Let Us Speak

The Book of Speaking

Tests
The set of 24 speaking tests
for students at A2 level
Group of authors
Mgr. Martin Raška; Mgr. Jan Nowak, Ph.D.; Mgr. Darina Wawrzaczová; prof. Otilia Corniciuc;
Osman Aydoğar; Yeter Akbulut; MEPhE Ilonka Lozanova; Yordan Hodzhev, MS

Proofreading
Simon Gill, MA

Graphic design
Mgr. Martin Raška

Třinec 2017, Berchișești 2017, Chelopech 2017, Niğde 2017

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 Let Us Speak

The Book of Speaking

Tests

The set of 24 speaking tests

for students at A2 level
CONTENT

General description. . ...................................................................................................................... 6

Speaking test 1.. .............................................................................................................................. 7

Speaking test 2.. ............................................................................................................................ 19

Speaking test 3.. ............................................................................................................................ 31

Speaking test 4.. ............................................................................................................................ 43

Speaking test 5.. ............................................................................................................................ 55

Speaking test 6.. ............................................................................................................................ 67

Speaking test 7.. ............................................................................................................................ 79

Speaking test 8.. ............................................................................................................................ 91

Speaking test 9.. .......................................................................................................................... 103

Speaking test 10 . . ........................................................................................................................ 115

Speaking test 11 . . ........................................................................................................................ 127

Speaking test 12 . . ........................................................................................................................ 139

Speaking test 13 . . ........................................................................................................................ 151

Speaking test 14 . . ........................................................................................................................ 163

Speaking test 15 . . ........................................................................................................................ 175

Speaking test 16 . . ........................................................................................................................ 187

Speaking test 17 . . ........................................................................................................................ 199

Speaking test 18 . . ........................................................................................................................ 211

Speaking test 19 . . ........................................................................................................................ 223

Speaking test 20 . . ........................................................................................................................ 235

Speaking test 21 . . ........................................................................................................................ 247

Speaking test 22 . . ........................................................................................................................ 259

Speaking test 23 . . ........................................................................................................................ 271

Speaking test 24 . . ........................................................................................................................ 283

References.................................................................................................................................. 295
 Let Us Speak

The Book of Speaking Tests is meant to be useful and practical material for schoolteachers, created in
order to help them test students and improve their level.

Preface

The Book of Speaking Tests is a set of 24 speaking tests for students at A2 level. They were created
for teachers who want to rank their students into the appropriate speaking level. It came out
from the lack of standardized speaking tests identified by groups of teachers from four different
countries (the Czech Republic, Romania, Turkey, and Bulgaria), working on an Erasmus+ project,
Let Us Speak, aiming to develop and improve students’ speaking level and verbal interaction and
lower their fear of speaking.

The authors wish to have and offer unified tests for Primary Schools in accordance with the CEFR
for Languages. The Book of Speaking Tests comes out together with the Speaking Assessment
Guide, a handbook providing guidance for teachers to assessing students at A2 level with detailed
instructions provided.

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 T h e B o o k o f S p e a k i n g Te s t s

General description

In the speaking test for A2 level students take part in pairs, or, if there is an uneven number of
students, in threes. There are two teachers who play the roles of an interlocutor and an assessor. The
interlocutor speaks to the students, sets the tasks, and conducts the test, while the assessor does
not play an active role during the test. The assessor sits aside at a distance from which a clear view of
the students being examined will be ensured. The examiners must be familiar with both roles as they
change their roles after five pairs have been examined.

The maximum time allocated to pairs of students is 11-13 minutes.

Timing

The students are examined in pairs by two examiners, one of whom is

an interlocutor and the other is an assessor. The interlocutor conducts
Interaction
the speaking test, and naturally all the test parts. On the other hand,
the assessor does not interact with the students.

Part 1 - Interview: giving personal information – answering general

questions on familiar topics
Part 2 - Interactive activity: prompt card activity – collaborative tasks
involving asking and answering questions using prompt cards
Task Types
Part 3 - Picture description: individual speech – describing a picture as
an individual monologue
Part 4 - Real situation: structured dialogue – talking with the
interlocutor in a structured dialogue about a real situation

The students will be given marks for their pronunciation, range of

vocabulary, grammar, and interaction with the other student and
Marks
interlocutor during the speaking test. Points between 0 and 100 can be
awarded.

Icons used

We use the following icons for better orientation in the test. Their meanings are explained below.

The interlocutor is talking.

Instructions and important notes the interlocutor must be aware of.

They usually give the interlocutor some advice to:
• ask students something
• hand over something
• elicit something, etc.

Interaction either between the students themselves or the interlocutor

and the student.

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 Let Us Speak

Speaking test 1

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 PART 1
(2-3 minutes) T h e B o o k o f S p e a k i n g Te s t s
Stage 1

1 Interlocutor Hello. How are you? Are you ready to start? OK.
First, I would like to ask some questions about you.

Ask both students the following questions in this exact order.

S1/ What’s your name?

Thank you.

S2/ And what’s your name?

Thank you.

S1/ What’s your surname? How do you spell it?

Thank you.

S2/ What’s your surname? How do you spell it?

Thank you.

