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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

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

Talk about one of your best friends.

Preparation Time

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

Your friend does not like to study in her room because she says it is not comfortable. She wants to rearrange the room so that she can study better. Give her some advice on how to create a good study space.

Preparation Time

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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 something made you laugh. Maybe you could talk about a funny story that someone told you, a picture or a movie that you saw, or something that happened to you or a friend. What made you laugh, why did you laugh, and why is it memorable?

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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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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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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

The people in your apartment building are upset with the traffic noise from the street, and as a member of your apartment’s council, you need to solve the problem. 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 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.

Planting a Hedge
- environmentally friendly
- looks green and appealing
- costs approximately $3,000
- takes 5 years to grow high enough to block noise

Building a Brick Wall
- takes 6 months to build
- costs approximately $6,000
- will block noise immediately
- gives apartment residents more privacy

Preparation Time

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

Your colleague is suggesting another option. Persuade her that the option you chose is more suitable by comparing the two.

Your Colleague’s Choice

Your Colleague’s Choice
Buying Everyone Earplugs
- softens traffic noise
- comes in many colours
- costs $20 for a pack of 200
- portable, easy to use and replace

Your Choice

Planting a Hedge
- environmentally friendly
- looks green and appealing
- costs approximately $3,000
- takes 5 years to grow high enough to block noise

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

Your two best friends, Joe and Susan, got married recently and are discussing a job offered to Joe that would require them to move to another province. Joe wants to take the job and move to the other province because the job pays well. Susan doesn’t want to move because they would have to leave her parents and their friends.
Choose ONE:
EITHER
Talk to Joe. Explain why you think he should NOT take the job.
OR
Talk to Susan. Explain why you think Joe should take the job.

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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 that companies should limit the amount of bonuses that their CEOs and senior managers make? Explain your reasons.

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

You are at a circus with your friend, John, but the two of you got separated. You look around for a place where John can meet you and you find an interesting tree. Call John and describe in detail what the tree looks like, and ask John to meet you here.

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 B - Speaking Test NEXT

Speaking Test Instructions

Speaking Instructional Video NEXT

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

Talk about one of your best friends.

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

Your friend does not like to study in her room because she says it is not comfortable. She wants to rearrange the room so that she can study better. Give her some advice on how to create a good study space.

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

Talk about a time when something made you laugh. Maybe you could talk about a funny story that someone told you, a picture or a movie that you saw, or something that happened to you or a friend. What made you laugh, why did you laugh, and why is it memorable?

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

Instructions

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

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

Your colleague is suggesting another option. Persuade her that the option you chose is more suitable by comparing the two.

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

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

Answer the following question. Question: Do you think that companies should limit the amount of bonuses that their CEOs and senior managers make? Explain your reasons.

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

You are at a circus with your friend, John, but the two of you got separated. You look around for a place where John can meet you and you find an interesting tree. Call John and describe in detail what the tree looks like, and ask John to meet you here.

End of the Speaking Test NEXT

Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

Practice Test B - Speaking Test

Speaking Instructional Video

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

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

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

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.

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

Practice Test B - Speaking Task 5: Comparing and Persuading

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

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

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

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

Answer the following question.
Question: Do you think that companies should limit the amount of bonuses that their CEOs and senior managers make? Explain your reasons.

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