B1 PET – Exam 1 – Speaking（B1 口语（Exam 1））

## Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) – Exam 1 – Speaking

Part 1 (2-3 minutes)

| Phase 1 | |
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| Interlocutor | |
| To both candidates | Good morning / afternoon / evening. Can I have your mark sheets, please? |
| | Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor. |
| | I’m…, and this is… |
| To Candidate A | What’s your name? Where do you live/come from? Thank you. |
| To Candidate B | And what’s your name? Where do you live/come from? Thank you. |

| | Back-up prompts |
| --- | --- |
| B, do you work or are you a student? | Do you have a job? Do you study? |
| What do you do/study? | What job do you do? What subject do you study? |
| Thank you. | |
| And A, do you work or are you a student? | Do you have a job? Do you study? |
| What do you do/study? | What job do you do? What subject do you study? |
| Thank you. | |

| Phase 2 Interlocutor | |
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| Select one or more questions from the list to ask each candidate. Ask Candidate A first. | |
| | Back-up prompts |
| How do you get to work/school/university every day? | Do you usually travel by car? (Why/Why not?) |
| What did you do yesterday evening/last weekend? | Did you do anything yesterday evening/last weekend? What? |
| Do you think that English will be useful for you in the future? (Why/Why not?) | Will you use English in the future? (Why?/Why not?) |
| Tell us about the people you live with. | Do you live with friends/your family? |
| Thank you. | |

| Interlocutor | Now I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m going to give each of you a photograph and I’d like you to talk about it. |
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| | A, here is your photograph. It shows people working in a company. |
| | Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 1A, in front of candidate. |
| | B, you just listen. A, please tell us what you can see in the photograph. |
| Candidate A ⏱ approx. 1 minute | ………………………………………………… |
| | Back-up prompts • Talk about the people/person in the photo. • Talk about the job/activity. • Talk about other things in the photograph. |
| Interlocutor | Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet. |

| Interlocutor | B, here is your photograph. It shows people eating in a restaurant. |
| --- | --- |
| | Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 1B, in front of candidate. |
| | A, you just listen. B, please tell us what you can see in the photograph. |
| Candidate B ⏱ approx. 1 minute | ………………………………………………… |
| | Back-up prompts • Talk about the people/person. • Talk about the food. • Talk about other things in the photograph. |
| Interlocutor | Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet. |

Parts 3 and 4 (6 minutes)

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| Part 3 | | |
| Interlocutor | Now, in this part of the test you’re going to talk about something together for about two minutes. I’m going to describe a situation to you. | |
| | Place Part 3 booklet, open at Task 1, in front of the candidates. | |
| | You’ve just received free airline tickets. | |
| | Now, you can decide on a destination. | |
| | Together, decide where you will go, where you will stay during the trip, activities and places to see. | |
| | All right? Now, talk together. | |
| Candidates ⏱ approx. 2-3 minutes | ………………………………………………… | |
| Interlocutor | Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) Retrieve Part 3 booklet. | |
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| Part 4 | | |
| Interlocutor | Use the following questions, as appropriate: | Select any of the following prompts, as appropriate: |
| | • What do you do during holidays? (Why?) | • How/what about you? |
| | • Do you prefer to travel alone or with other people (Why?) | • Do you agree? |
| | • Is it important to travel to other countries (Why?/Why not?) | • What do you think? |
| | • Is it useful to travel to new places every year (Why?/Why not?) | |
| | • Do you think people spend too much time working/studying these days? (Why?/Why not?) | |
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| | Thank you. That is the end of the test. | |