PET SPEAKING EXAM - USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

In part 2 of the Cambridge PET speaking exam, the examiner explains a situation and gives you some visual material. With a partner, you have to decide what to do in the situation.

Here are some useful expressions to help you begin, maintain the conversation and end this part of the test:

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR PET SPEAKING PART 2

Beginning

OK, we need to decide what to buy / get / do /where to go / what we should take [objects on a journey]

So, which of these are the most important / are the best / are the most useful?

So, which of these would he / she like?

Saying what you think

I think we should / he should + infinitive

In my opinion, we should + infinitive

It would be a good idea to + infinitive because…….

I think it would be better to + infinitive than to + infinitive

I think he’d / she’d like ….

Making suggestions

Why don’t we …? + infinitive

We could / she could + infinitive

How about…? + - ing form

What about the…. ? + object. What do you think about that?

Let’s + infinitive

I’d like to + infinitive. What about you?

……. would be useful. Do you agree?

Asking what your partner thinks

Do you agree?

How about you? Do you agree?

What do you think?

Agreeing

Yes, I agree.

Yes, that’s a good / great idea.

That sounds good.

Disagreeing

No, I don’t think so because….

I don’t think that’s a very good idea because…

That’s not a bad idea but….

That’s true but….

I’m sorry, I don’t agree.

Im not sure about that. What about….?  + object / + - ing form

Preferences

[Specific occasion] I’d rather + infinitive + than + infinitive

[Specific occasion] I’d prefer to + infinitive

[In general] I prefer + noun + noun

[In general] I prefer + - ing form + to + - ing form

Concluding

So, we think …. and … are the most important things. Is that right?

So, we’re going to take [objects on a journey] / get / buy / go to  …. and …. . Is that right?

Yes, let’s take / get / buy/ go to…..

So we think he should + infinitive…

So we think he’d like + object / + to + infinitive

Yes, I think he’d really like that.

Yes, I think that would be best.

Yes, that would be really good.