Sunday 21 March 2010

FCE: Speaking Part 2.3

I'm going to give each of you two different photographs and I'd like you to talk about them. , here are your two photographs.



Interlocutor: Now, I'd like each of you to talk on your own for about a minute.

Please let (Candidate B) see them.

(Candidate B), I'll give you your photographs in a minute.

(Candidate A), I'd like you to compare and contrast these photographs, and say why do people like these activities?.

Candidate B, your commnet should be brief but you do have time to give reasons for your feelings and opinions

16 comments:

  1. In the both pictures I can see two differents types of activities that the people can do with a group of persons or alone.

    The picture on the top shows a concert with mass audiences. It seems that the people who have been entered in this event are spending a good time. In the foreground I can see the guitarist of the band.
    The picture of the bottom shows a young boy in a clock reading a book. Probably, he is very calm because it seems that there aren't some noise. It looks that he is spending a good time reading his book.

    People like those activities because it's a main type of have a good time with friends like picture 1 or with oneself like reading a book.

    SERGIO MATA PEÑAS

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  2. samuel rodriguez moreso14 November 2010 at 11:32

    Photograph one shows a musician playing the guitar in a huge concert with thousands of people. He is playing the guitar and probably he is singing a song at the same time to the audience. This concert might take place in a south American city or in an Indian city because people seems like the ones that are in this countries. The photo was taken at night because of the dark sky and with a lot of young people.
    Photo number two shows just the opposite of photograph one. There is only a poor young man looking sadly a book in his hands. He sits on a dock and it seems like if he was in the middle of the sea. The photo was taken probably in the afternoon. It might be in a city of an oriental country, probably the India or China or Japan.
    the big difference between the two photos is that in photo one there are thousands of people while in photo number two there is only one poor boy.

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  3. The picture 1 show many people and a person playing guitar, may be he was the singer. And the picture 2 show a young man sitting on a bridge near the river, with a book in hand.
    Is difficult to know what station they were in picture 1. But I think that were in summer or spring because I can see many people wearing T-shirt and short-sleeved clothes. And they were happiness because I think that may be a famous singer was in the concert. I think that the concert may be took place in South America, because in the picture all people were brown.
    The picture 2 may be was in summer or spring but I am not sure. Although the young wear only T-shirt and long trouser, he may be was a poor person and did not have another clothes. I think that he may be was studying, because he was reading the book and show a straight face.And he may be is Asian but live in a poor country in Asia, because his face and the clothes that he wear.


    Xuan Yin Liu

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  4. In the first photograph there are thousands of black people assisting to a concert. This concert is being given at night and near to the photographer there is a guitarrist with a hat. It seems there is a lot of noise and a festive atmosphere, with the people singing and shouting at the band.

    Otherwise, the second photograph shows a boy who seems bored while he reads a book. He is alone seated on the handrail of a pontoon bridge which seems to be over a big lake. It seems that all is very quiet, without any noise. At the background there is a strcuture which seems to be chinese or japanese so I deduce this picture was taken in China or Japan.

    The difference between the two photos is that in the first there are a lot of people and noise and in the second there is a boy who is alone and there isn't any noise except of the water.

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  5. The first picture shows a concert. The spectators seem to enjoy it. They may be fans of the music group. In the front ground there is a guitarist. It seems he is playing an acoustic guitar. He is wearing a hat and a polo shirt. We don’t know he is feeling because he is backwards. In the background you can see a lot of people who have become to the concert. I think it is summer because the clothes the public is wearing.

    The second picture shows a scene completely different: a man reading a book sitting in a bridge, the bridge is lonely. The water is calm. It seems it’s quiet and noiseless, not like the first picture. He probably loves reading books. It seems the picture have been taken at an Asiatic country, because of the bridge and the man’s features.

    Between the two pictures there is a big contrast: a noisy place crowded place and a quiet noiseless place.

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  6. In these two picures there is a man doing something.
    In the first picture the man probably is a guitarrist because he had a guitar and he is playing in a concert. He wears a brown polo shirt and a modern hat.
    In the background there are a lot of people. They seem fans listening the concert.

