IELTS Speaking is an informal conversation with the examiner. It’s the same for both the Academic and General Training versions of the exam. There are 3 parts of the speaking test. For part 1, you’ll discuss a series of IELTS Speaking Part 1 questions with the examiner. About IELTS Speaking Part 1 IELTS Speaking Part […]
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You need to describe pictures at almost every level of Cambridge exams, but not just any pictures. It’s important to practise with pictures that are similar to what you will find in the exam. In FCE Speaking Part 2, you’ll see pictures connected to a variety of topics which are considered standard at B2 level.
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The Trinity ISE II topic task is a speaking task and one which requires a certain amount of preparation beforehand. You can’t just waltz into the exam room with nothing prepared even if you’ve got the level. It’s a discussion based on a topic that the exam candidate chooses in advance. That’s great news for
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Describing a picture is a common element of almost all Cambridge main suite English exams, but in order to practise, you’ll need pictures to describe. The other essential element is knowing how to describe a picture. For that you can use our perfect PET speaking part 2 plan. It’s important to choose the right type of
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Past simple is a grammar point which you start to learn early on, but can take some time to use well. There are about 200 irregular verbs to learn as well as different forms for positives, negatives and questions. By the time you are ready to take a B1 official exam like the Cambridge Preliminary
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Describing a picture is an element across all Cambridge exams because it’s something we do so much in everyday life (is it?). Whatever their reasons are for having such a deeply rooted love affair with describing pictures, there is no doubt that it is a skill that you will have to learn if you wish
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Speaking at B1 level involves candidates showing that they are able to communicate effectively in everyday situations. You won’t be asked to explain scientific details or economic concepts, but you will need to be prepared to talk about common topics such as family, friends, work, travel or your social life. To help you prepare, we’ve
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Giving advice is such a key area of functional language. It’s useful in real life and it’s useful for official exams. For the collaborative task in Trinity ISE II and ISE III, it’s essential! This is one of my favourite activities to practise giving advice in a fun and communicative way at B2 level. Your
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The Trinity ISE III Collaborative Task is an expanded version of what you may have seen in ISE II, but with a couple of key differences. As always, it’s a slightly odd task, but has solid reasoning behind it. The Collaborative Task is designed to force Trinity ISE III exam candidates to show that they
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In the Cambridge Advanced CAE Speaking test there are 4 separate but equally important and challenging parts. The topics for the C1 Cambridge exam can be quite abstract and tough to discuss at length. It’s not likely to be the same sort of discussion that you would have over coffee and cake with friends. That’s
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