TTO3_10Apr_FCE_Speaking_Part3-4

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Speaking part 3 (Collaborative task)

What's in part 3? 

Conversation with the other candidate. The examiner gives the students a question and some written prompts. The students discuss these together for two minutes. The examiner will then ask them to make a decision together about the topic they have been discussing.

What do students have to practise?  

Exchanging ideas, expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing and/or disagreeing, suggesting, speculating, evaluating, reaching a decision through negotiation, etc.

• A 2-minute discussion followed by a 1-minute decision-making task

Speaking part 4 (Discussion)

What's in part 4? 

Further discussion with the other candidate, guided by questions from the examiner, about the same topic as the task in Part 3.

What do students have to practise?  

Expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing and/or disagreeing.

• The discussion should last 4 minutes

Useful phrases

part 3

Agreeing

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Disagreeing

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Changing topics

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Asking questions

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Reaching a Decision

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Useful vocabulary

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What questions could you ask your partner?

Remember for part 3

1. Interact with your partner

2. Ask for opinion

3. Give reasons why you believe something

         - I think / I don’t think …. because …

4. Find out whether your partner agrees or not

        - Do you agree? What about you? How about you?

5. Keep moving along

         - What do you think about …?

         - What are your thoughts on …?

         - How about moving on to …?

         - Let’s discuss a different one now.

6. Interrupt your partner politely if necessary

7. Ask questions if your partner doesn’t speak enough

Which idea would fit best for the town

Which profession would be more suitable for a younger person?

which way of commuting might be most popular in rural areas?

Remember for part 4

1. Pay attention: listen to the questions and your partner’s answers

2. It’s okay to ask: 

       - Can you repeat that, please? 

       - Could you please repeat that question? 

Part 4 

• Similar to part 1 but you do not talk about your own experiences.
• You have to talk about things in general
• Your answers should be long and detailed

Part 4 - example questions 1

 what is more important when choosing a job — how enjoyable it is or the salary?

what kinds of jobs are going to be in demand in the future?

 How can the government help people find employment?

Part 4 - example questions 2

Is studying important for you? Why or why not?

Is it better to study with music or in silence? Why?

Do you agree that studying is easier nowadays with the invention of the internet? Why or why not?

Part 4 - example questions 3

What do you think about internet access being restricted in some countries of the world?

Are blogs, instant messaging and social networking sites threatening traditional face-to-face communication?

Technology creates more problems than it solves. Do you agree or disagree?

Can you think of an example of technology that should never have been created?

CLEAR YOUR TABLE

What: Vocabulary lesson 22  or Short story - Indian camp

How: individually

Time: 15 min

Done: vocabulary lesson 22, PV unit 43, or Indian camp

TIME TO WORK

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