PET SPEAKING TEST SCRIPT
Part 1
(2 3 minutes) [to both candicates]
Good morning/afternoon/evening. Can I have your mark sheets, please?
[examiner takes the mark sheets, which will have been given to students before they enter
the room]
Im ________________ and this is ________________
He/she is just going to listen to us.
[to Candidate A]
Now, whats your name?
_______________
Thank you.
[to Candidate B]
And, whats your name?
________________
Thank you.
[to Candidate A and then again to Candidate B]
Whats your surname?
How do you spell it? / How do you write your family/second name?
________________
Thank you.
[Ask the following questions. Ask A first]
Where do you live/come from?
Do you work or are you a student in (place name)? What do you do/study?
Do you have a job? / What job do you do?
Do you study English at school?
What subjects do you study? Do you like it?
________________
Thank you.
[Select one or more questions from the list to ask each candidate. Ask B first]
Do you live in a house or an apartment? Do you enjoy studying English?
Do you think English will be useful for you in the future?
Tell us about your school.
How many hours a week do you study?
Tell us about your family.
What do you enjoy doing at the weekends?
Where do you meet your friends?
What did you do yesterday / last weekend?
________________
Thank you.
Part 2
(2 3 minutes) [to both candicates]
In the next part, you are going to talk to each other. Im going to describe a situation to you.
You won a competition to visit a new country. Youre going to travel together for one week. Talk
together about where you would like to go and decide which place you will choose.
Here is a picture with some ideas to help you. Just think for a few seconds.
[give picture and give candidates a few moments to look at the picture]
Ill say that again.
You won a competition to visit a new country. Youre going to travel together for one week. Talk
together about where you would like to go and decide which place you will choose.
All right? Talk together.
[give candidates about two minutes to talk together]
Part 3
(3 minutes) [to both candicates]
Now, Id like each of you to talk on your own about something. Im going to give each of you a
photograph of people working.
(Candidate A) (Candidate A), heres your photograph.
[give Candidate A photo] Please show it to (Candidate B) but Id like you to talk about it.
(Candidate B), you just listen. Ill give you your photograph in a moment.
(Candidate A), please tell us what you can see in your photograph.
Thank you. Can I have the booklet please?
[Take back photo]
(Candidate B) (Candidate B), heres your photograph.
[give student B photo]
It also shows people working. Please show it to (Candidate A) and tell us what you can see in the
photograph.
Thank you. Can I have the booklet please?
[Take back photo]
Part 4
(3 minutes) [to both candicates]
Your photographs showed different people working. Now Id like you to talk together about the kind
of jobs you want to have, and find out why you enjoy these jobs.
[Give candidates about two minutes to talk together. Do not join in unless they have
problems, for example to offer a comment.]
Thank you. Thats the end of the test.
