PET test speaking

Part 3 (3 minutes)

April 2012

4B

STUDENTS RELAXING
Tasks
Examiner

Describing people and places; saying where people and things are and what
different people are doing.
Say to both candidates:
Now, Id like each of you to talk on your own about something. Im going to give
each of you aphotograph of students relaxing.
Candidate A, here is your photograph. (Ask Candidate Ato look at photo 4B.)
Please show it to Candidate B, but Id like you to talk about it. Candidate B, you
just listen. Ill give you your photograph in amoment.
Candidate A, please tell us what you can see in thephotograph.

(Candidate A) Approximately one minute

If there is aneed to intervene, prompts rather than direct questions should be used.
Examiner

Now, Candidate B, here is your photograph. It also shows students relaxing.

(AskCandidate B to look at photo 4C.) Please show it to Candidate Aand tell
us what you can see in thephotograph.

(Candidate B) Approximately one minute

Part 4 (3 minutes)
Tasks
Examiner

Talking about ones likes and dislikes; expressing opinions: talking about habits.
Say to both candidates:
Your photographs showed students relaxing. Now, Id like you to talk together
about where you go to relax and things you like to dothere.

Allow thecandidates enough time to

complete thetask without intervention.
Prompt only if necessary.
Thank you. Thats theend of thetest.

Back-up prompts
1. Talk about where you go to relax.
2. Talk about what you doto relax.
3. Talk about when you like to relax.
4. Talk about why it is important for students to relax.

4C