Personal identification Complete the conversation with the correct phrases. 1 Ben: Hello. My name’s Ben. I’ve just moved to Newville. Oliver: (1) ............................................................ Ben: Hi, Oliver. Do you live in Newville? Oliver: (2) ............................................................ Ben: Oh, really! How often do you play sport there? Oliver: (3) ............................................................ Ben: What do you do at the weekend? Oliver: (4) ............................................................ Ben: Is the shopping centre in Newville good? Oliver: (5) ............................................................ Ben: And what’s your favourite place in Newville? Oliver: (6) ............................................................ a Football and tennis but I’m not very good. b I’m fine, thanks. And you? c I usually meet my friends, and we go skateboarding. d Not very often. I prefer watching football on TV. e Pleased to meet you. I’m Oliver. f This park because it’s very beautiful. g I don’t really know. I do my shopping online. h Yes, near the sports centre.
Exam task Put the words in the correct order to make questions or sentences. Ask and answer with 2 a partner.
1 your / What’s / name / ?
2 old / How / you / are / ? 3 work / Do / are / student / you / a / or / you / ? 4 you / are / Where / from / ? 5 English / your / Who / teacher / is / ? 6 learning / start / English / When / you / did / ? 7 many / lessons / you / do / How / English / week / have / every / ? 8 much / How / do / get / you / homework / English / ? 9 something / lesson / Please / about / English / an / tell / you / me / enjoyed / . 10 kinds / like / do / What / you / of / watching / programmes / TV / ? 11 TV / do / Where / watch / you / ? 12 you / often / do / How / TV / watch / ? 13 watching / Who / you / like / with / TV / do / ? 14 something / programme / Please / favourite / tell / your / me / TV / about / .
84 SPEAKING | PART 1 | 1 Cambridge Assessment 2020 Complete the sentences with the correct word. The first letter of each word is given to 3 help you.
1. Bob is your first name and Brown is your s _ _ _ _ _ _ .
2. You are a man. You are married. You have a w _ _ _ . 3. Eric has got a sister but he hasn’t got any b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 4. Your mum has got a sister. She’s your a _ _ _ . 5. My father’s father is my g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 6. You’ve got a child. She’s a girl. She’s your d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 7. I am 15 years old and my brother is 17. We’re both t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 8. Your uncle’s got two children. They’re your c _ _ _ _ _ _ . 9. The people who live near you are your n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 10. Your mum and dad are your p _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Exam facts • In this part, the examiner asks you questions about yourself. • The questions are about your name, where you come from, and other things, such as your hobbies, family and studies. • You only speak to the examiner. You don’t speak to the other student.
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Cambridge Assessment 2020 SPEAKING | PART 1 | 1 85 SPEAKING PART 1 2
Daily life Complete the conversation with the words in the box. 1
afternoon evening meeting
morning o’clock past quarter tomorrow Tuesday week
Matt: Hi Maria. I haven’t seen you for ages! Are you going to Peter’s party this (1) ................ ? I think it starts at eight (2) ................ . Maria: No, I have to study tonight because I’ve got an important maths exam (3) ................ . Matt: Oh, OK. Good luck! Maria: Thanks. My exams finish next week, so do you want to play tennis on (4) ................ ? Matt: I can’t. I’m (5) ................ Martin to talk about our summer holiday. Maria: What time are you meeting him? Matt: At a (6) ................ to ten. He starts work at midday. Maria: Why don’t we play tennis in the (7) ................ ? We could meet outside the sports centre at half (8) ................ four. Matt: Great! But can you lend me a racket? Mine is broken. Maria: No problem! See you next (9) ................ and have fun at the party! Do you want me to phone you in the (10) ................ , after my exam? Matt: No! I’ll be sleeping!
Exam task Use the words to make complete questions or sentences. Ask and answer with a partner. 2 Personal information 1 What | name? 2 Do | work | student? 3 How old ? 4 Where | live? Daily life 5 time | you | get up? 6 Where | usually | lunch? 7 When | go | bed? 8 Who | you | eat dinner ? 9 tell | something about | did yesterday. Sport 10 Which sports | enjoy playing? 11 Where | you | play sport | your town? 12 Which sports | enjoy watching? 13 Who | you | sport with? 14 tell | something | sport | would like | learn.
86 SPEAKING | PART 1 | 2 Cambridge Assessment 2020 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. 3
1. early / never / get up / I / at / the weekend / .
2. reads / brother / My / comics / always / .
3. often / on / pizza / We / Saturdays / eat / .
4. is / sunny / in / It / the summer / usually / .
5. English / always / classes / I / on Mondays / have / .
6. I / tired / the evening / in / sometimes / am / .
7. at / I / the house / usually / leave / half past eight / .
8. rides / dad / a motorbike / My / sometimes / to work / .
9. the / never / do / cooking / I / at home / .
10. in / I / often / my friends / meet / the evening / .
Exam tips • Answer with more than one word. For example, if the examiner asks you ‘Where do you live?’, don’t just say ‘Italy’. Say ‘I live in Italy’ or ‘I live in a small village in Italy, not far from Rome’. • For the last question, the examiner will ask you to speak about one thing. For example, he or she will say, ‘Now please tell me something about your favourite hobby’. • Try to say three things when you answer the Please tell me about … question.
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88 SPEAKING | PART 1 | 3 Cambridge Assessment 2020 Exam task Complete the questions and sentences. Ask and answer with a partner. 2
1 What’s ................ name? 9 Please tell me something ………… your
2 ………… old are you? favourite place in your town. 3 ………… you work or ………… you a student? 10 ………… many bedrooms are there in your home? 4 Where ………… you live? 11 Who ………… you live with? 5 ………… do you go in your town at the weekends? 12 Where in your town ………… your house? 6 Is ………… a swimming pool near your house? 13 ………… do you like most about your home? 7 How ………… parks are there in your town? 14 Please ………… me something about your living room. 8 Where do you ………… shopping?
Match the questions (1–8) with the answers (a–h).
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1. Do you like going to the theatre? ….
2. How often do you go the cinema? …. 3. When do you usually do sport? …. 4. What do you usually do with your friends? …. 5. Where did you go yesterday afternoon? …. 6. How often do you to the library? …. 7. When do you go shopping? …. 8. How often do you watch sport on TV? ….
a Every day! I swim one kilometre every morning.
b Every Saturday! I usually go with my sister and she always buys some new clothes. c I sometimes go there to study, but I never borrow books. d I went to the art gallery. There were a lot of tourists, but I loved the paintings. Dali’s were my favourite. e Never! I always go to the stadium to watch my favourite team. f Never, because it’s very expensive. I like watching films on my computer. g We love cooking, so we usually go to the supermarket to get the food and then we make dinner together. h Yes, I do. I love watching plays.
Get it right! Look at the sentence below. Then try to correct the mistake.
What time you can come?
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