    In picture 2 there is a boy sitting on the rail of a very long bridge.
    Probaly he is in Asia because he seems asian and bacause in the bridge there is a traditional asiatic building.
    He is reading a book and he seems very quiet.
    Probably he is poor because he wear a old white shirt and a blue big trusers.

    DAVID CIBEIRA GINÉ

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  7. Both the first and the second picture show us different types of actions and situations.
    The first one shows a man, who is playing the guitar in front of an audience. It might be an amazing concert, where everybody is having fun and enjoying the music.
    In the second picture we can appreciate a boy sitting on a fence. He seems to be sad and worried.
    We can see a huge difference between them. It is interesting to distinguish the emotions when someone is among people, or when somebody is alone. In the first one it is more common to find happines, whereas in the second one, sadness.

    Carlos Penas

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  8. In the first picture we can see a very boring concert. The people, like in other concerts, aren't shouting or singing loud. They seems that they are waiting for the concert is over. It looks like the people are waiting for the big concert, where there are some known artists. Also, we can see that he man playing the guitar isn't very good doing his job.
    In the second picture we can see a young and very poor children. He seems to be of some of the Asia's countries. We know that is poor because he is wearing old and dirty clothes and because is from Asia, that is one of the poorest countries of the world. He may be is studing or reading some book. He seems serious but with great peace of mind.


    Óscar López Tarriño

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  9. These photos show us two completely different activities. The first shows a concert of rock music, and the second shows a solitary man reading a book, on a white bridge of wood. At the first picture, we can see a lot of people that seem to be happy due to the concert, while the second, the man seems sad or pensive, because he is alone. We can deuce that the activity produced in the image one is an activity that a lot of people do together, meanwhile the activity of the image two is better to do without any company, because you want to be alone, and to think about your problems. The singer of the first image wears a brown polo-shirt and a cap, but the solitary man of the second picture wears jeans and a white jacket.

    My opinion about the question is that people want to enjoy with other people, but at the same time want to be alone, to think about his life and problems. Personally, I prefer to be alone such as the man of the first image that to be in a concert of rock music with a lot of people that I don’t know.

    Sergio López

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  10. In the first picture I can see an huge concert with a lot of people. Maybe the artist is an important rockstar, because he is playing the guitar. Perhaps, this photo was taken in South America, because of the people's appearance. They look happy and as if they were enjoying the rythm of the music.

    In the second photo there is a young man sitting in the handrail of a large gangway. He is reading something. Maybe, he likes to stay alone and reflecting about his life. Probably, this is an Asian country because of the type of architecture and the face of the guy.

    I think that people like this activities to leave for one moment their lifes, and enjoying a little themselves before going back to the daily routine.
    Aleix Pons

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  11. Lluís Palma García16 November 2010 at 18:59

    In these two photos we can see two different types of activities to do in the leisure time. In the first photo we can see a kind of concert. It seems at the night because at the top of the photo we can see the dark sky. The spectators of the concert might be South American or Indian because of their skin colour. In the foreground we can see a guitarist that is wearing a brown hat and a brown polo-shirt.

    The second photo shows, in the foreground, a young man that is reading a book. He’s sitting at the balustrade of a white long and old bridge. The man is wearing jeans and a white shirt. He seems concentrate and peaceful. At the background we can see a type of forest or jungle and the colour of the skin of the men is dark, so we can see that he is in India or the Philippines.

    The two photos describes two different leisure activities, one with a lot of noise but very social ant the other with a peaceful ambient and relax.

    Lluís Palma García

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  12. Here we have two pictures in which we can see people in their leisure time.
    In the first one there are lots of people spending good time in a concert. In the second one there's a man who seems he's readong a book on the rail of a bridge.
    The two pictures show us people passing time doing some leisure activities.
    People, most of them, love this activities, because they could disconnect of their own stressed lifes. They are with friends or alone but always with something to distract them, to stop thinking in problems they have.
    It's good for every body to have some hobbies to make sure that you aren't going to think always in the same, because it would worry you, and whrn it happens, you may go and practice this hobbies to disconnect from problems or even for stress caused by the routine of doing always the same and be bored.

