FCE Speaking Part 2 Extra Practice - 4

Unit 1:
IMPRESSIONS
GAME: Who is the person?
Instruction:
• Each group chooses a person who will stand in front
of the class, turn his/ her back to the screen, listen
to his/ her group members describe a famous
person on the screen and guess who he/ she is.
• - Group members describe the famous person on
the screen, trying to use adjectives they have learnt
and not to mention/ hint the name. (Jobs,
achievements, special abilities or scandals related to
the famous people can also be used)
• - Each group has 1 minute to describe and guess the
person of their group.
Using these adjectives to describe each of the
people in the pictures
cool professional stylish trendy casual
smart a bit boring informal formal
sporty fashionable business-like
Work in group and answer these questions
a. Where and when do these people dress like

this?
b. What kind of image do you find most/ least
appealing?
c. Do you think men are more image-conscious
these days than in the past?
d. Can their clothes say something about these
people’s characteristics?
• Listen and number the order in which these
men are interviewed and choose the adjectives
that best describe the journalist’s attitudes
towards them
1 Rick
2 Matt
3 Charles
4 Adam
• Attitudes: friendly, polite, respectful

Work with a partner. Answer the questions about
the four men in Exercise 2.
a) Who never dresses up to go out? Matt
b) Who couldn't live without his trainers? Matt
c) Who wants people to notice his clothes? Adam
d) Who bought something pink recently?
Adam
e) Who just wears clothes he feels
Rick
comfortable in?
f) Who hasn't changed his style for years? Rick
g) Who thinks it's important to make a good Charles

impression?
h) Who likes his jeans and T-shirts to be clean Charles
and neat?
• Listen and note down the journalist’s questions
Grammar and Vocabulary
a) What image are you trying to achieve?
Could you tell me what image you're trying to
achieve?
b) Are you aware of fashion?
Do you think that you are aware of fashion?
c) What do you wear to go out in the evening?
Do you mind telling me what you wear to go out
in the evening?
d) What do your clothes say about you?
I'd like to know what your clothes say about you?
e) Do you care about your image?
Would you say that you care about your image?
f) Does your appearance affect your life?
I'd like to know whether your appearance
affects your life?
g) What was the last thing you bought?
Do you know what was the last thing you
bought?
Differences between Direct and
Indirect Questions
• direct question: (auxiliary ) verb + subject +
verb
 indirect question : subject + verb
• do/ does/ did is not used in indirect questions
• if/ whether is used in indirect yes/no
questions
• indirect questions are more polite
Walk around the class and use the indirect
questions to find out
• the cheapest clothes shop in town recommended by
many classmates
• how many classmates think that cheap clothes are
good value for money (worth what you pay for it)
• the best place to buy jeans suggested by many
classmates
• how many classmates have sewn a button on a shirt
• the most expensive leather jacket bought by one of
the classmates
• the classmate who has the most trainers
• how many classmates care about clothes and fashion
a hem
a collar
sleeves
cuffs
Match the pictures with these words
a belt
buttons
a buckle
a zip
Idiomatic expressions
1. off-the-cuff a. to start working very hard
b. to try to spend less money
2. buckle down than you used to
3. as bright as a c. to show your true feelings
openly
button d. an off-the-cuff remark,
4. collars reply etc is one that you
make without thinking
5. tighten his belt about it first;
= spontaneous
6. on her sleeve e. catch someone and hold
them so that they cannot
escape
f. very intelligent and full of
energy
Ex 2: Idiomatic expressions
a) Tom is very funny. He's always coming out with
amusing off-the-cuff / off-the-sleeve remarks.
b) Richard is very lazy. He needs to belt down /buckle
down soon if he wants to do anything with his life.
c) Julie is very clever. She's as bright as a button /as
bright as a zip and always comes top in exams.
d) Ann is very boring. She always belts / collars me at
parties so I have to listen to all her problems.
e) Harry is very careful. He knows how to tighten his
belt / tighten his buttons when he hasn't got much
money.
f) Zoe is very open. She wears her heart on her hem /
on her sleeve so you always know what she's feeling.
Useful Expressions
Match the useful phrases (a-f) used in the
conversation with their function (1-6)
a) Calm down. 1 I'm going to tell you
b) You're so annoying. something
surprising.
c) You're so easy to
2 I think you're angry.
wind up.
3 You make me angry.
d) It can't be her.
4 I'd like you to
e) You'll never guess .. continue speaking.
f) You were saying. 5 I'm sure it isn't her.
6 I think you believe
things too easily.
• Work with a partner. Complete more useful
phrases (a-j) from the conversation to talk about
people's appearance. Use the phrases in the box.
b. in the
c. spitting image
d. look anything
e. the same
f. that smile
g. a very
h. no resemblance
i. looking woman
j. changed so
Complete the second sentence so that it
has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word in brackets.
b. We’ve got the same eyes.
c. He has a very distinctive way of walking.
d. I don’t look anything like my brother.
e. She bears absolutely no resemblance to her
family.
f. She was an amazing-looking woman when she
was younger.
Writing
Work with a partner and discuss these
questions.
a) Have you (or anybody you know) ever had a
pen friend?
b) How long did you/he/she have one for?
c) Did you/he/she ever meet this pen friend?
Read the letter on page 13 and identify parts of
a letter
(1) heading: addresses, date and greeting
(2) body
(3) closing
Read the letter and answer the following
questions
• What topics are included in the letter?
• Is this letter formal or informal? Why/ why
not?
• Is the language appropriate? Why/ why not?
Replace these words and expressions
with these more informal alternatives
(a-p).
1. J 9. I
2. N 10. P
3. K 11. B
4. A 12. M
5. G 13. O
6. C 14. F
7. L 15. E
8. H 16. D
Write a letter to a pen friend (their old pen
friend or an imaginary/ new one). The letter
should include the following:
• + Your work/ studies
• + Your family
• + The place you live
• + Your interest
• + Things you want to know about your pen friend
Exchange the letter then write a reply

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a. Where and when do these people dress like

• Attitudes: friendly, polite, respectful

g) Who thinks it's important to make a good Charles

Exchange the letter then write a reply

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