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QUESTIONS
Format
Total
time:
15
minutes
The
examination
consists
of
3
assessed
phases:
-
Candidate-led
discussion
of
a
topic
prepared
by
the
candidate
(up
to
5minutes)
-
Interactive
task
(up
to
4
minutes)
-
Conversation
on
2
subject
areas
selected
by
the
examiner
(up
to
5
minutes)
Candidate
performance
In
performing
the
required
tasks,
the
candidate
is
expected
to
demonstrate
the
following
communicative
skills
and
use
the
language
items
listed
below.
Communicative
skills
In
the
topic
phase
-
Show
understanding
by
responding
appropiately
to
the
examiner
-
Communicative
variety
of
facts,
ideas
and
opinions,
and
account
for
these,
about
a
chosen
topic
across
a
series
of
extended
turns
-
Engage
the
examiner
in
discussion
of
the
topic
-
Handle
interruptions
or
requests
for
clarification
throughout
the
discussion
of
the
topic
In
the
interactive
task
phase
-
Initiate
the
discourse
-
Maintain
the
discourse
by
asking
for
information
-
Help
the
discussion
along
by
inviting
comment
from
the
examiner
-
Take
and
give
up
turns
when
appropriate
to
do
so
-
Where
appropriate
to
the
individual
task,
make
use
of
the
functions
listed
below
Two
subject
areas
for
conversation
will
be
selected
by
the
examiner
from
the
list
below:
-
Education
-
National
customs
-
Village
and
city
life
-
National
and
local
produce
and
products
-
Early
memories
-
Pollution
and
recycling
Functions
-
Giving
advice
and
highlighting
advantages
and
disadvantages
-
Making
suggestions
-
Describing
past
habits
-
Expressing
possibility
and
uncertainty
-
Eliciting
futher
information
and
expansion
of
ideas
and
opinions
-
Expressing
agreement
and
disagreement
GRAMMAR
-
Open
conditional
"If
you
turn
on
the
lights,
you
can
see
better"
(If:clause:present
simple)
(present
simple)
-
First
conditional
"If
you
study
hard,
you
will
pass
your
exams
(present
simple)
(future
simple)
-
Second
conditional
"If
you
had
studied
harder,
you
would
have
passed
your
exams"
(past
perfect)
(perfect
conditional)
"If
you
had
passed
all
your
exams,
you
would
have
gone
on
holidays"
(past
perfect)
(perfect
conditional)
To
talk
about
unlikely
or
imaginary
present
or
future
situations
and
their
present
or
future
consequences,
we
use
the
second
conditional:
If
+
past
tense
+
would
+
infinitive
We
use
"would"
when
we
feel
sure
about
the
consequence:
"If
they
reopened
the
school,
it
would
be
great"
We
can
use
"could"
to
talk
about
ability
=
"would
be
able
to"
"If
I
had
more
money,
I
could
buy
a
house
in
the
village"
We
can
also
use
"might"
when
we
are
not
sure
about
the
consequence;
its
a
possibility
"If
she
lived
in
the
country,
she
might
not
be
able
to
find
a
job"
When
speaking,
and
in
a
informal
writing,
we
used
instead
of
"would"
"If
there
was
a
cinema
in
the
village,
Id
go
there
every
night!"
To
make
a
question
using
the
second
conditional:
Question
word
+
would
/
could
+
infinitive
+
if
+
past
tense
How
often
would
you
see
a
film
if
you
lived
in
a
village?
We
can
also
make
a
question
in
this
way:
If
+
past
tense+
(question
word)
+
would/could
+
infinitive
If
you
had
lots
of
money,
would
you
buy
a
big
house?
If
you
didnt
have
to
work
tomorrow,
where
would
you
go?
2.
-
Simple
passive
Structure:
verb
to
be
(present/past)
+
past
participle
"The
exam
is
done
by
the
students"
verb
to
be
(present)
+
past
participle
3.-
Used
to
Used
to
(past
habits)
=
sola...
"When
i
was
younger,
I
used
to
play
football
everyday"
=
cuando
era
ms
joven,
yo
sola
jugar
al
futbol
todos
los
dias.
4.
-
Relatives
clauses
We
use
relative
clauses
in
sentences
to
give
information
about
the
noun
(or
noun
phrase)
in
the
preceding
clause.
We
connect
the
clauses
using
relative
pronouns
(that,which,who,when,where).
Who=
for
people
Which=
for
animals
or
things
That=
for
people,
animals
or
things
(only
in
defininf
relative
clauses)
When=
for
time
Where=
for
places
There
are
two
types
of
relative
clauses:
"Defining
and
non-
defining
relative
clauses"
1.
