In this part, the examiner introduces him/herself and checks youridentity. Then the examiner asks you general questions on somefamiliar topics, such as home, family, work, studies or interests. Part 1 is 4–5 minutes long.

This part tests your ability to give opinions andinformation on everyday topics and commonexperiences or situations by answering a range ofquestions.

Part 2 is the individual long turn. The examiner gives you a task card which asks you to talk about a particular topic. The card tells you what points you should include in your talk and instructs you to explain one aspect of the topic. You have one minute to prepare your talk, and the examiner will give you a pencil and paper to make notes. By using the points on the task card and making notes during the preparation time, you should be able to think of appropriate things to say, and have time to structure your talk so that you keep talking for 2 minutes. The examiner will then ask you to begin talking and will stop you when the time is up. They may then ask you one or two questions on the same topic. Part 2 lasts 3–4 minutes, including the preparation time.

This part tests your ability to speak at length on a given topic,using appropriate language and organising your ideas logically.You will need to think about your own experiences to completethe long turn.

In Part 3, you and the examiner discuss issues related to thetopic in Part 2 in a more general and abstract way and,where appropriate, in greater depth. Part 3 lasts 4–5minutes.

This part tests your ability to explain youropinions and to analyse, discuss and speculateabout issues.

How well you speak at normal speed

Cohesion

linking words

Pronouns

Conjunctions

vocabulary range

accuracy

appropriacy

paraphrasing

How varied your grammatical range is

Accuracy in grammatical use.

clarity