B1 SPEAKING TEST
Examiner’s script PACK 00
PART 1 (2-3 minutes in total)
Warmer (Personal information)
Interlocutor: Good morning/afternoon. I’m …… and this is my colleague ……, who will be listening to you and
taking notes.
What are your names?
There are FOUR parts in the Speaking Test: some questions asking personal information, a monologue about two
photographs, an informal discussion and some questions related to the discussion. Please do not worry if you are
interrupted during the test.
Now, we’ll start with Part 1. I’m going to ask you about your lives.
(WHEN THE CANDIDATES FINISH)
Thank you. Now we are going to do Part 2.
Warmer questions PACK 00
MUSIC
What kind of music do you like and why?
Where do you usually listen to music?
CELEBRATIONS
What is your favorite celebration? Why?
How do you usually celebrate your birthday?
SOCIAL MEDIA
How do you usually communicate with your friends and family?
What are some positive and negative aspects about social media?
Examiner’s script PACK 00
PART 2 (3 minutes in total)
Monologue about two photographs
Each candidate has to talk about two photographs for about 1 minute.
Interlocutor: (Candidate A’s name), your photographs show natural disasters. I’d like you to talk about them on
your own for about one minute. Now you have 30 seconds to look at the pictures and then you can start.
(Candidate B’s name), I will give you your photographs later.
(CANDIDATE A’S TURN)
Interlocutor: (Candidate B’s name), your photographs show people having conversations. I’d like you to talk about
them on your own for about one minute. You also have 30 seconds to look at the pictures and then you can start.
(CANDIDATE B’S TURN)
Thank you. Now we’ll move on to Part 3.
Back-up questions (Candidate A):
● What problems can these disasters cause?
● Have you seen disasters like these?
● How can people help disaster victims?
Back-up questions (Candidate B):
● What are the people talking about?
● What other conversations do people have?
● Why can it be difficult to talk to teachers?
Natural disasters PACK 00
Candidate A
Conversations PACK 00
Candidate B
Examiner’s script PACK 00
PART 3 (3-4 minutes)
Informal discussion
Interlocutor: In this part of the test, I would like you to have a discussion together for about 4 minutes.
Imagine you have a friend coming to visit your city: here are some ideas of what you can do together. Discuss all of
them and choose the best three. You have 30 seconds to look at the pictures before we start.
Friend’s visit PACK 00
You have a friend coming to visit your city; here are some ideas of what you can do together. Discuss all of them
and choose the best three. You have 30 seconds to look at the pictures before we start.
Examiner’s script PACK 00
PART 4 (2-3 minutes)
Follow-up questions
Interlocutor: Now I’m going to ask you some questions related to your discussion in Part 3.
Where can you take your visitor outside your city?
What do you do when you visit a new city?
Do you prefer to travel with friends or family? What are the differences?
Can you tell me about the methods of transport in your city?
Bringing the Speaking Test to an end.
Interlocutor: Thank you very much (candidates’ names). That’s the end of the Speaking Test.
