Note: Part 1 is used for all 4 versions.
Part 1: Phase 2
Interlocutor
(Select one or more questions from the list to ask each candidate. Use candidates’ names
throughout. Ask Candidate B first. Then ask Candidate A. )
Questions about the past:
1. Where did you go for your last holiday?
2. When did you start learning English?
3. How did you get here today?
Questions about the present:
4. What do you most enjoy doing with your family?
5. How often do you go to the cinema?
6. What do you like or dislike about where you live?
Home, surroundings, origin, family
7. Where do you live?
8. Do you live in a town or a village?
9. What do you think of your village / town / city?
10. Can you describe some of the shops in your town?
11. What is the most interesting part of your town?
12. Is it better to live in a small or big city?
13. Describe your favorite town
14. Do you live in a house or a flat?
15. Describe your favorite room.
16. How many people are there in your family?
17. What does your family do together?
18. Is your family important to you?
Hobbies/ Studies/ Sports and Games
19. What do you like to do in your free time?/ Do you have any hobbies?
20. How did you become interested in your hobby?
21. What do you usually do at weekends?
22. Are you a member of any clubs?
23. Do you work or do you study?
24. Tell me something about your studies.
25. Can you tell me about your school?
26. How long have you been studying English?
27. What do you find most difficult in studying English?
28. Do you study at the weekends?
29. Do you do any sports?
30. What sports and games do you like? Why?
31. Do you ever pay to watch sports?
32. Are you keen on doing exercise?
(Introduction to Part 2)
In the next part, you are going to talk to each other.
Version 1
Version 2
Version 3
Part 2: 2-3 minutes
Interlocutor
Say to both candidates.
I’m going to describe a situation to you.
A group of students are going on a camping trip in the mountains. There are
pictures of some things they might take with them. Talk together about
different things they can take and say which would be best for them.
Here is a picture with some ideas to help you.
I’ll say that again.
A group of students are going on a camping trip in the mountains. There are
pictures of some things they might take with them. Talk together about
different things they can take and say which would be best for them.
Here is a picture with some ideas to help you.
All right? Talk together.
Allow candidates enough time to complete the task without intervention. Prompt
only if necessary.
Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?)
Retrieve Part 2 booklet.
Speaking Part 3: 3 minutes
Interlocutor
Say to both candidates:
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m going to
give each of you a photograph of people going on holiday.
Candidate A, here is your photograph (give candidate A Picture 3A). please
show it to Candidate B, but I’d like you to talk about it. Candidate B, you just
listen. I’ll give you your photograph in a moment.
Candidate A, please tell use what you can see in your photograph.
(Candidate A)
Approximately one minute
If there is a need to intervene, prompts rather than direct questions should be used.
Thank you. (Can I have the photograph, please?)
Retrieve Part 3 from Candidate A.
Interlocutor
Now, Candidate B, here is your photograph (3B). It also shows people going on
holiday. Please show it to Candidate A and tell us what you can see in the
photograph.
(Candidate B)
Approximately one minute
Thank you. (Can I have the photograph, please?)
Retrieve Part 3 from Candidate B.
3A
3B
Speaking Part 4
Interlocutor
Say to both candidates
Your photographs showed people going on holiday. Now I’d like you to talk
together about where you like to go on holiday and what you like to do.
Back-up prompts
1. Talk about where you usually go on holiday.
2. Talk about what you like about holiday.
3. Talk about if you prefer going on holiday in winter or in summer.
4. Talk about if would like to go on holiday with a group of people.
Allow the candidates enough time to complete the task without intervention.
Prompts only if necessary.
Thank you that’s the end of the test.
Version 4
Part 2: 2-3 minutes
Interlocutor
Say to both candidates.
I’m going to describe a situation to you.
A class wants to eat together. There are pictures of some places they could go.
Talk together about different places they could go and say which would be
best.
Here is a picture with some ideas to help you.
I’ll say that again.
A class wants to eat together. There are pictures of some places they could go.
Talk together about different places they could go and say which would be
best.
Here is a picture with some ideas to help you.
All right? Talk together.
Allow candidates enough time to complete the task without intervention. Prompt
only if necessary.
Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?)
Retrieve Part 2 booklet.
Speaking Part 3: 3 minutes
Interlocutor
Say to both candidates:
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m going to
give each of you a photograph of people at home.
Candidate A, here is your photograph (give candidate A Picture 4A). please
show it to Candidate B, but I’d like you to talk about it. Candidate B, you just
listen. I’ll give you your photograph in a moment.
Candidate A, please tell use what you can see in your photograph.
(Candidate A)
Approximately one minute
If there is a need to intervene, prompts rather than direct questions should be used.
Thank you. (Can I have the photograph, please?)
Retrieve Part 3 from Candidate A.
Interlocutor
Now, Candidate B, here is your photograph (4B). It also shows people at home.
Please show it to Candidate A and tell us what you can see in the photograph.
(Candidate B)
Approximately one minute
Thank you. (Can I have the photograph, please?)
Retrieve Part 3 from Candidate B.
4A
4B
Speaking Part 4
Interlocutor
Say to both candidates
Your photographs showed people at home. Now I’d like you to talk together
about your home and the kind of things you enjoy doing at home.
Back-up prompts
1. Talk about the rooms in your home and what you and your family use
them for.
2. Talk about what furniture you have in your room.
3. Talk about if you keep your room tidy.
4. Talk about what you would like to change about your home.
Allow the candidates enough time to complete the task without intervention.
Prompts only if necessary.
Thank you that’s the end of the test.
