C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2 Sample Answer

These are high-scoring sample answers for the following Cambridge C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2. Read them to understand what you need to talk about and the kind of answers you need to give for a good C1 Advanced speaking score. For advice, strategies and tips on the best ways to answer (because 1 minute is very short), this article will help.

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C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2 Quiz: Enough Time for You?

C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2

Question

In what ways might these people be dealing with challenges?

What skills might they need to overcome them?

Chef - What skills might they need to overcome them? - C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2 Question

Sample Answer

1 minute to compare and contrast the two pictures you have chosen as well as answer the two questions.

I’d like to talk about the first picture and the third picture. The girl in photo 1 seems to be a student doing homework. She will have both the short term challenge of finishing her assignment and the longer term challenge of completing her course. The same could be said for the chef in photo 3, who needs to cook a superb meal while also maintaining his reputation or maybe even keeping his job. In my opinion, the girl has it easier, due to the fact that she can take her time to produce her best work, whereas the chef has more pressure due to some hungry people waiting for his creation. While the girl needs to be self-motivated, the chef will have more external pressures, but both of them will need confidence and self-belief to complete their tasks as well as time management, although on different time scales.

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Analysis

This is my opinion of the above answer. The answer was given as in a test, with minimal preparation time.

Although I start to talk about the girl, I manage to show similarities to the chef. After that, I show similarities and differences by switching between them. This is easy to do as long as you are confident enough to speak through your mistakes and have practiced enough to reduce hesitation to a minimum.

Used various ways to compare and contrast but still used ‘while’ more than I would have liked.

I thought some good vocabulary was used.

Lesser-Known Vocabulary

assignment – a task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study.
superb – very good; excellent
maintain his reputation – to ensure his public image remains positive and consistent over time
has it easier – (idiomatic) a situation is more favorable, comfortable, or simple than another
due to the fact – less concise way of saying ‘because’
take her time – to not hurry
creation – something that is made or created
self-belief – the confidence in one’s own abilities and judgment
time scales – the time taken by a process or sequence of events

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