Giving information about yourself and expressing your opinion about various topics.

The examiner

1 minute per candidate

Unlike... /Both... and .... have in common/ By contrast.../ Similarly.../less + adjective (comparatives)

Collaborative task.The examiner gives you some material and a task to do. You have to talk with the other candidate and make a decision.

Conversation with the examiner. The examiner asks questions and you may have to give information about your interests, studies, career, etc.

2 minutes

3 minutes (a 2-minute discussion followed by a 1-minute decision-making task)

Exchanging ideas, expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing and/or disagreeing, suggesting, speculating, evaluating, reaching a decision through negotiation,

I see your point, but.../ That's an interesting idea, however.../ Let's agree to disagree

Talking on your own about something: comparing, describing, expressing opinions, speculating.

might/ may/ must/ can't/ perhaps/ probably/ it's unlikely that../there's a real chance that...

4 minutes