking, the other will be invited to comment on the
topic of the photographs.

Interlocutor: In this part of the test, I'm going to give each of you two photographs. I'd like you to talk about your
photographs on your own for about a minute and also to answer a short question about your partner's
photographs.

Candidate A, its your turn first. Here are your photographs. They show different instances in which the
environment is being harmed.
Candidate A has to look at the photographs on the next page.
Candidate A, I'd like you to compare your photographs and say which environmental problem you
believe is the most serious. All right?
(Approximately one minute)
Thank you.

Candidate B, are you worried about global warming?

(Approximately 20 seconds)
Thank you.

Now, Candidate B, here are your photographs. They show things we can do to protect the environment.

Candidate B has to look at the photographs on the next page.

Candidate B, I'd like you to compare your photographs and say why these things are important for the
protection of the environment.
All right?
(Approximately one minute)
Thank you.

Candidate A, do you do anything to try to help the environment?

(Approximately 20 seconds)
Thank you.
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Paper 5 Speaking PART 3 3 minutes (4 minutes for groups of three)

Part 3 — Collaborative Task

This part tests your ability to take part in a discussion. You have to work with the other candidate(s) to carry out a task
based on some pictures that the examiner will give you. You have to talk for about 3 minutes.

Interlocutor: Now, I'd like you to talk about something together for about three minutes. I'd like you to imagine that you
and your partner have been asked to give a talk to teenagers about helping the environment. Here are some different topics
that you could mention in your talk. First talk to each other about how important each of the topics is for teenagers to
learn about. Then decide which two you would include in your talk .

(Approximately three minutes)

Thank you.

• How important is each of the topics for teenagers to learn about?

• Which two would you include in your talk?

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Paper 5 Speaking PART 4 4 minutes (5 minutes for groups of three)

Part 4 — Discussion
In this part of the test you have to take part in a discussion with the other candidate related to the topic of the
task you did in Part 3. The examiner will ask you both some questions.

Interlocutor:

• Air travel is very bad for the environment; so, is it wrong to fly abroad for a holiday?

• Many plants and animals are going extinct. Is this a problem? Why / why not?
What do you think?
• Do you think individual action can save the environment? Do you agree?
And you?
• How is the climate likely to change in the future due to global warming?
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Part I - Interview
PART 1 3 minutes (5 minutes for groups of three)

In this first part of the Speaking test, the examiner will ask you questions about topics such as family life, daily routines, or
how you spend your free time. You will be expected to provide information about yourself and give your opinions.

Interlocutor: Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is and this is my colleague Can I have

your mark sheets, please? Thank you. And your names are 7 Thank you.
First of all, we'd like to know something about you. (to Candidate A) Where are you from?
(to Candidate B) And you? And what do you like about living there?
(to Candidate A) And what about you? Thank you.

(Ask each candidate one or more of the following questions, as appropriate.)

Travel
• What's your favourite way of travelling? (Why do you like it?)
• What's the longest journey you've ever been on? (Tell us about it.)
How do you pass the time on a long journey?
v Do you prefer to travel abroad on holiday or to stay closer to home? (Why?)
• Where do you think you'll spend your holidays next year?

per 5 Speaking PART 2 4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)

Part 2 - Long turn

In this part of the test you have to speak for I minute without interruption. The examiner will give you two photographs and
you have to compare and contrast them as well as talk about your reaction to them. Your partner will get a different set of
photographs and has to do the same thing. When each of you has finished speaking, the other will be invited to comment on
the topic of the photographs.

Interlocutor: In this part of the test, I'm going to give each of you two photographs. I'd like you to talk about your
photographs on your own for about a minute and also to answer a short question about your partner's
photographs.

Candidate A, it's your turn first. Here are your photographs. They show people taking part in different
sports.
Candidate A has to look at the photographs on the next page.
Candidate A, I'd like you to compare your photographs and say which sport is more interesting for
people to watch.
All right?
(Approximately one minute)
Thank you.

Candidate B, do you prefer team sports or individual sports?

(Approximately 20 seconds)
Thank you.

Now, Candidate B, here are your photographs. They show people competing in different kinds of sports.
Candidate B has to look at the photographs on the next page.
Candidate B, I'd like you to compare your photographs and say which of these sports you think is the
most challenging. All right?
(Approximately one minute)
Thank you.

Candidate A, do you prefer to play or to watch sports?

(Approximately 20 seconds)
Thank you.
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Paper 5 Speaking PART 3 3 minutes (4 minutes for groups of three)

Part 3 — Collaborative Task

This part tests your ability to take part in a discussion. You have to work with the other candidate(s) to carry out a task based
on some pictures that the examiner will give you. You have to talk for about 3 minutes.

Interlocutor: Now, I'd like you to talk about something together for about three minutes. I'd like you to imagine that you are
opening a new health and fitness centre. Your focus will be solely on two sporting activities. Below are some pictures showing
different sports. First, talk to each other about how beneficial and enjoyable each sport would be. Then decide which CD
two sports would attract the most people to the centre.

(Approximately three minutes)

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Paper 5 Speaking 4 minutes (5 minutes for groups of three)

Part 4 — Discussion
In this part of the test you have to take part in a discussion with the other candidate related to the topic of the task

you did in Part 3. The examiner will ask you both some questions.

Interlocutor: What do you think?

• Do you think sport has an age limit, or should everyone be able to take part? Do you agree?
And you?
• In the sport world, is winning all that matters?
• Why do you think football fans so often become violent?
• Why do you think sports people feel the need to take performance-enhancing drugs?

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