Practice Test Webset EURO A1

Speaking
Procedure, Script and Materials

Time: 20 minutes

You now have 10 minutes to prepare the picture sequence

• You may use a non-electronic dictionary.

• You must not speak to the other candidates.

• You may make notes but do not read aloud from the notes
in the test.

• You may take this sheet of paper and your notes into the
examination.

• In the test, give your notes to the examiner when asked.

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Outline of the Speaking Test

Before the exam you have ten minutes preparation time in the preparation room. Here you
receive your Mark Sheet and a Picture Sequence. You are allowed to use your non-electronic
dictionary to prepare your story.
There will be two examiners in the exam room – the Interlocutor who is running the exam and
the Assessor who is listening and evaluating - and two (or very occasionally three) candidates at
a time:

INTERLOCUTOR
ASSESSOR

CANDIDATES

This test will have four tasks:

Task Timing
• The Interlocutor will ask each candidate four
1. Interview questions about everday topics.(e.g. family, daily 2 mins.
routine)
Each candidate has a choice of two everyday topics
(e.g. family, home, daily routine, etc.). They prepare
1.5 mins
a fluent one-minute speech about one of them in
2. Presentation
ten minutes before the exam, and present it in the
1.5 mins.
exam room. The candidates may use printed (i.e. non
electronic) dictionaries during the preparation.
The interlocutor role-plays the candidate’s friend and
3. Transactional Dialogues 5 mins.
asks each canidate three questions.
Each candidate is given a picture with ten differences
between the two, and five-five information-gap
4. Picture Description and
prompting words about the differences. They have to 6 mins.
Discussion
find the ten differences by forming simple sentences
about the pictures.

Together with the welcome, setting up of tasks and closure, the speaking test will be no longer
than twenty minutes. The Interlocutor will speak from a script you can see on the following pages.
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Speaking: Lead-in

Welcome (maximum 30 seconds)

Good morning / afternoon / evening.

My name is < name > and this is my colleague < name >.
Have you got your mark sheets?
>>> candidates hand over forms <<<

Please also give me your notes. I’ll return these to you later.
>>> candidates hand over forms <<<

What’s your name? < candidate A name > And what’s your name? < candidate B
name >?

Task 1: Interview (max 2 minutes)

>>> Ask both candidates this question <<<

1(a) Warm up

< candidate A >, how are you today?

>>> Candidate A replies <<<

< candidate B >, how are you today?

>>> Candidate B replies <<<

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1(b) Three Questions to each candidate

< candidate’s name >, I’m going to ask you about, < name of topic >

>>> Choose one topic, and from the topic questions ask
candidate A three of the four. Then choose a different topic
for candidate B and repeat the procedure.<<<

Daily Routine (ask only three of the four questions)

What’s your favourite day of the week ? Why?

What time do you get up on weekdays?
What time do you get up at the weekend?
When do you go to bed?

Home (ask only three of the four questions)

Which town do you live in?

Do you have a big family?
Which is your favourite room at home, and why?
What is your living room like?

Holidays (ask only three of the four questions)

Where do you like going on holiday?

Where did you go on holiday last year?
What do you do on holiday?
Which was your best holiday?

Travel (ask only three of the four questions)

How often do you travel by car?

How often do you ride a bicycle?
How do you like to travel?
How do you go to school/work?

Food and Drink (ask only three of the four questions)

What drinks don’t you like?

Who does the cooking in your family?
What is a nice meal in your country?
Where do you buy food?

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Task 2: Presentation (2 x 1 minutes plus instructions)

You will now give your presentations.

ROUND 1
< Candidate A > here are your task and notes. Which topic are you going to
speak about?
>>> The Interlocutor gives Candidate A the task and notes that he/she
prepared before the exam. <<<

>>> The candidate states his/her choice.<<<

Good. You have one minute. After one minute I will stop you. Please start now.

>>> For one minute the candidate speaks about his/her pictures using the
notes and pictures <<<

Thank you.

ROUND 2
< Candidate B > here are your task and notes. Which topic are you going to
speak about?
>>> The Interlocutor gives Candidate B the task and notes that he/she
prepared before the exam. <<<

>>> The candidate states his/her choice.<<<

Good. You have one minute. After one minute I will stop you. Please start now.

>>> For one minute the candidate speaks about his/her pictures using the
notes and pictures <<<

Thank you.
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Presentation Topics

Presentation Topics: card 1

Choose one topic out of the two and prepare to speak about it for one minute.

You may use your dicitionary to help you make notes. Do not write full
sentences.

A: Your classroom (or office)

B: Your favourite film

Presentation Topics: card 2

Choose one topic out of the two and prepare to speak about it for one minute.

You may use your dicitionary to help you make notes. Do not write full
sentences.

A: Your friends

B: Your dream home

Presentation Topics: card 3

Choose one topic out of the two and prepare to speak about it for one minute.

You may use your dicitionary to help you make notes. Do not write full
sentences.

A: Your family

B: Your day
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Task 3: Transactional Dialogues (5 minutes)

In this part of the test I am your friend. I will ask you questions.

< Candidate A > Would you like to go to the cinema?

>>>If necessary >>>
Please start now.
>>> Candidate A responds <<<
I see.

< Candidate B > Can you lend me 5 euros?

>>>If necessary >>>
Please start now.
>>> Candidate A responds <<<
I see

< Candidate A > Where is my coat?

>>>If necessary >>>
Please start now.
>>> Candidate A responds <<<
I see

< Candidate B > Where shall we have lunch?

>>>If necessary >>>
Please start now.
>>> Candidate A responds <<<
I see.

< Candidate A> Why are you late?

>>>If necessary >>>
Please start now.
>>> Candidate A responds <<<
Yes, right.

< Candidate A> Why are you so hungry?

>>>If necessary >>>
Please start now.
>>> Candidate A responds <<<
Yes, right.
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Task 4: Picture Description and Discussion (6 minutes)

In this part of the test you will speak to each other about the differences in your
pictures. There is some information to help you. Don’t look at you partner’s picture.

Information for Information for

candidate A candidate B:

• food on table • lamp by the door

• man’s hair • man drinking
• door closed • dog
• box of chocolates • cat
• boy listening to music • picture/sailing boats

>>> For three minutes the candidates speak or ask about the pictures, using
pictures and prompts <<<

Thank you.

That is the end of the test. Goodbye.