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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

Practice Test B - Speaking Practice Task
Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Talk about one of your best friends.

Preparation Time

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Practice Test B - Speaking Task 1: Giving Advice
Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 90 seconds

Your friend is sick with a bad cold. Give her advice on what she should and should not do so that she can feel better soon.

Preparation Time

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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 someone influenced you in a positive way. Maybe you can talk about your parents, a celebrity figure, or a teacher who motivated you. Who influenced you, how did they influence you, and why do you remember it well?

Preparation Time

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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.

Preparation Time

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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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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 office manager has asked you to help choose office plants for the reception area. 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 co-worker 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.

The Elegant Look
• $60 per plant
• grows about 5 cm a year
• sturdy tall wooden floor planters
• needs lots of natural light but little water

The Natural Look
• $50 per plant
• easy to move around
• plastic plant pots on wheels
• needs to be trimmed every 2 weeks

Preparation Time

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

Your co-worker is suggesting another office plant. Persuade them that the option you chose is more suitable by comparing the two.

Your Family’s Choice

The Pot Look
• $15 per plant
• small plastic plant pot
• needs to be replanted every month
• needs natural light and lots of water

Your Choice

The Elegant Look
• $60 per plant
• grows about 5 cm a year
• sturdy tall wooden floor planters
• needs lots of natural light but little water

Preparation Time

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

You are going on vacation with your cousin and your friend. The flight attendant on the plane you boarded tells you that the flight is too full and offers the three of you $500 each, in cash, to take a different flight the next morning. Your cousin doesn’t want to miss one night of the vacation and therefore wants to refuse the $500. Your friend says the extra money will help pay for the vacation.
Choose ONE:
EITHER
Talk to your cousin. Explain why it is best to take the flight tomorrow morning.
OR
Talk to your friend. Explain why it is best to stay on this flight.

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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 the government should spend taxpayers’ money on researching and developing environmentally friendly energy options, such as solar power? Explain your reasons.

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Practice Test B - Speaking Task 8: Describing an Unusual Situation
Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

You are at a mall and you see a store that you think your sister, Katherine, might like. Call Katherine and describe in detail what the store looks like. Ask her if she would like to go there.

Preparation Time

Start Recording

End of the Speaking Test NEXT

Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

This is the end of the Speaking Test.

Practice Test B - Speaking Test NEXT

Speaking Test Instructions

Speaking Instructional Video NEXT

Practice Test B - Speaking Practice Task NEXT Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Talk about one of your best friends.

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 1: Giving Advice NEXT Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 90 seconds

Your friend is sick with a bad cold. Give her advice on what she should and should not do so that she can feel better soon.

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 2: Talking about a Personal Experience NEXT Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Talk about a time when someone influenced you in a positive way. Maybe you can talk about your parents, a celebrity figure, or a teacher who motivated you. Who influenced you, how did they influence you, and why do you remember it well?

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 3: Describing a Scene NEXT 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.

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 4: Making Predictions NEXT Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

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

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

Instructions

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

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 5: Comparing and Persuading NEXT Preparation: 60 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Your co-worker is suggesting another office plant. Persuade them that the option you chose is more suitable by comparing the two.

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 6: Dealing with a Difficult Situation NEXT Preparation: 60 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 7: Expressing Opinions NEXT Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 90 seconds

Answer the following question. Question: Do you think the government should spend taxpayers’ money on researching and developing environmentally friendly energy options, such as solar power? Explain your reasons.

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 8: Describing an Unusual Situation NEXT Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

You are at a mall and you see a store that you think your sister, Katherine, might like. Call Katherine and describe in detail what the store looks like. Ask her if she would like to go there.

End of the Speaking Test NEXT

Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

Practice Test B - Speaking Test

Speaking Instructional Video

Practice Test B - Speaking Practice Task
Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 1: Giving Advice
Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 90 seconds

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 2: Talking about a Personal Experience
Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 3: Describing a Scene
Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 4: Making Predictions
Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 5: Comparing and Persuading

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

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

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

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 7: Expressing Opinions
Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 90 seconds

Answer the following question.
Question: Do you think the government should spend taxpayers’ money on researching and developing environmentally friendly energy options, such as solar power? Explain your reasons.

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 8: Describing an Unusual Situation
Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds