SPM Speaking Practice 1

Paper 3 : Speaking
[24 marks]
[Time: 13 minutes]

General questions Part 1

3 – 4 minutes

Phase 1
Interlocutor

Good morning/afternoon.

I’m …… and this is my colleague …… She’ll just listen to us. First of all, we’d like to know something about you.

Main questions Back-up prompts

Candidate A What’s your name? Thank you. How should I address you …?

Candidate BAnd, what’s your name?

Thank you.

Candidate A Where are you from? Where do you live?

Candidate B How do you go to school? Thank you. Do you walk to school?

Phase 2
Interlocutor

Now I’m going to ask you about your daily routine.

(Select one or more questions from the list to ask the candidates. Use the candidates’ name throughout.)

Main questions Back-up prompts

What do you usually do during the weekend? How do you spend your weekend?

Tell us about your hobby. What do you do to occupy your time?

How many siblings do you have? Are you the eldest in your family?

What subjects do you enjoy at school? Tell us about your favourite subject.

Thank you.

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 1 An emergency Part 2
2 A place you would like to visit 3 – 4 minutes

Interlocutor In this part of the test, I’m going to give each of you a topic. I’d like you to talk about
them on your own for about a minute. You also need to answer a question briefly
about your partner’s topic.
(Candidate A), it’s your turn first. Here’s your task.
Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 2A, in front of Candidate A.
I’d like you to talk about an emergency that you have experienced before. First, you
have some time to think about what you are going to say.

Candidate A Allow candidate 20 seconds to prepare.

approx.
20 seconds

Interlocutor All right? You may start now.

Candidate A
1 minute Back-up prompts to be used if necessary. Use the prompts below [the oblique ‘/’ is
included to make it as a choice.]
What can you say about …? / Tell me more about …

Interlocutor Thank you.

(Candidate B), what was the emergency you experienced? Was it recent?

Candidate B
approx.
20 seconds

Interlocutor Thank you. (Candidate A), can I have the booklet, please? Retrieve Part 2 booklet.
Place Part 2 booklet, open at Task 2B, in front of Candidate B.
Now, (Candidate B), here’s your task. I’d like you to talk about a place you would
like to visit.
First, you have some time to think about what you are going to say.

Candidate B Allow candidate 20 seconds to prepare.

approx.
20 seconds

Interlocutor All right? You may start now.

Candidate B
1 minute What can you say about …? / Tell me more about …
Back-up prompts to be used if necessary. Use the prompts below [the oblique ‘/’ is
included to make it as a choice.]
Interlocutor Thank you.
(Candidate A), where would you like to visit? Why?

Candidate A
approx.
20 seconds

Interlocutor Thank you. (Candidate B), can I have the booklet, please? Retrieve Part 2 booklet.

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2A 2 CANDIDATE BOOKLET

An emergency

Talk about an emergency you have

personally experienced before.

You should say:

• when and where it took place

• what caused it
• the people who were involved
• how you reacted to the incident

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A place you would like to visit

Talk about a place that you have always wanted

to visit.

You should say:

• the name of the place

• what attracted you to the place
• what you would like to do there
• who you would like to go with

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 Common teenage Part
4 – 5 minutes

Interlocutor Now, I’d like you to talk about something together for about three minutes.
The task will have two parts, you will discuss something with each other for about
two minutes. Then, in the second part, you will have another minute to make a
decision together. All right? Let’s begin with the discussion task.

It is a challenging time to be a teenager today. (Place Part 3 booklet, open at Task

3, in front of the candidates.) Here are some of the most common problems
that teenagers face and a question for you to discuss. First, you have some time to
look at the task.

Candidate A & B Allow candidate 20 seconds to

prepare. approx. 20 seconds

Interlocutor Now, talk to each other about the most common problem teenagers face.
Candidate A & B
2 minutes Back-up prompts to be used if necessary.
What do you think [candidate name]? What about this?
[pointing to option]

Interlocutor Thank you. Now you have about a minute to decide together which is the
most common problem that teenagers face.
Candidate A & B

Interlocutor Thank you. Can I have the booklet please? Retrieve Part 3 booklet.

You’ve been talking about teenage problems, now let’s hear your opinion on
this. What can teenagers do when they are faced with problems?

Candidate A & B Select any one of the following prompts as appropriate:

2 minutes • What do you think?
• Do you agree?
Interlocutor Thank [Candidate
you,about
• How you? A & Candidate B]. That’s the end of the Speaking test.

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 Task 3

stress

bullying peer pressure

Common
teenage
problems

depression cyber
addiction

self-esteem
and body
image

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