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 Part 2 picture description
 Para empezar la comparación:
 Both of these pictures show…
 These two pictures show…
 The two situations in these pictures are…
 Para hablar de similitudes:
 These two pictures/situations are similar because/in that…
 In both pictures we can see…
 One similarity between these two pictures/situations is that…
 Another similarity might be that…
 One thing that these two pictures/situations have in common is that…
 One thing that these two pictures share is that…
 The most obvious similarity is that…
 These two pictures share the fact that…
 Both pictures (…) in the same way.
 Para hablar de diferencias:
 One of the most obvious differences (between these two pictures) is that…
 Another difference is that…
 Something that makes these two pictures different is…
 What makes these two situations (so/completely) different is…
 While the first picture …, the second one…
 The first picture…. However, the second one…
 The first picture… whereas the second one…
 Although the first picture…., the second one…
 On the one hand, the first picture shows… . On the other hand, the second
one…
 Para introducir la respuesta a la pregunta:
 As for + paraphrased question
 As to + paraphrased question
 In relation to the question,…
 In response to the question, I’d say that…
 As regards the question,…
 Regarding the question of the task,
 With regard to + paraphrased question
Consejos para el Speaking B2 First (FCE): Part 2
Veamos una serie de consejos elementales para superar la parte 2 del Speaking del FCE:
 Compara, no describas únicamente.
 No utilices “and” demasiado e intenta utilizar conectores de contraste como

“whereas”, “while”, “however”, etc.
 Intenta hablar de las dos imágenes más o menos por igual.
 No te olvides de responder la pregunta que viene con las imágenes.
 Dirígete al interlocutor, no a tu compañero.
 No dejes oraciones a media, acaba siempre de expresar tus ideas.
 No divagues ni empieces a hablar de experiencias propias.
 Si no has comprendido la tarea bien, pide al interlocutor que repita las instrucciones.
 Procura utilizar vocabulario relevante al tema de las imágenes.
 ¡Sonríe! Una buena sonrisa y una actitud positiva siempre es más comunicativa.
Speaking B2 part 3: expresiones útiles para debatir
No es requisito indispensable llegar a un acuerdo en la segunda parte, aunque hay que

intentarlo.
 Para comenzar el debate:
 Shall I start? / Yeah, go on.
 Shall I go first? / Of course, go ahead.
 Is it okay if I start? / Sure, no problem.
 Would you like to go first? / Yes, why not?
 Para expresar tu opinión:
 I believe/think that…
 In my opinion,…
 The way I see it,…
 If you ask me,…
 I would say that…
 It seems to me that…
 In my view…
 As far as I’m concerned,…
 Para preguntar a tu compañero:
 statement, don’t you think/agree?
 statement, wouldn’t you say so?
 statement , wouldn’t you agree?
 statement, right?
 Do you think…?
 Do you believe that…?
 What do you think about…?
 How about…?
 What about…?
 What’s your take on…?

 Para expresar acuerdo:
 I (totally) agree with you.
 You’re dead right.
 That’s (absolutely) true.
 You’re (absolutely) right.
 That’s a great idea.
 I couldn’t agree more.
 Yes, I see what you mean.
 I see it that way, too.
 Yes, of course.
 I think so, too.
 Para expresar desacuerdo:
 I’m afraid I don’t see it the same way.
 I’m sorry but I have to disagree.
 You may be right, but I have a different view.
 That might be true, but I’m not sure I agree with you.
 I’m sorry, but I don’t agree.
 Para cambiar de tema:
 As for + one of the options
 As to + one of the options
 In relation to + one of the options
 As regards + one of the options
 Regarding the question of the task,
 With regard to + paraphrased question
 Para concluir el debate:
 I believe we have an agreement, don’t we?
 So, do we have an agreement?

 Shall we stick to…?
 Shall we agree on..?
Veamos una serie de buenas prácticas que te ayudarán a superar la parte 3 del Speaking del
FCE:
 Debate y pregunta, no hagas un monólogo.
 Justifica siempre tus opiniones.
 Intenta que la conversación no se centre únicamente en una opción.
 Trabaja con tu compañero para que el debate sea fluido.
 Ayuda a tu compañero cuando lo necesite.
 Haz un esfuerzo por utilizar expresiones útiles para interactuar.
 Haz que tus intervenciones sean concisas pero efectivas.
 Céntrate en el tema que estáis tratando y no divagues demasiado.
 Intenta acabar tus intervenciones con una pregunta a tu compañero.
 Dirígete a tu compañero, no al examinador.
 ¡Sonríe! Una sonrisa siempre causa una mejor impresión y una cara de acelga.

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 Part 2 picture description

 Para empezar la comparación:

 Both of these pictures show…

 These two pictures show…

 The two situations in these pictures are…

 Para hablar de similitudes:

 These two pictures/situations are similar because/in that…

 In both pictures we can see…

 One similarity between these two pictures/situations is that…

 Another similarity might be that…

 One thing that these two pictures/situations have in common is that…

 One thing that these two pictures share is that…

 The most obvious similarity is that…

 These two pictures share the fact that…

 Both pictures (…) in the same way.

 Para hablar de diferencias:

 Another difference is that…

 Something that makes these two pictures different is…

 What makes these two situations (so/completely) different is…

 While the first picture …, the second one…

 The first picture…. However, the second one…

 The first picture… whereas the second one…

 Although the first picture…., the second one…

 As for + paraphrased question

 In relation to the question,…

 In response to the question, I’d say that…

 As regards the question,…

 Regarding the question of the task,

 With regard to + paraphrased question

Consejos para el Speaking B2 First (FCE): Part 2

 Compara, no describas únicamente.

 No utilices “and” demasiado e intenta utilizar conectores de contraste como

 Intenta hablar de las dos imágenes más o menos por igual.

 No te olvides de responder la pregunta que viene con las imágenes.

 Dirígete al interlocutor, no a tu compañero.

 No dejes oraciones a media, acaba siempre de expresar tus ideas.

 No divagues ni empieces a hablar de experiencias propias.

 Procura utilizar vocabulario relevante al tema de las imágenes.

No es requisito indispensable llegar a un acuerdo en la segunda parte, aunque hay que

 Para comenzar el debate:

 Shall I start? / Yeah, go on.

 Shall I go first? / Of course, go ahead.

 Is it okay if I start? / Sure, no problem.

 Would you like to go first? / Yes, why not?

 Para expresar tu opinión:

 The way I see it,…

 If you ask me,…

 I would say that…

 As far as I’m concerned,…

 statement, don’t you think/agree?

 statement, wouldn’t you say so?

 statement , wouldn’t you agree?

 Do you believe that…?

 What do you think about…?

 What’s your take on…?

 I (totally) agree with you.

 You’re dead right.