Speaking (correct tense)
Verb ending pronunciation
(/t/, /d/, /id/)
Listening
100

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

100

changed

a. /t/
b. /d/
c. /id/

b. /d/

100

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?

200

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

200

developed

a. /t/
b. /d/
c. /id/

a. /t/

200

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?

300

BONUS ROUND

MINUS POINTS

300

situated

a. /t/
b. /d/
c. /id/

c. /id/

300

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?

400

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

400

bought

a. /t/
b. /d/
c. /id/

a. /t/

400

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?

500

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

500

discovered

a. /t/
b. /d/
c. /id/

b. /d/

500

BONUS ROUND

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