FCE CLASS INTRODUCTORY WEEKS TIPS FOR LONG TURN

FCE CLASS INTRODUCTORY WEEKS

TIPS FOR LONG TURN (PART 2 - FCE SPEAKING) 1. - Don’t describe what’s in the picture. Focus on the main topic and compare the main similarity and any differences between the pictures. 2. - Compare the ideas the two photos show. If you are not sure, speculate. 3. - Make sure you answer the question. 4. -Try to give reasons for your answers. 5. -Speak for the complete minute. Don’t finish early. The examiner will say “thank you” when it’s time to stop. 6. - When your partner is talking about the photos listen but don’t say anything yourself. You will be asked a question at the end which should be answer quite briefly.

TIPS 7. - Use vocabulary to refer to the photos: In the first photo, a girl is… in the middle/centre there is… In the second photo, there are… at the top/bottom I can see In the background, I can see… on the left/right There are… In the foreground, There is…. Behind/In front of. . . you can see. . . 8. - Use vocabulary of comparison and contrast: While, Whereas, they both look quite happy, also, too, although, on the other hand

TIPS 9. - Use vocabulary of speculating or impressions: I can see a girl who looks as if she’s chatting on the internet… It looks like a graduation ceremony because… The weather seems to have changed…, she appears to be crying… …perhaps because she is writing… The old people seem to be relaxed and enjoying themselves… I think the girl might be talking to a friend about… The old people are probably talking about… They could be talking about.

TIPS 10. - Modals to express certainty and possibility: She must be a film star…, She can’t be working hard…, She might be doing an project for school …. , he could be about 30…, She may work in an important company… 11. -Modals to express certainty and possibility in the past: He must have woken up late and…, there might have been a lot of traffic…, she might not have finished the work at the office…