FCE Speaking Part One on the arts

Cambridge First Speaking Part One on the arts

Complete First Unit 8

Take turns asking each other around three questions combining topics and questions stems from below.

Cambridge FCE Speaking Part One arts topicsCambridge FCE Speaking Part One question stems
Animation
Books/ Literature
Comics
Dance
Magazines
Movies and TV
Music
News sources
Online content
Radio
Theatre
Visual arts  
Are any of your friends particularly interested in…?
Are you going to…?
Are you interested in…?
Do any of your friends…?
Do you do anything to…?
Do you ever…?
Do you have the same…as your parents?
Do you like…?
Do you normally/ usually…?
Do you plan to…?/ Have you got any plans…?
Do you prefer to…or…
Do you spend a lot of time…?/ Do you… much?
Do you… with…?
Has… changed since you were a child?
Have you… recently?
How do you like to…?/ How do you usually…?
How… are you?
If you could…, what would you choose?
Is there a… that you enjoy…?
Is there anything that you’d (really) like to…in the future?
Tell me about…
Tell us about the last time you…
Were you…when you were younger?
What did you… last time you…?
What is your favourite…?
What sort of…do you…?
What things… you when you were a child?
Which… would you most like to…?
Would you describe yourself as…?
Would you prefer to…or…?
Would you say that you…?

When your teacher stops you, ask about any topics, question stems, ways to answer the questions, etc that you aren’t sure about, working together as a class to come up with suitable questions and answers each time.

Student A

Ask and answer questions from below in pairs or threes. Spend a couple of minutes asking two to four questions, then switch roles.

  1. Are any of your friends particularly interested in comics?
  2. Are you going to watch anything this week?
  3. Do you ever read poetry?
  4. Do you often read magazines?
  5. Do you prefer to read fiction or non-fiction?
  6. Do you spend a lot of time watching TV?
  7. Do you watch DVDs with your family?
  8. Have you got any plans to buy some music?
  9. How artistic are you?
  10. How do you like to watch movies?
  11. Tell me about a time that you watched people dancing.
  12. Were you a big reader when you were younger?
  13. What sort of novels do you like?
  14. What things did you watch you when you were a child?
  15. Would you describe yourself as having good taste in music?
  16. Do you have the same taste in music as your parents?
  17. Do you use the internet much?
  18. Have you seen any good films recently?

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Student B

Ask and answer questions from below in pairs or threes. Spend a couple of minutes asking two to four questions, then switch roles.

  1. Are you interested in classical music?
  2. Do any of your friends like animation?
  3. Do you do anything to keep up with the news?
  4. Do you like documentaries?
  5. Do you normally read when you are commuting?
  6. Do you plan to go to the cinema in the next few weeks?
  7. Do you usually read from paper or from a screen?
  8. Has your taste in music changed since you were younger?
  9. How do you usually decide what you want to watch on TV?
  10. How much online content do you look at every week?
  11. If you could be good at one art form, what would you choose?
  12. Is there a genre of films that you particularly enjoy?
  13. Is there anything that you’d really like to see in the future?
  14. Tell us about the last time you went to an exhibition.
  15. What did you watch last time you went to the theatre?
  16. What is your favourite play or musical?
  17. Which painting would you most like to own?
  18. Would you say that you are musical?
  19. Would you prefer to go to the cinema or go to the theatre?

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