Speaking sample task – Part 1
Part 1 Introduction and interview
[This part of the test begins with the examiner introducing himself or herself and checking the candidate’s identification. It then continues as an interview.]
Let’s talk about your home town or village.
- What kind of place is it?
- What’s the most interesting part of your town/village?
- What kind of jobs do the people in your town/village do?
- Would you say it’s a good place to live? (Why?)
Let’s move on to talk about accommodation.
- Tell me about the kind of accommodation you live in?
- How long have you lived there?
- What do you like about living there?
- What sort of accommodation would you most like to live in?
Transcript
Examiner:
Now, in this first part, I’d like to ask you some more questions about yourself, OK?
Let’s talk about your home town or village. What kind of place is it?
Candidate:
It’s quite a small village, about 20km from Zurich. And it’s very quiet. And we have only little … two little shops because most of the people work in Zurich or are orientated to the city.
Examiner:
What’s the most interesting part of this place … village?
Candidate:
On the top of a hill we have a little castle which is very old and quite well known in Switzerland.
Examiner:
What kind of jobs do people in the village do?
Candidate:
We have some farmers in the village as well as people who work in Zurich as bankers or journalists or there are also teachers and some doctors, some medicines.
Examiner:
Would you say it’s a good place to live?
Candidate:
Yes. Although it is very quiet, it is … people are friendly and I would say it is a good place to live there, yes.
Examiner:
Let’s move on to talk about accommodation. Tell me about the kind of accommodation you live in …