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It will not be shown to the candidates.  \n• 4 – 5 minutes Phase 1a  \n[The Examiner will select questions from those provided in the test pack, in a variety of areas such as name, nationality, work/study, where candidates live, and free time activities.]  \n• 5 minutes Phase 1b  \nNow I'd like you to ask each other [signal] some questions.  \n  ( Candidate A ), I'd like you to ask   ( Candidate B ) about his/her neighbours.  \n  ( Candidate B ), I'd like you to ask   ( Candidate A ) about his/her favourite time of year.  \nNow think about the questions you want to ask. You have one and a half minutes. You can  \nwrite down your questions if you want to. [Indicate paper and pencil.]  \nIf you don’t understand, please ask me.  \n[Withdraw eye contact to signal start of preparation. Allow 1½ minutes for preparation.]   (Candidate A), are you ready? Please ask   (Candidate B) your questions. [Allow up to 2 minutes.]  \nThank you.  \n  (Candidate B), are you ready? Please ask   ( Candidate A) your questions. [Allow up to 2 minutes.]  \nThank you.  \n• 4 minutes Phase 2a  \nIn this part of the test, you are going to listen to two recordings and answer some questions. You can make notes [indicate paper] if you want to.  \nYou hear two people talking about their plans for the weekend. [Hand each candidate the booklet open at the correct page.] Where do they want to go at the weekend? To a town, to the mountains, or to the park?  \n\n| Where do they want to go at the weekend? |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | \u003Cbr>to the mountains | \u003Cbr>to the park |\n\nListen to the information. [Play CD.]  \nListening script 1 :  \nI want to go to Littlegate this weekend. My cousin lives there and there are shops, a cinema and great restaurants. It’s easy to get there. A return ticket by train only costs £7. There’s a brilliant market too and we want to go there to buy some jeans.  \nListening script 2:  \nI want to spend the weekend there with my friends. We usually go there in winter to ski, but this time we want to climb to the top – it takes about 4 hours, but then you can look down on the sea. I just hope my new boots are comfortable!  \n   (Candidate A) , in the first recording, where does the woman want to go at the weekend? To a town, to the mountains, or to the park?  \nThank you.  \n   (Candidate B ), in the second recording, where does the man want to go at the weekend? To a town, to the mountains, or to the park?  \nThank you. [Take back booklets.]  \nNow listen again, and answer these questions.  \n   (Candidate B), in the first recording, who can the woman see in Littlegate? [short pause] And how much is a return ticket?  \n   (Candidate A), in the second recording, how many hours does it take to climb the mountain? [short pause] And what is the man worried about?  \n[Play CD again: scripts as above. At the end of the recording ask each candidate in turn their two questions again. After each question, wait for the candidate's response.]  \nThank you.  \n• 3 – 4 minutes Phase 2b  \nNow you’re going to talk together about places you like to go to at the weekend. Talk to each other about places that you like to go to, and what you like to do there.  \n[Repeat if necessary. Withdraw eye contact to signal start of activity.  \nIf necessary, prompt candidates with questions from the box below (e.g. if students are experiencing difficulty in continuing the interaction or if they stray from the topic). Adapt if necessary. Encourage candidate-candidate interaction by eliciting agreement or alternative opinions from candidates by asking questions such as “What do you think?”, “Tell us what you think.”, “And you?”]  \nWeekend plans – prompt questions  \nWho do you like to go out with at the weekend? (What do you do?) Do you like going to new places? (Why?/Why not?)  ","cbCaipwKlsBXKTUw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipwKlsBXKTUw","pdf",2399170,"English","# Phase 1a\n# Phase 1b\n# Phase 2a\n## Listening scripts and questions\n# Phase 2b\n## Weekend plans discussion\n# Key to Phase 2a","[{\"question\":\"How long is the sample test, and how is it divided by phases?\",\"answer\":\"The sample test should not exceed 18 minutes. It is organized into Phase 1a (4–5 minutes), Phase 1b (5 minutes), Phase 2a (4 minutes), and Phase 2b (3–4 minutes).\"},{\"question\":\"What happens in Phase 1b during the candidate interaction?\",\"answer\":\"Candidates ask each other questions. 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