Chapter 1 The Speaking Test and Criteria 1
1.1 The Format ofthe Speaking Test 2
1.1.1 Part One of the Speaking Test 2
1.1.2 Part Two of the Speaking Test 3
1.1.3 Part Three of the Speaking Test 4
1.1.4 Sample Interview 7
1.2 Interpreting the Band Scores 12
1.3 The Assessment Criteria for the Speaking Module 17
1.3.1 Fluency and Coherence 17
1.3.2 Lexical Resource(Vocabulary) 20
1.3.3 Grammatical Range and Accuracy 23
1.3.4 Pronunciation 28
1.3.5 Test Preparation 30
1.3.6 Frequently Asked Questions 31
Chapter 2 Use of English 37
2.1 Tenses 38
2.2 Connectives(Linking Words) 44
2.3 Adverbs of Frequency and Degree 51
2.4 Expressing Probability 53
2.5 Use of Impersonal Pronouns in Place of Nouns 55
2.6 Clauses 56
2.7 Expressing Opinions 58
2.8 Adjectives—Antonyms and Synonyms 59
2.9 Comparatives and Superlatives 61
2.10 Idiomatic English 62
Chapter 3 Part One Topics 63
Your Home 65
Your Hometown 67
Where You Live Now 69
Your Work 70
Your Studies 72
Advertisements 74
Ages 75
Agriculture 76
Ambitions 77
Animals 78
Art 79
Bicycles 80
Birds 81
Birthdays 82
Books 83
Buildings 84
Change 85
Cities 86
Clothes 87
Collecting 88
Computers 89
Cooking 90
Crime 91
Cultural Events 92
Daily Routines 93
Dancing 94
Drawing and Painting 95
Drivinga Car 96
Education 97
Email 98
The Environment 99
Family 100
Festivals 101
Films/Movies 102
Flowers 103
Food 104
Friends 105
Fruits and Vegetables 106
Games 107
Gardens and Parks 108
Gifts 109
Going Abroad Long-term 110
Going Out with Friends 111
Going Out in the Evenings 112
Grandparents 113
Happiness 114
Healthy Eating 115
History 116
Hobbies and Interests 117
Holidays/Vacations 118
Hotels 119
Housework 120
Indoor Activities 121
The Internet 122
Keeping Fit 123
Languages 124
Learning English 125
Leisure Time 126
Letters 127
Magazines 128
The Media 129
Meeting People 130
Memories 131
Museums and Art Galleries 132
Music 133
Musical Instruments 134
Names 135
Neighbours 136
The News 137
Newspapers 138
Noise 139
Numbers 140
Outdoor Activities 141
Parties 142
Pets 143
Photographs/Photography 144
Places of Interest 145
Plans and Goals 146
Possessions 147
Primary School 148
Private Gardens 149
Public Transport 150
Radio 151
Rain 152
Reading 153
Restaurants 154
Science 155
The Sea 156
The Seasons 157
Secondary School 158
Shopping 159
Spots 160
Sports Teams 161
Swimming 162
Teachers 163
Telephones 164
Television（TV） 165
Time and Times of Day 166
Transport 167
Travel 168
Visitors 169
Weather 170
Weddings 171
Weekends 172
Writing 173
Your country 174
Chapter 4 Part Two Topics 175
4.1 People 176
Your parents 176
Amember of your family 176
A family that you like 176
Two people 177
A child 177
An elderly person 177
A person you live with 178
A person who took care of you 178
A person who has influenced you 178
A person who you would like to be similar to 179
One of your neighbours 179
One of your friends 179
One of your classmates 180
A teacher 180
A happy person 181
A person who of ten helps others 181
A successful person 181
A person who won a competition 182
A famous person 182
A leader 182
Your favourite actor 183
A character from a film 183
A music group 184
A person you would like to spend a day with 184
Someone who is good at cooking 184
An adventurous person 185
4.2 Places 186
Your home 186
Your ideal home 186
A home you have lived in 187
A room 187
A school 187
A building at your school 188
A library 188
The sports facilities 189
An important building in the town 189
An important structure in your city 189
A modern building 190
An old place 190
A shop 190
An open-air market 191
A restaurant 191
A place where people go to listen to music 191
Ahotel 192
A hotel you have stayed at 192
A place of natural beauty 193
A lake 193
A garden 193
The perfect park for a city 194
A place you visit in your leisure time 194
A place where you often walk 194
Your favourite part of your home town 195
A place you enjoy visiting 195
A place you have visited 195
A place you would like to visit 196
A city you have visited 196
A place in another country 197
An interesting historic site 197
A quiet place 198
A place that is polluted 198
A strange place 198
4.3 Things 199
Something useful or important 199
Something very expensive 199
Something special 199
Something old that you or your family possess 200
Something that you made yourself 200
Something that you were not happy with 200
An electronic item 201
Avehicle 201
An item of furniture 201
An item of clothing or jewellery 202
A product that your region well-known for 202
A work of art 202
A photograph 203
A family photo 203
A toy 203
A story 204
An important letter 204
A postcard 204
A newspaper or magazine 205
A book youh ave read 205
A book that you learned something from 205
A book you might like to write 206
A film you have seen 206
