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SiMPLY Cambridge A2 KEY EXAM GUIDE Speaking

LISTENING Part Five SPEAKING Part One
(3-4 minutes)
What is the task What is the task
In Part 5 of the listening paper you will listen to a longer In Part 1 - Phase 1 of the speaking paper the examiner
conversation between two people who know each other. starts a general conversation with each of the candidates.
You will have a list of 5 items (plus one example) and a You will be asked easy questions about yourself such as,
second list of 8 items that are similar. For example, the first ‘Where are you from?’ or ‘How old are you?’
Most candidates feel quite nervous at the beginning of the
list might be a list of week days, people names, places etc. Speaking paper. However, what you should know is that this
The second list might be a list of activities, birthday presents, conversation uses everyday, simple language which will help
food, hobbies, TV programmes etc. you to relax.
You must match the items in the first list with the items in
the second list. Part 1 - Phase 2: the examiner is going to ask you two short-
answer questions about your daily life, interests, likes, dis-
likes etc. followed by one longer question, eg. ‘Tell me
How to do the task
First you should read and listen to the instructions. Then read something about …’ .
the questions and think about what the listening is going to You will only talk to the examiner. You will not talk to
be about. You should listen for the first time to get the gen- the other candidate in this task.
eral meaning of the recording and then choose the best How to do the task
option for each question. Then listen again and check all You should listen carefully to the questions and make sure
the answers carefully. that you give answers that actually answer the questions.
Do not talk about other things that you have not been
asked about. Also, try not to give one-word answers, but
Let’s practise! make your answers longer by giving reasons and examples
Look at the script and find the answers to the questions. wherever possible. However, you will not be expected to
For each question, choose the correct answer. give very long answers in this part of the test.
If you do not understand what the examiner has asked you,
You will hear Thomas talking to Helen about a friend’s you should ask him/her to repeat it.
birthday. What present will each person bring to the Let’s practise!
birthday party?
Phase 1
1. Helen A. DVD Candidate A/B,
Where do you live? (Do you live in ........?)
B. chocolates
Where do you come from? (Are you from ....?)
2. Thomas C. book How old are you? (Are you 12 years old?)
D. gloves
Model answer
3. Eve E. flowers
I now live in Milan, Italy, in a quiet area. It is very nice there.
I'm from Spain. Spain is a very beautiful country.
I'm 13 years old. I’m a student at a large school in Milan.
Script It’s a very good school with good teachers.
Thomas: Hi Helen. We need to plan everything for Barbara’s Phase 2
party, don’t we?
Now let’s talk about friends.
Helen: Yes. As you know, I have bought her the new Lady Candidate A/B
Gaga DVD. I was going to buy her flowers but they only last What do you like to do with your friends?
for a few days. (Where do you like to go?)
Thomas: Yes, I thought about flowers, too, but then I thought How often do you see your friends?
she might need some new gloves for walking her dog. (Do you see them every day?)
Helen: Oh! That’s a good idea. Is Eve still buying her a book? Now let’s talk about your home.
Thomas : No, you know what Eve is like. She decided to buy Candidate A/B
her chocolates instead. She buys everyone chocolates. How big is your home? (Is it a house/flat?)
What is your street like? (Is it quiet/noisy?)
Model answer
Justification and analysis
I like to go for walks in the park with my friends and we often play
1. A – Helen clearly says at the beginning that she bought
basketball. If the weather is bad, I like going to the cinema with
a Lady Gaga DVD.
them and we usually have a coffee after.
2. D – Thomas says that he thinks Barbara might need I see my friends at school every day during the week. I usually see
some of my friends at the weekend, too, when I don’t do something
gloves for walking her dog, so he bought her gloves.
nice with my family.
3. B – At first, Helen thinks that Eve has bought Barbara My home is quite small. It’s a flat, really, with two small bedrooms,
a book, but then Thomas says that she changed her a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom.
mind and bought her chocolates. I live on a very busy street in the middle of the city. There are lots
of people and cars, so it is often very noisy.
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