Quiet Places & At Night - Test 7
B2 First · Speaking Long Turn · Cambridge English First 2, Cambridge University Press
Compare your two photographs and speak on your own for about a minute. Then answer a short question about your partner's photographs.
I'd like you to compare the photographs, and say why you think the people have decided to spend time in these quiet places.
It's your turn first. Here are your photographs. They show people spending time in quiet places.
Quiet places
People reading at tables and working at computers in a bright public library
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candid documentary photograph, spacious bright public library reading room with white walls and herringbone parquet floor, people of different ages reading at long white tables and working at computer desks beside tall windows, colourful modern chairs in red, yellow and green, tall bookshelves full of books along the walls, a potted palm by the window, natural light, shot on 35mm film, no text, no watermark
Man standing alone on a rocky mountain summit at dusk, looking out over the ridges
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candid documentary photograph, lone young man in a t-shirt standing on a rocky mountain summit at dusk, seen from behind, gazing across a vast panorama of bare rugged mountain ridges with small patches of snow, soft pink and blue evening sky with wispy clouds, natural light, shot on 35mm film, no text, no watermark
Which of these places would you prefer to spend time in? …… (Why?)
Why have the people decided to spend time in these quiet places?
I'd like you to compare the photographs, and say what you think the people might be enjoying about doing these things at night.
Now, here are your photographs. They show people doing different things at night.
At night
Crowd at night watching fireworks explode over a city skyline by a river
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candid documentary photograph, large night-time crowd seen from behind watching huge pink firework bursts explode above a city skyline across a river, silhouettes of people holding up phones to film, a suspension bridge lit by cascades of blue firework fountains on the right, glowing skyscraper lights in the distance, natural light, shot on 35mm film, no text, no watermark
Busy pedestrian street market at night lit by strings of red paper lanterns
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candid documentary photograph, lively pedestrian market street in an Asian old town at night, strings of glowing red paper lanterns hanging overhead, people strolling between brightly lit souvenir shops and street food stalls, diners eating at small tables under a red umbrella, warm golden night lighting on old shophouse facades, shot on 35mm film, no text, no watermark
Which of these things would you prefer to do? ….. (Why?)
What might the people be enjoying about doing these things at night?
In this part of the test, I'm going to give each of you two photographs. I'd like you to talk about your photographs on your own for about a minute, and also to answer a question about your partner's photographs.
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