This is to give you practice answering questions during the interview stage (Part 1) of the Speaking Test.
Work in pairs to ask each other these questions. Before you begin, take some time to read through the questions and prepare your answers. Check and practice any vocabulary from this week’s unit that you think will be useful.
Before practicing the speaking, do these exercises.
Exercise
Let’s talk about your free time.
- What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
- How much time do you have each week for doing these things?
- Why do you like doing these activities?
- How did you start doing this activity at first?
- Is there some other hobby or sport you would like to try? Why?
- How has the way people spend their free time changed over the years?
Let’s move on to talk about holidays.
- What do you do when you have a holiday?
- Who do you usually spend your holiday with?
- Where do you like to spend your holidays? Why?
- Can you describe a typical day in your holidays?
- Why are holidays important to you?
- If you could take a holiday anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?
- What do people usually do during holidays in your town?
Now let’s talk about sport.
- What sports are most popular in your country?
- What sports and games did you most enjoy playing when you were a child?
- Do people take as much exercise as in the past?
- Why is exercise good for you?