Part 1: The company you work for

Speak about your job and your company for 2 minutes

Answer these questions in complete sentences:

•Describe your company, what does it do? How many people work there? What kind of jobs are there? Where is it located? When was it founded?

•What do you do in the company? •What do you enjoy doing there? •What tasks don't you like doing? Why? •What do you want to do in the future? Why?

LAP English Speaking Exam

Part 2

•You get some time before the exam to prepare part 2: You read a text in German and take notes in English.

• In the exam you present the text to the examiners and the second candidate. You can use your personal notes and the original text.

Part 3

In this part of the test you are going to speak about something together with the other candidate.

You are expected to make a conversation and use appropriate vocabulary: Speaking Exam Part 3

1. Introduction

Let's begin/start with ...

2. What you think about somebody/something

As far as I'm concerned ...I think ...In my opinion ...As far as I know ...In my view ...I don't think ...I don't believe that ...Well, if you ask me ...If you want my honest opinion ...I've never come across the idea that ...

3. How to agree/disagree

I must admit that ...I totally/fully/partly agree.I agree/don't agree with you.I believe/don't believe ...I'm convinced that ...The way I see it ...It seems to me that ...I wouldn't say that ...I don't think so.You're right up to a point.You could be right.That can't be right.I don't agree at all.As a matter of fact, ...That's right/wrong.Exactly.I can understand ...It's hard to say.It's a fact that ...However, ...That's why ...John likes computers. - So do I.Steve doesn't like mobiles. - Neither do I.

4. Asking for clarification

What do you think?What's your opinion?Would you like to say something?What do you mean?What are your ideas?What are you trying to say?

5. How to interrupt politely

I'm sorry, but ...Can/May I add something?Sorry to interrupt, but ...6. Other opinionsOn the one hand ... on the other hand ...They claim that ...They also say ...Opinion among teachers is that ...That's a matter of opinion.

7. Phrases to keep a discussion going

Let's get back to ...As we just heard ...Where were we?

Visual materials for the Speaking test

4E

lmportant things in life

exercise

C12

Why do people think these things are

important in their lives?

money

education

a good job

3E

Television

build new houses and

flats

provide libraries and

museums

Visual materials for the Speaking test

Are these good ways to improve people's lives

in cities?

open modern shopping centres

increase number of

parks

stop cars entering city

centres

C9

Visual materials for the Speaking test

4E

lmportant things in life

exercise

C12

Why do people think these things are

important in their lives?

money

education

a good job

1E

The best way to buy

the time it takes

what you're buying

Visual materials for the Speaking test

ls it better to buy things in shops or online?

security

getting help

amount of choice

C3