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Part 1 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1

Part 2 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2

Part 3 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4

Example 1 ................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Example 2 ................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Exercise 1 .................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Exercise 2 .................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Exercise 3 .................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Exercise 4 .................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Exercise 5 .................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Exercise 6 .................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Exercise 7 .................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Exercise 8 .................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Exercise 9 .................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Exercise 10 ................................................................................................................................................................ 12

Part4 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14

Part 1

1. What’s your surname?

My surname is Smith

2. How do you spell it?

S-M-I-T-H

3. Where do you live?/ Where do you come from?

Name of village/town/city and country. Some information about where it is, an adjective to describe it, the number

of inhabitants

4. Do you work or are you a student in …?/ What do you do/ study?

Subject and place of study, type of course, job title, type of company, how many years you have worked there, if

you enjoy it

5. Do you enjoy studying English? Why (not)?


Your feelings about English, how long you have been studying

6. Do you think that English will be useful for you in the future?

Ways of using English in future – career, studies, personal life

7. What did you do yesterday evening / last weekend?

Name more than one activity, your feelings, how long you spent doing them

8. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

Name more than one activity, how often you do them, why you like them, etc…

Part 2

What kind of language will you need to do the task?

• language for describing the objects in the pictures

• future tense e.g. she will need

• modal verbs e.g. she might need

• superlatives and comparatives e.g. a camera is the most important thing to bring / a camera is more

important than a stereo

• language for giving reasons e.g. because

• language for giving and asking for opinions e.g. I think, what do you think?

Which of these speaking skills are needed for Part 2?

• Making suggestions

• Responding to suggestions

• Discussing alternatives

• Making recommendations

• Negotiating agreement with your partner

Tasks and useful phrases

Task Useful phrases

Starting the activity Shall we start with this one?

Let's start with this one, shall we?

Suggesting I think this would be good because…

This wouldn’t be such a good idea because…

Asking your partner’s opinión So, what do you think?

Do you think that’s a good idea?

Showing preferences I prefer…

I think this is better because…

Agreeing Yes, that’s a good point.


I see what you mean.

Disagreeing Well, I’m not so sure about that.

I don’t think that’s such a good idea.

Choosing/summing up Which one shall we choose?

So, shall we choose this one?

Do we agree that this is the best one?

Interlocutor: Thank you. In the next part, you're going to talk to each other. I'm going to describe a situation to you: a friend of yours is planning to spend six months in England to improve her English. Talk together about the things she will need in England and decide which are the most important things to bring with her. Here is a picture with some ideas to help you. (Okay) I'll say that again: a friend of yours is planning to spend six months in England to improve her English. Talk together about the things she will need in England and decide which are the most important things to bring with her. Alright? Talk together.

Both: Okay

Eva: Er…my friend Alicia is coming from Spain for six month (sic) because she need er to improve her English, yes?

Bertha: Uh-huh.

Eva: So what do you think that he ... he has to bring with her?

Bertha: Hmmm, I think she has to bring er…a lot of money and maps and the tourist guide because I remember when I come here in London for the first time I spent a lot of money in transport, in buying the maps and it was very useful to have the ...the map because you have to move to all London to find a job, to find a place to sleep, an accommodation. So I think it's the most important. And also the...the clothes (pronounced: clo-this) because it's very cold here. And it's raining.


Eva: Yes, I forgot my umbrella when I arrived at London.

Bertha: So you should tell, tell her that bring

Eva: Yes

Bertha: Yeah. Um, maybe, it's not very much important but it's very useful to have the camera to make pictures about all the places in London, famous places like Big Ben, to have (indistinct) the experience you have here because (Yes) it's crazy…remember the first months you experience new things and you met a lot of people. So maybe Alicia should bring…

Eva: I think the most important thing is bring the radio, the cassette because if you hear the radio every day, you can improve your English quickly.

Bertha: Yeah, you can also use the tape from the school to make a listening exercise and all these things. It's very useful, yeah, you learn a lot if you listen English all the day.

Eva: Yes

Bertha: So I think she should be…

Eva: So, the most important things is bring a lot of money and with money you can do everything!

Bertha: Everything, yeah. But if you can bring this stuff from Spain, it's better for her.

Eva: Uh-huh.

Bertha: Sure.

Interlocutor: Right. Thank you.

Eva: You're welcome.

Part 3


Example 1

In this picture I can see a girl. I think she is a student. She looks very busy. I think she is doing her homework. Perhaps she is

preparing for a test. Her room is not tidy. The bin is full and the books are scattered all over the place. The television is on. In

the background on the wall, I can see some paintings. She is sitting on her bed and I can see pillows. I think she likes teddy

bears. There is one in front of the TV table. There is a beautiful table cloth which covers the table on which there is a TV. She is

wearing trousers and a blue shirt. She is very smart looking and is wearing black shoes with high heels. She is very busy. The

floor is covered with a carpet. On the TV screen I can see a man feeding a horse. The horse is white in colour. On the television

I can see some picture frames. There are many books on the floor. On the bed I can see a white bedsheet.

