Speaking

The speaking exam has four parts and lasts between 7 -9 minutes.

El examen oral tiene cuatro partes y dura entre 7 -9 minutos.

Part One

The examiner has one picture and the student has a similar picture but with
differences. The examiner will say one sentence and the student must say the
difference in their picture.

El examinador tiene un cuadro y el estudiante tiene un cuadro similar, pero con

diferencias. El examinador dir que una oracin y el estudiante deben decir la
diferencia en su cuadro.

eg:

Examiner: In my picture, there is a cat in the tree.

Student: In my picture, the cat is next to the swimming pool.

Useful Phrases

Present Continuous

For peoples' actions we use the present continuous:

The girl is reading. / The girl isn't reading.

The boy is wearing a hat. / The boy isn't wearing a hat.

Present Simple

To describe things we use the present simple:

The pilot's uniform is green. / The pilot's uniform is blue.

The old woman has got straight hair. / The old woman has got curly hair.

Part Two
The student and examiner take turns to ask answer questions. Both examiner and
student have a picture with information.

El estudiante y el examinador se turnan para preguntar y contestar preguntas.

Ambos examinador y el estudiante tiene una imagen con la informacin.

Useful Phrases

Question words
When?

What?

Why?

Where?

How much?

How many?

What time?

Auxillary Verbs in present simple and past simple

When did .....?

Was it ......?
How many were ......?
What was / did ....?
Is it ....?
Where is .....?

etc

Example (see picture abve)

Student: What is the name of William's dvd?

Examiner: It's called Island Adventure.
Student: Who gave it to him?
Examiner: His uncle gave it to him.
Student: What is it about?
Examiner: It is about three pirates.
Student: When did he watch it?
Examiner: He watched it last week.
Student: Was it exciting or boring?
Examiner: It wasexciting.

This is then repeated with the examiner asking the questions and the student
answering them.
Luego se repite con el examinador pidiendo las preguntas y el estudiante
responderlas.

Part Three

In part three, students will be shown four pictures that form a story. The examiner
tells the student the title of the story and begins the story using the first picture.
Students must finish the story using the other three pictures.

En la tecera parte, los estudiantes se muestran cuatro imgenes que forman una
historia. El examinador le dice al estudiante el ttulo de la historia y comienza la
historia con la primera imagen. Los estudiantes deben terminar la historia con las
otras tres imgenes.

Useful Phrases

Present Continuous
For peoples' actions we use the present continuous:

Tommy is studying in his bedroom.

Present Simple

To describe things we use the present simple:

It is night time. His bedroom is tidy.

Adjectives

Use some adjectives:

Happy / Sad / Serious / Beautiful / Cloudy / Sunny etc

Example (picture 2)

Tommy is getting dressed. He is sitting on his bed. It is the morning and it is a

sunny day.

Part Four

In part four, students must answer personal questions.

En la cuarta parte, los estudiantes deben responder preguntas personales.

Some examples might be:

1. How many people are there in your family?

2. Whats the name of your best friend?
3. Whats your favourite subject at school?
4. What are your hobbies?
5. What do you have for breakfast?
6. What do you have for lunch?
7. How many brothers and sisters have you got?
8. What do you like doing at the weekend?
9. What did you do last Saturday morning?
10. What did you do last Sunday?
11. Whats your mothers name?
12. Where did you go on your last holiday?
13. How many lessons do you have in a day?
14. Whats the weather like today?
15. Whos the youngest in your family?
16. Whos the oldest in your family?
17. What time does school finish?

***Remember to answer in sentences not with just one word.***

17. What time does school finish?

It finishes at 5 o'clock.