speaking 122

How to answer well

• • Answer the question directly, then add a reason or example — one-word answers score badly.
• • Aim for 20–40 seconds per question at this level.
• • Use a range of tenses and linking words; the examiner is listening for variety.
• • If you lose your thread, paraphrase rather than stopping.

All questions

1. 1. A girl is going to spend two weeks living with a family in England to improve her English. She has put the clothes she needs in her bag.
2. 2. Here are some examples of things that might be useful.
3. 3. Talk together about the other things she will need to take and decide which is the most important.