Linguaskill training Speaking

LINGUASKILL SPEAKING
TRAINING

cambridgeenglish.org/linguaskill

Some features

• 15 minute-length
• 5 parts
• Around 23 questions

Part 1- Interview

The candidate answers eight questions about themselves (the
first two questions are not marked).

# of questions: 8

20% of the marks

Questions 1 to 4

10 seconds to speak:

General information: name/ Lastname/ age/ nationality

Make longer sentences! Do not say ‘Colombia’ ‘students’
‘Yes, I do’

Audio Response

What is your name?

Open Audio Recorder

Audio Response

Where are you from?

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Audio Response

How do you spell your family name?

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Questions 5 to 8

20 seconds to speak

Talk about: hobbies, Family and Friends, Job and
Experiences

Try to use:

Idiomatic expressions

Phrasal verbs

Linking words

Match

Une el siguiente

• To be on cloud nine

• Find my feet

• To have a whale of time

• It makes my blood boil

• On the dot

Being extremely happy about something

To be comfortable with something.

It means to enjoy a lot

It means to be disgusted and infuriated.

Exactly at the right time. 

• Being extremely happy about something

• To be comfortable with something.

• It means to enjoy a lot

• It means to be disgusted and infuriated.

• Exactly at the right time. 

Audio Response

What did you do on your last birthday?

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​PAIR WORK

​Take turns to answer the following questions

-Where would you like to live in the future?
-What did you enjoy doing last week?
-What activities would you recommend to do in your town?

Match

Match them!

• Give up

• cheer up / cheer sb up

• grow apart

• end up

• bring sb down

quit a habit/ stop doing something

become / make sb happier

begin having a less close relationship

to finally be in a particular place/situ

make sb upset

• quit a habit/ stop doing something

• become / make sb happier

• begin having a less close relationship

• to finally be in a particular place/situ

• make sb upset

Audio Response

Tell us about one of your best Childhood memories

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Part 2- Reading aloud

The candidate reads eight sentences aloud.

# of questions: 8

20% of the marks

Make sure to:

Read the sentence first

Pronounce properly! Do not rush yourself

Keep your intonation (check for punctuation marks)

Check pronunciation patters (ed endings, th / s and z
sounds, b vs v, etc)

Audio Response

Marianne lived in England for 45 years. It'll be difficult for her to move back to the US

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Audio Response

Choose your words wisely when speaking in public

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Audio Response

Sophie used to love riding horses, why did she give up her most loved passion?

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Part 3- Long turn

The candidate is given a topic to talk about for one minute. 40
seconds are allowed for preparation.

1 question

20% of marks

Remember

Make notes properly: you have 40 seconds to think about it.
Don’t write a script!

Do not forget to talk about all the points given on the ‘card’

Include idiomatic expressions and make sure to use
complex vocabulary and grammar structures

​Pair work

​Make notes to talk about the following topic
Share your notes with a partner
Give your partner some feedback on their own notes

Make notes (40 seconds)

Audio Response

Answer the task

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Part 4- Long turn

The candidate is given one or more graphics (for example a
chart, diagram or information sheet) to talk about for one
minute. One minute is allowed for preparation.

1 question

20% of marks

 

1. Memorise a first phrase that you can say, for example: "I could talk about...but I think I'll start by mentioning..."

2. Remember, we talk quicker when we're nervous, so it's a good idea to practise talking slowly and steadily. 

3. Keep talking even if you run out of ideas. You should try and fill up the total talking time because the more you talk, the more language you can show.

​Make notes (1 minute)

​Answer the task in pairs

​Make notes (1 minute)

Audio Response

Time to practice

Open Audio Recorder

Part 5: Communication activity

The candidate gives their opinions in the form of short responses to five questions related to one topic. 40 seconds are allowed for preparation.

1. This exercise is similar to Speaking part 3 Long Turn (Presentation) however in this case you will not know beforehand which questions will be asked. This does not mean you will not be able to prepare. You can see the points on which the questions will be based. Take the preparation time to read through those topics.

2. Think about each point, try to think what question they could ask about it and write down a couple of words for each point. This will help give you an idea in your head for what you could say and a possible answer to the question. Don't try to prepare a full speech as you will not have time and it is not what’s expected.

1. 3. During your answer look at the words you wrote down and what you thought you could mention for each point.

   4.Put your speech together as the time passes and remember, try to speak for the full 20 seconds!

Make notes (40 seconds)

Pair work

​Write five questions about the topic taking into account the information given.

Ask them to your partner and give them feedback on their answers

Open Ended

Any final thoughts?

Thanks!