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Part 1 · Personal questions

Part 1: Personal information. You will answer three short questions about yourself. You have 30 seconds for each answer. Speak after the beep.

  1. Please tell me about your best friend. (30 s)
  2. What kind of music do you like? (30 s)
  3. What do you usually do at the weekend? (30 s)

Part 2 · Describe a photo

Part 2: Describing a picture. Look at the photograph. You will answer three questions, with 45 seconds for each answer.

Part 2 photo
  1. Describe this picture. (45 s)
  2. Tell me about a park or green space near your home. (45 s)
  3. Do you think cities need more green spaces? Why? (45 s)

Part 3 · Compare two photos

Part 3: Comparing two pictures. Look at the two photographs. You will answer three questions, with 45 seconds for each answer.

Part 3 photo A Part 3 photo B
  1. Describe what you can see in the two pictures. (45 s)
  2. What are the advantages of living in a city? (45 s)
  3. Why do some people prefer living in the countryside? (45 s)

Part 4 · Long turn: Technology

Part 4: Discussion. You will see three questions on one topic. You have one minute to prepare and two minutes to answer all three questions together.

  1. Tell me about a piece of technology that is important in your life.
  2. How has technology changed the way people communicate?
  3. Do you think we depend too much on technology? Why?

60 s to prepare, 120 s to answer all three questions together.

How to assess yourself

In the real exam each part gets a mark, and the examiner listens for the same four things in every answer. Play each recording and ask yourself:

  • Fluency and cohesion: did I speak for the whole time without long pauses, and did I link my ideas (because, although, however, on the other hand)?
  • Vocabulary: did I use varied, precise words, or did I repeat the same ones?
  • Grammar: did I use the right tenses, and did I try structures beyond the simplest ones?
  • Pronunciation: would a stranger understand me easily at first listen?

And one that is not a language criterion but costs marks every time: did I actually answer the question that was asked, or did I talk around it?

Tip: in Parts 2 and 3, describe first (who, where, what is happening), then compare or give your opinion. Running out of things to say usually means the description was too short.