Part 4
Part 3
You and your partner will have three minutes to answer questions about likes/dislikes, habits and opinions linked to Part 3. The examiner may ask you to answer these questions individually or with your partner. This section tests your ability to speak fluently and accurately, and to interact with your partner. You should: listen carefully to the questions and answer them by talking about your personal experiences, your likes and dislikes, and sharing your opinions give full answers to the questions. Give reasons and examples where you can. Remember that it’s your use of English that is evaluated, not your opinions. 5 Answer these questions in about three minutes. What type of holiday do you prefer? Why? Do you think it’s important to visit cultural places? (Why?/Why not?) Do you think it’s important for everyone to have a holiday? Why? How long do you think the ideal holiday should be?
This section tests your ability to use appropriate language and to exchange ideas with your partner. The examiner will show you and your partner some pictures and ask you about an imaginary situation that you both need to discuss for four minutes. For this part of the exam you should: discuss the situation with your partner by asking him/her questions, giving your opinion about the situation or about his/ her ideas, discussing alternatives, making recommendations and trying to negotiate an agreement try to talk about all of the options in the pictures to keep the discussion moving forward. Try not to come to the end of the discussion too quickly. If you do, you won’t be able to show how much you know. The examiner will only ask questions if you run out of things to say. 4 A family are visiting a city together. Here are some activities they could do. Talk together about these activities, and say which would be the most interesting. City activities
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