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 has been dating his girlfriend for 2 years and would like to propose to her as soon as they graduate from university. Give your friend advice on how he should propose to his girlfriend.



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 you tried a new kind of food. Maybe you can talk about a meal at a restaurant, in a new country, or at a friend’s home. What kind of food was it, who introduced you to it, and what did you think of it?



Preparation Time

30

Recording ...

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 you can. The person with whom you are speaking cannot see the picture.



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Preparation Time

30

Recording ...

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

You work in an office, and you have to organize a team-building activity for everyone in the office. 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 a colleague 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 Park
- picnic at the park
- game of tug of war
- shelter available in case of rain
images Beach
- lunch at the beach
- game of beach volleyball
- food provided by Cambo’s Italian Restaurant

Preparation Time

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

Preparation: 60 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

A young co-worker is suggesting another team-building activity. Persuade is co-worker that the activity you chose is more suitable bye comparing the two.



Your Co-Worker's Choice

images Your Co-Worker’s Choice
Pool
- day at the swimming pool
- learn synchronized swimming
- hotdogs available at pool

Your Choice

images Park
- picnic at the park
- game of tug of war
- shelter available in case of rain

Your Choice

images Beach
- lunch at the beach
- game of beach volleyball
- food provided by Cambo’s Italian Restaurant

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 are an accountant in a busy firm. Your friend works in a volunteer organization, and he wants you to do the organization’s income taxes as a personal favour for free. You ask a colleague what to do, and your colleague reminds you that this is against company policy.
Choose ONE:
EITHER
Talk to your colleague and explain why you need to help your friend’s organization.
OR
Talk to your friend. Explain why you cannot help him with the organization’s taxes.




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 that learning a subject online is more effective than learning in a face-to-face classroom? Explain your reasons.




Preparation Time

60

Recording ...

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

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

You see some teenagers doing an activity in the park. Call your nephew Benny. Describe in detail what the children are doing and ask him if he would like to participate.



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Preparation Time

30

Recording ...

60
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End of the Speaking Test

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