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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

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

Talk about one of your best friends.

Preparation Time

Start Recording

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

Your friend has just moved into your neighbourhood and wants to know about a good grocery store. Give her advice on which grocery stores are good, which are not good, and why they are good or bad.

Preparation Time

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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 tried a new technology. Maybe you can talk about a new phone, a new computer, or a new GPS. Why did you get it, and how did it change your life?

Preparation Time

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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.

Preparation Time

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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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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

Click next to continue.

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

You and your business partner are looking for an office to lease—you will be working alone in the office most of the time, but it will also be used for small meetings with two or three people. 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 business partner 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.

Bright Double Office
- $1200 per month
- two computer work stations
- seating for four
- large desks

Modern Single Office
- $1300 per month
- one work station
- a sofa and a coffee table
- shelves and storage space

Preparation Time

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

Your business partner is suggesting another office. Persuade him that the office you chose is more suitable by comparing the two.

Your Business Partners Choice

Your Business Partner’s Choice
Original Single Office
- $1400 per month
- plenty of room for furniture
- great sound insulation
- natural light from window

Your Choice

Bright Double Office
- $1200 per month
- two computer work stations
- seating for four
- large desks

Preparation Time

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

You are the soccer coach at a high school. This year is the first time that your soccer team qualified to compete in the national soccer match, but the competition is in another province. The school principal says that the school cannot afford to pay for the team’s travel and accommodation costs.
Choose ONE:
EITHER
Explain to the school principal why the team should attend the soccer match.
OR
Explain to the team members why they cannot attend the soccer match.

Preparation Time

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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 that social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr should require users to verify their true identity, that is, to provide their real names and other personal information? Explain your reasons.

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

You saw an unusual animal by the side of the road. Call the local animal shelter. Provide a full and clear description of the animal and ask if anyone has lost it.

Preparation Time

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End of the Speaking Test NEXT

Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

This is the end of the Speaking Test.

Practice Test A - Speaking Test NEXT

Speaking Test Instructions

Speaking Instructional Video NEXT

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

Talk about one of your best friends.

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

Your friend has just moved into your neighbourhood and wants to know about a good grocery store. Give her advice on which grocery stores are good, which are not good, and why they are good or bad.

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

Talk about a time when you tried a new technology. Maybe you can talk about a new phone, a new computer, or a new GPS. Why did you get it, and how did it change your life?

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

Instructions

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

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

Your business partner is suggesting another office. Persuade him that the office you chose is more suitable by comparing the two.

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

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

Answer the following question. Question: Do you think that social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr should require users to verify their true identity, that is, to provide their real names and other personal information? Explain your reasons.

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

You saw an unusual animal by the side of the road. Call the local animal shelter. Provide a full and clear description of the animal and ask if anyone has lost it.

End of the Speaking Test NEXT

Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

Practice Test A - Speaking Test

Speaking Instructional Video

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

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

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

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.

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

Practice Test A - Speaking Task 5: Comparing and Persuading

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

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

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

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

Answer the following question.
Question: Do you think that social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr should require users to verify their true identity, that is, to provide their real names and other personal information? Explain your reasons.

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