CAE Speaking Test Sample (Parts 2, 3 & 4)

Q: In this part of the exam I'm going to give each of you three photographs and I'd like you

to talk about them on your own for about a minute and also to answer a question briefly

about your partner's photographs.

Q:  Here are your pictures (Candidate A). They show people in different living environments.

I'd like you to talk about two of these photos and compare the settings  and say how the

people may be feeling in each one.

Q:  All right?

Q. Candidate B, which type of house would you most like to live in?
Q:  Here are your pictures (Candidate B). They show people in different working

environments. I'd like you to talk about two of these photos and compare the

settings  and say how the people may be feeling in each one.

Q:  All right?

Q. Candidate A, have you ever done a job which was very difficult?

Part 4:

1. Some people say we rely too much on medicines these days. What do you think?

2. Should children´s health education be the responsibility of schools or parents? Why?

3. What could be done to make hospitals friendlier places for young children?

4. Do you think our lifestyles will become more or less healthy in the future and why?
Part 3:

Q: I'd like you to talk about something together for three minutes. 

Q:  How effective might these suggestions be for improving health care? Which two

suggestions would benefit the local community most?

Q:  All right?