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CAE SPEAKING PART 3: FINAL TIPSSandy Millin
What do you do?
• Talk to your partner about a group of pictures• Answer TWO questions about the images
What is the examiner looking for?
• The ability to use language to:– discuss and interpret;– agree, disagree or agree to disagree;– negotiate and collaborate;– rank or classify.
Source: http://www.splendid-speaking.com/exams/cae_speaking.html
FIND A PARTNER
Do the taskI’d like you to imagine that a local college is preparing a short training course to prepare students for the world of work.Here are some of the skills to be included.Talk to each other about the relative importance of these skills and which three should be included on the course
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFcjODcr3Og&feature=related
How important are these skills?Which three should be included on the course?
• Customer care• Information Technology• Money management• Time management• Organisation• Presentation skills• Team work• Language learning
Did you...
• listen to what your partner had to say?• clearly respond to their opinion?• come to a final decision?• answer both questions?• show the examiner the range of your English?
Watch two people doing the task
• How do they do? • Do you think they show the examiner
everything they need to?
They pass, but the girl in blue should ask more opinions and the girl in brown should speak more.
A new taskI'd like you to talk about something together for three minutes. (Five minutes for groups of three)Here are your pictures showing different occupations. Discuss the role these people have in our lives. Then decide which job tends to be the most stressful.All right?
Source: http://www.splendid-speaking.com/exams/cae_speaking.html
Discuss the role these people have in our lives.Decide which job tends to be the most stressful.
Did you...
• listen to what your partner had to say?• clearly respond to their opinion?• come to a final decision?• answer both questions?• show the examiner the range of your English?
Framework Part 1
1. Start the discussion2. Give your opinion about the 1st picture3. Ask your partner their opinion
1. Respond actively to your partner’s opinion2. Give your opinion about the 2nd picture
3. Ask your partner their opinion
1. Respond actively to your partner’s opinion2. Give your opinion about the 3rd picture3. Ask your partner their opinion
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Framework Part 2When you have discussed most or all of the pictures...
1. Respond to the conclusion your partner gave by agreeing / disagreeing / agreeing to disagree and close the discussion.
1. Bring the discussion to a conclusion by suggesting an answer to the second
question.
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Giving your opinion
Giving your opinion
Asking for your partner’s opinion
• What do you think?• Do you agree?
Do you know any more advanced ways of asking for
an opinion?
Asking for opinions
• What do you reckon?• What’s your point of view?• What’s your opinion?• How do you feel about...?• How do you see...?• I don’t know what you think about this?
Responding actively
• That's an interesting point.• I was interested in what you said about ...• So, when you say ........, do you mean ........?• Could you explain what you mean by .......?
• Definitely...• I partially agree, but...• I see what you mean,...
Source: http://www.splendid-speaking.com/exams/cae_speaking.html
Agreeing and Disagreeing
• I completely agree.• That’s my opinion too.• I feel the same way.
• Any more?• I couldn’t agree with
you more.• You’re right.
• I’m afraid I don’t agree at all.
• I’m not sure I agree with you there.
• Any more?
• I don’t agree with you at all.
• I’m not sure I agree completely.
Agree to disagree
• How can you show the examiner this?
• We’ll have to agree to disagree there.• Shall we agree to disagree?
Moving to a new picture
• Let’s look at this picture now.• Shall we talk about this [job/present/place]
now?• I’m going to move on to this picture.
• Any more?
Bringing the discussion to a conclusion
• So, weighing up the pros and cons, do you think …?
• Are we generally in agreement that …?• So, all in all do we feel …?• Essentially, do we all agree that …?• So, to sum up …• So, in general …• It seems we’ve reached the conclusion that …• Taking everything into consideration...
Source: http://www.splendid-speaking.com/exams/cae_speaking.html
Responding to the conclusion
• Yes, I think so too.• Yes, I agree with that conclusion.
• Any more?
• I share your opinion about... but...
Can you remember the framework?
With your partner, decide who will speak first.
Try againI'd like you to talk about something together for three minutes. (Five minutes for groups of three)Here are your pictures showing different occupations. Discuss the role these people have in our lives. Then decide which job tends to be the most stressful.All right?
Source: http://www.splendid-speaking.com/exams/cae_speaking.html
Discuss the role these people have in our lives.Decide which job tends to be the most stressful.
Did you...
• feel more confident this time?• use the framework (or at least do everything that
was in it)?
• listen to what your partner had to say?• clearly respond to their opinion?• come to a final decision?• answer both questions?• show the examiner the range of your English?