Practice Test A - 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 A - Speaking Practice Task

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Talk about one of your best friends.



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Practice Test A - Speaking Task 1: Giving Advice

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 90 seconds

Your friend wants to rent a movie tonight. Give your friend advice about which movie to rent and explain why it is a good movie.



Preparation Time

30

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

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Talk about a time when you interacted with an animal. Maybe you can talk about a family pet, a farm or zoo animal, or an animal in the wild. What kind of animal was it, what happened, and why do you remember the experience?



Preparation Time

30

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60
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Practice Test A - 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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30

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

Instructions


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

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Practice Test A - Speaking Task 5: Comparing and Persuading

Preparation: 60 seconds

Your niece has a two-week break from school, and to keep her entertained, you are looking at summer camps you could suggest to her. 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 niece’s mother 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 Music camp
- teaches children basic music symbols and rhythm
- offers basic lessons for guitar, flute, and piano based on their preferences
- practice simple songs together
- $150 for 10 days
images Track and field camp
- learn about healthy living and safe exercise techniques
- helps children stay in shape during the holiday
- $20 per three-hour day, for a maximum of 8 days
- choose which days you want to attend

Preparation Time

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

Preparation: 60 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Your niece has a two-week break from school, and to keep her entertained, you are looking at summer camps you could suggest to her. 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 niece’s mother that your choice is the better choice.



Your boss's choice

images Your Sister’s Choice
Reading and writing day camp
- learn about creative writing techniques
- read each other’s stories and share ideas
- $200 for two weeks, 8 hours a day

Your Choice

images Music camp
- teaches children basic music symbols and rhythm
- offers basic lessons for guitar, flute, and piano based on their preferences
- practice simple songs together
- $150 for 10 days

Your Choice

images Track and field camp
- learn about healthy living and safe exercise techniques
- helps children stay in shape during the holiday
- $20 per three-hour day, for a maximum of 8 days
- choose which days you want to attend

Preparation Time

60

Recording ...

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

Preparation: 60 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

You and Mike work in a department store, and Mike is talking to a customer who wants to return a coffeemaker he bought there. The customer doesn’t have his receipt, but you remember selling him the coffeemaker the day before. Mike is refusing to refund the coffeemaker, but the customer is getting upset and just wants his money back.
Choose ONE:
EITHER
Explain to Mike that you sold the coffeemaker to the man the day before, and he should give a full refund.
OR
Explain to the customer that the store policy is that you must have the original receipt to return an item, so he cannot get a refund for the coffeemaker.




Preparation Time

60

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60
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Practice Test A - Speaking Task 7: Expressing Opinions

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 90 seconds

Answer the following question.
Question: Do you think Canada should spend money on preserving its historical sites or spend money on scientific research and advances? Explain your reasons.




Preparation Time

60

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

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

While driving, you see a car that you think is unsafe. You call 911 (you have a hands-free phone), and the police answer your call. Now describe in detail what you see, and explain why you think it is unsafe.



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Preparation Time

30

Recording ...

60
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End of the Speaking Test

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