Example 2

In this picture I can see a girl. I think she is a student. She is sitting in front of her computer and thinking. May be

she is doing her homework. There are some papers and books on the computer table. The lamp is on and perhaps

it’s night time. To her left I can see a coffee mug. In the background I can a couple of picture frames. She is wearing

blue trousers with flowers on it. Her shirt is pink in colour. She wears spectacles and she is holding them in her right

hand. I can see the keyboard and the mouse on the computer tray that slides in and out. She looks quite organized.

In the background I can also see a white curtain.In this picture I can see a girl. I think she is a student. She is sitting

in front of her computer and thinking. May be she is doing her homework. There are some papers and books on the

computer table. The lamp is on and perhaps it’s night time. To her left I can see a coffee mug. In the background I

can a couple of picture frames. She is wearing blue trousers with flowers on it. Her shirt is pink in colour. She wears


spectacles and she is holding them in her right hand. I can see the keyboard and the mouse on the computer tray

that slides in and out. She looks quite organized. In the background I can also see a white curtain.

Exercise 1

jacket in the background curly hair

blue brown red

coffee cups short hair

computer desktop ear ring

there is a there are jeans

noting down something I think may be

perhaps shirt chemist's shop

size of the bottles interviewer questions

sitting standing writing

restaurant juice container two women


Exercise 2

many people are chairs made of cane

there are relaxing I think

in the background buildings friends

weather sunny warm

husbands wives shorts

light clothes menu board restaurant

outside meals a road sign

Westerners European country tourists

they look like enjoying sunglasses

blue yellow purses and bags

Exercise 3


football just kicked goal keeper

spectators in the background three or four

players their names are on the wall on the wall

positions in which they play trying to save in the air

important match scored a goal I think

Exercise 4

hand ball sand near a park

net some people sitting

beach friendly game swimming costume

one player is wearing in the background

palm trees six players enjoying their time

T-shirts trousers each team has three


Exercise 5

[Source: PET Practice Tests - Lousie Hashemi and Barbara Thomas - Longman]

countryside riding horses crossing

a river leader or guide camping

sight seeing rain forest summer time

clothes leading the tourists beautiful

enjoying holiday a young boy

family friends tyre tube

for safety

Exercise 6


in the background horse show many people are


sitting standing umbrellas

competition horse jumping sort of a club

Grass high jump long jump

usually we see rider competition

read and yellow the sports lovers families

Watching equestrian expensive sport

Exercise 7


theater orchestra orchestra pit

music lovers many people audience

in the background enjoying their evening many musical instruments

violin I can see small stands

in front of the musicians their leader

friends families stage


Exercise 8


live show open air many people

in the background two large TVs afternoon

summer time music some kind of

show not clear the performers

center stage one on left

one on right out door fun

weather pleasant wearing caps

Exercise 9


cart trolley many shelves


supermarket cash register cashier

a woman her baby making payment

in the background black tie while shirt

not many people just a few shopping

has bought baby food a young man

Exercise 10


tourists out door shops

open area jewellery in the background

some large tents stalls booths

choosing people are shopkeepers

perhaps some festival just a few

not many people came early T-shirts


Interlocutor: And now I'd like each of you to talk on your own about something. I'm going to give each of you a photograph of people with letters. So, Bertha, here is your photograph (Thank you) Please show it to Eva but I'd like you to talk about it. Eva, you just listen and I'll give you your photograph in a moment. So, Bertha, please tell us what you can see in your photograph.

Bertha: Uh-huh. In this picture I can see a very cute boy. He's in...in a really…I think it's his house but it's very...a very nice and big house and he's having breakfast. An orange juice and cereals and he's reading a ...a letter. It looks like a letter because he reads …his (sic) reading er...in the …in the same time that he's er drinking the orange juice. He also have a newspaper and...he...he looks very...very ..you know...er.. important person because his er clothes informal but he has a very .. a very nice house and she wears a green T-shirt very colour. I don't know really what about the letter but maybe it's a notice about the...the job or actually some notice about the...his girlfriend.

Interlocutor: Thank you. Now, Eva, here is your photograph. It also shows someone with a letter. Please show it to Bertha and tell us what you can see in the photograph.

