Speaking

Speaking frame (Timing 5–7 minutes)

What to do What to say Answer from candidate Back-up question if
(Use child’s name (one word from candidate necessary
throughout the exam) sufficient but more than one
word is preferred)
Usher brings candidate Introduces the child to the
into examination room examiner: Hello, this is …
Examiner to candidate:
Hello, my name’s … Hello.
What’s your name? How old are you? I’m [Clare] and I’m [ten].
1 Examiner shows both Look at these pictures. They
Part 1 pictures to look the same but some things
candidate. are different. Here it´s sunny
but here it´s cloudy. What other
different things can you see?

the girl is wearing a green Candidate points to the

sweater. items in the picture and says
the dog is big / brown. the different things.
(It’s) cloudy. Is it sunny?
there is one tree.
(The girl is wearing a) yellow What colour is the girl’s
there is a bird.
sweater. sweater?
(The dog is) small / white. Is the dog small / white?
(There are) two trees. How many trees are there?
(There is a) cat. Is there a cat?
2 Show picture story. These pictures tell a story. It’s Candidate briefly describes
called ‘Let’s play a game’. Just pictures 2–4.
look at the pictures first. It’s a 2 – Daisy and Fred start playing What are the children doing?
rainy day. Daisy and Fred can’t a game with their mum. Who is with them?
go out to play. They aren’t happy. 3 – Daisy and Fred are enjoying Are the children happy? Is
Their mother is saying ‘Let’s play the game. Their mum isn’t their mum enjoying the game?
a game.’ Now you tell the story. enjoying it.
4 – Their mum isn’t happy. Is their mum happy? What are
Now the children are saying, the children saying?
‘Let’s play a game.’
3 Show the odd one out Now look at these four Set 2 – (point to picture 3) Prompt candidate to justify
pictures. pictures. One is different. In this picture the children are their choice by asking Why?
A lemon, a pineapple and outside but in the others they Set 2 – Where are the children
an orange are fruit. You eat are inside. here?
them. You don´t eat a book. Set 3 – Are these animals?
Set 3 – (point to picture 1)
You read it. Is this a girl?
This picture is a girl but the
Now, you tell me about others are animals.
these pictures. Which one is Set 4 – Can you eat this?
Set 4 – (point to picture 4)
different? Can you drink it?
This picture is a drink but the
others are food.
4 Ask a few personal Now, (name), let’s talk about
questions. your friends.
How many friends have you got? Two Have you got two friends?
What’s your best friend’s name? Mary Is your best friend’s name
Mary?
Is he / she tall or short? She’s tall. Is (Mary) tall?
Tell me about your best friend’s She plays tennis, etc. Does he / she like playing sports?
hobbies. Does he / she play games?
Thank you, (name).
Bye.

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