The whole Speaking test under exam conditions. Start the clock, record Part 1 in one take without stopping to think, then Part 2 the same way — and only then read the notes and listen back against the model. In the real test there is no second go; here there is, but it comes after the debrief, not instead of the first take. Como na prova: ligue o relógio, grave a Parte 1 de uma vez, sem parar para pensar, depois a Parte 2. Só então leia as notas e compare com o modelo. A segunda tentativa vem depois do balanço.
Under exam conditions Speaking is recorded in one take, then compared with the model. Como na prova: grave de uma vez só, depois compare com o modelo.
Record the six answers in one take, without stopping, as if the examiner were in the room — one or two sentences each, never one word. Read the notes after you have recorded. Grave as seis respostas de uma vez, sem parar, como se o examinador estivesse na sala. Uma ou duas frases cada. Leia as notas depois de gravar.
Examiner: Now, please tell me about the food you like eating.
Candidate: My favourite food is feijoada. It’s a dish with black beans and meat, and in my family we eat it on Saturdays. My grandmother makes it, and it takes her all morning. I don’t like fish very much, so I never order it in restaurants. I like feijoada because it’s hot and it reminds me of Saturdays at my grandmother’s house.
Why this is a strong A2 answer. Sixty-nine words in about twenty seconds. Nothing in it is difficult: present simple, one so, one because, two frequency words (on Saturdays, never), and a Portuguese word explained in English rather than avoided — that is exactly what to do with a dish the examiner does not know. The examiner is not waiting for clever words — they are waiting for you to keep going without stopping. Não é vocabulário difícil: presente simples, um “so”, um “because”, dois advérbios de frequência — e um prato brasileiro explicado em inglês, em vez de evitado.
In the exam the examiner gives you a card with five pictures on it and asks whether you like these things; you discuss them with the other candidate. Then the examiner asks you both some questions about the same topic. Under exam conditions: record both phases in one take, playing both candidates yourself, then answer the follow-up questions — and read the notes only afterwards. Na prova você discute cinco figuras com o outro candidato e depois responde ao examinador. Aqui: grave as duas fases de uma vez, fazendo os dois candidatos, e só depois leia as notas.
Here are some pictures that show different kinds of weather. Do you like these kinds of weather? Say why or why not. Talk to each other.
1 sunny · 2 snowy · 3 rainy
4 windy · 5 foggy
Cinco tipos de tempo. Diga se você gosta de cada um e por quê. Fale de todos os cinco antes de dizer qual é o seu preferido.
Phase 1 — two candidates talking
A: Let’s start with sunny weather. I love it, because you can go to the beach and everybody is happy. Do you like it?
B: Yes, but not when it’s too hot — I can’t sleep. I like snowy weather more. I saw snow once, in Argentina, and it was beautiful.
A: I have never seen snow! What about rainy weather?
B: I don’t like it very much, because the streets in my city fill with water and the buses are late. But it’s good for staying at home and watching films.
A: That’s true. Windy weather is nice at the beach, I think, but it’s bad for cycling. And foggy weather is horrible — you can’t see anything.
B: I agree. Foggy is the worst. So which one do you like best?
A: For me, sunny. And you?
B: Snowy, because it’s different.
Phase 2 — one candidate answering the examiner
Examiner: Tell me about a day when the weather was very bad.
Candidate: Two years ago there was a big storm in my city. It rained all night and in the morning the street was like a river. The school was closed, so my brother and I stayed at home and made a cake. It was a bad day for the city, but a good day for us.
What is worth copying here. Look at what the two candidates do, not at their vocabulary — it is all A2. They cover all five pictures. They ask each other questions (Do you like it? · What about…? · Which one do you like best?). They disagree politely (Yes, but…). Each ends with a choice and a reason. And the Phase 2 answer stays in the past from the first verb to the last, and ends with a sentence that closes the story. Copie o comportamento, não as palavras: cobrir as cinco figuras, fazer perguntas ao colega, discordar com educação, terminar com uma escolha e manter o passado do começo ao fim.
There are no marks on this page and there is no counter to fill — a speaking answer is not a right answer. Não há nota nem contador aqui: resposta falada não é certa ou errada.
This was the one-take rehearsal, so the recording tells the truth. Listen to it once with the clock in view: did Part 1 last three minutes and Part 2 five? Then once more with the notes open, ticking each note you actually did. Whatever is not ticked is your list for the week before the exam. Foi a gravação de uma vez só, então ela diz a verdade. Ouça com o relógio: a Parte 1 durou três minutos e a 2 cinco? Depois ouça com as notas abertas, marcando o que você fez. O que ficou sem marcar é a sua lista para a semana da prova.