FCE$SPEAKING$TEST$–$useful$
phrases$
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Asking$for$clarification$
Sorry,&I’m¬&sure&what&you&mean.&
I&don’t&(really)&understand&
Can&you&say&that&again,&please?&I’m¬&
(quite)&sure&what&I&have&to&do.&
Can&I&ask&a&question?&
Do&you&want&me&to….?&
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Correcting$yourself$
What&I&mean&is…&
What&I&meant&was…&
What&I’m&trying&to&say&is…&
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Compare$and$contrast$(Part$2)$
They&both&show/have/etc&
They’re&both&quite&similar&because&they&both&
show/have/etc&
There&are&…..&in&both&photographs&
Both&of&them&have&got….&In&them.&
The&top&one&looks&more…..&than&the&bottom&
one.&
The&one&on&the&left&is/shows/has&…..&but&the&
one&on&the&right&is&….&
This&one&is¬&as……as&the&other&one.&
It’s&quite&difficult&to&compare&them.&
This&picture&reminds&me&of&…..&whereas&&the&
other&one…..&
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Expressing$your$likes,$dislikes,$
preferences$
I&(really)&like/love/enjoy&…..&
I&don’t&(really)&like….&
I’m¬&very&keen&on…&
I&much&prefer…&
I’d&prefer…&
I’d&(much)&rather…&
The&thing&I&like&the&best&is&….&
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Expressing$your$
opinions/feelings/reactions$
I&don’t&think&he’s&very&happy&/&she’s&going&to&
buy&anything&
I’m¬&sure&whether&enjoy&it&/people&believe&
I&think&it’d&be&better&if&&they&chose…./&we&
didn’t&go…&
I&think&we&should….&pay&less&/&choose&…&
It&makes&me&angry/worried/smile/want&to…&
I&find&it&really&interesting/awful&
It&looks&a&bit&strange/difficult&
She&looks&as&if&she’s&enjoying&it&/&she&hasn’t&
slept&
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Agreeing$or$disagreeing$with$your$
partner$(Parts$3$and$4)$
I&agree&
That&sounds&like&a&good&idea&
That’s&a&great&idea&
You’re&right!&
That’s&true&
I’m¬&sure&about&that&
