A family are visiting a town for the day and want to visit a
museum that they will all enjoy.
Decide which museum would be best.
Examiner: Now, in this part of the test you're going to talk about
something together for about two minutes. I'm going to describe
a situation to you. [She puts a picture in front of the two
candidates or shows a picture on the screen (Covid
Procedure).] A family are visiting a town for the day and want to
visit a museum that they will all enjoy. Decide which
museum would be best. All right? Now, talk together.
Sophie: Shall I start?
Lars: Fine!
Sophie: Mmm. What is that first picture? I'm not sure.
Lars: I think it's a type of musical instrument. It looks very old.
Sophie: So that must be a museum of old musical instruments I
suppose. There could be some interesting things to see in there.
Lars: Well. Unless they are musicians, I don't think the children
want to spend time looking at instruments.
Sophie: You may be right. What about the doll museum? I love
old dolls. I think they're fascinating.
Lars: Well. In the picture of the family. The two children look like
boys. Dolls might not be something that boys enjoy looking at.
Sophie: I don't agree. I think toys in general are suitable for all
children. Anyway, what about the next picture. I think that's a
museum of modern art, isn't it?
Lars: Yes, I think you're right. Mmm. I'm not sure they would all
enjoy modern art. It's not a subject everybody likes. What do you
think?
Sophie: Yes. Good point! I suppose the children would find it
really dull. Now, what about the dinosaur museum? Most children
love dinosaurs, don't they?
Lars: Yes, especially boys! However, I'm not sure the parents
would enjoy seeing dinosaurs. Don't you think the parents might
prefer something different?
Sophie: I think most parents just go to attractions that their
children like. It's so difficult to please everybody at the same
time.
Lars: That's a very good point, actually. But it says in the
instructions to find a museum they will all enjoy.
Sophie: You're right! The parents won't fancy looking at
dinosaurs.
Lars: That's probably true! Although I love dinosaurs and I'm not
a child!
Sophie: Lars: [Both laugh]
Sophie: Okay. So do you think it's the same with the train
museum? May be it's not an attractive idea for all the family.
Lars: Actually, I remember a train museum I went to last year.
You could climb onto the trains and touch the controls. It was
great fun! But it depends. If you can't climb onto the trains it
could be a little boring. But what's your opinion about the castle?
That could be more suitable for everyone. Don't you think so?
Sophie: Yes, you're right! I suppose there's an exhibition inside
of old objects, swords and things like that. The children would
love that!
Lars: Yes. I agree. And the parents would enjoy the history they
could learn.
Sophie: And the views too. I mean, from the top of the
castle. Shall we choose the castle, then?
Lars: Yes. Let's choose the castle as the best museum visit for
this family.
Examiner: Thank you.
In this photograph, I can see two men, they are playing a game. I
think it's a game of chess. Behind these two men, there
are three, no, I think four other men. I can't see what they're
doing. But I imagine they are playing chess. Two men are sitting
down, looking at the table. And there are two men standing up and
watching the game. Now, the two men in the foreground are
wearing shirts, they are wearing white shirts. So I imagine it's a
summer's day, because it seems to be quite warm. The man on
the right is also wearing a white cap. And the man on the left is
wearing a blue cap. They seem to be very interested in the game,
and are concentrating very hard. I can imagine they play
chess, perhaps every day. Perhaps they meet here after lunch,
and have a game with their friends. I imagine they're in the
park, because in the background, I can see some trees. Or
perhaps they're outside a bar or a cafeteria because I think there's
a road behind them. In the picture on the left hand side, I can
see a car. So that makes me think that perhaps that is a road
there.
