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Straightforward Intermediate Progress Test 2

Speaking Test Teacher’s Notes

Part 1

Ask four or five of the following questions.

• Do you play the lottery? Why (not)?

• Have you ever played the lottery?

• Are you a lucky person? Why do you think you are lucky/unlucky?

• Have you ever been very lucky? What happened?

• Do you ever take risks? If yes, what? If no, why not?

• When did you last take a risk? What did you do?

• What is the biggest risk you’ve ever taken?

• Do you believe in coincidences? Why (not)?

• What superstitions do you believe in?

Ask four or five of the following questions.

• Are you ever impatient? When? Why?

• When would you be impolite?

• Have you ever been dishonest? What did you do?

• What kind of things do you find inconvenient?

• Have you ever been dissatisfied with something you bought? Why? What did you do?

• What makes you unhappy?

• What would you do if you were unemployed?

• What’s the most unbelievable thing that has ever happened to you?

• What would you do if you thought that an advertisement was inaccurate?

• Have you ever been unsuccessful at anything? What was it? What did you do?

Part 2

You have one minute to think about your questions. Here are some phrases to help you. [Hand over sheet to student.]

STUDENT A

You want to go on holiday to (choose a place). You phone a travel agent to ask some questions. Use the following phrases:

• Could you tell me …?

• I wonder …

• I’d like to know …

• Do you know …?

Find out the following information.

• when the plane leaves

• the cost

• the length of the flight

• whether the flight is direct

The travel agent will also ask you some questions. Invent suitable answers.

STUDENT B

You are a travel agent. A customer phones you to ask some questions. You also need to ask them some questions. Use the following phrases:

• Can you tell me …?

• Do you know …?

• Do you think you could tell me …?

Find out:

• where they want to go

• when (dates)

• how long they want to go for

• how many people are going

Invent suitable answers to the customer’s questions.

Straightforward Intermediate Progress Test 2 Speaking test Teacher’s Notes p3