SPEAKING TEST 8 - LEVELS 3 – 5
PART I: SOCIAL INTERACTION (~ 3 mins)
Let’s talk about your leisure time.
• What do you often do in your free time?
• Have your leisure time activities changed since you were a child?
• Do you prefer to spend your free time with friends or alone?
Now, let’s talk about books.
• What kind of books do you like to read?
• Is reading habit important for young generation?
• How much time do you spend reading books each day?
Part II: SOLUTION DISCUSSION (~ 4 mins)
Situation: Your parents’ wedding anniversary is coming. You and your
sister are thinking of giving them a great present. There are THREE options
for you to choose:
- A wedding cake
- A five-day tour to the beach
- An album of the whole family
Which do you think is the best present for their wedding anniversary?
Part III: TOPIC DEVELOPMENT (~ 5 mins)
This is a topic and an outline to develop the topic. You have one minute to prepare for a talk
about the topic. You can develop the topic using the ideas in the mind map and/or your own
ideas. After one minute you are supposed to talk about the topic for up to two minutes
Discussion:
What local festival in your area or country would be most interesting for a foreign guest, do
you think?
• Do people nowadays appreciate public holidays like they did in the past?
• What are some ways that the government should do to preserve traditional festivals?