Examiner: What are the best ways to prevent crim es?
Student:
I th in k a certain am ount of crim e could be prevented w ith education.
Examiner: Are any crim es acceptable?
Student:
Yes, I th in k some crim es are more acceptable than others. For example we
can't compare m u rde r and driving too fast.
Examiner: Are there any crim es w hich you th in k sh o uld n ’t be crim es?
Student:
Yes, I th in k some s m a ll crim es, sh o uld n 't be crim es.
Exam practice: Speaking Part 3
You w ill hear five questions. Answer them as fully as possible. In this exam practice, you w ill
have 30 seconds between questions to give your answers.
Speaking exam tip: In Speaking Part 3 you should try to develop your answers as much
as possible. Answ er the question directly in your firs t sentence
and then move on to do
one or more of the follow ing:
- Give reasons fo r your answer
- Add more inform ation /
develop your answ er
- Give examples of w hat you mean
Now listen to the model answers given by the student on Track 20 of the CD. How were they
better than or different from your answers?
Crime
13 The planet
M odal v e rb s in th e past
Past m odal verbs d iffe r greatly in use from
the present m odal verbs, even though they look
sim ilar.
