SPEAKING PART 2 1

Hobbies and leisure

Match the questions (1–8) with the answers (a–h).
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1. What time do you leave the house a At home, with my family.

in the morning?

2. Do you wear a uniform for work? b Every day, because I work in an office.

3. When do you watch TV? c Some toast and a glass of orange juice.

4. What did you have for breakfast d Usually around half past eight.
this morning?

5. Do you listen to the radio? e In the evening, after dinner.

6. Where do you usually have dinner? f No, I don’t. I prefer listening to my MP3 player.

7. How often do you send emails? g My friends – we usually go to the gym or the
swimming pool.

8. Who do you play sport with? h Yes, I do, because I’m a waitress.

Exam task
Phase 1 Discuss this topic with a partner for 1–2 minutes.
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Here are some pictures that show different free time activities. Do you like these different free time
activities? Say why or why not.

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 Ask and answer these questions about the pictures.

Do you think …

… reading is a good way to spend free time?

… going for a picnic with friends is fun?
… baking is a useful free time activity?

Which of these free time activities do you like best? Why?

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Phase 2
Ask and answer these questions with a partner.

When you have free time, do you prefer going out or staying at home? (Why?)
What new activity would you like to start doing during your free time? (Why?)

Put the letters in the correct order to make words for months and seasons.
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1. Aguuts ................ 6. yJlu ................

2. tmuanu ................ 7. bSempetre ................
3. Dmebeecr ................ 8. sipgrn ................
4. Fbreruya ................ 9. smuemr ................
5. Jyaanru ................ 10. rweitn ................

Exam facts
Part 2 Phase 1
• In this part, you talk to the other student for 1–2 minutes. You have to look at some pictures and
discuss why you like or don’t like the different things in the pictures.
• After 1–2 minutes, the examiner will ask you one or more questions about the pictures, including,
‘Which … do you like best?’

Part 2 Phase 2
• The examiner will ask you two more questions about the same topic as in Part 2 Phase 1.

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Sport
Complete the sentences with the correct word from the box.
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cycle go hit kick practise ride swim throw watch win

1. When you play basketball, you catch the ball and ................ it to the other players.
2. Next year, I’m going to learn to ................ a horse.
3. You have to ................ the ball with a bat when you play cricket.
4. If you want to be good at sport, you have to ................ every day.
5. You must be able to ................ if you want to learn to surf.
6. Many people prefer to ................ sport on TV at the weekend.
7. I want to ................ around the city on my new bike tomorrow.
8. You mustn’t ................ the ball when you play volleyball.
9. I love playing tennis, but I never ................ my matches.
10. In the summer, I usually ................ running on the beach.

Exam tips
Part 2 Phase 1
• In this part, talk about all five pictures. Say why you like or don’t like each picture.
• Ask the other student what he or she thinks.
• It’s not necessary to agree with the other student.

Part 2 Phase 2
• There are no right or wrong answers to the questions. Just give your opinions and remember to
say why you think that.

Exam task
Phase 1 Discuss this topic with a partner for 1–2 minutes.
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Here are some pictures that show different water sports. Do you like these different water sports? Say
why or why not.

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 Ask and answer these questions about the pictures.

Do you think …

… diving is exciting?
… swimming is healthy?
… sailing is easy?

Which of these water sports do you like best? Why?

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Phase 2
Ask and answer these questions with a partner.

Do you prefer watching sport or doing sport? (Why?)

Did you enjoy sport more when you were younger? (Why? / Why not?)

Read a conversation between two students. They are discussing five different sports.
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Use sentences a–e to complete the conversation.
a Not really. You have to walk too far. What about you?
b And then you could hurt yourself. But it looks exciting, doesn’t it?
c I agree. In my opinion, tennis is easier to learn than golf.
d You’re right, especially if you want to become really good at both those sports.
e Yes, really hard. And also I’m a bit scared of horses. What about skiing?

1. I think learning to ride a horse is very difficult. What do you think?

…………………................ .
2. I’ ve never tried skiing, but I think it could be dangerous. You might fall over.
…………………................ .
3. Yes, you’re right. Would you like to learn to play golf?
…………………................ .
4. I think golf’s a bit boring. And it’s hard to hit the ball very far when you’re a beginner.
…………………................ .
5. I’m not sure about that. They’re both hard to learn.
…………………................ .

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Travel and holidays

Put the words in the correct place in the table.
1a

boat bridge bus stop car catch drive

driver helicopter passenger roundabout taxi
tourist traffic light travel visit visitor

A thing A person A way to travel A verb

................ ................ ................ ................
................ ................ ................ ................
................ ................ ................ ................
................ ................ ................ ................

Complete the sentences with a word from Exercise 1a. You do not need to use all the words.
1b

1. Lots of visitors to London take a ................ trip on the River Thames.

2. I took a ................ ride over the Grand Canyon last year – it was fantastic.
3. Often, it is faster to ................ by train than by bus.
4. I usually go to work on the bus because there’s a ................ at the end of my street.
5. You have to stop when a ................ is red.
6. In the UK, you can learn to ................ when you are 17 years old.

Exam task
Phase 1 Discuss this topic with a partner for 1–2 minutes.
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Here are some pictures that show different holidays. Do you like these different holidays? Say why or
why not.

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 Ask and answer these questions about the pictures.

Do you think …

… holidays in the city are expensive?

… camping holidays are fun?
… visiting old places on holiday is interesting?

Which of these holidays do you like best? Why?

Phase 2
Ask and answer these questions with a partner.

Do you prefer to go on holiday with friends or family? (Why?)

Would you like to go on holiday during the winter? (Why? / Why not?)

Complete the text with the correct words, a, b or c.

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My name’s Joshua and I love travelling. I’ve been to lots places and I’ve (1) ................ some amazing
people. Actually, last year, I even (2) ................ a famous actor on the beach in Mexico!
This year I’ve already (3) ................ three countries. In January, I saw my sister in Spain, in March,
I (4) ................ to Italy and I’ve just (5) ................ home from a holiday with my friends. It was fun but
my bag (6) ................ in the supermarket near our hotel!
This summer I (7) ................ to California with my cousin. We (8) ................ a motorbike along
Highway One and explore San Francisco. I think we (9) ................ an amazing time!
1. a have met b meet c met
2. a seen b saw c see
3. a visit b visited c visiting
4. a go b gone c went
5. a return b returned c returning
6. a stole b has stolen c was stolen
7. a am going b go c will go
8. a are going to ride b ride c ’ll ride
9. a had b have c ’ll have

Get it right!
Look at the sentences below and and choose the correct one.

Write me a letter to tell me what are you going to do.

Write me a letter to tell me what you are going to do.

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