Cambridge English Empower

A1 Speaking Competency Test

End of Course Test Materials for Teachers

There are two parts to this test. Please refer to the Speaking Test Instructions before
conducting the test.
PART 1 2 – 3 minutes
Interlocutor: Good morning / afternoon / evening.

Giving information Back-up questions

Ask your student up to three questions from the following list. The questions may all be from
the same box or from more than one box.

• Which is your favourite month of the year? Do you like the month of July /
(Why?) August?

• What do you usually do in summer? Do you like summer?

• Where are you going to go for your next Are you going to go to England for
holiday? your next holiday?

• What kind of weather do you like? (Why?) Do you like sunny weather?

• What do you do in rainy weather? Do you stay at home in bad

weather?

• Where do you go in hot weather? Do you go to the park in hot

weather?

• What do you usually do at weekends? Do you usually read a book at

weekends?

• What are you going to do next weekend? Are you going to see your friends
next weekend?

• What sports can you play? Can you play tennis?

• When did you get your mobile phone? Did you get your mobile phone last
year?

• When do you use your mobile phone? Do you often use your mobile
phone?

• Why do you sometimes turn off your mobile Is your mobile phone always on?
phone?
PART 2 2 – 3 minutes

Extended response Back-up questions

Choose one of the topics below. Avoid questions on topics you have already used.

• Tell me about your house or flat. Do you live in a house or a flat?

Is your house / flat big?

Which is your favourite room in your

house / flat? (Why?)

• Tell me about your town or village. Do you like your town or village?
(Why? Why not?)

Is there a cinema in your town /

village?

Are there many cafés in your town /

village?

• Tell me about your last holiday. Where did you go on your last
holiday?

Did you enjoy your last holiday?

What did you do on your last

holiday?

• Tell me about the shops in your town or What can you buy in your town /
village. village?

Do you like clothes shops? (Why? /

Why not?)

Do you like big or small shops?

(Why?)

Interlocutor: Thank you. That is the end of the test.