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.



Preparation Time

30

Recording ...

60
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Practice Test A - Speaking Task 1: Giving Advice

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 90 seconds

Your friend’s cousin is visiting from abroad, and she loves shopping. Advise your friend on where to take his cousin shopping and which shops are the most interesting.



Preparation Time

30

Recording ...

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 helped someone. Maybe you can talk about helping a family member, a classmate, or a total stranger. Where were you, how did you help them, and how did it make you feel?



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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Preparation Time

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

The children’s club you volunteer at is planning a field trip for the children aged 8 to 10, and you must help choose where they will go. 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 another parent of the club 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 Children’s Farm
- $10 per person
- feed the chickens
- watch the cows being milked
images Ice skating
- $13 per person including skate rental
- great exercise for all ages
- hockey sticks and pucks available

Preparation Time

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

Preparation: 60 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Another parent in the club is suggesting another activity for the fieldtrip. Persuade them that the activity you chose is more suitable by comparing the two.



The other parents choice

images The Other Parent’s Choice
Paintball
- use the most powerful paintball gun
- boys and girls welcome
- age restrictions apply

Your Choice

images Children’s Farm
- $10 per person
- feed the chickens
- watch the cows being milked

Your Choice

images Ice skating
- $13 per person including skate rental
- great exercise for all ages
- hockey sticks and pucks available

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

Your colleague, Adam, is going to visit a client tomorrow. He wants to dress informally to stress his individuality. Your co-worker, Suzanne, believes that formal style is always better.
Choose ONE:
EITHER
Talk to Suzanne. Explain that informal clothing can be appropriate.
OR
Talk to Adam. Explain why formal clothing is better for a business meeting.




Preparation Time

60

Recording ...

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 car drivers should re-take the road test every 5 years? 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

You want to purchase this rug, but the store won’t let you take a photo. Call a family member. Provide a full and clear description of the rug you wish to buy, and ask your family member if you can buy the rug.



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Preparation Time

30

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60
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End of the Speaking Test

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