USEFUL CAE EXPRESSIONS FOR SPEAKING exam:

Giving opinions:
In my _________________
As _______ as Im ________________
My feeling is _________________
I feel (strongly) that ... / I firmly believe that ...
Ways of saying I think its good / right to...
I a_____________ of + noun/ing
I a _____________ with + noun/ing
Im a s__________ of + noun/ing
Im in f__________ of + noun/ing
Ways of saying I think its bad/wrong to...
I d___________ of + noun/ing
I d______________ with + noun/ing
Im an o___________ of + noun/ing
Im a______________ + noun/ing
Agreeing and disagreeing:
Im afraid I dont agree with you ...
I thing youre wrong ____________ that
I _____________ to accept that
I _____________ly agree with you
I ____________nt agree more!
Conceding:
I agree with you up to a _____________ but what about ... / you
should consider ...
You ___________ a point, but ...
You may be ____________ about that but ...
Im prepared to accept ... but what about ...

Asking for other peoples views:

On big issues:
Where do you ___________ on ...?
In general:
What do you think _______________?
How do you feel _____________?
Would you agree with that?
Comparing:
In the first picture, w______________ in the second one...
The ... is (much) more + adj ___________ than the ...
Describing:
She looks + adj
She looks like + noun
He seems + adj
He seems ____________ drawing
It looks ______ _____ shes drawing

CAE typical Part 1 questions in the speaking exam:

What do you do here?
How long have you been studying English?
What other languages have you studied?
What have you enjoyed most about studying English?
What have you disliked most about studying English?
How would you feel about going to live and work abroad permanently?
What important events have happened in your life recently?
What are your earliest memories of school?
Is there any special reason you are studying English?
What plans do you have for your future?
What are your particular likes and dislikes?
What are your tastes in food
what are your tastes in music?
What kind of reading do you enjoy?
What sports do you enjoy?
What is your ideal holiday?
What qualities do you look for in a friend?
What are your favourite tv programmes?
What kind of physical exercise do you take?
What kind of family do you have?
What are your greatest ambitions?
What do you think are the biggest differences between living in your own
country and living abroad?
Are there any disadvantages of living here?

How do you usually travel to work / college?

How will English be useful to you in the future?
Is Seville the best place to live?
What do you most appreciate about where you live?
What do you think you would miss about Spain if you went to live abroad?
Are you an adventurous cook?
How would you express your attitude to food and diet?
Are you a morning or an evening person?
How important do you think English is in this country?
What interesting events have happened in your life recently?
If you could meet somebody famous, who would you choose?
What are your earliest memories of school?
What do you consider to be the most memorable event in your life so far?
What do you enjoy learning?
If you had an opportunity to learn something new, what would you choose?
What do you hope to be doing this time next year?
As you someone who likes to plan for the future or do you prefer to let things
happen?
Which countries would you most like to visit?
Which part of your country would you recommend to tourists?
Do you think you would like to work in the travel industry?
Do you prefer to follow a routine or do you like to do something different
every day?

Write questions for the following CAE topic areas:

Travel + Movement

Health + Body

World Issues

News Events

Media + Advertising

Government + Society

Thinking + Feeling

Places

People + Relationships

Education + Work

Speaking self-analysis
Record yourself and analyse what you can hear by answering the following questions:

Can I understand what I am saying?

Am I speaking in a monotone or does my voice move up and down?

Does my intonation sound like an English speakers or does it sound like Spanish?

Am I speaking too quickly?

Have I made any grammar mistakes?

Am I only using short sentences?

Have I included any complex sentences?

Which more unusual words have I used?

Do I sound fluent?

Do I sound logical?
Do I hesitate too long searching for a word?

Is what I say interesting?

Choose words / expressions from your course book / notebook for your class mates to define but add 2
words which they CANT use in their definition!

START

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Do you get on with Have you ever put Do you usually get Who do you look Do you need to cut
your family?
out a fire?
round to doing up to?
down
on
your homework?
smoking/drinking?

19.
Did you ever have
to
look
after
brothers/sisters?

18.
Do you put money
by for summer
holidays?

17.
What do you do
with clothes that
have worn out?

6.
7.
8.
9.
Who do you take Have you ever run Has your car ever Have you tried to
after
in
your out of money on broken down?
get through to
family?
holiday?
England by phone?

16.
15.
14.
13.
12.
11.
10.
What
illnesses How often do you Can you get by in When do you slow When are animals When do people Where did
make you come eat out?
French or Italian?
down in a car?
put down?
say Look out!
grow up?
out in spots?

you

20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
GO FORWARD 2 Who brought you Explain: The wind Were you told off a Have you ever got Stick your tongue Did you get up to
SPACES
up?
died down.
lot as a child?
away with anything out!
anything bad as a
illegal?
child?

27.
28.
29.
Who stands out as Explain: to get Where do you like
being very good in over an illness
to eat out in
your class?
Seville?

39.
Did Mario Conde
get away with his
crimes?

32.
31.
Are/Were
you What do you rub
allowed to stay out things out with?
all night?

38.
Who do you find it
difficult to put up
with?

40.
41.
When do you get When criticised, do
round to tidying you break down?
up?
59.
Are your
worn out?

36.
35.
Have you ever had Have you ever run
a tooth taken out out of money on
at the dentist?
holiday?

42.
43.
Who do you look GO BACK 3 SPACES
up to in your
family?

58.
57.
shoes Where were you Who is difficult to
brought up?
put up with in your
family?

60.
61.
What was the last STICK
YOUR
thing you threw TONGUE OUT!
out?
FINISH

37.
Do you find it hard
to throw things
out?

62.
Who do you put up
in your house at
Christmas?

34.
33.
Should the price of GO BACK 2 SPACES
English classes be
put down?

44.
45.
46.
Who was the last Who puts you Where did
person you told through when you grow up?
off?
telephone ELI?

47.
48.
49.
you Do you ever have When do you say What items are
to cut down on Get down!
usually sold out at
alcohol/food?
the supermarket?

56.
55.
54.
53.
52.
51.
Who do you get on Have you ever put How can you get When can you say Who do you take Who do you look
with best in your out a fire?
by if you have no Mind out!
after
in
your like in your family?
family?
money?
family?

63.
Have prices been
put up in Spain
now we have the
euro?
78.
77.
76.
Which
famous Who stands out in GO BACK 2 SPACES
person do you look a crowd?
up to?

64.
65.
66.
When do you use GO FORWARD 3 Who do/did you
Go on!
SPACES
get on with best at
school?
75.
74.
Have you ever put What is the worst
a friend up?
thing you got up to
at school?

Whatever your answer, yes or no, explain and tell the story !

30.
Tell your group
about your best
friend

50.
Do you fit in easily
when you meet
new people?

67.
68.
69.
When should you When do you use Do you stay out all
slow down in a Put through
night during Feria?
car?

73.
72.
71.
70.
When was the last Who would you What did you put Do you give back
time you told like to go out with? on yesterday?
what you borrow?
someone off?