Being Supportive - Test 5

C1 Advanced · Speaking Collaborative · Cambridge English Advanced 2, Cambridge University Press

Discuss the task with your partner for about 2 minutes, then take 1 minute to reach a decision together.

Now, I'd like you to talk about something together for about two minutes. Here are some areas of life where people might need help and support from others and a question for you to discuss. First you have some time to look at the task.

Being supportive

at school or college

choosing a career

in the working environment

in understanding technology

with financial issues

Now you have about a minute to decide in which area people need least support.

Now, talk to each other about what sort of help and support people might need from others in these different areas of life, and why.

What sort of help and support might people need from others in these different areas, and why?

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.

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