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 younger sibling is heading abroad to pursue his/her higher studies. Advise him/her on how to meet people and make new friends.



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 somebody. Maybe you can talk about helping your mother, friend, neighbour or anyone you remember. When and how did you help them?



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 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 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

Your friends are planning to go on an adventure sport. You found two suitable choices. Using the pictures and information below, choose the option that you prefer. In the next section, you will need to persuade your friends that your choice is the better choice.



images Edmonton Skydive

- Price

- $580 per person

- Jumping from 13,000 ft

- Gives an expansive view of Edmonton

- One-day training required
images Whistler Bungee

- Price - $260 per person

- Gives thrill seekers an unforgettable experience

- Jumping 160ft (50 metres) over the glacial

-fed Cheakamus River

- One-hour training required

Preparation Time

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

Preparation: 60 seconds Recording: 60 seconds

Your friend is suggesting another adventure sport. Persuade him that what you chose is more suitable by comparing the two.



Comparing and Persuading

images Your Friend’s ChoiceRiver Canoeing/Kayaking- Price - $200 per person- Famous for the Virginia falls- The falls proudly drop 90 metres down- 30-minutes training required

Your Choice

images Edmonton Skydive

- Price

- $580 per person

- Jumping from 13,000 ft

- Gives an expansive view of Edmonton

- One-day training required

Your Choice

images Whistler Bungee

- Price - $260 per person

- Gives thrill seekers an unforgettable experience

- Jumping 160ft (50 metres) over the glacial

-fed Cheakamus River

- One-hour training required

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 hired a carrier/vehicle to shift your household articles to a new apartment. The transport company told you that it will cost $200. But after reaching the destination, the company’s driver told you that the total was $280 as it crossed the stated miles. You think you shouldn’t pay the extra money as you’ve already mentioned the distance at the time of hiring.

Choose ONE:

EITHER

Talk to the driver. Explain why you will not pay the extra amount.

OR

Call the company owner. Explain about the driver’s demand and why you cannot pay the extra amount.




Preparation Time

60

Recording ...

60
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Practice Test A - Speaking Task 7: Expressing Opinions

Preparation: 30 seconds Recording: 90 seconds

Question: Do you think keeping a pet teaches a person several life lessons?




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

Your friend James is new in the city and wants to try something unique and out-of-the-ordinary. You know of a specific adventure that he may be interested in. Call your friend, describe the adventure to him, and ask him if he would like to try it with you.



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Preparation Time

30

Recording ...

60
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End of the Speaking Test

Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

  • This is the end of the Speaking Test.

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