Certificate in Advanced

Sample Speaking materials

3 Flags

Part 2

4 Wheels

4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)

Interlocutor

In this part of the test, Im going to give each of you three pictures. Id like you to talk
about them on your own for about a minute, and also to answer a question briefly
about your partners pictures.
(Candidate A), its your turn first. Here are your pictures. They show different
situations in which flags are used.
Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 3, in front of Candidate A.
Id like you to compare two of the pictures, and say why the flags are being used,
and what effect they might have on the people who see them.
All right?

Candidate A

1 minute
Interlocutor

..
Thank you.
(Candidate B), in which picture do you think the flags have the greatest
significance? (Why?)

Candidate B

approximately

..

30 seconds

Interlocutor

Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet.
Now, (Candidate B), here are your pictures. They show people and different kinds of
wheels.
Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 4, in front of Candidate B.
Id like you to compare two of the pictures, and say what the wheels enable people
to do, and how important the wheels might be.
All right?

Candidate B

1 minute
Interlocutor

..
Thank you.
(Candidate A), which wheel do you think would be the most difficult to operate?
(Why?)

Candidate A

approximately

..

30 seconds

Interlocutor

Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet.

Why are the flags being used?

What effect might they have on the people who see them?

What do the wheels enable people to do?

How important might the wheels be?

5 Unusual meetings

Part 2

6 Nature into art

4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)

Interlocutor

In this part of the test, Im going to give each of you three pictures. Id like you to talk
about them on your own for about a minute, and also to answer a question briefly
about your partners pictures.
(Candidate A), its your turn first. Here are your pictures. They show meetings in
different situations.
Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 5, in front of Candidate A.
Id like you to compare two of the pictures, and say why the people might be in these
situations, and what the results of the meetings might be.
All right?

Candidate A

1 minute
Interlocutor

..
Thank you.
(Candidate B), which situation do you think is the most unusual? (Why?)

Candidate B

approximately

..

30 seconds

Interlocutor

Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet.
Now, (Candidate B), here are your pictures. They show natural materials being used
in artistic ways.
Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 6, in front of Candidate B.
Id like you to compare two of the pictures, and say how difficult it might be to use
natural materials in this way, and how effective you think the results are.
All right?

Candidate B

1 minute
Interlocutor

..
Thank you.
(Candidate A), which picture do you think shows the most effective use of natural
materials? (Why?)

Candidate A

approximately

..

30 seconds

Interlocutor

Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet.

Why might the people be in these situations?

What might the results of the meetings be?

How difficult might it be to use natural materials in this way?

How effective do you think the results are?

21 Better health care

Parts 3 and 4
8 minutes (12 minutes for groups of three)

Part 3
Interlocutor

Now, Id like you to talk about something together for about three minutes.
(5 minutes for groups of three)
Here are some suggestions for improving health care in your area.
Place Part 3 booklet, open at Task 21, in front of the candidates.
First, talk to each other about how effective these suggestions might be in
improving health care. Then decide which two would benefit the local community
most.
All right?

Candidates

3 minutes

..

(5 minutes for
groups of three)

Interlocutor

Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 3 booklet.

Part 4
Interlocutor

Select any of the following questions, as appropriate:

Select any of the following

prompts, as appropriate:

Some people say we rely too much on

medicines nowadays. Whats your opinion?

Should childrens health education be the

responsibility of parents or schools?
(Why?)

What can be done to make hospitals more friendly places for children?

What in your view are the qualities of a good doctor?

Do you think our lifestyles will become more healthy or less healthy in the
future? (Why?)

Thank you. That is the end of the test.

What do you think?

Do you agree?
How about you?

How effective might these suggestions be in improving health care?

Which two would benefit the local community most?

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23 Life in the 21st century

Parts 3 and 4
8 minutes (12 minutes for groups of three)

Part 3
Interlocutor

Now, Id like you to talk about something together for about three minutes.
(5 minutes for groups of three)
Here are some pictures which have been chosen to appear in an exhibition
entitled Life in the 21st century.
Place Part 3 booklet, open at Task 23, in front of the candidates.
First, talk to each other about what positive and negative aspects of life in the 21st
century these pictures show. Then decide which two pictures should be used to
advertise the exhibition.
All right?

Candidates

3 minutes

..

(5 minutes for
groups of three)

Interlocutor

Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 3 booklet.

Part 4
Interlocutor

Select any of the following questions, as appropriate:

Select any of the following

prompts, as appropriate:

What do you think is one of the most exciting

things about living in the 21st century?
(Why?)

Do you feel that we rely too much on

technology nowadays? (Why? / Why
not?)

Some people say that we have lost a sense of what is really important in
life. Whats your opinion?

If you could live in a different period of history, which would you choose?
(Why?)

Some people say that we have gone too far in trying to control the world
we live in. Whats your view?

Thank you. That is the end of the test.

What do you think?

Do you agree?
How about you?

What positive and negative aspects of life in the 21st century do these pictures show?
Which two pictures should be used to advertise the exhibition?

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