Speaking FCE - Test 2

FCE SPEAKING TEST 2
Part 1
1. What type of transport do you usually use?

I have a motorcycle and I also use the metro or trams depending where I
want to go to. The metro is good for going to a lot of places and relatively
cheap. If I want to go out of the city then I usually take my motorbike
because it's more convenient for me.
2. Do you think transportation in your country is good? Why?

In the major cities the transport is ok. The metro system is very good for
us, it's clean, fast and safe and there are lots of destinations served. The
old trolleys or trams can be slow sometimes and they can have problems
when they disconnect from the electricity, but usually the driver can fix it
and then continue. Outside of the cities in rural zones a lot of transport is
by local taxi.
3. How would you upgrade the transportation in your country?

I think it would be good if the rail network were upgraded. The
infrastructure is very old in many places and needs to be repaired or
replaced to improve the service. Some of the older trolley buses should be
renovated or replaced also to improve the overall reliability of the system.
Part 2
The photos show people with presents. What are the people’s
feeling?
 Do you like getting surprises?

Photo 2
The photos show people playing music. What is enjoyable about
music like this?
Part 3
I’d like you to imagine that the headmaster of a school has invited some
people to come and talk about their jobs. Here are the people who are
going to come.
- What is good or bad about these people’s jobs?
- Which three jobs would be most interesting to hear about?
Part 4
1. Do people in your country accept excuses for being late?
Why? / Why not?
It depends on the situation and if the excuse is genuine or not. We are
very hospitable and respectful here and we believe that if a person
arrives late it is better than not arriving at all, but most people try to
arrive on time and most of the time it's not a problem. I think excuses
are only a problem if the occasions are too frequent or inconvenient for
the other persons.
2. What type of excuses do people in your country accept?

There are many reasons why people might be late arriving somewhere
or attending a meeting or appointment. Problems with the family,
having to help an older member of the family or look after one of the
younger children in an emergency, problems with transport or delays in
traffic are common and of course when you are sick or ill and have to
postpone an event or appointment. Most other people understand these
situations, because it has also happened to them at one time or another
in their lives.
3. Is farming important for your country?

Very! It's one of the biggest industries in my country. Many people still
live in the country and earn their living from working in the land - even
though that may be changing now - we have a long history of
agriculture. The main crops that are grown here include rice and corn,
sugarcane, bananas, pineapple, mangoes and coffee and then there are
some farmers who also produce other crops such as abaca which is like
a banana plant and peanuts as well ... and also some eggplant, onions,
garlic ... and I'm sure there are many more as well ... oh and of course
we also grow rubber and cotton too. So yes, farming has always been
very important here in my country.
4. What measures should we take to protect our nature?

One of the problems in this country is that there has not been enough
funding and investment in irrigating land and protecting the soil which
has been damaged over many years by using various pesticides and
fertilizers, which have now resulted in land and produces less than it did
in the past.
There is also a trend happening at the moment where many rural

farmers are actually selling their land to developers and they are
constructing residences or golf courses on the land. The farmers need
the money and this is happening rapidly at the moment, so the
government really should have some kind of plans to make sure that the
countryside is protected and will not be overdeveloped.
I'm not sure what measures exactly could be put in place, but there
needs to be some kinds of environmental policy which protects or limits
the rate of development of such land or we could be making more
problems for ourselves in the future.
5. Do you think future generations will be interested in
farming?
Probably not, it has been difficult for many people to maintain their
farms, paying for seeds and the workers to plant and harvest the crops,
as I said, many small rural farmers sell their land if they are given the
opportunity.
I think the younger generations are more interested in commerce and

other areas rather than farming as a way of earning a living. They've
seen older people struggling in recent years and technology has also
changed things a lot here - so it's likely that young people will not be
interested in farming and want to do something else for work.

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FCE SPEAKING TEST 2

1. What type of transport do you usually use?

2. Do you think transportation in your country is good? Why?

3. How would you upgrade the transportation in your country?

 Do you like getting surprises?

2. What type of excuses do people in your country accept?

3. Is farming important for your country?

4. What measures should we take to protect our nature?

There is also a trend happening at the moment where many rural

I think the younger generations are more interested in commerce and

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