S1/ Where are you from?

Thank you.

S2/ Where are you from?

Thank you.

Ask both students a different pair of questions.

Do you have a big family?

Do you like your family?

Do you live in a town or a village?

Do you get to school by bus or do you walk?

Are you a student?

Do you work?

Thank you.

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 PART 1 Let Us Speak
Stage 2

Interlocutor Ask both students two different questions from the list below. 1
In the event of a one-word answer ask Why/Why not?
Start with S1, then continue with S2.

What’s your favourite school subject? (Why?)

What did you do yesterday afternoon? (Why?)

Tell us about your best friend.

What are your plans for the weekend?

What kind of music do you like? (Why?)

Tell us about the last thing you bought.

Thank you.
Now, we can move on to Part Two.

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 PART 2
(3-4 minutes) T h e B o o k o f S p e a k i n g Te s t s

1 Interlocutor In this part you are going to talk to each other.

Each of you is going to ask and answer questions.
Visuals
S1, look at the information about School Sport Clubs.
for interlocutor S2, you know nothing about the clubs. S2, ask some questions
about the clubs and S1, answer them. Start talking.
Hand over a set of prompt cards, so that S2 has got the opportunity to
ask the questions and S1 to answer them.

Answers for S1
Visit our Sport Clubs at the Leisure Sport Centre

School Sport Clubs

• 5 sport clubs to choose from (horse riding, football,

floorball, tennis, swimming)
• start in September at 4 pm, daily 4 pm – 8 pm
• membership for £30 per year
• for more information ask Mr. Thompson

We have well-trained and experienced instructors.

Questions for S2

Clubs
• where / sport clubs ?
• horse riding there ?
• begin ?
• cost ?
• more info ?

Interlocutor Stop the dialogue after five questions.

Ask both students to give the visual materials back:

Pass me your cards back, please!

Thank you!

Take the prompt cards back.

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 PART 2 Let Us Speak

Interlocutor S2, here is some information about Tom’s birthday party. S1, 1
you know nothing about the party. S1, ask some questions
Visuals about the party and S2, answer them. Start talking.
for interlocutor
Hand over a set of prompt cards, so that S1 has got the opportunity to
ask the questions and S2 to answer them.

Questions for S1

Birthday party
• where ?
• when ?
• finish ?
• activity ?
• live music ?

Answers for S2
Tom’s birthday party

Great day – I am 15!!!

Grandfather’s garden
Lots of fun: swimming, dancing, games

Sunday evening
5 pm – 10 pm

Stop the dialogue after five questions.

Interlocutor
Ask both students to give the visual materials back:

Pass me your cards back, please! Thank you!

Now, we can move on to Part Three.

Take the prompt cards back.

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 PART 3
(2 minutes) T h e B o o k o f S p e a k i n g Te s t s

1 Interlocutor Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own.

I’m going to give each of you a photograph.

S1, here is your photograph. Please, tell us what you can see in
your photograph. You have about one minute.

S2, you just listen. I’ll give you your photograph in a moment.

S1, you can start talking.

Give the photograph to S1.

Photograph for S1

S1 talking

Interlocutor Let the student talk for about one minute.

Avoid asking any questions. If there is a need, point to something
in the picture.

Thank you. Pass me your photograph, please.

Take the photograph back.

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 PART 3 Let Us Speak

Interlocutor Now, S2, here is your photograph. Please, tell us what you 1
can see in your photograph. You have about one minute.

S1, you just listen.

S2, you can start talking.

Give the photograph to S2.

Photograph for S2

S2 talking

Interlocutor Let the student talk for about one minute.

Avoid asking any questions. If there is a need, point to something in
the picture.

Thank you. Pass me your photograph, please.

Now, we can move on to the last part.

Take the photograph back.

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 PART 4
(4 minutes) T h e B o o k o f S p e a k i n g Te s t s

1 Interlocutor S1, I’m going to describe a situation to you. You are going to
visit a zoo with your school. Talk to your mum/dad (me) and
tell me some information about the trip.
The interlocutor always starts asking first.

Communication
with S1 Questions for interlocutor
1. What time are you going to the zoo and on what day?
2. How are you going to get there?
3. Where is the meeting point?
4. What are you going to do there?
5. Are you going to make a project there?
6. What do you want in your lunch box?
7. How much does the trip cost?
8. What time are you going to be back at home?
9. What do you need to take with you?
10. How about your tennis lesson in the evening?

Interlocutor Thank you.

S2, I’m going to describe a situation to you. You are calling
the City Language School because you want to start studying
Italian or Spanish. Talk to the language officer (me) to get
some information.
The interlocutor always starts asking first.

Communication
with S2 Questions for interlocutor
1. Hello, City Language School, how can I help you?
2. What language do you want to study? (We have no Italian classes.)
3. We have lessons on Tuesday from 6 pm or on Friday from 5 pm.
Which do you prefer?
4. What is your language level?
5. What languages have you studied before?
6. Tell me your address, please.
7. What’s your father’s/mother’s telephone number?
8. How will you get here?
9. When will you pay for the course?
10. Do you need any further information?

Interlocutor
Thank you. This is the end of the speaking test.

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