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When you walk into the room of the speaking test, you should:
ignore everyone until the exam begins
be polite and friendly to the examiners and your partner
use formal expressions such as 'Sir' or 'Madam' always
When the examiner asks you a question, you should:
answer with a speech you prepared earlier
just say 'yes', 'no' or 'maybe'
give full answers, with reasons and examples
In part 1, you should always reply to:
the other candidate
the examiner who asks you the questions
the examiner who does not ask questions
In part 1, while the other candidate is speaking, you should
think about something else
listen to what he or she is saying
correct his or her mistakes
If you don't understand a question, you should
politely ask the examiner to repeat it
say nothing
pretend you understand and talk about something else
During the test, you
can use words in your first language if you need to
may ask the examiner to translate certain words
must only talk in English
Give three expressions for asking for repetition.
Sorry, I didn't catch that / Could you repeat that, please? / Pardon?
Give three expressions for adding information
as well as that / and / also
Give three expressions for giving reasons.
So / because / the reason is
Give three expressions for giving examples.
for instance, such as, like
Give three expressions/questions for giving suggestions.
How about...? / Perhaps we should... / So shall we...
Give three questions asking for agreement.
Would you agree? / Would you go along with that? / Don't you think so?
Give three expressions for agreement.
I totally agree with you / That's a great idea / I think so, too
Give three expressions for disagreeing.
I'm not so sure about that / I don't really agree / I think it might be better to...
How long are you given to compare the photos and answer a question?
1 minute, approximately.
How long are you given to carry out part 3 if there are only two candidates?
2 minutes to discuss and 1 minute to reach an agreement.
