Speaking - Images Discussion Tips
Essential strategies and common pitfalls to help you ace your Cambridge English exam.
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What to do
The interlocutor gives you some spoken instructions and one or more pictures to look at. First, you have to answer a question that focuses on your reaction to aspects of one or more pictures (1 minute).
The second part is a decision-making task which you have to do with the other candidate.
Remember that there is no right or wrong answer. The examiner is interested in your ability to express your own opinion, not the truth.
If you don’t know anything about a topic in the Speaking paper, do not talk about anything else. You need to show your language skills, not your knowledge about a specific subject.
Don’t be afraid to ask the interlocutor, or your partner, for clarification if you forget what you have to do.
For instance, you don’t want to describe too many photos, or the wrong photos, in the first activity. Just ask – it’s better to be safe than sorry.