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FCE SPEAKING PRACTICE GUIDELINES
1. Description of PAPER 5 – SPEAKING SECTION in the FCE format: The FCE speaking test format is two examiners and two candidates. One examiner is the
interlocutor, who conducts the test and gives a global assessment of each candidate’s performance. The other is the assessor, who focuses solely on listening to, and making an assessment of, each candidate’s oral proficiency. In the classroom practice, the teacher can either play the role of the interlocutor or put students in pairs or groups, asking them to take turns playing the interlocutor.
The Speaking test consists of 4 parts. Part 1: Interview. (3 minutes for two candidates) Part 1 is an interview between the interlocutor
and each candidate. In this part, candidates show their ability to use general social and interactional language and to give basic personal information about themselves. The questions relate to the candidates’ own lives and focus on areas such as work, leisure time and future plans.
Part 2: Long turn. (a one‐minute long turn for each candidate, plus 20‐second response from the second candidate) Part 2 tests the candidates’ ability to produce an extended piece of discourse. Each candidate is asked to compare two photographs, and to make a further comment about them in response to a task that is read out by the interlocutor. The other candidate in the same pair is also asked to comment briefly (about 20 seconds) after their partner’s long turn. They should not speak when their partner is making his / her turn.
Part 3: Collaborative. (approximately 3 minutes) In Part 3, the two candidates engage in a discussion and are expected to work towards a negotiated outcome of the task set. Candidates are given oral instructions and provided with a visual stimulus which can be several photos or pieces of artwork. They are expected to discuss each visual, expressing and justifying opinions, evaluating and speculating, in order to work towards a negotiated decision towards the end of the task.
Part 4: Discussion. (approximately 4 minutes) In Part 4, the interlocutor directs the interaction by asking questions which encourage the candidates to broaden and discuss the topics introduced in Part 3. Candidates are expected to give evaluation, rather than information. This part gives candidates an opportunity to show that they are capable of discussing issues in more depth than in the earlier parts of the test.
2. Guidelines on conducting the FCE SPEAKING PRACTICE:
Part 1
Teachers will ask a range of questions about students’ everyday life, e.g. sports they enjoy, holidays, travel and work experience, etc. Encourage the students to respond promptly, with answers which are complete and spontaneous. Practice in class may involve role‐play social situations in which they meet new people, e.g. parties, train journeys, starting a new job. Teachers may also ask students to brainstorm possible questions from the categories above and to practice asking and answering each other in pairs.
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Possible questions in this part are:
Leisure time
• Do you spend most of your free time on your own or with friends? (What do you usually do?)
• Do you prefer to be outside or inside when you have free time? (Why?)
• Are you an active person? (What sort of things do you do?)
• When did you last play a sport? (What was it?)
Likes and dislikes
• What kind of music do you listen to? (When do you listen to music?)
• Do you enjoy watching films? (Tell us about a film you’ve enjoyed recently.)
• What is your favourite part of the day? (Why?)
• Do you enjoy shopping? (What sort of things do you not enjoy buying?)
Science and technology
• How much do you use the internet? (What do you use it for?)
• Do you enjoy playing computer games? (Why / why not?)
• Which do you prefer, watching TV or playing computer games? (How often?)
Work and education
• Do you think you will use English a lot in the future? (In what ways?)
• What other languages would you like to learn? (Why?)
• What’s your dream job? (What qualifications or skills does it require?)
Travel and holidays
• What is your favourite place for a holiday? (Why?)
• What do you enjoy doing on holiday?
• Do you prefer going on holiday in a small group or in a large group? (Why?)
Daily life
• Is your weekday routine different from your weekend routine? (In what ways?)
• What do you look forward to at the end of the day?
• How would you feel if you changed your daily routine? (Why?)
Part 2 (example taken from FCE Speaking Practice 1 – EDU3) Interlocutor: In this part of the test, I’m going to give each of you two photographs. I’d like you to
talk about your photographs on your own for about a minute, and also to answer a short question about your partner’s photographs.
(Candidate A), it’s your turn first. Here are your photographs. They show different places where people live.
[Indicate pictures 1A and 1B to Candidate A.]
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I’d like you to compare the photographs, and say what are the advantages and disadvantages of living in different places. All right?
Candidate A: [1 minute] Interlocutor: Thank you. (Candidate B), would you like to live near the sea? Candidate B: [Approximately 20 seconds.] Interlocutor: Thank you. Now, (candidate B), here are your two photographs. [Indicating two different
photographs to candidate B, i.e. pictures 1C and 1D] I’d like you to compare the photographs and say…
[Continue to do the same with candidate B and then A as you’ve done with candidates A and B.]
Parts 3 & 4 (example taken from FCE Speaking Practice 2 – EDU4) Part 3 Interlocutor: Now, I’d like you to talk about something together for about three minutes.
Here are some pictures of things that can make living in a city enjoyable. [Indicate the set of pictures 2E to the candidates.] First, talk to each other about how these things can help people to enjoy life in a city. Then decide which two things you think are the most important. All right?
Candidates: [3 minutes] Interlocutor: Thank you. Part 4 (example taken from FCE Speaking Practice 2 – EDU4) Interlocutor: [Select any of the following questions as appropriate:]
• What are the disadvantages of living in a big city? • Why do you think some people choose to live in the
centre of cities? • What is special about your capital city? • Some people say that living in a city can be very
lonely. What do you think? • Would you prefer to live in a very modern city or an
old one with lots of history? Why? • Is there a city you would like to visit in the future?
Why?
Select any of the following prompts as appropriate:
• What do you think?
• Do you agree?
• And you?