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

Recording ...

60
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Practice Test B - Speaking Task 1: Giving Advice

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 90 seconds

Your friend is going to university next year. She is not sure whether to study in another city or live at home and go to the local university. Give her advice about which choice she should make.



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 you made a difficult decision. Maybe you can talk about when you chose your career, moved to a new place, or chose a college or university. What was the decision, how did you make it, and how did you feel?



Preparation Time

30

Recording ...

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 boss has asked you to buy new office chairs. You found 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 High Back Executive Chair
- $150
- leather seat
- wooden arm rests
- five ways to adjust for comfort
images Ergonomic Comfort Office Chair
- $110
- vinyl and plastic
- excellent back support
- four ways to adjust for comfort

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 chair. Persuade your boss that what you chose is more suitable by comparing the two.



Your boss's choice

images Your Boss’s Choice
Economy Task Chair
- $40
- fabric seat
- two ways to adjust for comfort

Your Choice

images High Back Executive Chair
- $150
- leather seat
- wooden arm rests
- five ways to adjust for comfort

Your Choice

images Ergonomic Comfort Office Chair
- $110
- vinyl and plastic
- excellent back support
- four ways to adjust for comfort

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 co-worker, Alex, needs help with a project. You made plans to meet with him and discuss the project at 3:00 p.m. However, your boss, Mrs. Smith, has just told you that she needs to meet with you at 3:00 p.m. to discuss a new assignment.
Choose ONE:
EITHER
Talk to Alex. Explain why you cannot meet with him today.
OR
Talk to Mrs. Smith. Explain why you cannot meet with her today.




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 Canada should have more public holidays? Explain your reasons.




Preparation Time

60

Recording ...

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

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

You found a lost pet in the park. Call the local animal shelter. Provide a full and clear description of the animal and ask if anyone has lost it.



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Preparation Time

30

Recording ...

60
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End of the Speaking Test

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