Good morning my name’s Mike Smith. Can you tell me your full name, please?

Can you tell me where you’re from?

Can I see your identification, please?

Thank you that’s fine. Now, I am going to ask you a few questions about yourself.

PART ONE: SPEAKING TEST

Let’s talk about where you live:

Where are you from?

Do you live in a house or in an apartment?

Which room of your apartment do you like most?

If you could change one thing about your home, what would it be?

Now let’s talk about Shopping:

When was the last time you went shopping?

When do you usually go shopping?

Do you prefer to go shopping in big shops or small shops?

Do you ever buy anything on the internet?

Let’s discuss clothes and clothing

What sort of clothes do you usually wear?

Do you wear the same sort of clothes as you did when you were a child?

How often do you shop for clothes?

When did you last shop for clothes?

PART TWO: SPEAKING TEST

Now I am going to give you a topic and I would like you to talk about it for 1 to 2 minutes. I will give
you a pencil and paper to make notes. Do you understand?

Here is your pencil and paper for making notes….and here is your topic, I would like you to
describe some good news that you received recently.
 Describe some good news that you received recently you should say:
* When you heard the news* who told you the news

* what the news was

and explain why this was good news.

[The examiner stays silent giving the candidate 1 minute to prepare the answer]

Remember you have 1 to 2 minutes for this, so don’t worry if I stop you. Can you start speaking now
please?

PART TWO: FOLLOW UP QUESTION [Not always asked. Answer in a single sentence]

So do you often receive good news?

PART THREE: SPEAKING TEST

We’ve been talking about some good news you received recently, now I’d like to ask you a few
general questions about that.

Let’s talk about good news

What sort of good news do young people often receive?

Does good news make us feel happy for a long time?

Do you think young people will be happier in the future?

Now let’s talk about the news in the media

How do most people find out about the news in your country?

Why do you think the internet is becoming a more popular source of news?

Do you think the internet influences the types of news stories people hear about?

Thank you this is the end of the speaking test.

Thank you, I appreciate your time. I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.