The type of film that you enjoy watching 207
A TV programme 207
A radio programme 207
A piece of music that you particularly enjoy 208
A song from your childhood 208
A website 208
An advertisement 209
A gift you received 209
A gift you gave to someone 209
A subject 210
A game 210
A sport 210
Sports facilities 211
A form of transport 211
The public transport system 212
A domesticated animal 212
A wild animal 213
4.4 Events 214
A birthday 214
A party 214
A family event 214
A wedding 215
An important piece of family news 215
A piece of good news 215
A piece of news you heard recently 216
A piece of foreign news 216
A happy event 216
A happy memory 217
A memorable experience 217
A positive experience 217
A change 218
An important stage of your life 218
A school trip 218
An enjoyable activity 219
A science lesson 219
A science experiment 219
A course you would like to take 220
A short course you have taken 220
A project 220
A group activity 220
A piece of work 221
A time when you were very busy 221
A time when you helped someone 221
Some help 222
Some useful advice 222
A great achievement 222
An important conversation 223
An interesting talk 223
Something you learned from a foreign culture 224
Atime you met a person who spoke a different language to you 224
A journey 224
A long-distance journey 225
A holiday 225
A three-day holiday 225
What you did last weekend 226
How you spend a free day 226
A visit you made 226
A visit you received 227
A meal 227
A picnic 227
A public event 228
A local event 228
A cultural event 228
A ceremonial event 229
A sporting event 229
An historical event 229
An interesting exhibition 230
A performance 230
Something that made you laugh 230
Something really exciting 231
Aproblem 231
A difficult decision 232
Your first day on a new course 232
Something interesting 233
What you would do if you received a million dollars 233
A great change 233
An occasion on which you were late 234
A time when you had to wait in a traffic jam 234
A time when you lost something 234
Something you think is dangerous 235
4.5 Abstract 236
Ajob 236
How you could improve the way you work 236
An artistic skill 236
Your experience of learning English 237
A practical skill 237
A team 238
A small business 238
A business near your home 238
A company 239
A large organisation 239
An important economic activity 239
An economic issue 240
The role money plays 240
A good law 241
Your favourite form of communication 241
Alanguage 242
The education system in your country 242
Youth culture 242
A foreign culture 243
Something about a different culture 243
A hobby 244
An outdoor activity 244
The way in which you exercise 244
A physical activity 245
Something is good for your health 245
Something you do to relax 245
The role computers play 246
The role TV plays 246
Your favourite time of day 247
Your favourite season 247
The weather 247
An environmental problem 248
An important scientific development 248
A controversial issue 248
Something you are good at 249
A difficult thing 249
How you could make yourself a better person 249
Bad habits 250
An ambition 250
An ethnic minority 251
Chapter 5 Part Three Topics 253
Ability 254
Advertising 256
Advice 259
Ages(Stages of Life) 261
Animals 263
Art 266
Books 269
Buildings and Structures 271
Business 274
Celebrations 276
Challenges 278
Change 279
Childhood and Memories 281
Children and Childhood 283
Cities and Countryside 286
Climate and Weather 289
Clothes 290
Communication 293
Competition 295
Computers 296
Conversation 297
Crime 299
Cross-cultural Communication 300
Crowded Places 302
Culture 304
Decisions 306
Education 307
Elderly People 312
Exercise 314
Exhibitions 316
Family 318
Famous People 322
Films/Movies 325
Food 328
Free Time and Work Time 332
Friends 333
Giving Presents 336
Going Abroad Long-term 338
Groups and Co-operation 340
Happiness 342
Health 345
Help 348
History 350
Hobbies and Interests 353
Holidays and Tourism 355
Homes 358
Humour 360
Intelligence 361
Languages 362
Law 365
Leadership 368
Leisure time 371
Libraries 373
Local Events 375
Making Things 377
Marriage 379
Men and Women 381
Money 382
Music 384
Neighbours 387
Newspapers and Magazines 389
Organisations 391
Outdoor Activities 392
Peace and Quiet 394
People 395
The Performing Arts 398
Personality 400
Photographs 402
Places of Interest 405
Possessions 406
Products 408
Radio 410
Reading 412
Relaxation and Stress 414
Science 416
Shopping 419
Skills 422
Space(Personal and Public) 424
Spoken Communication 426
Sport 427
Success 430
Technology 432
Teenagers/Young People 434
Telephones 436
Television 437
The Economy 440
The Environment 441
The Future 443
The Internet 445
The Media 448
The Past 450
Time 452
Toys 454
Traffic Jams 457
Transport 458
Travel 460
Visiting 463
Water 465
Work 467
Writing 472