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  13. Adria Gomez Garcia16 November 2010 at 20:23

    This two pictures shows 2 completly diferent activities.
    The first picture shows a concert that ,apparently, is taking place in the Major square of a town. It could be a great artist of this country because lots of people have come there.
    The people looks like if they were having fun and enjoying because they are listening the music with a lot of atention.
    They seem to be astonished and open-mouthed since ,maybe, the guitarrist is playing some foreign songs.
    In the bottom is placed the guiatarrist. He is wearing a red polo shirt and he is playing a brown guitar. He could be nervous and anxious because a lot of people is looking him.
    On the other hand, the second picture shows just the opposite.
    In the left side of the photo we can see a boy that is sitting on an old and white bridge.
    He wears a white shirt, some blue jeans and a pair of overshoes. He seems to be poor because he is dressed with old clothes.
    This boy seems to be thinking in his life, in his problems... It looks like if he had done something bad and now he is repentant. That is the reason why I think that he has ended up there.
    I personally think that people likes doing both things. It depend of the moment. Sometimes we need to be alone and to spend some time calmed and thinking in our problems. And other times we love being with our friends and other people doing funny and great things like watching a football match, listening to music ...
    Adria Gomez Garcia

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  14. Adria Gomez Garcia16 November 2010 at 20:24

    This two pictures shows 2 completly diferent activities.
    The first picture shows a concert that ,apparently, is taking place in the Major square of a town. It could be a great artist of this country because lots of people have come there.
    The people looks like if they were having fun and enjoying because they are listening the music with a lot of atention.
    They seem to be astonished and open-mouthed since ,maybe, the guitarrist is playing some foreign songs.
    In the bottom is placed the guiatarrist. He is wearing a red polo shirt and he is playing a brown guitar. He could be nervous and anxious because a lot of people is looking him.
    On the other hand, the second picture shows just the opposite.
    In the left side of the photo we can see a boy that is sitting on an old and white bridge.
    He wears a white shirt, some blue jeans and a pair of overshoes. He seems to be poor because he is dressed with old clothes.
    This boy seems to be thinking in his life, in his problems... It looks like if he had done something bad and now he is repentant. That is the reason why I think that he has ended up there.
    I personally think that people likes doing both things. It depend of the moment. Sometimes we need to be alone and to spend some time calmed and thinking in our problems. And other times we love being with our friends and other people doing funny and great things like watching a football match, listening to music ...

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  15. Both photos shows two different activities because one is happiness and the other is sadly.

    The ones looks like a concert in which there is a man playing the guitar and background of the picture many people having fun, singing and listening to music. This activity is outside and at night.
    All the people in the photo probably are from Latin America so this means that the guitarist is a star from Mexico or Peru. The season will be summer because two reasons: most concerts are held in summer and people dressed in
    T- Shirts.

    The second shows a man probably Indonesian or Thai with the looking down, pensative or sad safer. He is poor because their clothing is not correct and looks dirty.
    Certainly the backdrop is a river. The man is sitting on the railing of the wooden bridge may be reading quietly and undisturbed in this good place.

    Question: I think that people like to go concerts because act his favourite star or because they go with friends to have a good time.
    Also likes people to read or be alone to reflect.

    SERGIo MoNToRo RUIz

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  16. albert fernández soler17 November 2010 at 22:29

    Both photographs are veru differnt.

    The first photograph shows a lot of people that want to spend a good time listening good music and a spectacular live concert. Also seems that they are bored because they are in a concert and they aren't jumping or dancing, they are very quit.

    The photo photograph shows the opposite. It shows a man reading what seems a book. He is spending a goog time relaxing near to the sea. The place where he is located is beautiful and is ideal place to relax, far of people and city.

    question: I think people like this activities because they are a way of forget the problems and spend a good time.

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