Part Question Prompts

Speaking Test Frames – General Training Test 1

1 Now, in this part of the test I’d like to ask you some questions about yourself.
Let’s talk about where you’re living now.

Tell me about the town where you’re living at the moment.

How long have you been living there, and why?
What are some of the good things about this town?
Do you think you’ll be moving to a different place in the near future, and if so, why?

Now let’s talk about personality

Do you think you are generally a happy person, and if so, why?
What kinds of things make you angry, and why?
How has your personality changed since you were child?
What kind of job would suit your personality best, and why?
Let’s talk about visiting museums or art galleries
Did you visit museums or art galleries when you were a child?
What’s the most interesting museum or art gallery you have ever visited, and why?
Are you more likely to go to a museum or art gallery if it is free to visit, and if so, why?
Do you think museums and art galleries are a good place to learn about things, and if so,
why?

2 Now, I’m going to give you a topic and I’d like you to talk about it for one to two minutes.
Before you talk, you’ll have one minute to think about what you’re going to say. You can
make some notes if you wish. Do you understand?
I’d like you to Describe a memorable event in your life

Describe a memorable event in your life.

You should say:

when the event took place

where the event took place
what happened exactly

and explain why this event was memorable for you.

All right? Remember, you have two minutes for this, so don’t worry if I stop you. I’ll tell
you when the time is up. Can you start speaking now, please?
3 We’ve been talking about a memorable event in your life, and I’d like to discuss with you
one or two more general questions related to this. Let’s consider, first of all, the role of
celebrations.
Which celebrations are most important in your country?
Why do people like to celebrate things?
Some people say it’s important to spend a lot of money on celebrations. Do you agree or
not? And why?
Which celebrations have become more important nowadays, and why?
Which have become less important, and why?
Let’s talk about attitudes to marriage. Have attitudes to marriage changed in recent
years?
Why do you think many people get married at an older age now?
In what ways do men and women feel differently about marriage, in your opinion?
Are these attitudes changing, do you think?
What further changes to marriage are likely to take place in the future?

Thank you very much. That is the end of the Speaking test.