Practice Exam 1

Speaking

Part 1 1.5
The examiner will ask you and your partner some questions about yourselves. Listen to the
recording and answer the questions. Pause the recording after each bleep and give your answer.

Part 2 1.6
The examiner will ask you and your partner to talk on your own about a photograph.
Look at the photographs below and listen to the examiner’s instructions.

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Part 3 1.7
The examiner will ask you and your partner to talk together about a situation.
Look at the pictures below and listen to the examiner’s instructions.

Places the friends could have a meal

Part 4 1.8
The examiner will ask you some questions about the topic of your discussion in Part 3.
Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
Pause the recording after each bleep and give your answer.

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special day such as a wedding. It has art on the walls
and a fantastic menu. We’re really hoping the people of
Oakfield will make the most of this lovely new gallery
and all its facilities.
Listening Part 4
1.4
P = Presenter L = Laura Wilkes
You will hear an interview with a young woman called
Laura Wilkes who runs an online business.
P: I’m here with Laura Wilkes, one of the most
successful young business owners in the country
right now. Laura, what made you start your online
business?
L: Well, I had no real career plan and I was still living
with Mom and Dad and working as a tennis coach.
An old school friend came to the tennis courts one
day and we were talking about how hard it was to
find a good water bottle. It was just a simple thing
but when I got home, I started looking for good
bottles online, I couldn’t find what I wanted and so
decided to design my own. The business grew from
there.
P: It sure did. And now you sell more than just bottles,
don’t you?
L: Yeah. Once the website was up, I thought, ‘why stop
there’? Maybe people who buy bottles for sports
drinks, maybe they’ll also want a sports bag. I wanted
to try something else and see what happened. So I
did and the sports bags are selling really well too.
P: So what’s the key to your success?
L: I suppose if you have a shop in a shopping centre,
you can really look after your customers well.
Online businesses have a bigger problem with that.
I try as hard as I can to assist them as well as if they
were in a shop, make it a bit more personal. It seems
to work well.
P: What challenges have you experienced in your
business?
L: Oh, the second year wasn’t easy. One day I was
running a business out of my bedroom at my
parents’ place and then a few months later I had
my own building and eight people working for me.
Fortunately, the customers weren’t affected by the
change but it all happened very suddenly.
P: So would you say it’s stressful?
L: No but it used to be. I’ve learnt a lot from those early
days. Now I feel grateful to have this excellent team
and it’s really good to be independent, you know, be
my own boss and make my own decisions.
P: And what’s next? Will you start selling your products
internationally?
L: Well, we tried that last year and, to be honest, it was
really complicated with all the different laws. I’ve
decided to keep it local for now. I’m lucky that I like
what I do but it’s been a lot of work. I’d like to be
able to rest a bit more and let my staff manage the
business for me more often.
3 Audioscript
Speaking Part 1
1.5
What’s your name?
Where do you live?
Do you work or are you a student?
What do you do? What do you study?
Do you have much free time?
What do you enjoy doing at the weekend?
What are your plans for next year?
What type of weather do you like best?
Thank you.
Speaking Part 2
1.6
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about
something. I’m going to give each of you a photograph
and I’d like you to talk about it.
Student A, here is your photograph. It shows people
buying something.
Student B, you just listen.
Student A, please tell us what you can see in the
photograph.
Thank you. Student B, here is your photograph. It shows
a family spending time together.
Student A, you just listen.
Student B, please tell us what you can see in the
photograph.
Thank you.
Speaking Part 3
1.7
Now, in this part of the test you’re going to talk about
something together for about two minutes. I’m going to
describe the situation to you.
A group of university friends want to have a special
meal together.
Here are some places they could choose.
Talk together about the different places they could have
the meal and say which would be the most fun.
All right? Now, talk together.
Thank you.
Speaking Part 4
1.8
Do you like trying types of food you’ve never eaten
before?
Do you prefer to eat indoors or outdoors?
Where do you eat with your friends and family on
special occasions?
Do you think it’s important for families to eat together?
Which do you prefer, cooking a meal or going to a
restaurant?
Thank you. That’s the end of the test.