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CPE speaking exam. Part 1: the interview (by Helen Ingram)
Part
1 is known as the 'Interview', and consists of some questions about
your life.
Here are a few you could prepare for:
• Are you working or studying at the moment?
• What do you enjoy most about the place where you're living now? (O)
• You said you're from X. What's the most interesting place for visitors to see there? (O)
• How difficult would it be for you to move away from the area you're living in now? (S)
• What, for you, is the most interesting aspect of learning English?* (O)
• How much time do you spend travelling every day?
• Do you think it's easy for people to find a good job nowadays? (O)
• In the future, do you see yourself living in your own country, or somewhere abroad? (S)
• Do you tend to get nervous, and if so, in what circumstances?
• Do fashions in music change rapidly in your country? (O)
• Do you think your personality has changed over the years? (O)
• What countries or other parts of your country have you travelled to?
• Is it common for people to leave the place you come from? (O/S)
• Can you tell us something about housing in your area? (O)
• How good are you at organising your time?
• How important is the internet to you?
• With more shopping being done over the internet, what future is there for ordinary stores? (S)
2. THE RIGHT LENGTH OF ANSWER
Q - Are you working or studying at the moment?A - Both - studying for CPE doesn't pay, sadly, so I've got to do something to bring home the bacon! I'm holding down a part-time job as a waitress while I slog away at the books, but it's not all bad.
3. GIVING OPINIONS (see photocopy)
4. KEY WORDS for every topic
1. Which questions to expect
Generally the questions start about you and your personal life, then ask you to make opinions, then move into more speculative territory.Here are a few you could prepare for:
• Are you working or studying at the moment?
• What do you enjoy most about the place where you're living now? (O)
• You said you're from X. What's the most interesting place for visitors to see there? (O)
• How difficult would it be for you to move away from the area you're living in now? (S)
• What, for you, is the most interesting aspect of learning English?* (O)
• How much time do you spend travelling every day?
• Do you think it's easy for people to find a good job nowadays? (O)
• In the future, do you see yourself living in your own country, or somewhere abroad? (S)
• Do you tend to get nervous, and if so, in what circumstances?
• Do fashions in music change rapidly in your country? (O)
• Do you think your personality has changed over the years? (O)
• What countries or other parts of your country have you travelled to?
• Is it common for people to leave the place you come from? (O/S)
• Can you tell us something about housing in your area? (O)
• How good are you at organising your time?
• How important is the internet to you?
• With more shopping being done over the internet, what future is there for ordinary stores? (S)
2. THE RIGHT LENGTH OF ANSWER
Q - Are you working or studying at the moment?A - Both - studying for CPE doesn't pay, sadly, so I've got to do something to bring home the bacon! I'm holding down a part-time job as a waitress while I slog away at the books, but it's not all bad.
(This
is a good length and it sounds natural. It makes good use of
expressions, topic-specific vocabulary and phrasal verbs, but without
being overly long. Remember: Part 1 is a balance of saying enough that
you give yourself a chance to use some natural-sounding vocabulary and
grammar without "overdoing it" and babbling on!)
3. GIVING OPINIONS (see photocopy)
4. KEY WORDS for every topic
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