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“To say a little is often to tell more than to say a great deal”T. Hardy

TYPES OF TESTS AND GRADINGabout 14 minutes

What is graded:

Grammar and vocabulary.
Pronunciation.
Interactive communication.
Discourse management.

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SUGGESTED APPROACH AND HINTS
In this part you answer questions about yourself and listen to your partner doing the same. You are each given an equal chance to speak. There is no need for you to talk to each other in this part.

Revise vocabulary for education, family, free time.
Use the correct expressions concerning likes / dislikes.
Organise [...]

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SUGGESTED APPROACH AND HINTS
The examiner will give you a pair of photographs and he will tell you to let your partner see the photos as well. Then he will ask you to compare and contrast them and give some personal reaction to them. You will have one minute to do this.

Talk about people, their actions [...]

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SUGGESTED APPROACH AND HINTS
In this part, the examiner will give you and your partner a sheet on which there will be several pictures or illustrations. You will be asked to talk about something together for about three minutes and to come to a decision. The examiner will give you you instructions and then he will [...]

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SUGGESTED APPROACH AND HINTS
In this part the examiner will ask you questions concerning the previous task.

Give reasons for your opinion.
Support your answer with examples.
You can expand on your answer by giving a little bit more info that you have been asked for.

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Listen to the examiner’s instructions.
If you are not sure what to do, or do not understand anything, ask for clarification.
Be aware of the timings of the different parts and know when you should speak, listen, interact with your partner, interact with the examiner.
It’s a speaking test not a listening test. So speak as much as [...]

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“No man would listen to you talkif he didn’t know it was his turn next”O. Nash

TYPES OF TESTS AND GRADINGabout 40 minutes

Total: 30 questions

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SUGGESTED APPROACH AND HINTS
In this part you will hear eight short unrelated recordings (each about 30 seconds) of people talking in different situations. Before you hear each extract, you’ll hear a question and three alternative answers, only one of which is correct. The eight questions are presented both on the question paper and on the [...]

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SUGGESTED APPROACH AND HINTS

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SUGGESTED APPROACH AND HINTS
You will hear five shorts extracts with five different people talking. Each extract will last about 30 seconds, and they will be related in some way. You have to match what each of the five speakers says to one of six summary words or sentences (there is always one extra). There are five [...]

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