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CPE Practice Test 1 Paper 4 - Speaking

TEST 1

Paper 4: SPEAKING
Speaking Section
Time: 16 minutes per pair of candidates
Students take the Speaking test in pairs (occasionally, where there is an uneven number of candidates, three students may
be required to take the test together). There are two examiners (an assessor and an interlocutor) and one of them
(the assessor) does not take part in the interaction but assesses your performance according to four analytical scales.
The other examiner (the interlocutor) conducts the test and tells you what you have to do. The interlocutor also gives you a
global mark for your performance in the test as a whole.

Paper 4 Speaking PART 1 (2 minutes / 3 minutes for groups of three)
In Part 1 of the Speaking test, you may be asked to talk about your interests, general experiences, studies or career, and
plans for the future. The examiner will first ask you for some general information about yourself, and then widen the scope
of the conversation to include subjects like leisure activities, studies, travel, holiday experiences and daily life. Respond
directly to the examiner’s questions, avoid very short answers, and listen when your partner is speaking. You are not re-
quired to interact with your partner in this part, but you may do so if you wish.

Interlocutor: Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is .......... and this is my colleague ............ .
And your names are .............. ? Could I have your mark sheets, please? Thank you.

First of all, we’d like to know something about you.
Where are you from (Candidate A)? And you (Candidate B)?
[address Candidate B] Are you working or studying at the moment?
[address Candidate A] And you?

Select a further question for each candidate:
l You said you were from [place name]. What do you enjoy about living there?
Are there any improvements that could be made? Would you consider living elsewhere?
l How much time do you spend studying/working a day?
l What do you like to do in your spare time?
l What do you see yourself doing in ten years’ time?
l Do you have a mobile phone? How important is it for you?
Candidates: ..................................................................................................
Interlocutor: Thank you.

Paper 4 Speaking PART 2 (approximately 4 minutes / 6 minutes for groups of three)

TV documentary - Impact of technology on people
Now, in this part of the test you’re going to do something together. Here are some pictures of people in different situations.

Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 1, in front of the candidates. Select two of the pictures for the candidates to look at.
First, I’d like you to look at pictures * and * and talk together about how technology has affected humanity.

You have about a minute for this, so don’t worry if I interrupt you. (2 minutes for groups of three)
Candidates 1 minute
(2 minutes for groups of three): ..................................................................................................
Interlocutor: Thank you.

I’d like you to imagine that a television documentary is being produced on the impact technology has had on human beings as
a species. These pictures show some ideas that have been presented.

After discussing the pictures, I would like you to decide which idea would be most interesting to develop for the show.
You have about three minutes to talk about this. (4 minutes for groups of three)
Candidates: 3 minutes
(4 minutes for groups of three): ..................................................................................................
Interlocutor: Thank you. (Can I have the booklet, please?) [Retrieve Part 2 booklet.]
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