Official SampleTest1
               PearsonTestofEnglishGeneral
               SpeakingTest
               Level 3
               March2011(v1)
               Instructionsforinterlocutors
               PTEGeneralLevel3
               TheInterlocutorconductsthetestinaccordancewiththetestspecications,thegeneralguidancefor
               Interlocutors and the Interlocutor Script. Make sure you read these before you conduct the test.
               Thespeakingtesthas4sections
               Section10:PersonalInformation:1.5minutes
               Section11:Discussion:2minutes
               Section12:Picture:1.5minutes
               Section13:RolePlay:2minutes
               Pleasenote;
               PleaseusetherelevantenclosedpicturecardandtesttakerrolecardwhenadministeringSection12
               andSection13ofthetest.
               Pleaseensurethatyourecordthespeakingtestasinstructed.Testtakersmusttakealltherelevant
               sectionsofthetest.
               WhenyourecordatestoncassetteorCD,pleasestateclearlyatthebeginningofthetest:
                   •  Centrenumber
                   •  Levelbeingtested
                   •  NameandexamineroftheInterlocutor
                   •  Full namesandnumbersofeachtesttaker
               Starttestwiththefollowing:
               Goodmorning/afternoon.Myname's                         .
               [1. Check test takers name against attendance sheet.
                2. Start timer.
                3. Begin test.]
               StandardQuestion: Canyoutellmeyournameplease?
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          PTE General Speaking Test: Level 3
                                              SECTION10:PERSONALINFORMATION(1.5MINUTES
          NowI'dlikeyoutospeakonyourownforaboutoneminute.
          Mainprompt1:
               •   Tell meaboutyourfavouritebandormusician.
          Follow-upprompts:
               •   Whatcountryaretheyfrom?
               •   Whatkindofmusicdotheyplay?
               •   Whatmakesthemspecial?
               •   Tell meaboutaconcertoftheirsthatyouattended.
          Mainprompt2:
               •   Tell meaboutyourhobbies/pastimes.
          Follow-upprompts:
               •   What’syourfavouritehobby/pastime?
               •   Whatmadeyoutakeupthispastime?
               •   Whatdoesitinvolve?
               •   Howoftendoyoudoit?
          Mainprompt3:
               •   Whatdoyoulikeanddislikeaboutyourschool?
          Follow-upprompts:
               •   Whydoyoulike/dislikeyourschool?
               •   Whatareyourfavouritesubjects?Why?
               •   Whoisyourfavouriteteacher?Why?
               •   Whatwouldyouchangeaboutyourschool?
          Mainprompt4:
               •   Tell meaboutyourexperiencesoflearningEnglish.
          Follow-upprompts:
               •   WhydidyoustarttolearnEnglish?
               •   WhatdoyoufindeasiestandmostdifficultaboutlearningEnglish?
               •   InwhatwaysisEnglishdierentfromyourownlanguage?
               •   HowdoyouthinkEnglishmightbeusefultoyouinthefuture?
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                                                          SECTION11:DISCUSSION(2MINUTES
         Now,wearegoingtodiscusssomethingtogether.Thequestionis:"Communicatingbytextandemailisnotas
         eectiveaswritingletters".Whatdoyouthink?
         (Usethefollowingargumentsasappropriatetotakeanopposingviewtothatofthetesttaker)
         Forwritinglettersratherthanemails/texts
               •   Thelanguageweuseintextsandemailsencouragesbadgrammar.
               •   It is easier to explain yourself clearly in a letter.
               •   Textsandemailscaneasilybemisunderstood.
               •   Writingaletterismuchmorepersonal.
         Againstwritinglettersratherthanemails/texts
               •   It’s natural that as technology progresses, methods of communicationwillchange.
               •   Youngpeopleareusedtothesemethods,it’sonlyolderpeoplewhonditaproblem.
               •   Peoplehaveachoiceastohowtheywordtheirtextsandemails.
               •   Nowadayspeopledon’thavetimetowriteletters.
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                    SECTION12:PICTURE(1.5MINUTES)
   Now,herearetwopicturesshowingpeoplestudying.Pleasetellmewhatyoucanseeinthepictures.
   (Handthepicturestothetesttaker)
   (Allowthetesttakertospeakforaboutoneminute,thenaskthissecondaryprompt)
   Whichsituationdoyouthinkisbetterforlearning,andwhy?
   (Retrieve the pictures)
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