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B2 Speaking Part 2: Photo Comparison Guide

The FCE (B2) Speaking Part 2 requires students to take turns discussing two color photos, focusing on comparing rather than merely describing them. Students should aim to talk for one minute and address both the positive and negative aspects of the subjects in the photos. Common mistakes include failing to compare the images and getting stuck on specific words, which should be avoided by continuing to speak despite errors.

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B2 Speaking Part 2: Photo Comparison Guide

The FCE (B2) Speaking Part 2 requires students to take turns discussing two color photos, focusing on comparing rather than merely describing them. Students should aim to talk for one minute and address both the positive and negative aspects of the subjects in the photos. Common mistakes include failing to compare the images and getting stuck on specific words, which should be avoided by continuing to speak despite errors.

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FCE (B2)

SPEAKING
PART 2
FCE (B2 ) Part 2
Overview
1 TAKE TURNS TO GIVE LONG SPEECHES

2 TWO COLOUR PHOTOS

3 TALK ABOUT THEM FOR A MINUTE

4 THE OTHER STUDENTANSWERS A QUESTION


ABOUT YOUR PHOTOS (30 SECONDS)
5 THEN THE PROCESS IS REPEATED BUT INVERTED
You shouldn't talk when the other
student is talking.
TALKING TO THE
EXAMINER The examiner will ask you to COMPARE
the photos AND SAY something about
them.
common
mistakes
•Most FCE students describe the photos. Nobody
asked you to just describe them!
You are asked to compare - there's a big
difference. Describing has ONE element: This man is
riding a bike. Comparing has TWO elements: This
picture shows a man riding a bike while this one
shows a motorbike.

•If you forget a word or make a mistake, don't


worry. Just keep talking. You have to talk for one
minute. Mistakes are normal. Keep going!
GOOD
COMPARE THE TWO PHOTOS AND SAY WHAT MIGHT BE GOOD OR BAD FOR THE Both pictures show men on their own. In the

AN example PEOPLE TRAVELING IN THESE WAYS. picture on the top there's a man on a
bicycle while in the other picture he's got a
motorbike. In the first photo he's out in the
BAD countryside somewhere, maybe in
Scandinavia. In contrast, this man is in a
There is a man riding a bicycle. He city and it looks quite dusty and polluted.
has a helm. Um... helm. Hat? Here in the first image, though, we can see it
looks clean and the air seems fresh.
Helmhat? Helmet!
Yes, he has a helmet. This man is on I think there are good things about
a motor bicycle. There is a yellow traveling by bicycle - it's good exercise and
it's very healthy. And cheap! On the other
taxi behind hand, riding a motorbike doesn't give any
him. Um... I finished. health benefits and it's much more
expensive because you have to buy petrol.

PROBLEMS: DESCRIBED THE PHOTOS - What about the downsides of the bicycle? I
DIDN'T COMPARE - WASTED TIME ON suppose it isn't very safe because cars
don't respect you. But that's the same on
ONE WORD - the motorbike sometimes. Oh, the bike is
DIDN'T SAY WHAT MIGHT BE GOOD OR quite slow - much slower than the
motorbike. That's the really good thing
BAD. about the motorbike - the speed, and it's
easy to find a parking space!
USEFUL PHRASES
which can you remember?

FOR EXAMPLE:
Both pictures show…
I think…
They're alike in another way, too.
NOW LET’S
get to work
LET’S COMPARE!

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