PROGRESS CHECK: SPEAKING Units 1 & 2 This page has been downloaded from www.macmillangobeyond.com © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2015. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class. TEST-TAKING TIPS ? ? ask and answer questions ■ Student B asks five questions. Student A answers them. ■ Then Student A asks five questions. Student B answers them. ■ Try to make correct questions. Listen to your partner’s questions. TEST-TAKING TIPS ? ? answer general questions ■ Listen carefully to the questions. ■ Try not to give simple Yes/No answers. ■ Speak only in English. SPEAK Interview 1 a Work in pairs. Take turns asking and answering the questions below. Use the Test-Taking Tips to help you. ■ What interesting places can you go to in your town? Where are they? ■ Can you tell me something about your family? ■ What is your favorite room in your house? Why? b Choose three or four extra questions from the list below to ask your partner. ■ Can you tell me about your daily routine? ■ Can you give me directions from your home to a shopping center? ■ What furniture do you have in your bedroom? ■ What other personal possessions do you have? ■ Can you tell me some activities you always do in the mornings? ■ How often do you help your parents in the house? ■ Are there any good places to eat or drink near your house? ■ What time do you get home from school? ■ What do you usually do when you get home from school? ■ When do you usually do your homework? Discussion 2 a Work in pairs. Look at the information about a café. Use this to answer Student B’s questions. Use the Test-Taking Tips to help you. Quick Snacks Café We sell different kinds of coffee, tea, and other drinks. We also have a lot of snacks, sandwiches, and candy. Come and meet your friends, or come alone to read a magazine and use our free internet! Turn left out of College Station and take the first street on the right. We are next to the bookstore. Open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. b Student B has some information about a hotel. Use the information below to ask Student B questions. Use the Test-Taking Tips to help you. ■ name / hotel ? ■ what / room ? ■ how / get ? ■ time / restaurant ? ■ time / first train ? UNITS 1&2 STUDENT A 1