Post on 22-Oct-2021
Part 1: The company you work for
Speak about your job and your company for 2 minutes
Answer these questions in complete sentences:
•Describe your company, what does it do? How many people work there? What kind of jobs are there? Where is it located? When was it founded?
•What do you do in the company? •What do you enjoy doing there? •What tasks don't you like doing? Why? •What do you want to do in the future? Why?
LAP English Speaking Exam
Part 2
•You get some time before the exam to prepare part 2: You read a text in German and take notes in English.
• In the exam you present the text to the examiners and the second candidate. You can use your personal notes and the original text.
Part 3
In this part of the test you are going to speak about something together with the other candidate.
You are expected to make a conversation and use appropriate vocabulary: Speaking Exam Part 3
1. Introduction
Let's begin/start with ...
2. What you think about somebody/something
As far as I'm concerned ...I think ...In my opinion ...As far as I know ...In my view ...I don't think ...I don't believe that ...Well, if you ask me ...If you want my honest opinion ...I've never come across the idea that ...
3. How to agree/disagree
I must admit that ...I totally/fully/partly agree.I agree/don't agree with you.I believe/don't believe ...I'm convinced that ...The way I see it ...It seems to me that ...I wouldn't say that ...I don't think so.You're right up to a point.You could be right.That can't be right.I don't agree at all.As a matter of fact, ...That's right/wrong.Exactly.I can understand ...It's hard to say.It's a fact that ...However, ...That's why ...John likes computers. - So do I.Steve doesn't like mobiles. - Neither do I.
4. Asking for clarification
What do you think?What's your opinion?Would you like to say something?What do you mean?What are your ideas?What are you trying to say?
5. How to interrupt politely
I'm sorry, but ...Can/May I add something?Sorry to interrupt, but ...6. Other opinionsOn the one hand ... on the other hand ...They claim that ...They also say ...Opinion among teachers is that ...That's a matter of opinion.
7. Phrases to keep a discussion going
Let's get back to ...As we just heard ...Where were we?
Visual materials for the Speaking test
4E
lmportant things in life
exercise
C12
Why do people think these things are
important in their lives?
money
education
a good job
3E
Television
build new houses and
flats
provide libraries and
museums
Visual materials for the Speaking test
Are these good ways to improve people's lives
in cities?
open modern shopping centres
increase number of
parks
stop cars entering city
centres
C9
Visual materials for the Speaking test
4E
lmportant things in life
exercise
C12
Why do people think these things are
important in their lives?
money
education
a good job
1E
The best way to buy
the time it takes
what you're buying
Visual materials for the Speaking test
ls it better to buy things in shops or online?
security
getting help
amount of choice
C3