Cambridge English speaking preparation

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 4

Today's class

You are going to practice your speaking skills.

(part 1 - 4 of the Cambridge B2 First speaking exam).

Speaking part 1

Task 1

Give details

When?

Where?

Who with?

How often?

Why?

Ingeleide oefening voor de klas.

Daarna in tweetallen oefenen met vragen (warming-up)

Speaking part 2 

Talking about a photograph 

(compare and contrast

Task 2

In the video you see Simon and Santiage in part 2 of the exam. Watch the video and decide how well they answer the questions.

Simon:

• Why are the people using laptops in these
  
• places?

Santiago:

• Why are the people learning about the natural
  
• world in these places?

Useful language for part 2

Describing similarities and differences:

• This picture shows......, but that one.....
• In both pictures there's............though in this one......
• One difference between the pictures is that.......
• The two pictures are completely different because....
• They are similar in that they both show......
• The biggest difference between them is that this one shows........, but the other one......

Useful language for part 2

Saying which photo you are talking about:

• The top picture shows.......
• In the other photo there are.....
• In the one below, it looks as if......
• Both pictures show......
• In both pictures there are......

Useful language for part 2

Giving your opinion:

• In my opinion,
• I'd say that....
• Well I think......
• It seems to me....
• Well. my own feeling is that.....
• I'm convinced that.....
• My own view is that.......

Answer the question:

Compare the photographs.Say why you think the people have decided to travel in these ways

People who are traveling a long distance.

Question

Which of these ways of traveling do you think is better for the environment?

Answer the question:

Compare the photographs and say what you think the people are doing?

Two ways of producing cleaner energy.

Question

Which source of energy is more widely used where you live?

Speaking part 3

Part 3: You and the other candidate(s) speak together about five given prompt (3 minutes)

Speaking part 3

You speak together about five given prompt (3 minutes)

Task 3

Listen to the instruction. Talk about the given prompts together.

Studenten gaan in tweetallen 2 minuten over de prompts praten en de vraag beantwoorden. Daarna hebben zij 1 minuut de tijd om het eens te worden en de hoofdvraag te beantwoorden.

Daarna klassengesprek over de uitkomsten.

Speaking part 4

Having a conversation

Speeddate: studenten gaan tegenover elkaar zitten.

Docent stelt een vraag over het onderwerp van part 3.

Bij elke vraag schuiven de studenten een plaats op.

Alle vragen moeten door beide studenten beantwoord worden.