-
Defining
relative
clauses
These
are
used
to
give
essential
information.
Without
this
information,
the
sentence
would
be
meaningless,
or
mean
something
different.
"Shes
the
friend
who
that
lived
abroad
for
years"
"For
holidays,
I
like
the
kind
of
place
where
I
can
just
lie
on
the
beach
and
relax"
"Can
you
tell
us
about
some
of
the
customs
that/which
you
found
difficult
at
first?
2.-
Non
defining
relative
clauses
These
are
used
to
add
extra,
non-essential
information.
Without
this
information,
the
sentence
would
still
make
sense.
"Coming
from
Britain,
where
its
normal
practice
t
have
dinner
much
earlier,
I
found
this
a
bit
difficult
at
first"
"I
went
to
the
carnival
celebration
in
Venetia,
which
is
very
famous
in
Italy"
Attention!
We
can
use
"that"
in
non-defining
relative
clauses.
5.
-
Modals
and
phrases
used
to
give
advice
and
make
suggestions
e.g.
should/ought
to,
could,
youd
better
Giving
advice
There
are
many
words
and
expressions
we
can
use
to
give
advice.
This
is
the
most
common:
Should/should
+
not
+
infinitive
without
"to"
"You
should
see
your
tutor"
"Should
we
ask
the
teacher
first?"
In
speaking
and
informal
writing
we
use
contractions
(shouldnt)
"You
shouldnt
leave
your
work
to
the
last
minute,
just
before
the
exams"
We
often
introduce
a
question
with
"should"
with
the
phrase:
"Do
you
think...?"
"Do
you
think
I
should
take
a
course
this
year?"
To
give
strong
advice
we
can
use
"ought
to"
+
infinitive
without
"to"
"You
really
ought
to
study
hard"
Other
ways
we
can
offer
advice
and
suggestions:
It
is
(not)
a
good
idea
+
infinitive
with
"to"
"Its
a
good
idea
to
go
to
the
cinema
now"
"Its
not
a
very
good
idea
to
watch
television
now"
"Do
you
think
its
a
good
idea
to
do
homework
now?"
6.-
Modals
and
phrases
used
to
express
possibility
and
uncertainty
may,
might,
Im
not
sure
Possibility:
may
and
might
May=poder
Might=podra
"It
may
be
possible
that
the
exam
of
English
is
tomorrow"=
Puede
ser
posible
que
el
exmen
de
ingls
sea
maana
"It
might
be
true"=podria
ser
verdad
Timetable
horario
The
school
day
is
divided
into
6-7
lessons
in
different
subjects,
with
a
break
in
the
morning
and
in
the
afternoon.
There
is
also
a
one-hour
lunch
break
The
school
year
is
usually
divided
into
three
terms
(=periods
of
study).
Each
term
is
about
13
weeks,
and
each
week
pupils
do
(=study)
about
ten
subjects.
At
the
end
of
the
school
year
they
do/take
an
exam
in
each
subject.
After
the
holidays,
pupils
go
back
(=return)
to
school.
Failure
I
failed
my
exam
I
did
very
badly
I
got
three
out
of
ten
I
got
a
very
low
mark
I
got
a
very
low
grade
Im
hopeless
at
Maths
National
customs
The
most
important
National
Customs
that
we
celebrate
in
Spain
are:
Christmas
and
The
Holy
Week.
-
Christmas: Christmas day/ New Years Day/ Father Christmas/The Three Wise Men
Where
is
it
the
custom
to
eat
fish
for
dinner
on
Christmas
Eve
(24th
Dec)?
Where
is
it
the
custom
to
eat
twelve
grapes
at
midnight
on
New
Years
Eve(31st
Dec)
Where
is
it
normal
to
have
dinner
at
9
or
10
pm?
In
which
country
do
people
normally
have
to
leave
bars
and
pubs
at
11pm?
Example:
In
Britain,
we
dont
have
the
custom
of
eating
fish
on
Christmas
Eve.
In
fact,
there
isnt
a
custom
of
eating
anything
in
particular
on
24th
December,
but
on
Christmas
Day,
lots
of
people
eat
a
traditional
Christmas
dinner,
which
is
usually
turkey,
with
roast
potatoes,
vegetables,
stuffing..and
for
dessert
Christmas
pudding
with
brandy
sauce.
City
life
Buildings
and
places
Here
are
some
of
the
things
you
will
find
in
most
towns
and
cities.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
You
get
peace
and
quiet.
