USEFUL VOCABULARY FOR CAE SPEAKING PART 1 I'm speaking English for my own satisfaction / my job / in order to improve my employment prospects. If you want to go ahead these days, you need to have a good command of English I always loved (the sea. I'd love to visit places untouched by man. !owever, !owever, there's no place like home. "hat's a big #uestion$ I want to be a useful member of society. I'm keen on ... I'm an avid (traveler, %apalony ... I haven't given it much thought until now. Tips!
&ou'll &ou'll gain etra marks if you're able to give full, relevant answers to these #uestions. Epand your answers$ emember emember that the whole reason you are taking the )ambridge Eam is to prove that you have a very high level of English skills. *rove it by giving detailed answers that showcase your skills, and remember+ a yes/no- or one sentence answer is never enough. "his is the only section of the test where you have an idea of the #uestions that will be asked, which means that you can actually prepare yourself well for this section. ehearse answers to the #uestions listed above and become comfortable with speaking about the subjects that might be asked of you. *hrasal verbs and idioms are what separate native and nonnative speakers, so take any opportunity you have to use these devices. "he only challenge here is making sure that you do it naturally, which should not be a problem if you practice and are comfortable using these words and phrases. PART 2 hat strikes me about the first picture is the fact that... "his picture reminds me of... 0udging from the photograph, the children... "he man appears to be... 1rom what we can see here, he must... "here are many similarities... 2oth picture depict... 2oth picture are #uite similar in that they show... show... hen you give it a closer look it reveals...
"he first picture ... whereas the other picture ... 3nother important difference is... *icture ... doesn't show ... as clearly as ... *icture ... attempts to ... but I think picture ... does this more effectively... effectively... 3ll pictures are interesting, but ... gives a stronger idea of... It's difficult to tell from a photograph but this picture could have been taken in ... I might be wrong, but I'd say that this picture ... I would imagine/guess that this picture comes from ... *icture ... is by far the best to show because ... "o me, me, picture ... is essential for this kind of publication. I'm surprised there is no picture showing... 3 picture of ... would get the message across more effectively. "he cover would be so much better if we had a picture of ... 4o let's look at the alternatives ...
"he name for this escapes me at present, but it's for/it's like ... "he name for it is on the tip of my tongue ... Tips!
5. "he picture set will have a general theme but try to find two t hat are either very similar or very different in some way. "his will give you a basis on which to compare and/or contrast the two pictures. In the eample above, pictures two and three show two contrasting educational settings+ the formal lecture theatre in picture two compared to the relaed outdoor scene in picture three. 6. In terms of hypothesi%ing, pictures two and three offer a good opportunity to speculate on how students in each contrasting situation might be feeling. "hink about opportunities for hypothesi%ing when choosing your pictures. 7. 4ignpost the end of your talk by adding a personal reaction to the pictures. 1or eample+ 'The two people in picture three look like they're enjoying themselves but personally, I think I'd prefer to spend my study time in a lecture theatre where I'd be more able to concentrate on learning'. 8. 9any people preparing for the )3E oral eam worry about not having enough to say in the time available or not having enough time to epress their ideas. "he best way to get the timing right is to practise making short talks on various topics on your own. (:r in front of a friend if you're feeling brave$ PART 3 ;p to the problem in #uestion ... "he main problem centres around ...
It's my belief ... 1or my part ... 3s I see it ... 3s I was saying ... I forgot to mention ... I'm of the opinion that ... "o my mind ... "o my way of thinking ... I am convinced that ... I am inclined to believe that ...
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It will help both yourself and your partner if you work together collaboratively on this task. 5. 2e prepared to ask your partner for his or her opinion rather than simply stating your own. 6. >isten 'actively' to what your partner says, responding to comments he or she makes. ;se epressions such as the following to comment on something+ "That's an interesting point." "I was interested in what you said about ..." "So, when you say ........, do you mean ........" "!ould you eplain what you mean by ......." 7. ;se epressions to allow yourself time to think. 1or eample+ 'That's a good #uestion.', '$ell, let me think ...' 8. In order to bring the discussion to a constructive conclusion try using epressions such as the following+ ?4o, weighing up the pros and cons, do you think @=? ?3re we generally in agreement that @=? ?4o, all in all do we feel @=? ?Essentially, do we all agree that @=? ?4o, to sum up @? ?4o, in general @? ?It seems weAve reached the conclusion that @? PART 4 0ust following from what B was saying, I also feel ... hile generally agreeing with B, I must say that ... 3dding to what B has just said, I think ... I can sympathise with what B said but ... :ne thing B didn't mention is ... 4urprising, as it may seem, I don't support B's view on ... *erhaps it should be also emphasi%ed that ... / it should be pointed out that ... Tips!
5. 3gain, avoid short, 'yes', 'no' answers to the eaminer's #uestions. 6. ;se techni#ues to make your contributions powerful, for eample by using short, personal anecdotes to help make a point. 7. )ontinue to work with your partner. espond constructively and show interest in things he or she says.
