24 Unit 2

Speaking Part 2
Exam information
In Speaking Part 2 the candidates take turns to:
speak on their own for a minute
compare two photographs which the examiner gives them
answer a question connected with both photographs.
1 Work in pairs. What similarities and differences
between these photos can you think of? Use the
words in the box to help you.
energetic dangerous quiet inactive alone
outdoors indoors challenging
2 11

Listen to Juan talking about the photos in
Exercise 1 and answer questions 13 below.
1 What does he say is similar about the hobbies?
2 What does he say is different about them?
3 Does he mention any of the similarities and
differences that you mentioned in Exercise 1?
3 11

How does Juan talk about similarities and
differences between the two photos? Listen again
and complete the sentences.
Well, (1) of these photos
I think (2) is that both hobbies
are (3) is for more types
of people (4) playing computer
games (5) is that the rst
one is for people who (6) ,
I also think that nowadays
4 Work in small groups. Look at these pairs of
photos. Find a similarity and a difference for
each pair.
A
B
5 Now work on your own. Write a sentence
about the similarities and a sentence about the
differences for each pair of photos in Exercise 4.
Use the words and phrases in Exercise 3. Then
compare your sentences in your group.
Spelling and sounds
6 Look at the letters in bold in the words and
choose the correct sound, a or b. Then choose the
correct stress pattern, a or b.
1 prefer a // b //
a

2 younger a // b //
a

12 Listen and check your answers. Listen again
and practise saying the words correctly.
1
2
25 Leisure and pleasure
7 Complete the table with the
words from the box.
tter perfect stronger
dinner teacher braver
quieter clever computer
concern tougher
emerge
// //
tter
8 13

Listen and check your
answers. Listen again and
practise saying the words
correctly.
Pair A
Compare these photographs and say how you think people benet from
spending their free time in this way.
Pair B
Compare these photographs and say why you think its important for
people to have hobbies.
9 Work in pairs, either as Pair A
or Pair B. Study your question.
You will have to answer it by
talking to someone from the
other pair. Work together and
decide what you can say.
Prepare to answer both parts of
the question.
Talk about the similarities and
the differences between the
two photos.
Dont describe the photographs
in detail, but compare the
activities in general, e.g. why
the people in the photographs
might be doing them, which
is most useful, enjoyable, etc.
and why.
Think of reasons and examples
to back up the second part of
the question.
10 Work with a partner from the
other pair and take turns to
speak for one minute about
your photographs.
page 195 Speaking reference:
Speaking Part 2