LEVEL 00B

Speaking Benchmark 2
A copy of this benchmark must be given to the trainee to read before you start asking him any of
the questions listed. Trainees are required to respond to questions using complete sentences. You
must ask the trainee 10 questions. Ask the following:
1. Three questions from part 1.
2. Three questions from part 2.
3. Three questions from part 3.
4. Trainee reads a short text in part 4.

Introductory questions:
• What’s your name?
• What’s your NITI ID number?
Part 1 – All about you:
Section A: Examiner asks ONE question.
1. Apologize to me for being absent for your class.
2. Your friend is asking about the exam date. Show ignorance.
3. Your teacher is asking about your exams score. Show uncertainty.
4. Get my attention and apologize for losing my book.
5. Read the following date:
• 18 / 9 / 2022
6. Read the following date:
• 14 / 3 / 1960
7. Get my attention and ask me about the directions to NITI.
8. Ask me about the location of Al Ahsa airport.
9. Ask me if there are pharmacies near here.
10. Look at the picture. Tell me about his daily routine.

11. Tell me about your father’s daily routine.

12. Look at the picture and tell me about the items of furniture and their locations.

13. Tell me about the location of the computer in your classroom.

14. Ask me about my date of birth.
15. Look at the picture. When was she born?

16. What did you do at 7:00 PM yesterday?

17. Where did go last Thursday?
18. When did you go last on holiday?
19. When is your date of birth?
20. Who is your favourite sports star?
21. Why are your learning English?
22. How many languages do you speak?

Section B: Examiner asks TWO questions.

23. Tell me about your hometown.
24. Talk about your house.
25. Tell me about your favourite room in your house.
26. Look at the picture. Describe the room.

27. What can people do in the winter in your city?

28. How do people travel in your city?
29. Where can you eat in your hometown?
30. Give me directions from the fire station to the cinema.

31. Tell me about the weather today.

Part 2: Examiner asks THREE questions

32. Ask for directions to the pharmacy.
33. Ask me if there is a kitchen in my room.
34. Ask me if there are any banks near here.
35. Where can I eat in your city?
36. What time do you go to bed every day?
37. What time do you do your homework?
38. When do you have your dinner every day?
39. When do you have your English classes?
40. What do you do on Friday morning?
41. What is your favourite day?
42. What is your favourite food?
43. Where can I have good coffee in your city?
44. Where can I buy clothes in your hometown?
45. What is there in your bedroom?
46. Where do you go shopping in your town?
47. Is your city a good place to live and why?
48. Tell me about a good restaurant to eat in your city.
49. What would be a good place to watch a movie in your city? Why?
50. Look at the picture. What sport is this? Would you like to play it? Why?

51. Look at the picture. What sport is this? Would you like to play it? Why?

Part 3: Examiner asks THREE questions (Say at least three sentences).

52. Tell me about your family.
53. Tell me about your last weekend.
54. Talk about your favourite famous person.
55. Talk about your best friend.
56. What is a good place to travel in Saudi Arabia and why?
57. Tell me about a place in Saudi Arabia that people should travel to.
58. What are some good places to visit in your city and why?
59. Talk about your day yesterday.
60. What is your favourite city in Saudi Arabia and why?

Part 4: Reading: The examiner chooses a text and hands it to the trainee for loud reading.