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DESCRIPTION OF FCE SPEAKING TEST PART 1
The first part of this speaking test is, basically, a simple interview with the examiner and your partner, which lasts only 2 or 3 minutes. As the rest of Cambridge English speaking exams, this one starts with a few questions that the examiner will ask you and your partner. You are expected to give suitable answers to the questions you are asked.
TYPES OF QUESTIONS AND TOPICS
While there are a few questions that every candidate is usually asked, most of them revolve around different topics. These are, in general terms, the themes around which typical textbook units are built. For example: recycling and the environment, life in the city, travelling, friendships, health and sports, etc.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
What follows is a list of sample questions for FCE Speaking Part 1. I have put together this list revolving around different topics which could easily appear in a B2 Speaking exam. Hope you find it useful.
- TYPICAL OPENING QUESTIONS
What is your name?
Where are you from?
What do you like about living in…?
How long have you been studying English?
What do you like about studying English?
- WORK & STUDY
What do you do?
What would make a job interesting for you?
What kind of skills do you need in your job?
How easy or difficult is it for young people to get a job?
Would you like to do the same job for ever?
- PERSONAL BACKGROUND
Where do you come from?
In how many different places have you lived during your life?
Can you describe your neighbourhood?
Do you come from a big or a small family?
Would you like to live in the same place for a long time?
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HOW TO ANSWER B2 SPEAKING PART 1 QUESTIONS
When doing the first part of the FCE Speaking test, you must really make an effort to answer concisely yet with a complete answer. Take into account that the examiners are expecting you to produce language which is appropriate to a B2 level (upper-intermediate) or above, so you must show what you know.
So now check out the video, where l tell you WHAT NOT TO DO and WHAT TO DO instead with several sample questions and answers.
Basically, you should avoid the following typical mistakes in every speaking test:
- Very brief answers: I come from Ronda. (This might be appropriate, but if it’s okay to add more information, do it!)
- Listing things: I like the weather, the monuments…
- Not justifying your answers: Yes, we do.
- Using phrases without subject or predicate: Football, basketball, handball and tennis.
- Talking about unrelated events or talking too much.
- Leaving your answers unfinished.
