FCE SPEAKING PART 1 TEST 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

FCE SPEAKING PART 1 TEST 1

This part is an icebreaker and tests your ability to interact with the examiner and use general social language.

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Interesting for you to remember?
Useful constructions?

The questions asked by the interlocutor are related to everyday life. She may ask you about your work, your hobbies, your favorite TV show, the places you love to go, etc. The purpose of this part is to make you comfortable with the examiner and evaluate how you would interact with the people around you speaking English.

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Don’t give answers that are too short. In CAE Speaking Part 1, always give a detailed answer to each question. You can expand your answer using different examples. Expanding your answer allows you to use more vocabulary and grammar.

You should also avoid too long answers. Otherwise, you might be speaking irrelevant stuff. A perfect answer is the one which comprises of 3 to four sentences and is completely relevant to the question.

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Exam information.

Don’t use the same words and phrases in all the answers. Instead, use different words. Practice using a wide variety of words in your answers before the exam day. You should also avoid using the words the examiner mentioned in her question. Think of different synonyms and use them accordingly in your answers. This will leave a good impression on the examiner and she will definitely give you a better score.

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Good morning/Good afternoon.

My name is .... and this is my colleague .......

And your names are?

Can I have your mark sheets, please?

Thank you.

First of all I'd like to know something about you.

There will be both an assessor and an interlocutor in the exam. They will introduce themselves first.

Pair up and answer the questions.

What is the best film you have ever seen? Explain.

What are you going to do this weekend?

Do you watch tv a lot? (programmes?)

Do you ever listen to the radio?

Watch Part 1 of the speaking exam. (same questions)

How would you assess Part 1?

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ASSESSING SPEAKING SKILLS

Objective: In this lesson we will

-look at the criteria that are used to assess speaking abilities.

Assessing speaking skills
Criteria?

Assessing speaking skills

These criteria, pronunciation, vocabulary, accuracy, communication, interaction and fluency are all markers of a student’s overall speaking abilities. pay attention to these aspects 

fluency

This means speaking easily, reasonably quickly and without having to stop and pause a lot.

pronunciation

The act or result of producing the sounds of speech, including articulation, stress, and intonation.

vocabulary

The body of words used in a particular language.

accuracy

This refers to how correct learners’ use of the language system is, including their use of grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary.

interaction

This refers to the ability to interact with others during communicative tasks.

communication

This refers to the student's ability to transmit her/his ideas.

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Make pairs.

One of you is A and one of you is B.

A clicks A1: You are the interlocutor. Ask the questions.

Then B clicks B2: Now you are the interlocutor. Ask the questions.

Follow the same procedure for A2 and B2.

Give feedback after each session.

Many tops and one tip.

And discuss what you need to work on.

Who are you most like in your family? In what ways are you similar?

A1

Is there a hobby or sport you enjoy doing? What do you do? Why do you like it?

B1

Have you got any plans for this weekend?

A2

What is your favourite subject at school? Why?

B2

similarities?

plans?

sport/hobbies?

subjects?

VOCABULARY

(screenshot?)

Take a photo of the vocabulary you want to remember.

Which emoij(s) best represent(s) how you feel after today's lesson?

Explain your choice(s).