Tip #1 Listen and respond to your partner

• Interaction is a key element of the advanced speaking test part 3 . This mean that both candidates need to discuss the options together. In other words, both of you need to discuss an option before moving to the next option.
• Pay attention to what your partner is saying and see if you can refer to what they say when you reply.

Tip #2 Avoid interrupting

• Try not to interrupt your partner. Of course this can sometimes be difficult if your partner seems to be speaking a lot. Even so, it is always much better to have only one person speaking at a time.
• The examiner will give you opportunities to speak throughout the test and they know if one person speaks more than the other.  So you need to be aware your score could be affected if you regularly interrupt or don’t let your partner speak.

Tip #3 Give opinions

• You should try to give an opinion for each point you discuss. For this CAE level you need to to justify opinions you offer.
• While “I agree” is a perfectly acceptable answer you need to remember what exam you are doing and as an answer it does not help the examiner in evaluating your ability.

Tip #4  Share the time

• As Part 3 is only two minutes and one minute respectively you need to share the time with your partner, which means limiting to an extent how much you say.
• You should also invite your partner to give opinions and to respond to your answers. So asking a partner What do you think? is a good approach although it would sound a little unnatural if you ask them every time you finish giving your opinion. 

Tip #5 Use language naturally

• As with all of the parts of the CAE speaking test, the better your range of language the better you performance should be. But it does need to sound natural. 
• This includes language linking ideas or responding to your partner. Here it should also be natural and 2-3 ways of saying you agree or disagree is generally sufficient.

• Often students try to memorize specific expressions to use and while there is nothing wrong with this it can be difficult to either remember or use them appropriately. This is especially true if you find the exam stressful so try to find a natural opportunity to use them. 
• Often a better approach is to collect vocabulary list for specific topics. In the example here it discusses decision making so organizing a collection of vocabulary items around that theme would actually be a lot more beneficial as a student could demonstrate a wider range of language.
• To find topics you can also review your C1 coursebook material or perhaps search for past speaking exams and look at the topics that come up there.