PET Speaking Exam Practice Final Ho

PET Speaking Exam Practice
PART 1 : PERSONAL INFORMATION (2-3 minutes)

*Give personal information.
*Ask and answer questions about your family, studies, ome town, free time, !ob.
*"pell a word.
USEFUL LANGUAGE:
#$ere are you from%#
#&'m from (u)arest, *omania.
#$at do you do%#
#& study +du)ation at Granada ,niversity#.
#-ave you .ot any broters or sisters%#
#/o, &'m an only )ild#.
#0es, &'ve .ot an older sister. "e is a do)tor1 student.
#$at do you do in your free time%#
#& en!oy readin. and listenin. to musi). & also like swimmin.. & usually .o on)e a week.#
PART 2 : SIMULATED SITUATION (2-3 minutes)
*2alk about a situation wi) is illustrated on a seet of paper.
*3ake su..estion and dis)uss alternatives.
USEFUL LANGUAGE :
eginning
45, we need to de)ide wat to buy 1 .et 1 do 1were to .o 1 wat we sould take 6ob!e)ts on a !ourney7
"o, wi) of tese are te most important 1 are te best 1 are te most useful%
"o, wi) of tese would e 1 se like%
Sa!ing "#at !$% t#ink
& tink we sould 1 e sould + infinitive
&n my opinion, we sould + infinitive
&t would be a .ood idea to + infinitive be)ause88.
& tink it would be better to + infinitive tan to + infinitive
& tink e'd 1 se'd like 8.
&f & were im1 er, & would like1 want888be)ause88..
DIS&USS ALTERNATI'ES
#$i) do you tink is best%#
#0es, tat's possible#
#&t's diffi)ult to de)ide but 8#
#& tink tis is more useful be)ause 8#
#&t would be better to .o to te )inema be)ause 8#
GI'E (OUR OPINION
#& tink1& don't tink tat's a .ood idea be)ause8#
#9ersonally, & tink tat's a terrible idea be)ause 8#
#&n my opinion it would be better to stay in a otel be)ause 8#
AGREE AND DISAGREE
#2at's wat & tink too#
#& a.ree#
AS) FOR SUGGESTIONS
#$at sall we do toni.t%#
#$ere sall we .o toni.t%#
MA)E SUGGESTIONS
#-ow about .oin. to te )inema%#
#$y don't we ave a meal in tat new
restaurant%#
#$e1 se1 e )ould stay in and wat) a film#
#:et's invite some friends round for dinner#.
&'d like to + infinitive. $at about you%
RESPOND TO SUGGESTIONS
#0ea, tat's a .reat idea#
#0es, tat sounds .ood#
#$ell, & tink &'d prefer to .o to a dis)o#
#0es, 45# or #All ri.t, & a.ree#.
AS) FOR OPINIONS

