1. 402 Speaking Test Parts 3 and 4
Practice material
402 Speaking Test Parts 3 and 4
4 different tests 1 copy of each
School improvements
Hotel staff
Free holiday
The environment
Source: Language School material. Adapted

2. Part 3 School improvements
4 minutes (5 minutes for groups of three)
School improvements
Now, I’d like you to talk about something together for about two minutes (3 minutes for groups of three).
Imagine that your language school has been given some money for improvements to the building or facilities. Here are some of the things the teachers would like to spend the money on, and a question for you to discuss. First you have some time to look at the task.
Now, talk to each other about how useful these things would be to improve the building or facilities.
Now you have about a minute to decide which two would be the best for your school.
Source: Language School material. Adapted

3. How useful would these things be to improve your school?
re-decorating the building
new books
for the library
How useful would these things be to improve your school?
wi-fi connection
water dispensers
extra teachers
Source: Language School material. Adapted
Source: First for Schools TRAINER. Cambridge. Adapted

4. Part 4 How much does the environment people work in affect them?
4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)
How much does the environment people work in affect them?
Ideally, how many students do you think there should be in a class? Why?
How have schools changed in your country in the last 20 years?
Source: Language School material. Adapted

5. Part 3
4 minutes (5 minutes for groups of three)
Hotel Staff
Now, I’d like you to talk about something together for about two minutes (3 minutes for groups of three).
Imagine that a busy international hotel is looking for staff for the holiday season. Here are some of the jobs available, and a question for you to discuss. First you have some time to look at the task.
Now, talk to each other about how difficult it would be to do these jobs without training.
Now you have about a minute to decide which job you would find the most difficult.
Source: Language School material. Adapted

6. How difficult would it be to do these jobs without training?
waiter
barman
How difficult would it be to do these jobs without training?
pianist
cleaner
receptionist
Source: Language School material. Adapted
Source: First for Schools TRAINER. Cambridge. Adapted

7. Part 4
4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)
If you worked in a hotel, where would you like that hotel to be?
What do you think you would learn from working in a hotel?
Would you like a job in the tourist industry? Why? Why not?
Which areas do tourists normally go to in your country? What do they do there?
In what ways can tourists be a problem?
Source: Language School material. Adapted

8. Part 3
4 minutes (5 minutes for groups of three)
Free holiday
Now, I’d like you to talk about something together for about two minutes (3 minutes for groups of three).
Imagine you have won a free tour. Here are some ideas for tours you can choose from and a question for you to discuss. First you have some time to look at the task.
Now, talk to each other about what you would enjoy or not enjoy about the different tours.
Now you have about a minute to decide which tour would be the most interesting.
Source: Language School material. Adapted

9. Which tour would be the most interesting?
Kenya
South America by jeep
Which tour would be the most interesting?
the Caribbean
Egypt
Europe by train
Source: Language School material. Adapted
Source: First for Schools TRAINER. Cambridge. Adapted

10. Part 4 How necessary do you think holidays are?
4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)
How necessary do you think holidays are?
Is it better to go on holiday with your friends or your family?
Is there anything bad about holidays?
If I were coming to your country for a holiday, what places would you recommend for the visit? Why?
Source: Language School material. Adapted

11. Teaching about the environment
Part 3
4 minutes (5 minutes for groups of three)
Teaching about the environment
Now, I’d like you to talk about something together for about two minutes (3 minutes for groups of three).
Imagine that the local council wants to make people aware of the need to protect the environment. Here are some things they would like people to think about, and a question for you to discuss. First you have some time to look at the task.
Now, talk to each other about how important each of the subjects are.
Now you have about a minute to decide which two subjects are most likely to make people aware of the need to protect the environment.
Source: Language School material. Adapted

12. preserving wild flowers
protecting birds
How important are these subjects to make people aware of the need to protect the environment?
saving energy
recycling
keeping rivers and seas clean
Source: Language School material. Adapted
Source: First for Schools TRAINER. Cambridge. Adapted

13. Part 4 What do you do to protect the environment?
4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)
What do you do to protect the environment?
What is done to teach children about environmental problems in your country?
Who should be responsible for protecting the environment, individuals or the government?
Is it more important to spend money on animals or people?
How interested in nature are you?
Source: Language School material. Adapted

14. Source: Language School material. Adapted