B1 Preliminary Speaking Part 1 and 2 Quiz

How many parts are there in the B1 Preliminary Speaking exam?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

In part one, you have to...

• talk with your partner

• talk with the examiner

• give a speech

• describe a picture

The examiner might ask you questions about...

• your family life

• your school life

• the place where you live

• all of the topics above

In part one you should...

• speak in full sentences and give reasons for your answers.

• give one word answers.

• ask your partner questions.

• ask the examiner about her life.

In part 2 of the speaking test you have to...

• talk with your partner.

• have a discussion with the examiner.

• describe a picture.

• describe a person you know well.

In part two, you have to describe a picture. You should...

• describe the picture!

• give your opinion.

• compare it to your life.

• talk about the topic in general.

If you don't the know the exact word for something in the picture, you shouldn't talk about it.

• True

• False

If you don't know the word in English you could say:

• It is a thing for...(cooking food in).

• eh?

• I don't know this in English.

• What's this in English?

You should talk about the place you can see and...

• what the people might be feeling.

• what they are wearing.

• what their jobs are and what they are doing.

• all of the above.

When you describe your picture, good tenses to use are...

• Past simple and past continuous

• Present simple and present continuous