Diagnostic speaking test

1
About you
1 Talk about yourself.
! Who is in your family? Are they older or younger
than you?
! What time do you get up?
! How do you get to school?
! Whats your best school subject? Whats your
worst subject?
! What do you do after school?
Role play
2 Complete the dialogue with the phrases. Then
practise the dialogue.



A Hi, [name].
B Hi, [name]. What
(1) ____________________________?
A Im watching a comedy film. I think that comedy
films (2) ____________________________ than
horror films.
B Really? I (3) ____________________________.
I think horror films are more exciting! How often
(4) ____________________________ watch films?
A (5) ____________________________ twice a
week. I often go to the cinema
(6) ____________________________ evenings.

EXTENSION Imagine you see your friend
listening to music.
A Ask your friend what he / she is doing.
B Respond and say what kind of music you are
listening to (for example, pop, rock, heavy
metal). Say why you prefer this kind of music to
another kind of music.
A Disagree and say why. Ask your friend how
often he / she listens to music.
B Reply. Say when you usually listen to music and
how often you go to concerts.
Photo description
3 Describe the photos.
Photo A
! What time of day is it?
! Who is in the photo?
! What meal are they eating?
! Whats on the table?
! Who looks the most tired?
! Do you and your family eat the same things as
this family?
Photo B
! What does this family do at the weekend?
! What do you think they can see?
! What are they wearing?
! Do they look happy? Describe how they look.
! Are there a lot of people at the match?
EXTENSION Answer the questions.
! What are you like in the morning?
! Whats your favourite meal of the day? Why?
! Who is your sporting hero? Why do you like
him / her?
are much better are you doing disagree
do you on Friday once or

A
B