PROGRESS CHECK: SPEAKING

Units 1 & 2

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TEST-TAKING TIPS

?? ask and answer questions ■ Student B asks five questions.

Student A answers them.■ Then Student A asks five questions.

Student B answers them.■ Try to make correct questions. Listen

to your partner’s questions.

TEST-TAKING TIPS

?? answer general questions ■ Listen carefully to the questions. ■ Try not to give simple Yes/No

answers. ■ Speak only in English.

SPEAK Interview 1 a Work in pairs. Take turns asking and answering the

questions below. Use the Test-Taking Tips to help you.■ What interesting places can you go to in your town?

Where are they?■ Can you tell me something about your family?■ What is your favorite room in your house? Why?

b Choose three or four extra questions from the list below to ask your partner.■ Can you tell me about your daily routine?■ Can you give me directions from your home to a

shopping center?■ What furniture do you have in your bedroom?■ What other personal possessions do you have?■ Can you tell me some activities you always do in the mornings?■ How often do you help your parents in the house?■ Are there any good places to eat or drink near your house?■ What time do you get home from school?■ What do you usually do when you get home from school?■ When do you usually do your homework?

Discussion2 a Work in pairs. Look at the information about a café.

Use this to answer Student B’s questions. Use the Test-Taking Tips to help you.

Quick Snacks CaféWe sell different kinds of coffee, tea, and other drinks.We also have a lot of snacks, sandwiches, and candy.Come and meet your friends, or come alone to read a magazine and use our free internet!Turn left out of College Station and take the fi rst street on the right. We are next to the bookstore.Open 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

b Student B has some information about a hotel. Use the information below to ask Student B questions. Use the Test-Taking Tips to help you.

■ name / hotel ? ■ what / room ?■ how / get ? ■ time / restaurant ?■ time / first train ?

UNITS 1&2 STUDENT A

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PROGRESS CHECK: SPEAKING

This page has been downloaded from www.macmillangobeyond.com © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2015. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class.

UNITS 1&2 STUDENT B

TEST-TAKING TIPS

?? ask and answer questions ■ Student B asks five questions.

Student A answers them.■ Then Student A asks five questions.

Student B answers them.■ Try to make correct questions. Listen

to your partner’s questions.

TEST-TAKING TIPS

?? answer general questions ■ Listen carefully to the questions. ■ Try not to give simple Yes/No

answers. ■ Speak only in English.

SPEAK Interview 1 a Work in pairs. Take turns asking and answering the

questions below. Use the Test-Taking Tips to help you.■ What interesting places can you go to in your town? Where

are they?■ Can you tell me something about your family?■ What is your favorite room in your house? Why?

b Choose three or four extra questions from the list below to ask your partner.■ Can you tell me about your daily routine?■ Can you give me directions from your home to a shopping

center?■ What furniture do you have in your bedroom?■ What other personal possessions do you have?■ Can you tell me some activities you always do in the mornings?■ How often do you help your parents in the house?■ Are there any good places to eat and drink near your house?■ What time do you get home from school?■ What do you usually do when you get home from school?■ When do you usually do your homework?

Discussion2 a Work in pairs. Student A has some information about

a café. Use the information below to ask Student A questions. Use the Test-Taking Tips to help you.

■ name ■ how / get to?■ what / sell ? ■ when / open ?■ what / do ?

b Look at the information about a hotel. Use this to answer Student A’s questions. Use the Test-Taking Tips to help you.

Grand HotelLocated near the bus station (turn right out of the station, go straight ahead for 50 meters, then turn right). The first bus arrives at 7:45 a.m.All our rooms have:■ TV and internet ■ Desk■ Refrigerator■ Luxury bathroomRestaurant open 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

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