| For Part 2 of the Speaking test you talk for 1-2 minutes, based on instructions on a task card. You have one minute to make notes for your talk. Make sure you cover all four points on the card. |
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03. Look at the Part 2 task card and the notes a candidate called Claudia made in preparation for her talk. How could they be improved?
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Describe someone whose creative or artistic work you like. You should say:
- what you know about the life of this person
- what kind of creative work this person does/did
- why you like his/her work
and describe the way his/her work makes you feel.
The artist I like is Salvador Dali.
Born — around 1904? Catalunya, Spain.
Died - late 1980? |
He was famous as a surrealist painter.
Famous painting - Persistence of Memory
Why I like his work - symbolism, he is interested in Maths and Science |
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04. Listen to the candidate doing the task. Take notes on the content. Rewrite the notes above.
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| Don't waste time writing unnecessary words like articles (a, the) or prepositions (in, to, at). Just write the key words. Use initials or shortened forms of words to save time. |
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05. Swap notes with a partner.
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1. Did your partner use 'key word notes' (without articles, prepositions, etc.)?
2. Did he or she use short forms?
3. Do his or her notes cover all the points on the task card?
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06. Work together to improve both sets of notes.
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07. Make your own notes for the task in exercise 3.
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| Part 2 tasks do not require any specialist knowledge, so here you don't have to talk about an artist in the sense of the fine arts (painting, sculpture, drawing, etc). You could talk about someone from other creative fields such as music and film making. |
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08. Show your notes to your partner. Can he or she understand what you are planning to say?
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09. Look at the notes another candidate, Yaz, made for his talk on his favourite artist. Discuss the advantages or disadvantages of using this style of note taking.
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10. Rewrite your notes as a mind map.
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