Hoy to do the part number 1 of the FCE exam.

1. speaking: part 1
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What you are going to see when you enter to a FCE Speaking exam?
a. You are given a piece of paper – your mark sheet – with your name on it.
b. You wait outside the exam room with your partner.
c. The first examiner asks you to sit down, and says ‘Good
morning/afternoon/evening’.
d. The first examiner introduces herself/himself and her/his colleague.
e. You go into the exam room and meet two examiners. The first examiner will talk to
you, and the send one will only listen.
f. The first examiner asks you for names then takes your mark sheet.
g. The first examiner asks you questions about yourselves for about two minutes.
Video: FCE Speaking Exam. How to do part one of the Cambridge FCE Speaking Test
2-3 minutes Questions about yourself
· home, family & friends
· films
· parts of the day
· hometown/city/country
· sport and leisure’s
· holidays
· hobbies/entertainment
· work/study
You will be a candidate A or B; even if they aren’t asking you a question, you must be warm
because they can ask you a question like: What about you?, What do you think? That can
show that you are following the question.
How to have a better score on you speaking part 1?
· grammar /vocabulary (you need to have a high level of grammatical structures in
the sentences that you say. Also, you must speak with high vocabulary words)
· discourse management (be careful with punctuation and use long sentences)
· pronunciation (even if they don’t consider your Spanish accent, you must talk
fluent)
Try to use: long sentences, ideas better connected, high vocabulary, adjectives,
idioms, phrasal verbs, conjunctions (such as but or an).
Linking words!!!
Fluency: use expressions to think, but never stop saying something.
· let me think
· so sorry, can I think it for a moment
· oh it’s difficult that answer, let me think
· what do you mean by…?
· sorry, can you repeat me?
· the question please? (a bit strong)
· …
never say “What?”
pardon = sorry (France word)
Natural sound expressions: well, basically, actually, you know, I mean, let me think,
in fact, definitely, in particular, above all…
Spanish expressions: not at all (para nada), not entirely (no de todo)
Example when they ask you something:
Do you usually wear smart clothes?
Yes, I do. I usually ware a white shirt and some black trousers to go work. But at the weekend I
usually go with sport clothe; because, I don’t like wearing formal or smart or casual smart
clothes but my company obligates me.
Other vocabulary: casual, dress up, dress down…
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