SPEAKING The speaking exam has four parts and lasts between - minutes PART ONE There are two pictures that have differences Students must say the differences between the two photos 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 But I can see but I can't see There is / There are In picture A but but There isn't / There aren't In picture B ***Don't forget but*** Example We need to make the sentences sound interesting: In picture A, I can see an umbrella behind the pilot but in picture B, the umbrella is in front of the pilot PART TWO In part two, 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 segunda parte, los estudiantes se muestran cuatro imágenes que forman una historia El examinador le dice al estudiante el título de la historia y comienza la historia la primera imagen Los estudiantes deben terminar la historia las otras tres imágenes 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 Three In part three, students will be shown pictures in sets of four, three pictures will have something in common and one will be different Students must say which one is different and why USEFUL PHRASES PRESENT CONTINUOUS For peoples' actions we use the present continuous PRESENT SIMPLE To describe things we use the present simple Because The carrot is different because it is a vegetable and the others are fruits PART FOUR In part four, students must answer personal questions How many people are there in your family? What’s the name of your best friend? What’s your favourite subject at school? What are your hobbies? What you have for breakfast? What you have for lunch? How many brothers and sisters have you got? What you like doing at the weekend? What did you last Saturday morning? 10 What did you last Sunday? 11 What’s your mother’s name? 12 Where did you go on your last holiday? 13 How many lessons you have in a day? 14 What’s the weather like today? 15 Who’s the youngest in your family? 16 Who’s the oldest in your family? ***Remember to answer in sentences not with just one word.*** 11 What’s your mother’s name? My mother's name is Isabel