Lara Domingo Aliaga
MORE TIPS FOR THE SPEAKING Exam
PART 1 (personal questions, 2 min.)
-Where are you from? short answer
-Stay on topic
-Try not to produce neither short answers nor long answers
-Use LINKING WORDS (I like…, as well as…. Moreover….)
-Avoid PRESENT SIMPLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE (sometimes it is
necessary). How can I do that?
I have always loved….., but now…… (present perfect)
When I was young I used to …………, but now ……………. (used to)
Hardly ever do I go to the gym (instead of I never go to the gym/
You can use INVERSION with the adverbs seldom, hardly ever,
rarely, barely ever in the first position of the sentence)
If only I had…. I wish I had…. (use if only/I wish + past simple)
PART 2 (comparing pictures, 1 min.)
-Focus on the question
-Use modal verbs (must, could, might, may, can't, couldn't + have + past
participle)
sure possibility negative certainty
ex: She could have missed her train
-The examiner will ask you a question about the picture of your partner.
Most times, you will be asked, if you like doing what you can see in the
picture.
