CAE Extra: Lesson 22 Speaking activity- Exam part 2 - Unit 6

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4,5

The programme

1.Speaking - Part 2 - 

2. information about Speaking test

3. How to get extra marks!

4. Practice

 Speaking Activity

• You will be given three photos - you need to choose two.  Do not speak about the third picture!
  
• You will be asked to talk about and compare these photos (1 minute each candidate). You don't get time to prepare.
• Important: Don't just describe what you see but hypothesise about the photos and look for comparisons between them.

"comparing" means what it says..

If you are not comparing then you are not scoring points. 

Comparing means saying what is the same in your chosen pictures and what is different. 

There are many ways to do this but using the magic CAE words is the easiest. 

The magic words

• Both ..........
  
• Whereas ............
  
• While ...............
  

• In which situation is it most important to make the right decision? 
  

• I'd go for this one because............
  
• It has to be this one because.......................
  
• Definitely this one because there .....
  

handy phrases: making decisions and giving reasons: 

• I'd go for this one because............
  
• It has to be this one because.......................
  
• Definitely this one because there ..................
  
• It's difficult to decide between these two, but  ......................
  
• I'm torn between them, but .....
• REMEMBER: Take place ( is used to talk about events)
  

Take part in (is used to talk about people participating in something)

It looks as if the people in this photo are excited about raising money for charity

This child is probably very self conscious about his appearance

Useful phrases for speculating

• It looks as if it is .....
• It seems to be .......
• They probably / perhaps / maybe
• They might be / could be

With a partner, each choose a pair of photos to compare 

Use the photos on page 75

1. Talk for a minute EACH about why the people have changed appearance in these ways, and how they might be feeling.
2. Look at your partners photos and tell your partner, in no more than 30 seconds, which change of appearance would cause the greatest reaction. 
   

See how long you can speak about these sets of photos!

Extra point for each time you use: Both ..........Whereas ............ While .....

It looks as if it is .....

It seems to be .......

They probably / perhaps / maybe

They might be / could be

Set 1

set 1

set 2

set 2

set 3

set 3

set 4

set 4

set 9

set 9

Thanks for participating

Think about one thing that you have learnt in today's lesson.

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