FCE Result Unit 2
comparing and contrasting/ describing places/ FCE Speaking Part Two
Choose two places from the list below at random and think of at least one similarity and one difference. You can’t repeat things that people in your group have already said. As in FCE Speaking Part Two, the accuracy of your comparisons isn’t as important as the language that you use, but your partner should comment on what you say anyway.
| Argentina | Australia | Austria | Belgium |
| Brazil | Burma | Croatia | Czech Republic |
| Denmark | Egypt | France | Georgia |
| Germany | Greece | Iceland | Italy |
| Kazakhstan | Antarctica/ The South Pole | The Arctic/ The North Pole | Cyprus |
| Ethiopia | Holland/ The Netherlands | Jordan | Malta |
| Mongolia | North Korea | Northern Ireland | Portugal |
| Russia | South Africa | South Korea | Sweden |
| Switzerland | Thailand | The Bahamas | The Maldives |
| The Philippines | The Seychelles | The UK | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Turkey | Ukraine | Vietnam | Wales |
| Cologne | Munich | Bruges | Brussels |
| Florence | Geneva | Venice | Rome |
| Paris | Athens | Naples | Turin |
| Milan | Moscow | Beijing | The Hague |
| Prague | Seville | Kiev | Warsaw |
| Belgrade | Vienna | London | Leicester |
Share two comparisons you agreed on and see what the class thinks.
Ask about any places which you are not sure how to pronounce, can’t compare with other places, etc, working together to do so as a class each time.
Write phrases below you could have used in the game and/ or in FCE Speaking Part Two.
Comparing phrases
Similarities
Differences
Speculating phrases
Unsure
Sure
Other speculating phrases
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Describing places page (with link to countries and nationalities page)
