GoldAdvanced C1 Full Speaking T2

Cambridge English: Advanced Speaking Test
Speaking Test 2
Part 1
2 minutes (3 minutes for groups of three)
Interlocutor
To both candidates Good morning/afternoon. My name’s … and this is my colleague …
And your names are?
Can I have your mark sheets, please?
[Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor].

Thank you.
First of all, we’d like to know something about you.
[Select one or two questions and ask candidates in turn, as appropriate.]
• Where are you from?

• What do you do here/there?
• How long have you been studying English?
• What do you enjoy most about studying English?
[Select one or two questions and ask candidates in turn, as appropriate.]
• What’s your favourite time of the year? (Why?)

• Do you prefer to do nothing in your free time, or keep yourself busy? (Why?)
• Do you enjoy travelling to other countries? (Why? / Why not?)
• How do you like to keep up with what’s happening in the news? (Why?)
• What do you enjoy doing when you go out with your friends? (Why?)
• Do you have a particular hobby or interest? (Why? / Why not?)
• Has the kind of music you listen to changed much in the last few years?
(Why? / Why not?)
• Do you study English in the same way as other subjects? (Why? / Why not?)
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Speaking Test 2 Part 2
1 challenging activities
2 travelling
Interlocutor In this part of the test, I’m going to give each of you three pictures. I’d like you
to talk about two of them on your own for about a minute, and also to answer a
question briefly about your partner’s pictures.
(Candidate A), it’s your turn first. Here are your pictures. They show people
taking part in challenging activities.
[Place Part 2, Task 1, in front of Candidate A.]
I’d like you to compare two of the pictures, and say why you think the people
might have chosen to do challenging activities like these, and how much
practice they might need to do them well.
All right?
Candidate A ………………………………………………….
1 minute
Interlocutor Thank you.
(Candidate B), who do you think would get the greatest satisfaction from
the activity? ……….. (Why?)
Candidate B ………………………………………………….
approx. 30 seconds
Interlocutor Thank you. (Can I have the photographs please?) [Retrieve Part 2
photographs.]
Now, (Candidate B), here are your pictures. They show people travelling in
different ways.
[Place Part 2, Task 2, in front of Candidate B.]
I’d like you to compare two of the pictures, and say why the people might
have chosen to travel in these ways, and how enjoyable their journeys
might be.
All right?
Candidate B ………………………………………………….
1 minute
Interlocutor Thank you.
(Candidate A), who do you think might have the easiest journey? ………..
(Why?)
Candidate A ………………………………………………….
approx. 30 seconds
Interlocutor Thank you. (Can I have the photographs please?) [Retrieve Part 2
photographs.]

Speaking Test 2
Part 2 • Why do you think the people might have chosen to do challenging activities like these? 2A
• How much practice might they need to do them well?

Speaking Test 2
Part 2 • Why might the people have chosen to travel in these ways? 2B
• How enjoyable might their journeys be?

Speaking Test 2 (decisions to make and holidays)
Parts 3 and 4 (6 minutes)
Part 3
Interlocutor Now, I’d like you to talk about something together for about two minutes. (Three
minutes for groups of three.)
Here are some decisions that many people find difficult to make
nowadays, and a question for you to discuss. First you have some time to look
at the task.
[Place Part 3, Task 1 in front of the candidates. Allow 15 seconds.]

Now talk to each other about why these decisions might be difficult for
people to make nowadays.
Candidates ………………………………………………….
Interlocutor Now you have about a minute (2 minutes for groups of three) to decide which
decision it’s most important for people to get right.
Candidates ………………………………………………….
1 minute (2 minutes for groups of three)
Interlocutor Thank you. (Can I have the paper, please?) [Retrieve Part 3 diagram.]
Part 4
Interlocutor Use the following questions, in order, as appropriate:

• Do you think young people have to make more decisions now
than young people did in the past? (Why? / Why not?)
• Does the internet make it easier or more difficult to make
decisions? (Why?)
Select any of the following
• Is it generally better to make decisions alone, or in prompts as appropriate:
consultation with other people? (Why?)
• What do you think?
• Some people like to plan their lives carefully, and others
prefer just to let things happen. What do you think about this? • Do you agree?
(Why?) • How/what about you?
• How important is it for young people to take responsibility for
their own decisions and actions? (Why?)
• Do you think people generally have the right priorities in life
nowadays? (Why? / Why not?)
Thank you. That is the end of the test.

Speaking Test 2 Part 3
what career
what to buy
to choose
Why might these
decisions be difficult
for people to make
nowadays?
where to live what to study
whether to get
married

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Cambridge English: Advanced Speaking Test

[Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor].

[Select one or two questions and ask candidates in turn, as appropriate.]

• Where are you from?

[Select one or two questions and ask candidates in turn, as appropriate.]

• What’s your favourite time of the year? (Why?)

Gold C1 Advanced Speaking Test 2 © Pearson Education 2019

Gold C1 Advanced Speaking Test 2 © Pearson Education 2019

Gold C1 Advanced Speaking Test 2 © Pearson Education 2019

Gold C1 Advanced Speaking Test 2 © Pearson Education 2019

Parts 3 and 4 (6 minutes)

[Place Part 3, Task 1 in front of the candidates. Allow 15 seconds.]

Interlocutor Use the following questions, in order, as appropriate:

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where to live what to study

Gold C1 Advanced Speaking Test 2 © Pearson Education 2019

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