(
a
common
phrase
to
describe
a
place
that
is
quiet
and
calm)
You
get
fresh
air.
(=air
outside
a
building
or
town
which
is
clean)
Youre
surrounded
by
lovely
scenery
and
you
can
walk
in
the
countryside)
The
pace
of
life
(=the
amount
of
activity
in
life)
is
slower
and
more
relaxed.
Early
memories
Preparar
la
narracin
de
las
primeras
memorias
que
t
tienes..por
ejemplo,
cuando
tu
hermano
naci,
la
celebracin
de
un
cumpleaosetc.
Con
un
solo
ejemplo
ser
suficiente.
Preparar.
Remember-recordar
Clearly-claramente
Vaguely-muy
poco
claro,
vagamente
Forget-olvidar
Memorise-memorizar
National
and
local
produce
and
product
Examples
of
typical
products/produce
in
Spain,
what
we
export
to
other
countries,
etc.(MELONS,
WATERMELONS,
ORANGES,
LEMONS.)
Fresh-fresco
Cheap-barato
Market-mercadillo
Supermarket-supermercado
Bakery-panaderia
Butcher-carniceria
Greengrocers-lugar
donde
comprar
fruta
y
verdure
Pharmacy/drugstore-farmacia
-
-
-
What
food
items
are
produced
in
your
area?
Are
these
products
exported
to
other
regions
and/or
abroad?
Which
local
food
products
do
you/your
family
buy?
Is
it
possible
to
buy
out-of-season
food
products
where
you
live?
Cars
and
factories
pollute
the
air.
(=make
the
air
dirty)
We
continue
to
cut
down
rainforests
and
increase
the
dangers
of
global
warming.(=an
increase
in
temperature
because
of
increased
carbon
dioxide
around
the
earth).
We
must
save/conserve
(=use
less
and
use
well)
natural
resources
(e.g.
water,
oil
and
gas).
We
mustnt
waste
them.
(=use
them
badly).
We
must
protect
animals
and
plants.
(=keep
them
safe
from
human
damage)
We
mustnt
throw
away
bottles
and
cans.
We
must
recycle
them.
(=use
them
again)
Noun
Destruction
Survival
Waste
Verb
Pollute
Protect
Recycle
Noun
pollution
protection
Recycling
Environmental
problems
in
the
world
today
There
are
many
environmental
problems
in
the
world
today.
The
air,
rivers
and
seas
are
all
polluted,
especially
in
over-populated
and
heavily
industrialized
regions.
Poor
waste
disposal
is
the
cause
of
much
of
this
pollution.
Overfishing
has
depleted
the
numbers
of
fish
in
the
oceans.
The
destruction
of
the
ozone
layer
is
leading
to
climatic
changes
and
what
is
known
as
the
greenhouse
effect.(
efecto
invernadero)
The
destruction
of
the
rainforests
is
causing
widespread
ecological
problems.
Battery
farming
provides
large
amounts
of
food
but
it
involves
keeping
animals
in
crowded
and
unnatural
conditions.
Reuse:
-
reuse
plastic
carrier
bags
from
the
supermarket.
-
use
scrap
paper
for
writing
notes.
-
reuse
envelopes,
stick
labels
over
the
address.
-
buy
rechargeable
items
instead
of
disposable
ones.
Recycle:
-
-
-
-
INTERVIEW
EXAMPLES
Q.
And
what
are
you
going
to
talk
about
today?
A.
Today
Id
like
to
talk
about
Dolphins.
I
have
been
interested
in
dolphins
since
I
was
eleven.
Q.
A
friend
of
mine
has
asked
me
to
lend
him
a
large
amount
of
money.
A.
Why
does
he
want
to
borrow
this
money?
Attention:
Ask
to
the
examiner
(interactive
fase)
Q.
I
think
I
have
lost
something
very
important.
A.
Oh
dear!
What
exactly
have
you
lost
(interactive
fase)
Q.
If
you
were
me
what
would
you
do?
A.
If
I
were
you,
Id
probably
go
to
the
police
(second
conditional)
Q.
I
am
thinking
of
moving
from
the
UK
to
live
in
Spain.
A.
Well,
one
advantage
is
the
weather
but
the
disadvantages
might
be
(Grammar
structure:
modal
verb
might
to
speak
about
possibility)
Q.
I
used
to
hate
green
vegetables
when
I
was
small.
A.
So
did
I
-
but
my
mother
used
to
make
me
eat
them
(expressing
agreement)
(structure
used
to
speak
about
past
habits)