Eva: Okay. Bertha, in this picture, we can see a room, maybe is the room of of this guy whose in the, in the photo. On the left, we can see one TV and er one chair. At the background we can see the heating and on the left, sorry on the right of the photo we can see a blue sofa. The guy, he's sitting on the floor and maybe he's doing his homework. He's wearing a red...er... jumper and and jeans, I think. Er, he's wearing a glasses as well. And he's


drinking some tea. Maybe. I think he... he's studying for his exam, I think.

Interlocutor: Okay. Thank you.


Interlocutor: And now I'd like each of you to talk on your own about something. I'm going to give each of you a photograph of people with letters. So, Bertha, here is your photograph (Thank you) Please show it to Eva but I'd like you to talk about it. Eva, you just listen and I'll give you your photograph in a moment. So, Bertha, please tell us what you can see in your photograph.

Bertha: Uh-huh. In this picture I can see a very cute boy. He's in...in a really…I think it's his house but it's very...a very nice and big house and he's having breakfast. An orange juice and cereals and he's reading a ...a letter. It looks like a letter because he reads …his (sic) reading er...in the …in the same time that he's er drinking the orange juice. He also have a newspaper and...he...he looks very...very ..you know...er.. important person because his er clothes informal but he has a very .. a very nice house and she wears a green T-shirt very colour. I don't know really what about the letter but maybe it's a notice about the...the job or actually some notice about the...his girlfriend.

Interlocutor: Thank you. Now, Eva, here is your photograph. It also shows someone with a letter. Please show it to Bertha and tell us what you can see in the photograph.

Eva: Okay. Bertha, in this picture, we can see a room, maybe is the room of of this guy whose in the, in the photo. On the left, we can see one TV and er one chair. At the background we can see the heating and on the left, sorry on the right of the photo we can see a blue sofa. The guy, he's sitting on the floor and maybe he's doing his homework. He's wearing a red...er... jumper and and jeans, I think. Er, he's wearing a glasses as well. And he's drinking some tea. Maybe. I think he... he's studying for his exam, I think.

Interlocutor: Okay. Thank you.


Part4

Task Useful phrases

Agree with your partner I think so too

Absolutely

Disagree with your partner I’m not so sure about that

I don’t think so

Continue your partner’s idea Yes, and also…

And another point is…

Give a reason This is because

as…

Give a new opinión Another idea is…

I think

Ask for your partner’s opinión Do you agree?

What do you think about that?

Sum up what has just been said So,


In other words…

Showing interest Mmmm

Interlocutor: Your photographs showed people with letters. Now I'd like you to talk together about the type of letters you like to write or receive and other ways you keep in contact with people.

Eva: Okay. When I was in Spain, I..I I didn't used to to write letters.

Bertha: Me neither.

Eva: I use the computer always, always. But when I arrived at London my friends sent me every week one letter. So I have to…to ask them. So maybe monthly I write one letter for...for my friends.

Bertha: Yeah, for me the same. I didn't…I didn't used to write letters because I'm so lazy to write the letter, buy the .. the stamps and go to the post office. But here in London er because I miss a lot my friends and my family I used to write letters, emails, call to my parents all the weeks and my friends. So, yeah, I I think it's a good idea because the people lose the the um ...use

Eva: The habit

Bertha: The habit of write letters because you know internet is easier, it's faster (Quickly), Yeah, but I think that you miss a lot of…feeling if you write on the computer. I think it's good to see the the letter of the other person and you write more sincerely. I think, I enjoy, I enjoy when I receive a letter from my parents or my (Yes) my friends because you see the letter and you know that this paper, your friend touched this paper. I don't know (Yes) how to explain the…

Eva: You feel better…

Bertha: Yeah you feel

Eva: ...when you receive a letter.

Bertha: Yeah, sometimes it's good when you receive, you need to you receive notice about your (Uh-huh) your friends and your family and it's better a letter than a call or an email.

Eva: I prefer the email because it's quickly and in London I haven't...I don't have so many time to write letters.

Bertha: Yeah, it's true. Yeah, maybe the email is the best form to keep in touch with the people you...

Eva: Because every day you use the computer so in five minutes you can write to your friend so if you, if you have to write a letter you need more time.

Bertha: Yeah now with the technology, it's very easy to keep in touch. Now, the computers can have a camera (Yes) and you can see the person. It's very …it's very nice to see a person that you know is so far (Uh-huh) and you can speak face to face.

Eva: Yes. And the mobile is the best way….

Bertha: Yeah, with the message

Eva: Nowadays. Yes

Bertha: It's very...


Eva: Quickly and cheap. Yes.

Bertha: Yeah, and you meet a person you know one day or one night and you are side (sic) to speak with this person the message is very

Eva: You text him.

Bertha: ...are very funny and very

Eva: Yes

Bertha: There are a lot of ways to keep in touch actually, actually.

Eva: Uh-huh.

Interlocutor: Thank you. That's the end of the test.

Both: Thank you.

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