Approved by

Managing Director

EIC 1
Date: ………… SAMPLE SPEAKING TEST
Teachers should spend approximately 4 minutes per student.

PART 1 (1.5 minutes)

Instructions: Greet students, be friendly and make them feel at ease for the
speaking test.

Teachers Students
- “Good morning/afternoon. Please sit down. - “Good morning/afternoon. My name
My name is _____. Please tell me your full is _____ and my student ID card
name and student ID card number.” number is _____.”
- “Please sign here.” Ask the student to sign
the speaking scoring sheet. - Sign his/ her name on the scoring
- “Thank you. Now I’d like to ask you some sheet.
questions about yourself.”
(Please select 3 – 4 questions to ask - Feel at ease to answer the
students.) examiner’s questions.
Study
1. What are you studying? / What’s your major?
2. Why did you choose the major?
3. What is your favorite subject?
4. What do you like/dislike about your study?
Your town
1. Where is your hometown?
2. What do you like about your hometown?
3. What is the weather like in your town?
4. What jobs do people do in your town?
Free time
1. What do you like doing in your free time?
2. Why do you like doing these activities?
3. How often do you do these activities?
4. Do you like to do these activities alone or with other people? Why?
Sports
1. What sports are popular in your country?
2. What sports do you enjoy watching? Who are your favorite sport players (or
teams)?
3. What sports do you enjoy playing?
4. How often do you play sports?
Food
1. What are your favorite foods?
2. Do you like to eat at home or in the restaurants? Why?
3. What foods are popular in your country?
4. What are famous dishes of your country?
Internet
1. Do you use the Internet every day? How many hours?
2. What do you usually do on the Internet?
3. What are some advantages/ disadvantages of the Internet?
4. Do you like shopping online? Why (not)?
Shopping
1. Do you enjoy shopping?
2. How often do you go shopping?
3. What do you dislike about shopping?
4. What is your favorite shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City?
Music
1. What kind of music do you like?
2. When do you usually listen to music?
3. What kind of music is popular in your country?
4. Do you play any musical instruments? / Do you wish you could play any musical
instruments?
Films
1. Do you enjoy watching movies?
2. How often do you watch movies?
3. What’s your favorite film?
4. Tell me some kinds of films that you know.
Holidays
1. What do often do on holiday?
2. Who do you usually spend your holidays with?
3. Where do you like to spend your holidays? Why?
4. Tell me some famous places in Ho Chi Minh City.

PART 2 – 1 (1 minute)
Instructions:
Students have ONE minute to talk about the topic they have prepared.

Teachers Students
“Now in this part, you will have one Students spend one minute talking about the
minute to talk about the topic you topic.
have prepared.”
Topic: Talk about your best Students are expected to use a variety of
friend. complete sentence structures, appropriate
grammar and vocabulary to talk about the
You should say: topic.
 who he/she is
 what he/she looks like
 what you think about his/her
personality
(After 1 minute) “Thank you. Can I Students return the topic card and paper to
have the topic card and paper back the examiner.
please?”

PART 3 (1.5 minutes)

Instructions:
Teachers are required to ask follow-up questions which are connected to the
students’ talk. Below are suggested questions only.

Teachers Students
1. What do you and your best friend often do Students are expected to
together? - speak in full sentences
2. Do you tell your best friend everything? - expand on the answers using
Why (not)? appropriate vocabulary, phrases and
3. What are the personality traits of a good structures
friend? - use the learning outcomes and
4. What personality traits would you like your language features in the level
boyfriend/girlfriend to have? Why?
5. What topics should people avoid when
they talk with someone for the first time?

“Thank you. That is the end of the test.”