Speaking Cards for Empower A1 Units 3 and 4

 Speaking Cards for Empower A1 Units 3 and 4

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🎯 B2 Speaking Test – Part 3: Taking Time Out in Cancún

 🎯 B2 Speaking Test – Part 3: Taking Time Out in Cancún

 

Task Title: Choosing the Best Way to Relax in Cancun

 

Instructions for Students:

In this part of the test, you’re going to talk together for two or three minutes about different ways people can take time out in Cancún. You’ll see some ideas. Talk together about how these activities would help people relax or get disconnected from their daily stress.

 

How would these activities help people relax or get disconnected from their daily stress?

• Going to the beach
• Visiting a cenote
• Taking a boat trip to Isla Mujeres
• Exploring Mayan ruins
• Going to a nightclub

 

Now talk together for a minute about which activity would be the most enjoyable for a group of friends.

 

B1-level speaking practice about likes and dislikes

 Examiner’s Script: Likes and Dislikes (B1-Level Speaking Test - Part 1)

 

Introduction:

 

Examiner: Hello! My name is [Examiner's Name], and I’ll be your examiner today. How are you?

 

Student: (Responds)

 

Examiner: Great! In this part of the test, we’re going to talk about your likes and dislikes. I’m going to ask you a few questions. Just answer as clearly as you can, okay?

 

Student: (Responds)

 

Likes and Dislikes Questions:

 

Examiner: Let’s start with food. What’s your favorite type of food?

 

Student: (Responds)

 

Examiner: Why do you like that food? What do you enjoy about it?

 

Student: (Responds)

 

Examiner: Is there any food that you don’t like? Why don’t you like it?

 

Student: (Responds)

 

Examiner: How about drinks? Do you prefer hot drinks or cold drinks?

 

Student: (Responds)

 

Examiner: What’s your favorite drink, and why do you like it?

 

Student: (Responds)

 

General Likes and Dislikes:

 

Examiner: Now let’s talk about hobbies. What’s your favorite hobby or activity to do in your free time?

 

Student: (Responds)

 

Examiner:  Why do you like it? What makes it fun or interesting for you?

 

Student: (Responds)

 

Examiner: Are there any hobbies or activities that you don’t like? Why don’t you enjoy them?

 

Student: (Responds)

 

Conclusion:

 

Examiner: Thank you for sharing that with me. I’m going to ask you one last question. If you could try any new food or activity that you haven’t yet, what would it be and why?

Student: (Responds)

 

Examiner: Thank you for your answers! That’s the end of Part 1. Well done!

Modal verbs of speculation and deduction or probability and possibility

Introductory video of the song Desire with lyrics on screen by Years and years

I must be tough

I must behave

I must keep fighting

I can't be blamed

Modal verbs of deduction must and can't

A conversation about modal verbs of deduction video by the British Council

Modal verbs of deduction and speculation online exercise

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/B1_present_modals_of_deduction.htm

Modal verbs for requests

Modal verbs for requests online exercise

http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/modals/tests/modalrequests.html

 Exercise 1 on page 45

Who do you write emails to?

Why do you write emails?

What subjects do you talk about in an email?

Exercises 2 and the exam task on page 45

CAE 3 Speaking Test for the First period

CAE Speaking Test for the First Period

Part 1: Page 53

Part 2: Page 77

Part 3: Page 60

Part 4: Page 64

Sample Video of a CAE Speaking Test

Assessment Rubric for the Speaking Test

FCE Speaking Test Part 4 for the Second Period Exam

FCE Speaking Test Part 4 for the Second Period Exam

 

What are the advantages and disadvantages of having lots of leisure time?

How important do you think it is to have hobbies and interests in your free time?

Do you think it is necessary to spend money in order to relax and have a good time? (Why? / Why not?)

Which hobby or interest would you most like to take up? (Why?)

Which leisure activities do you think are becoming more popular these days? (Why?)

Do you think people these days read fewer books than previous generations did? (Why? / Why not?)

 

Link for Speaking Cards on Wordwall:

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/64017005

MAY, Peter (2012) Speaking First Part in Compact First. 2^nd Edition. Cambridge University Press: Dubai. Page 36.

CAE 1 Speaking Test Part 4 in Unit 4 on Page 37

 CAE 1 Speaking Test Part 4 in Unit 4 on Page 37

Link for the Speaking Cards

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Starter 2 Second Period Speaking Test (Units 9 and 10 in Empower Starter A1)

Starter 2 Second-Period Speaking Exam Guide corresponding to the units 9 and 10 in the Textbook of Empower Starter A1

1.- Ask a classmate about something he or she ate yesterday, e. g., ‘What did you eat yesterday?’ – ‘I ate pizza.’

2.- Ask a classmate about something he or she drank yesterday, e. g., ‘What did you drink yesterday?’ – 'I drank coffee.'

3.- Ask a classmate if he or she watched TV yesterday, e. g., ‘Did you watch TV yesterday’ – ‘Yes, I did.’

4.- Ask a classmate if he or she arrived late at school yesterday, e. g., ‘Did you arrive late at school yesterday?’ – ‘No, I didn’t.’

5.- Ask a classmate what he or she did last weekend, e. g., ‘What did you do last weekend?’ – ‘I visited my grandmother last weekend.’

6.- Ask a classmate how he or she celebrated New Year, e. g., 'How did you celebrate New Year?' - 'I had dinner with family at home.'

7.- Ask a classmate what he or her favourite season is and why, e. g., 'What's favourite season and why?' - 'It's spring because the flowers blossom.'

8.- Ask a classmate what is the season when it snows, e. g., 'What is the season when it snows?' - 'It's winter.'

9.- Ask a classmate what is the season the tree leaves turn yellow, e. g., 'What is the season the tree leaves turn yellow?' - 'It's autumn.'

10.- Ask a classmate to tell you something he or she didn't do last night, e. g., 'What didn't you do last night?' - 'I didn't clean my house.'

11.- Ask a classmate to tell you how he or she came to school, e. g., 'How did you come to school?' - 'I came to school by car.'

12.- Ask a classmate to tell you how he or she usually goes home, e. g., 'How do you usually go home?' - 'I usually go home by bus.'

13.- Ask a classmate to tell you how his or her best school friend came, e. g., 'How did your best school friend come?' - 'He came in a taxi.'

14.- Ask a classmate to tell you how he or she celebrated Halloween, e. g., 'How did you celebrate Halloween?' - 'I wore a costume and asked for sweets in my borough.'

15.- Ask a classmate to tell you how he or she celebrated Christmas, e. g., 'How did you celebrate Christmas?' - 'I travelled to Tabasco to have dinner with my family.'

16.- Ask a classmate what his or her mother is doing at the moment, e. g., 'What is your mother doing at the moment?' - 'She's cooking at the moment.'

17.- Ask a classmate what his or her father is doing at the moment, e. g., 'What is your father doing?' - 'He's working at the moment.'

18.- Ask a classmate what he or she is doing tonight, e. g., 'What are you doing tonight?' - 'I'm studying for tomorrow's exam.'

19.- Ask a classmate what he or she is doing this weekend, e. g., 'What are you doing this weekend?' - 'I'm going to a pub this weekend.'

20.- Ask a classmate what he or she is doing these coming holidays, e. g., 'What are you doing these coming holidays?' - 'I'm travelling to Prague.'

Link for the speaking cards on Wordwall: https://wordwall.net/es/resource/56710915

Written by Teacher Elmer for Starter 2 Course for the Foreign Language Centre at La Salle University of Cancun on the 18^th of May 2023 in Cancun, Mexico.