USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR FCE ORAL EXAM

1. TALK ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS ON YOUR OWN FOR ABOUT A
MINUTE (describe and compare them)
DESCRING PICTURES
 In the first picture I can see …..
 It seems to me that …..
 I’m pretty sure that they feel …..
because ……………
 The second photo shows ……..
MAKING COMPARISONS
 First of all, the most obvious
similarity is that …………
 Second, in both pictures ………
 However, while the first picture
shows………. the second one
shows ………………..

2. How do you like to celebrate your birthday? What do you usually do on
your birthday?
What I like the most is to ……..
My siblings and I always ……….
In the afternoon my brother …..
And in the evening ……….
I really enjoy ………………….

3. Compare the photos and say what the advantages and
disadvantages are of shopping in these different places.
MAKING COMPARISONS
Both of these pictures show ….
On the one hand, in the first picture …… On the
other hand, in the second picture……….
INTRODUCING ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
The greatest advantage of …… is ……..
Another positive aspect of it is ……….
The benefit of …….. is ………
On the contrary, a major disadvantage of …. is
……….
Another drawback of …… is ……….

4. Where do you like to shop for food? Why?
What do you usually shop there? How often do you go there?

5. Talk about how important these machines are in
people’s everyday lives
The way I see it, smartphones/laptops/tvs are
high on the list in our daily life because ……
Furthermore, washing machines have become
vitally/critically important since …………………
Which two would it be most
difficult to live without?

6. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
 Which of these is most important for you? Why?
 Do you think people rely too much on machines these days?
 Some people say machines make our lives more complicated rather than
simpler. What do you think?
 Why do you think some people always like to have the latest and best
 machines?