speaking part 3

Speaking Section for CAE exam.

Multiple Choice

What kind of questions do I get in speaking part 1?

• questions related to my experiences and life

• questions related to my school life

• questions baed in pictures shown.

speaking part 1

• THE RIGHT LENGTH OF ANSWER:

• TOO SHORT - Do you like your job?

  A - Yes.

  
  

  A BIT BETTER: - Do you like your job?

  A - Yes, it is good. Having a job is good and my job is good.

  
  

• THE RIGHT LENGTH: - Do you like your job?

  A - Yes and no! I mean, it's a challenge and the work is varied. But sometimes the workload is overwhelming and my work-life balance suffers.

speaking part 2

Long turn' .The examiner gives you between two and five photographs and asks you to talk about them. You have to speak for 1 minute without interruption and the interlocutor then asks the other candidate to comment on what you have said for about 30 seconds.

Speaking part 3

Collaborative task.

This is a conversation with the other candidate.

The examiner gives you some pictures and a task to do.

You have to talk with the other candidate and make a decision.

• In part 3 you and your speaking test partner are given pictures linking to a theme.

• The themes are often universally interesting ones such as 'health' or 'the environment'.

• It's often called the 'collaborative task' because for the first time in the CAE Speaking test, you have to work as a team.

  You discuss the first question for two minutes, and then there's another question you talk about for one minute.

what to do

To succeed in part 3, you have to ask your partner questions agree and disagree with what they say include them in every step of the process be interested in what they have to say.

Multiple Choice

what should I do if my partner does not answer to my questions?

• keep on going with my speech

• stop and wait for him/her to catch my idea

• To tell the examiner what to do.

What if my speaking partner is shy/nervous/aggressive?

Don't worry - the only person who affects your grade is you. The Cambridge examiners are EXPERTS and they have seen everything many times before. They will understand whatever situation you are in.

If your partner talks too much in part 3 they will penalize him/her, but not you. 

If you have to talk too much because the other candidate is so nervous, that won't count against you.
Whatever happens in part 3, the examiners will assess your performance in the whole Speaking test in a fair way.

Common mistakes

• Monologues (you shouldn't talk more than 20/25 seconds without passing the ball to your partner).

• Not reacting to your partner's ideas.

• Getting stuck on 1 topic (it's very easy to talk about one keyword for a long time, but you should try to organize your conversation so that it covers everything on the picture.

• Rushing through all the topics without analyzing them at all

• Dead air

• Nodding and other non-verbal communication.

• Getting sidetracked (for example, if the topic is 'How important are these things for our health?' many candidates will say explain why health is important. That's not the question!

Useful language

Linking words and ways to organise the discussion. The examiners will be impressed if you can:

*Combine two keywords into one point ("well, I think exercise and sleep are similar things - they're both connected to your physical health")

*move from topic to topic in an elegant way ("so I totally agree with you that exercise can contribute a lot to having a healthy life. And I think that brings us to this point about sleep, because if you exercise a lot you'll sleep better.")

*include your partner in the process ("So shall we move to the next point?)

The second third

• So you spent two minutes talking about the theme, and you discussed most/all of the keywords. The examiner will stop you, and then ask you a follow-up question. It will include words like 'most', 'best', or 'easiest'. These words make it possible for you to come to a decision.

• f the topic was health, the examiner will say, 'Now you have about a minute to decide which of these things can benefit people the most.'

• Note that word 'minute'! Deciding the answer too soon will lead to ... dead air! Always start by eliminating two or three options (giving reasons). Start by saying, 'Well it definitely ISN'T ... , because...'

Poll

From the 3 parts we have already seen, which do you consider to be the easiest

• part 1

• part 2

• part 3

Open Ended

what is the name they give to speaking part 3?

Multiple Choice

How much time do we spend in the speaking section of the CAE exam?

• 10 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 20 minutes

Multiple Choice

How many examiners will there be checking on our performance?

• two, one giving the instructions and grading, and another taking notes of our performance.

• three, one giving the instructions, a second one grading our performances and a third one receiving our sheets.

• two, one giving the instructions and another taking notes of our performance.