Paper 4: 12–17 mins

Speaking
tasks

Part Timing Interaction Task type What do candidates have to do?

Interlocutor
Interlocutor asks
1 2 minutes questions to each
candidate in turn
Respond to questions, giving factual or
personal information.
Candidate

2 3 minutes
Candidate
extended turn
Extended turn
Describe one colour photograph, talking for about
1 minute.

Candidate
Discussion
3 4 minutes task with
visual stimulus
Make and respond to suggestions, discuss
alternatives and negotiate agreement.
Candidate

Candidate

4 3 minutes
General
conversation
Discuss likes, dislikes, experiences, opinions,
habits, etc.
Candidate

Total
25

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B1 Preliminary for Schools
Speaking Test Phase 2
Interlocutor

Part 1 (2–3 minutes) Select one or more questions from the list to ask each candidate.
Ask Candidate A first.

Back-up prompts

Phase 1
Tell us about a teacher you like. Which teacher do you like? (Why?)
Interlocutor
How often do you use a mobile phone? Do you often use a mobile phone?
To both candidates Good morning/afternoon/evening.
Can I have your mark sheets, please?
How do you get to school every day? Do you walk to school every day?

Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor.

Which do you like best, the morning or the afternoon? Which is better, morning or afternoon? (Why?)
(Why?)
I’m ………… and this is ………… .
Thank you.

To Candidate A What’s your name? How old are you?

Thank you.

To Candidate B And what’s your name? How old are you?

Thank you.

Back-up prompts

B, where do you live? Do you live in name of town, city or region?

Who do you live with? Do you live with your family?

Thank you.

And A, where do you live? Do you live in name of town, city or region?

Who do you live with? Do you live with your family?

Thank you.
 Speaking Test 1 Part 2 (2–3 minutes)
1A
1A Learning a new skill

Interlocutor 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.

A, here is your photograph. It shows someone learning how to do something.

Speaking Sample paper

Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 1A, in front of candidate.

B, you just listen.

A, please tell us what you can see in the photograph.

Candidate A …………………………………………………
 approx. 1 minute
Back-up prompts
 Talk about the people/person.
 Talk about the place.
 Talk about other things in the photograph.
Interlocutor Thank you. (Can I have the booklet please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet.

1B At home after school

Interlocutor B, here is your photograph. It shows someone at home after school.

Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 1B, in front of candidate.

1B
A, you just listen.
B, please tell us what you can see in the photograph.

Candidate B …………………………………………………
 approx. 1 minute
Back-up prompts
 Talk about the people/person.
 Talk about the place.
 Talk about other things in the photograph.
Interlocutor Thank you. (Can I have the booklet please?) Retrieve Part 2 booklet.
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Speaking Test 1 (School visit to a capital city)

Parts 3 and 4 (6 minutes)

Part 3

Interlocutor Now, in this part of the test you’re going to talk about something together for about two
minutes. I’m going to describe a situation to you.

Place Part 3 booklet, open at Task 1, in front of the candidates.

Some students from a small village school are going on a trip to their capital city.

Here are some activities they could do there.

Talk together about the different activities they could do in their capital city, and
say which would be most interesting.

All right? Now, talk together.

A school visit to a capital city

Candidates ………………………………………………………..
approx. 2–3
minutes

Interlocutor Thank you. (Can I have the booklet please?) Retrieve Part 3 booklet.

Part 4
Interlocutor Use the following questions, as appropriate:
 Would you like to have more school trips? (Where would you like to go?)

 What do you need to take when you go on a trip?

 Do you prefer to go on trips with your friends

or your family? (Why?) Select any of the following
prompts, as appropriate:
 What do you think is the best time of year to
visit a city? (Why?)  How/what about you?
 Do you agree?
 Which do you think is more interesting:  What do you think?
visiting the countryside or visiting a city?
(Why?)

Thank you. That is the end of the test.