Keeping Up to Date - Test 5
B2 First · Speaking Discussion · Cambridge English First 2, Cambridge University Press
The examiner asks you and your partner questions that broaden the Part 3 topic. This part lasts about 4 minutes.
Keeping up to date
What do you think?
Do you agree?
And you?
Some people say that we spend too much time checking for updates on social networking websites. Do you agree? (Why? / Why not?)
Do you think the best way to keep up to date with changes in the world is to watch television? (Why? / Why not?)
Some people say the world is changing so fast that we can't keep up to date with everything. Do you agree? (Why? / Why not?)
How important is it for people to have change in their lives?
Some people don't like it when things change. Why do you think that is?
Do you think people these days are only interested in new things and ignore history and tradition? (Why? / Why not?)
Practise this Speaking task free online: solo with exam timers and a self-recorder, as a live mock Speaking test with a partner over a video call, or as a full three-person mock exam — a real examiner reads the official examiner script to Candidates A and B. Rooms are invite-by-link; partners can join without an account.