C1 ADVANCED SPEAKING TEST
Examiner: Raphael, Where are you from?
How long have you been studying English?
Raphael: I´m from Lucerne a city in Switzerland and it´s in the
German part. I´ve been studying English for about 25 years now. I started enjoying
Examiner: And what do you do there? studying English because of the hits I used to hear, actually I still listen to
them. I mean the Beatles.
Raphael: I´m still at school and have two years to go.
And what do you do there?
Examiner: Maude, How long have you been studying
English?
I´m an English teacher. I´ve been teaching English for
Maude: Well, I think I´ve been studying English for about six
about twenty Years now. I started teaching at the same
Years now, yes.
English School I studied. Then, I began giving classes at
Examiner: What do you enjoy most about learning English? public schools for basic education. Nowadays, I still do.
Maude: It´s... hummmm. It´s very useful. I mean to talk with
friends. I have a lot of friends in France friends and I really enjoy
being able to talk with them.
Do you like using the internet to get in touch with people?
Examiner: Maude, do you think you spend too Much time
working or studying?
Maude: Well, sometimes maybe because I´m hardworking, I Yes, sometimes. Especially with those who are not near, like
like it. And sometimes I think I should rest, take time to rest, some friends and relatives who live far from me, in Other cities I
yes. mean. I also get in touch with the ones who are near, though. As
we have little time to meet, keeping in touch online may be a
Examiner: Raphael, do you like using the internet to get in
useful alternative. However, I admit that meeting people face-to-
touch with people?
face is Much better.
Raphael: Yes, sometimes. But to keep in touch with people I
think it´s better to see them face-to-face, not just writing. So,
but like something like facebook, I think it´s useful, like in
contact book. But not really as interaction between people.
C1 ADVANCED SPEAKING TEST