What's in Part 2?
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The interlocutor gives you three pictures and asks you to talk about two of them. You have to speak for 1 minute without interruption and the interlocutor then asks the other candidate to comment on what you have said for about 30 seconds. The other candidate receives a different set of photographs and you have to listen and comment when they have finished speaking. The questions you have to answer about your photographs are written at the top of the page to remind you what you should talk about.
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What do I have to practise?
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Focus on organising a larger unit of discourse. Talking on your own about something: comparing, describing, expressing opinions, speculating.
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How long do we have to speak?
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1 minute "long turn" per candidate, plus a 30-second response from the second candidate. Total time for Part 2 is 4 minutes.
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Example Task
At this stage of the interview the examiner will say something on the lines of:
Q: In this part of the exam I'm going to give each of you three photographs and I'd like you to talk about two of them on your own for about a minute and also to answer a question briefly about your partner's photographs.
Q: Here are your pictures (Candidate A). They show people in different educational settings.
I'd like you to compare two of these photos and say how the students may be feeling in each one.
Q: All right?
Useful Language
PART 2
What strikes me about the first picture is the fact that...
This picture reminds me of...
Judging from the photograph, the children...
The man appears to be...
From what we can see here, he must...
There are many similarities...
Both pictures depict...
Both pictures are quite similar in that they show...
When you give it a closer look it reveals...
The first picture ... whereas the other picture ...
Another important difference is...
Picture ... doesn't show ... as clearly as ...
Picture ... attempts to ... but I think picture ... does this more effectively...
All pictures are interesting, but ... gives a stronger idea of...
It's difficult to tell from a photograph but this picture could have been taken in ...
I might be wrong, but I'd say that this picture ...
I would imagine/guess that this picture comes from ...
Picture ... is by far the best to show because ...
To me, picture ... is essential for this kind of publication.
I'm surprised there is no picture showing...
A picture of ... would get the message across more effectively.
The cover would be so much better if we had a picture of ...
So let's look at the alternatives ...
The name for this escapes me at present, but it's for/it's like ...
The name for it is on the tip of my tongue ...
Source: http://sciaga.pl/tekst/75447-76-useful_phrases_for_speaking_paper_fce_cae_cpe
Do's & Don'ts
- The picture set will have a general theme, try to find two that are either very similar or very different in some way. This will give you a basis on which to compare and/or contrast the two pictures.
- Think about opportunities for hypothesizing when choosing your pictures.
- Signpost the end of your talk by adding a personal reaction to the pictures. For example: 'The two people in picture three look like they're enjoying themselves but personally, I think I'd prefer to spend my study time in a lecture theatre where I'd be more able to concentrate on learning
- Many people preparing for the CAE oral exam worry about not having enough to say in the time available or not having enough time to express their ideas. The best way to get the timing right is to practise making short talks on various topics on your own.
- It is important to answer the questions the examiner asks you. They are printed on the same page.
- Please do NOT simply describe the pictures! No part of the instructions asks you to say what you see in the picture. This is the biggest and most common mistake that candidates make on this part of the speaking paper.
- The key part of the instructions is the word “compare”. You want to be speaking about both of the pictures when you are answering the questions at the top of the page.
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