PART 1 The examiner will ask you some questions about yourself, such as: — Whatpart of you

PART 1

The examiner will ask you some questions about yourself, such as:

— What town or city do you come from？

— Can you describe your family home？

— What does your family usually do at the weekend？

— Do you like going out with your family？ Why？

— Where wouMyou like to take a holiday？ Why？

— Who would you most like to go on holiday with？

— What was the best holiday you've ever had？

PART 1

The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics.

★Studies

— Do you work or are you a student？

— Why did you choose to study English？

— Do you like your school？

— Is there anyone who helps you with your studies at school？

— Do you often get together with your class mates after classes？

★Films

— What kinds of films do you like to watch？

— Are these kinds of films/movies popular in your country？

— Who is your favourite actor or actress？

— Would you like to be a film star？

★Food and cooking

— What is your favourite food or meal？

— Do you like to cook？

— Who usually cooks in your home？

— Are there any kinds of food that you do not like？

PART 2

The topic for your talk will be written on a card which the examiner will hand you. Read it carefully and then make some brief notes.

A museum you have visited

INSTRUCTIONS

Please read the topic below carefully.You will be asked to talk about it for 1 to 2 minutes.

You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.

You can make some notes to help you if you wish.

Describe a museum or art gallery that you have visited.

You should say: Where it is

Why you went there

What you particularly remember about the place

At the end of your talk, the examiner will ask one or two brief questions to signal that it is time to stop talking. For example, he or she might ask you:

Do you like museums/art galleries？

Would you recommend this one to other people？

PART 3

Once your talk in Part 2 is over, your examiner will ask you further questions related to the topic in Part 2. The examiner may ask you to speak about these points.

Museums

— the need for museums and art galleries in our society

— making museums more interesting

— museum art vs popular art

— graffiti* - rt or vandalism？

— the role of public artworks, e.g. statues and buildings

[*drawings made with spray paint in public spaces]

PART 1

The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics.

★Studies

— Do you work or are you a student？

— Why did you choose to study English？

— Do you like your school？

— Is there anyone who helps you with your studies at school？

— Do you often get together with your class mates after classes？

★Films

— What kinds of films do you like to watch？

— Are these kinds of films/movies popular in your country？

— Who is your favourite actor or actress？

— Would you like to be a film star？

★Food and cooking

— What is your favourite food or meal？

— Do you like to cook？

— Who usually cooks in your home？

— Are there any kinds of food that you do not like？

Part 3. You may be asked to give your opinion or to talk about something that has happened to you.

PART 1

1. The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics.

EXAMPLE

★Work

— Do you work or arc you a student？

— What work do you do？

— What are your responsibilities at work？

— Would you like to change your job？

— How do you and your colleagues help each other at work？

— Do you often get together with your colleagues after work？

★Family

— Do you live alone or with other people？

— What jobs do the people in your immediate family do？

— What kind of things do you and your family do together？

— Who does the housework in your home？

★Festivals

— Do you often celebrate festivals in your country？

— Do these festivals have special meanings？

— Are there any festivals special to your city or region？

— What special things do people do during festivals？

— Do you celebrate any foreign festivals？

Speaking Module

PART 1

The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics.

★Home

— What kind of house or flat do you live in？

— What do you like about the rooms in your home？

— How is your home decorated？

— What kind of house or flat would you like to have in the future？

★Friends

— Do you often spend time with friends？

— Did you meet most of your friends through school or work？

— Do you and your friends have similar hobbies and interests？

— Do you spend more of your free time with friends or with family？

★Going abroad long-term

— Why are you planning to spend a period of time abroad？

— How long do you plan to be abroad？

— How have your family and friends supported you in this？

— What problems do you think you may have abroad？

— How do you think the country you live in will be different to China？

the task prompt, an example of which is below, and then about three minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that, the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.

For two candidates

For three candidates

what has been said in Part 3. The examiner asks you questions but you and your partner are also expected to develop the conversation.