Open Mind
END-OF-course SKILLS TEST: elementary
speaking test teacher’s notes
Student interacts with the teacher.
Teacher asks questions from one of the sets below to elicit a
2–3 minute conversation.
Set 1 Set 5
Ask three questions about the student’s talents Ask three questions about daily routines.
and abilities. For example,
For example, We’re going to talk about your daily routine.
We’re going to talk about your talents and abilities. • What time do you get up?
• What are you good at? / Tell me about something • What do you have for breakfast?
that you can do. • How do you go to college / work?
• What are you not good at? / Is there anything that
• Where do you study / work?
you can’t do?
• Is there anything that you are learning to do at
Set 6
the moment?
Ask three questions about last weekend.
For example,
Set 2 We’re going to talk about last weekend.
Ask three questions about a gadget that the • What did you do last weekend?
student owns.
• Where did you go?
For example,
• Who did you go out with?
We’re going to talk about a gadget that you own, for
• How often do you go out with your friends?
example a mobile phone or a laptop – perhaps one
that you have recently bought.
• What is the gadget? Set 7
• Why did you choose that particular one? Ask three questions about next weekend.
• What are the good things about it? For example,
• What are the bad things about it?
We’re going to talk about next weekend.
• What are you going to do next weekend?
• Where are you going to go?
Set 3
Ask three questions about food that the student likes • A re you going to watch TV / go to the cinema?
to eat. • What are you going to watch?
For example, • Are you going to play sports next weekend?
We’re going to talk about the food that you like to eat. What are you going to play?
• What is your favourite food?
• Tell me about food that you don’t like to eat. Set 8
• Is there anything you eat too much of? Ask three questions about family.
• Is your diet healthy? If yes, why? If no, why? For example,
We’re going to talk about your family.
Set 4 • How many people are there in your family?
Ask three questions about the student’s plans for the • H ave you got any brothers or sisters? What are
rest of the day. their names? How old are they?
For example, • H ave you got any pets? What are they? What are
We’re going to talk about today. their names?
• What are your plans for this afternoon / evening?
• Are you going to meet anyone?
• Are you going anywhere?
• Are you going to study?
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