SPEAKING TEST (7 minutes/student) – 10 marks

Part 1: Social interaction (2 marks): 2 minutes

- The examiner asks for the student’s name, then asks him/her 3 – 4 questions about one of the
following topics:
 Let’s talk about your hometown.
- Where are you from? / Where is your hometown?
- What is your hometown famous for?
- What is the weather like in your hometown?
- If tourists visit your hometown, what advice will you give them?
- What are your hometown’s specialties?

 Let’s talk about your family.

- How many people are there in your family? Who are they?
- Do you live in a nuclear or extended family? Why do you say so?
- What does your family usually do together?
- Who is the closest person to you in your family?
- Who takes care of your family, your mother or your father?

 Let’s talk about your free time activities.

- What activity do you like to do in free time?
- How often do you do it?
- Where/ When do you do?
- Why do you like it?
- Who do you usually do this activity with?

 Let’s talk about your learning English.

- Do you like learning English? Why/ why not?
- How much time do you spend on studying English every day?
- What do you think is the most difficult in learning English?
- What do you do to improve your English?
- If you can choose to study a foreign language, which one do you choose? Why?

 Let’s talk about your traveling experiences.

- Do you like traveling? Why/ why not?
- Which cities have you ever been?
- Have you had any problems while traveling? What was it?
- What did you do to solve that problem?
- If you have a chance to visit another country in the world, which country would you like
to visit?

 Let’s talk about staying healthy.

- What do you usually do to stay healthy?
- How often do you do it?
- Where and when do you do it?
- Do you need any equipment to do?
- What benefits can you get from doing it?
Part 2: Solution discussion (3 marks): 3 minutes
Situation 1: Which of the following would be the best way to spend a relaxing weekend,
watching TV at home, going on a trip, or hanging out with friends in a café? Why do you
think so?
- Going on a trip is also a good choice, why don’t you choose it?
- Hanging out with friends in a café is also a good choice, why don’t you choose?

Situation 2: You are going to have a short-duration holiday next month. What type of
holiday would you like to go on, a city break, an adventure holiday or a camping
holiday? Justify your answer.
- Going on a city break
- Going on a adventure holiday

Situation 3: One of your friends would like to keep fit. Which of the following things do
you think would be the best for him/her, taking up a new sport, going to the gym, or
eating a healthy diet? Why do you think so?
- Taking up a new sport
- Eating a healthy diet

Situation 4: You and your friend are planning a day out. Which of the following activities
do you think you should do with your friend, having a barbecue in a park near your
university, going to a cinema watching a new film, or doing an adventure activity like
mountain biking? Give reasons for your opinion.
- Going to a cinema watching a new film
- Doing an adventure activity

Situation 5: Which of the following topics is most likely to cause arguments in your
family, doing chores, what to eat or what to watch on TV? Why do you think so?
- Doing chores
- What to eat

Situation 6: You are a university student now and you have the right to decide on what
kind of accommodation you want. There are three options for you to choose from: living
with your parents, living with your close friends in a rented house, or living in the
dormitory. Which do you think is the best?
- Living with your close friends in a rented house
- Living in the dormitory
Part 3: Follow-up questions (5 marks): 2 minutes
The examiner asks the student four questions about what he/she has discussed in Part 2.