Practice Test B - Speaking Test

Speaking Test Instructions

  • For this sample test, you should make sure that you complete each task within the given time.

  • In this sample test, no score will be provided for any of the Speaking tasks, and your answers will not be recorded. If you wish to record your own answers, record and save your responses using your computer microphone or your own recording device (cellphone, digital recorder, etc.).

  • On the official test, if you do not finish a task in the time provided, the screen will move to the next task. You cannot go back to the previous task. However, in this sample test, in order to move forward in the test you must click on “NEXT.”

  • Try to complete this practice Speaking Test in around 20 minutes.

Speaking Instructional Video

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Practice Test B - Speaking Practice Task

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Talk about one of your best friends.



Preparation Time

30

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60
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Practice Test B - Speaking Task 1: Giving Advice

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 90 seconds

A classmate is not doing well in math class and has received several low grades. If this continues, he will not be able to pass the final exam. Give your classmate advice on what he should or should not do if he would like to improve his grades.



Preparation Time

30

Recording ...

90
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Practice Test B - Speaking Task 2: Talking about a Personal Experience

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Talk about a time when something did not happen the way you first expected. Maybe you can talk about something that did not happen according to plan when you were working on a project, or when you were trying to accomplish something. At first, how did you expect things to happen, how did they actually happen, and what was your response?



Preparation Time

30

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60
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Practice Test B - Speaking Task 3: Describing a Scene

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Describe some things that are happening in the picture below as well as you can.
The person with whom you are speaking cannot see the picture



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Preparation Time

30

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60
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Practice Test B - Speaking Task 4: Making Predictions

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

In this picture, what do you think will most probably happen next?



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Preparation Time

30

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60
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Practice Test B - Speaking Task 5: Comparing and Persuading

Instructions


This task is made up of THREE parts:
1. Choose an option
2. Preparation time
3. Speaking

Click next to continue.

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 5: Comparing and Persuading

Preparation: 60 seconds

Your company is planning to move to a new office soon, and your boss has asked you to help find a new location. You find two suitable options. Using the pictures and information below, choose the option that you prefer. In the next section, you will need to persuade your boss that your choice is the better choice.
If you do not choose an option, the computer will choose one for you.
You do not need to speak for this part.



images Industrial District
- built in 1910
- 10,000 square feet
- rent: $10,000 per month
- free parking for employees
images Downtown Business Centre
- built in 2012
- 12,000 square feet
- rent: $15,000 per month
- close to bus and train stations

Preparation Time

60
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Practice Test B - Speaking Task 5: Comparing and Persuading

Preparation: 60 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

your boss is suggesting another office. Persuade her that the office you chose is more suitable by comparing the two.



Your boss choice

images Outside the City
- built in 1930
- 6,000 square feet
- rent: $8,000 per month
- 2 hours drive from the city

Your Choice

images Industrial District
- built in 1910
- 10,000 square feet
- rent: $10,000 per month
- free parking for employees

Your Choice

images Downtown Business Centre
- built in 2012
- 12,000 square feet
- rent: $15,000 per month
- close to bus and train stations

Preparation Time

60

Recording ...

60
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Practice Test B - Speaking Task 6: Dealing with a Difficult Situation

Preparation: 60 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Your child’s school has asked you to help with a class field trip. Your friend bought you tickets to a baseball game for that same day. The school will cancel the field trip if there are not enough parents, but your friend will be upset if you cannot go to the baseball game because the tickets were expensive.
Choose ONE:
EITHER
Talk to the school. Explain why you cannot help with the field trip.
OR
Talk to your friend. Explain why you cannot attend the game.




Preparation Time

60

Recording ...

60
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Practice Test B - Speaking Task 7: Expressing Opinions

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 90 seconds

Answer the following question.
Question: Do you think all university students should study abroad for a year, if there is sufficient funding? Explain your reasons.




Preparation Time

60

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60
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Practice Test B - Speaking Task 8: Describing an Unusual Situation

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

You see a group of people playing a sport at a recreation centre. Call your friend Betty and describe in detail what the sport is like and what each player is doing. Ask her if she would be interested in trying this sport sometime.



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Preparation Time

30

Recording ...

60
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