Speaking (correct tense)
Examiner: Where were you born?
Candidate 1: I (a)am/was born in Dubai, in the Middle East. It (b)is/was situated on the north-east coast of the United Arab Emirates.
(a) was
(b) is
changed
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b. /d/
c. /id/
b. /d/
Speaker 1
a. What is your favourite place in your town?
b. What do people do for fun in your town?
c. Is it easy to travel around your town?
d. What is the oldest part of your town?
b. What do people do for fun in your town?
Examiner: Where did you grow up?
Candidate 2: I (a)am/was born in a small village in China, but I (b)grow up/grew up in chengdu, which (c)is/was a very big city in south-west China.
(a) was
(b) grew up
(c) is
developed
a. /t/
b. /d/
c. /id/
a. /t/
Speaker 3
a. What is your favourite place in your town?
b. What do people do for fun in your town?
c. Is it easy to travel around your town?
d. What is the oldest part of your town?
d. What is the oldest part of your town?
BONUS ROUND
MINUS POINTS
situated
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b. /d/
c. /id/
c. /id/
Speaker 2
a. What is your favourite place in your town?
b. What do people do for fun in your town?
c. Is it easy to travel around your town?
d. What is the oldest part of your town?
a. What is your favourite place in your town?
Examiner: Has your home town changed much since you were a child?
Candidate 3: In the last ten years Baku (a)changed/has changed a lot. Ten years ago we (b)haven't had/didn't have so many tall buildings and there (c)isn't/wasn't as much to do then. The biggest problem is that everything (d)is/was more expensive now.
(a) has changed
(b) didn't have
(c) wasn't
(d) is
bought
a. /t/
b. /d/
c. /id/
a. /t/
Speaker 4
a. What is your favourite place in your town?
b. What do people do for fun in your town?
c. Is it easy to travel around your town?
d. What is the oldest part of your town?
c. Is it easy to travel around your town?
Examiner: Is there anything that you used to do in your home town that you don't do now?
Candidate 4: Well, I (a)used to/was used to go to the beach every summer when I (b)have been/was younger, but now I don't have time. One summer, I even (c)used to go/went fishing. I'd like to do that again. Perhaps I'll have time next summer after my exams.
(a) used to
(b) was
(c) went
discovered
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b. /d/
c. /id/
b. /d/
BONUS ROUND
ADD POINTS