Speaking Test
  1. You will now be asked a question about a familiar topic. After you hear the question, you will have 15 seconds to prepare your response and 45 seconds to speak.
    Now play track 4-20 on the MP3 to hear Question 1.
    What kinds of food do you like? Why?
    Preparation time: 15 seconds
    Response time: 45 seconds


    Answers will vary.
  2. You will now be asked to give your opinion about a familiar topic. After you hear the question, you will have 15 seconds to prepare your response and 45 seconds to speak.
    Now play track 4-21 on the MP3 to hear Question 2.
    Do you dress like your friends or try to wear something different? Why?
    Preparation time: 15 seconds
    Response time: 45 seconds


    Answers will vary.
  3. You will now read a short passage and then listen to a conversation on the same topic. You will then be asked a question about them. After you hear the question, you will have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.
    Now play track 4-22 on the MP3 to hear Question 3.
    Reading time: 45 seconds
    Changes to school cafeteria menu

    The contract to operate the school cafeteria has been given to The Sea Shore Restaurant. The school administration has decided that a more healthy choice of foods should be available for the students. The menu includes many seafood dishes, with a few choices of chicken for people who do not like fish. There is also a good choice of vegetarian dishes. The usual hamburgers and pizza will only be available from time to time. By doing this, the school is following new government guidelines about healthy food choices. We hope the students are happy with this healthy change.
    What made the school administration change the restaurant operating the school cafeteria and the students decide to try it?
    Preparation time: 30 seconds
    Response time: 60 seconds


    Possible answer: There were new government guide lines about making healthy food and not just hamburgers and pizza available to students at school cafeterias, so the school administration changed the restaurant operating their cafeteria. It offered seafood dishes, but it also offered choices of chicken and vegetarian foods for those who did not like fish. The students decided to try the new choice of food to see whether they liked it.
  4. You will now read a short passage and then listen to a talk on the same topic. You will then be asked a question about them. After you hear the question, you will have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.
    Now play track 4-23 on the MP3 to hear Question 4.
    Reading time: 45 seconds
    Clothes and personality
    Fashion, or what we wear, is a very personal thing. We can show our personality by the clothes we wear. We need to find clothes that we like and that make us look our best. This is something that we have to do all through our lives so it is good to start choosing our clothes to suit our needs while we are still teenagers. That way we will develop the habit that will stay with us when we get older.
    According to the speaker, why is it important to choose clothes when you are a teenager? What does he suggest to help people choose?
    Preparation time: 30 seconds
    Response time: 60 seconds


    Possible answer: According to the speaker, it's better to start choosing clothes we like and enjoy while we are still teenagers. Reading magazines for our age about the new fashions and talking with our friends to see what they are planning to wear can help. If we try to have clothes in a casual style and something a little more formal, we will have the right ones to wear for every occasion.
  5. You will now listen to a conversation. You will then be asked a question about it. After you hear the question, you will have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.
    Now play track 4-24 on the MP3 to hear Question 5.
    What do you think of the way Sally suggests Judy solve her problem of what to wear for the different occasions? Why?
    Preparation time: 20 seconds
    Response time: 60 seconds


    Possible answer: Judy had to go to a picnic in the park with her family and to a birthday party later on Saturday. So she needed informal clothes and a little more formal clothes on the same day but she couldn't go home to change. Sally suggested that she take a bag with more formal clothes and use the park facilities to change. I think it was a good idea because that way Judy could enjoy the picnic and the birthday party.
  6. You will now listen to part of a lecture. You will then be asked a question about it. After you hear the question, you will have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.
    Now play track 4-25 on the MP3 to hear Question 6.
    According to the lecturer, what are some things you need to take into account when you are looking for a job after you finish school?
    Preparation time: 20 seconds
    Response time: 60 seconds


    Possible answer: The lecturer says we need to know what kind of job we are qualified for and to prepare a résumé to give to the person who will interview us. They will ask us the questions that will help them make a decision. We also need to dress neatly when we go for an interview and be relaxed.