Exam Essentials
SPEAKING TEST ANSWER KEY
Part 1
Part 3
1 (example answers)
1 Im from Lisbon in Portugal.
1
1 K 2 A 3 A
(This is enough. Do not prepare a speech about your
home town!)
2/3
2 Well, in Portugal, Im a university student; I study
economics. Here in England, Im an au pair and Im
studying English at the moment.
(Dont forget to use articles for jobs: Im an engineer, and
present continuous for temporary activities: Im studying
English at the moment.)
3 Ive been studying English since I was in High School. /
for five years.
2
Katja
1 Bremen, Germany
Aldo
Foggia, Italy
2 online mail order fashion maths and computer science
business
graduate
3 started at age seven
1G
iving an
opinion
2A
sking for an
opinion
3 Agreeing
5 Disagreeing
ell, I (do)
W
think ...
ould you
W
agree?
I totally
agree.
Im not so
sure.
I totally
disagree.
I dont really
see the
point of ...
o you
D
really feel
that ...?
Im with
you there.
Im not
completely
against it.
he way I
T
see it ...
o you
D
agree with
me?
I dont
agree
with you
actually.
... which
can only
be a good
thing.
If you think
about it ...
I feel
strongly
that ...
I dont quite
follow you.
Are you
saying ...?
hats your
W
opinion?
hats your
W
view on ...?
Thats
probably
true but ...
I completely
agree with
what youre
saying.
hats a
T
good point.
Id go along
with that.
six years at high school
Extra information: Katja also gives her reasons for learning
English.
4 Partially
agreeing
I agree up
to a point.
hile I
W
accept
that ...
I agree
to some
extent.
Youve
made
some good
points.
Im afraid I
dont agree
at all.
Wouldnt
you say
that ...?
ets agree
L
to differ.
I (really)
dont agree
that ...
4
1 I think / I feel strongly that
3
Aldo: I like meeting new people from different countries
and talking together in English. In my language school I
have made many new friends and we go out together and
socialise and have fun.
2 Do you really feel that
Katja: I like my teacher very much. Hes very friendly,
very helpful and always tries to make the lessons fun and
interesting.
6 Would you agree / Whats your opinion
3 The way I see it
4 I (do) think
5 Im with you there / Id go along with that
7 Well, I think / The way I see it / I feel strongly that
8 Thats a good point / Id go along with that
4
1 Id go 2 go 3 going 4 suppose 5 wouldnt 6 keen
on 7 unlikely 8 no way
Part 2
1
Both candidates complete the long turn well, but Katja
is slightly better as she uses more relative clauses (to
describe) and linkers, such as On the other hand, to
compare and contrast.
2
a A although b K as well c K because d A by the look of
things e A it could be f K on the other hand
g A perhaps h K personally i K so j K, A well
3
1 although 2 on the other hand 3 because 4 by the look
of things 5 perhaps
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9 I totally disagree / I dont agree with you actually / Im
afraid I dont agree at all
10 Y
ouve made some good points / I agree up to a point /
I agree to some extent
Part 4
1
1 Is it more important for teenagers to save money or just
enjoy the best years of their lives?
2D
o you think that financial responsibility should be
limited to adults?
3C
an setting and managing a budget be of benefit to a
teenager?
4S
hould parents teach their teenagers about the
household budget and the cost of living?
2
Students own answers
Cambridge English Advanced: Speaking Test Answer key
3
a K as I said b A as I said before c A generally d K
hopefully not e K how can I put it f K however g A of
course h K otherwise i K so j K to be honest
4
1 To be honest 2 how can I put it 3 hopefully not
4 So 5 As I said before 6 generally 7 However
8 otherwise 9 As I said 10 Of course
5
In order:
for instance / to show what I mean
seriously / honestly
undoubtedly
clearly
above all / in particular
especially
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Cambridge English Advanced: Speaking Test Answer key