FCE - Collaborative task - Part 3

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Speaking Exam Part 3 - 

Colloborative task

                    Part 3 - You work with the other candidate

• The first part of the task takes two minutes, the examiner gives you a page with a question and five prompts.
  
• You have 15 seconds to consider them before you speak.
• You should discuss each of the options in turn
• In the second part you have to summarise, for example, choosing the option that is best - you have one minute for this. 

Make a note of the useful language:

How do you think ....

Well perhaps ..... 

I imagine that might be useful because ...

That's a good point.

Yes, I see what you mean.

 I suppose that might be ....

You're right

Can you think of some more??

Make a note during the film clip of other good phrases you could use.

You and your partner have 4 minutes to discuss a situation

1. True
2. False

False: you have two minutes to discuss and then one minute to reach an agreement. 

You must discuss all 5 prompts?

1. True
2. False

False: you don't need to discuss all 5 points

You don't have to come to an agreement following your discussion.

1. True
2. False

True: you don't need to but the examiner does expect you to reach a conclusion. However, you are not penalised if you don't 

Activity

1. Get in to pairs
2. Choose a  word web from the following slides and  have a 2 minute discussion with your partner. 
3. Use the useful language that you have just made a note of!

 - Reaching an agreement

Now you have 1 minute to come to a decison about which is the best idea on the wordweb in reply to the central question?

What's the best way to do it?

LISTEN to your partner. Don't just wait for your turn to speak. Be interested in what they are saying and politely agree or disagree. If you disagree, try to persuade them to change their idea, but don't spend too long doing that.

Refer back to things you already said.

Say a couple of sentences then ask a question. Never answer your own questions!

Try to look at your speaking partner more than the paper.

Some students turn their chair a little bit - towards the other student. This helps them to remember who they should talk to.

Part 4

What makes a town or city a good place to live in?

Do you think it’s better to live in a small village in the countryside or in a big city? Why?

How important is it to live close to your friends and family?

Some people prefer to live in one place for their whole lives and other people prefer to move a lot. Why do you think this is?

Some people move to different countries to live and work. Do you think this is a good idea? Why?