Cambridge 15 Test 1
Part 1
The examiner asks you about yourself, your home, work or studies and other familiar topics.
- What kinds of emails do you receive about your work or studies?
- Do you prefer to email, phone or text your friends? [Why?]
- Do you reply to emails and messages as soon as you receive them? [Why/Why not?]
- Are you happy to receive emails that are advertising things? [Why?/Why not?]
Part 2
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Describe a hotel that you know.
You should say:
where this hotel is
what this hotel looks like
what facilities this hotel has
and explain whether you think this is a nice hotel to stay in.
Part 3
Discussion topics:
Staying in hotels
Example questions:
What things are important when people are choosing a hotel?
Why do some people not like staying in hotels?
Do you think staying in a luxury hotel is a waste of money?
Working in a hotel
Example questions:
Do you think hotel work is a good career for life?
How does working in a big hotel compare with working in a small hotel?
What skills are needed to be a successful hotel manager?
Cambridge 15 Test 2
Part 1
The examiner asks you about yourself, your home, work or studies and other familiar topics.
Languages
- How many languages can you speak? [Why?/Why not?]
- How useful will English be to you in your future? [Why?/Why not?]
- What do you remember about learning languages at school? [Why/Why not?]
- What do you think would be the hardest language for you to learn? [Why?]
Part 2
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Describe a website that you bought something from.
You should say:
what the website is
what you bought from this website
how satisfied you were with what you bought
and explain what you liked or disliked about using this website.
Part 3
Discussion topics:
Shopping online
Example questions:
What kinds of things do people in your country often buy from online shops?
Why do you think online shopping has become so popular nowadays?
What are some possible disadvantages of buying things from online shops?
The culture of consumerism
Example questions:
Why do many people today keep buying things which they do not need?
Do you believe the benefits of a consumer society outweigh the disadvantages?
How possible is it to avoid the culture of consumerism?
Cambridge 15 Test 3
Part 1
The examiner asks you about yourself, your home, work or studies and other familiar topics.
Swimming
- Did you learn to swim when you were a child? [Why?/Why not?]
- How often do you go swimming now? [Why?/Why not?]
- What places are there for swimming where you live? [Why?]
- Do you think it would be more enjoyable to go swimming outdoors or at an indoor pool? [Why?]
Part 2
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Describe a famous business person that you know.
You should say:
who this person is
what kind of business this person is involved in
what you know about this business person
and explain what you think of this business person.
Part 3
Discussion topics:
Famous people today
Example questions:
What kinds of people are most famous in your country today?
Why are there so many stories about famous people in the news?
Do you agree or disagree that many young people today want to be famous?
Advantages of being famous
Example questions:
Do you think it is easy for famous people to earn a lot of money?
Why might famous people enjoy having fans?
In what ways could famous people use their influence to do good things in the world?
Cambridge 15 Test 4
Part 1
The examiner asks you about yourself, your home, work or studies and other familiar topics.
Jewellery
- How often do you wear jewellery? [Why?/Why not?]
- What type of jewellery do you like best? [Why?/Why not?]
- When do people like to give jewellery in your country? [Why?]
- Have you ever given jewellery to someone as a gift? [Why/Why not?]
Part 2
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Describe an interesting TV programme you watched about a science topic.
You should say:
what science topic this TV programme was about
when you saw this TV programme
what you learnt from this TV programme about science topic
and explain whether you found this TV programme interesting.
Part 3
Discussion topics:
Science and public
Example questions:
How interested are most people in your country in science?
Why do you think children today might be better at science than their parents ?
How do you suggest the public can learn more about scientific developments?
Science discoveries
Example questions:
What do you think are the most important scientific discoveries in the last 100 years?
Do you agree or disagree that there are no more major scientific discoveries left to make?
Who should pay for scientific reason – governments or private companies?