Developing Skills for FCE Speaking Part 2

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Class agendaDuration: 90 minutes

•Audio and video configuration

•Class organisation:

Pre-task activities

Task

Post-task activities

Reminder of Follow-up activities

Round up

End of class

What are you expected to do in Part 2 of the Speaking Paper?

•Have a conversation with the examiner in which you

give personal information and opinions.

•Compare two photographs and answer a question

briefly.

•Discuss some pictures with the other candidate to

reach a decision.

•Answer the interlocutor’s questions about the task

from Part 3.Insert a thumbs up emoticon next to the answer which you think is correct.

What should you know about Part 2 of the Speaking Paper?

Think about:

Time for each turn

Number of tasks to do in the long turn

How to describe photographs

Not knowing words

Not knowing what to do

Interaction with your partner

How well does each candidate describe the photographs?

Consider the aspects discussed before:

•Time for each turn

•Number of tasks to do in the long turn

•How to describe photographs

•Not knowing words

•Not knowing what to do

•Interaction with your partner Watch the video

Speculation Similarity & difference Fillers

Common words and expressions for Part 2:

Questions?

Comments?

Candidate A:

•Compare the types of houses.

•What are the pros and cons of living in these places?

Candidate B:

• Where would you like to live?

•Why?

Candidate A:

•Compare the types of houses.

•What are the pros and cons of living in these places?

Candidate B:

• Where would you like to live?

•Why?

Candidate A:

•Compare the types of houses.

•What are the pros and cons of living in these places?

Candidate B:

• Where would you like to live?

•Why?

Impressions

How did you find the task?

Follow-up activities

•In Part 2 there is a long turn (1 minute) and a short turn (20

seconds).

•A minute is quite a long time to talk. Don’t panic; don’t go

too fast.

•Make sure you address both parts of the instructions for

the long turn.

•Don’t give separate descriptions of each picture. Compare

them from the beginning.

•Don’t interrupt your partner’s turn. Listen so you can

comment afterwards.

Tips for Part 2 of FCE Speaking Paper:

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•For the short turn, your comment should be brief,

but you do have time to give reasons for your

feelings or opinion.

•Don’t worry if the interlocutor stops you before

you have finished everything you want to say.

•If you don’t know a word in one of the pictures,

describe what you mean using other words.

•Don’t be afraid to ask the interlocutor for

repetition if you don’t know what you have to do.

Top Tips for Part 2 of FCE Speaking Paper

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Sources: Top Tips for FCE & First Certificate Practice Tests Plus

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