#$at do you tink about tat%#
#;o you a.ree%#
#-ow do you feel about tat%#
*O+ TO S*O+ INTEREST:
USE E,PRESSIONS
#4, tat's interestin.#.
#& see#.
#,-u#
AS) FOLLO+ UP -UESTIONS
#+du)ation. &s tat very diffi)ult%#
#$at kind of books do you like readin.%#
&$nc.%/ing
"o, we tink 8. and 8 are te most
important tin.s. &s tat ri.t%
"o, we're .oin. to take 6ob!e)ts on a
!ourney7 1 .et 1 buy 1 .o to 8. and 8. . &s
tat ri.t%
0es, let's take 1 .et 1 buy1 .o to8..
"o we tink e sould + infinitive
"o we tink e'd like + object / + to +
infinitive
0es, & tink e'd really like tat.
0es, & tink tat would be best.
0es, tat would be really .ood.
#&'m not sure & a.ree wit you#
&'m not sure about tat. $at about01% + object / + - ing form
#0es, you're ri.t#
#$ell, tat's true but 8#
#&'m sorry but & don't a.ree wit you#.
/o, & don't tink so be)ause8.
& don't tink tat's a very .ood idea be)ause8
2at's not a bad idea but8.
2at's true but8.
E,PRESS PREFEREN&ES
#&'d rater .o to a )ampsite#
#&'d like to stay in a yout ostel#
#&'d prefer to .o to a otel#
REMEMBER!
Listen carefully to the examiners instructions and focus on the picture in the middle, hich gives the !ey to the situation
"se the pictures round the outside as ideas for your discussion# $ont describe them#
%hin! about the type of situation & is it directly about you or a third person' (f its about a third person, use he or she
consistently
)tart the discussion immediately, $*+% aste time by giving the bac!ground to the situation
,ive reasons for your opinions/ideas
-a!e sure you give your partner an opportunity to participate e.ually in the discussion# $ont dominate
PART 2 : DES&RIING A P*OTO ( < = < > minutes per )andidate)
*2alk about a )olour poto.
USEFUL LANGUAGE:
GI'E A GENERAL INTRODU&TION e... #2is pi)ture sows 8# or #&n tis pi)ture & )an see...# or #2is is a
pi)ture of 8#
TAL) AOUT PLA&ES e... #2ey're drivin. in te )ountry1in a )ity1in te mountains# or #"e's sittin.
inside1outside a )afe# or #& )an see a street market1old buildin.1square1 street1restaurant1bea) 8#
DES&RIE PEOPLE3S AGE e... #-e's about ?@ years old# or #2ey're in teir twenties# or #"e's a teena.er1a
youn. )ild1a middle-a.ed woman#
DES&RIE PEOPLE3S &LOT*ES e... #"e's wearin. a pair of sorts and a red 2-sirt# or #2ey're wearin.
quite )asual1smart )lotes# or #-e's wearin. a uniform#
DES&RIE PEOPLE3S A&TIONS e... #-e's sittin. at a desk# or #"e's standin. in a queue# or #2ey're avin. a
meal# or #"ome people are sunbatin. and oters are swimmin. in te sea#
DES&RIE PEOPLE3S ROLES IN A PI&TURE e... #-e's probably a sop assistant and se's a )ustomer# or
#2is person on te left seems to be a tourist .uide = e's pointin. to a buildin.# or #2e man servin. te drinks is a
waiter#
DES&RIE PEOPLE3S FEELINGS IN A PI&TURE e... #0ou )an tell tey are en!oyin. temselves be)ause
tey are smilin.# or #-e seems a bit fri.tened. 3aybe tis is te first time e's tried tis# or #"e looks very
interested in tis a)tivity = se's )on)entratin. very ard#
PARAP*RASE (use tese prases to des)ribe words you don't know) e... #&t's sometin. you fry food in# (fryin.
pan) or #&t's a kind of )ontainer for flowers# (a vase) or #&t's a )upboard for keepin. )lotes in# (a wardrobe).
MA)E GUESSES e... #&t mi.t be summer be)ause some people are wearin. sun.lasses# or #&t's probably in te
)ountry, be)ause 8# or #2is pi)ture )ould be in /ortern +urope be)ause of te buildin.s...#
DES&RIE POSITION e... #&n te middle of te pi)ture tere is a .roup of people, probably tourists be)ause 8#
or #&n te ba)k.round tere is a )ur) 8# or #2ere's a bookself neAt to1near1beind1in front of te door#.
REMEMBER!
%al! in sentences & dont produce lists of items you can see
*rganise your description & dont describe the same thing more than once
)tart ith a general idea of the subject of the picture before going into details
,ive reasons /related to the picture0 for your ideas
%al! about the situation as ell as the physical things you can see in the picture
,ive some personal reaction to the picture
Listen .uietly hen your partner describes his/her photo & dont give help or comment
PART 4 : DIS&USSION (3 minutes)
*2alk wit te oter )andidate about a topi) related to part 3.
*Give your opinion about sometin. and eAplain wat you prefer.
USEFUL LANGUAGE:
TAL) AOUT PERSONAL LI)ES 5DISLI)ES e... #& love1quite like1really en!oy1don't like1ate )ampin.
be)ause 8# or #& find (don't find) visitin. museums quite borin.1eA)itin.1eApensive1relaAin. 8# or #&'m (&'m not)
very interested in 1 quite keen on sport 8#
AS) FOR OPINIONS e... #$at do you tink of "panis 2B%# or #$at's your opinion% or #-ow do you feel
about .oin. on a )ruise%#
E,PRESS PREFEREN&ES e... #&'d (wouldn't) like to live in a bi. ouse be)ause 8# or #&'d rater1prefer to live
in te )ountryside be)ause 8#
REMEMBER!
Listen carefully to the instructions given by the examiner# "sually there are to things to tal! about# 1emember to tal!
about both of them ith the other candidate and give reasons and examples for your opinions
*ften the instructions from the examiner ill use the verb li!e# Listen carefully to decide if you should use ould li!e + to
+ infinitive *1 li!e + the gerund in your ansers
1espond to hat the other candidate says /sho that you are listening and interested, as! follo-up .uestions0 and then
give your on anser
USEFUL VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS
Pe$p.e 6ee.5 are 5 .$$k:

afraid
an.ry
annoyed
anAious
brave
)alm
)eerful
T#ing75 pe$p.e are:
Annoyin. (enervant)
"tressful (stresant)
+mbarrassin. (!enant)
Cri.tenin. (infri)osator)
AmaDin. (uluitor)
&nterestin. (interesant)
(orin. (pli)tisitor)
+A)itin. ()aptivant)
Cas)inatin. (fas)inant)
*elaAin. (relaAant)
U7e6%. p#ra7e7:
&f & were you1 im1 er, et), & would.........
&'ve known im1 er - for ? years
- sin)e 2@@E
& love1 adore1 like1 en!oy1 don't mind1 don't
like1 )an't stand1 ate F vb ING
P#ra7a. 8er97:
:ook up G
:ook for G
:ook at G
:ook after G
:ook forward to (F vb ING: ;
:ook round G
Cind out G
Give up G
Grow up G
9i)k up G
9ut on G
2ake off G
2ake out G
2urn down G
2urn off G
2urn on G
Get on G
Get off G
2ake up G
"et up -G
(rin. up -G
3ake up G
)urious
deli.ted
embarrassed
fri.tened
.lad
.uilty
appy
!ealous
miserable
stressed
amaDed
interested (in)
keen on (Gpasionat de)
.ood at
useless at (G nu e bun la..)
loyal
independent
kind
)onfident
onest
.enerous
patient
selfis
sensitive
relieved
fantasti)
eAtraordinary
wonderful
.ood-lookin.
bored
eA)ited
fas)inated
disappointed
fed up wit (Gsatul de..)
lonely
nervous
relaAed
surprised
upset
worried

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AS) FOR OPINIONS

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