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Full video: Former Cambridge speaking examiner shares useful tip! B2 First, C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency exam

Course: Confidence in Cambridge speakingSection: Examiner timing and interruptionsSubtitles: en

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as an examiner I I was taught to say

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thank you when I wanted the the the

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candidate to stop speaking the

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candidates extending their answer and I

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need to give the other candidate their

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time to speak so I say thank you and

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then I ask another question just keep

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speaking until you hear the examiner say

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thank you and don't panic when you are

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stopped or if you are stopped in the

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middle of a sentence that is not because

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you've done something in correct or bad

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that's because the exam is very

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structured with tasks and with time so

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the examiner has to be fair to every

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candidate and give every candidate more

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or less the same amount of time to speak

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and you you don't have to worry about

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coming to any conclusion in these tasks

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that's a mistake some students make they

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say to sum up or in conclusion or in a

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nutshell that's dangerous because what

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if you're concluding and you still have

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more time to speak so just just keep on

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speaking as Craig says

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