+ PARTE 1

Length: 4 -5 minutes

The examiner will start by introducing him or herself and asking you to state your name and show your identification.

Next, you will be asked general questions about yourself such as where you live or what you are currently doing (working or studying).

The remaining questions in this section are of a personal nature and topics will be familiar, for example, about the music you like, cooking, the weather, or movies you prefer. Usually you cover one or two more topics and you may get two or three questions about each of them.

The examiner will ask the question and then just listen, though you may be prompted to extend your response with a “why” or “why not” if your answer is too short. This is not a conversation though; it happens in a question-answer format.

+ PARTE 2

Length: 3-4 minutes

After part one, the examiner will give you a topic and ask you to talk about it for one to two minutes.

The topic will be handed to you on a card and you will also be given a piece of paper and a pencil for making notes. On the card, you will see the speaking prompt and some points you can cover in your talk relating to this.

You will have exactly one minute to prepare and make notes before you speak.

Here is a sample Part 2 task:
Describe a beautiful place to visit in your city.

• where it is

• how to get there

• what there is to do when you are there

• and explain why you recommend this place

After the one-minute preparation, you will be asked to begin and the examiner will listen to you for two minutes. They may ask you a couple of follow up questions when the time is up before going on to the next section.

+ PARTE 3

Length: 4-5 minutes

The questions in part three will be loosely connected to the topic that you spoke about in Part 2. They will become more and more complex and abstract as you go along. You will need to be able to express and justify your opinions, analyze, discuss and speculate on given subjects.

If your long turn was about a beautiful place to visit in your city, this section might begin by talking about beautiful places and the first question might be, “Do you think it’s important to maintain beautiful places in cities?”

The examiner will speak more with you in this section and may challenge your opinions to see how well you are able to converse about abstract ideas versus the personal topics contained in Parts 1 and 2.