FCE Part 2 Speaking practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Mock Test week 8th- 9th-10th March 2023

         FCE                 Speaking

These dates are for 3 Havo

Adjust for 2 Tvwo

What to expect in the FCE Speaking exam

It is 15 minutes long

• You do the speaking exam in pairs
• There are two examiners in the room, one gives you instructions and asks you questions, the other just listens and takes notes
• The speaking exam has four parts

TODAY WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT PART 2 

Part 2 - In Part 2 you work alone

• The examiner gives you two photos on the same topic to speak about. 
• He/she asks you to speak for one minute, compare the photos and answer a question about the topic of the photos.
• The question is also printed above the photos.
• When your partner speaks about his/her photos,
  you should listen carefully as you have to answer
  a question about them, too.

How to do Part 2

• Compare the ideas the two photos show in relation to the question.  Say what is the same and what is different. Use the word both to describe similarities; use the words whereas and while to describe differences.
  
• When you are not sure what is happening in a photo, speculate: 
  He might/may/could be (ww-ing).
  She seems to be (ww-ing), It looks as if / as though... 
  Maybe, perhaps, it is possible/ (very) (un)likely  that...

Comparing the photos

1 minute per candidate

• Discuss photo one 
• Discuss photo two
• Discuss both: However,....... Whereas, While .........

What are the people enjoying about doing these activities in their free time?

what's the same and what's different

Remind students: The examiner won’t verbally interact with you while you are speaking, but they may encourage you to speak more using gesture if your minute has not finished. It’s important to continue speaking until the examiner stops you by saying “Thank you”. If you stop speaking before your time is up, you may find yourself waiting in an awkward silence.

Play the audio of a candidate describing the two photos. 

Whole class activity: Answer the question

Useful Language

Make a note of the useful language in BOLD 

Copy the words and phrases into your notebook

Get them to copy the words in BOLD into their notebooks. 

You could give a printout of useful language and get their partner to mark off how many times he hears his/her speaking partner use the phrases and give a point for each phrase etc!

Indicating which picture you are talking about

there are two pictures of

in the first picture, in the second picture, in both pictures

the first one, the second one, the picture on the top/bottom, the picture on the left/right

Contrasting the pictures

but, so, and

on the other hand

in contrast

whereas

while

the other picture is different because

Speculating

possibly, probably

might be, may be, could be

it’s likely that, it’s possible that

I guess , I imagine, I suppose

maybe, perhaps

seems, looks like

Let's practise

Get into your speaking pairs (same person as you will be doing the mock exam with).

Candidate A starts

You will be given two photos - Start when the timer goes

Candidate A:

Candidate B: Do you enjoy shopping, why or why not?

Tip: don’t be strict about the time limit with the first set of pictures, but as your students get more practice, make them complete the task with the one minute limit. Write down things that they do well and errors. After each set of pictures, do a correction/praise feedback stage before trying again.

Candidate A: 

Candidate B: Do you usually shop with other people or alone?

Teachers notes: Second timer should be set at 30 seconds for Candidate B

Candidate B: Which item would you prefer to buy? Why? 

Candidate A:

Teachers notes: Second timer should be set at 30 seconds for Candidate B

Homework

Watch the video clip AGAIN on the following side with tips for Part 2 of the speaking exam