LRN LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL
INTERNATIONAL (CEF C2)
LEVEL C2
SPEAKING
Duration: 16 to 18 minutes
EXAMINER’S INSTRUCTIONS
Speaking Exam Paper June 2016
SPEAKING SECTION 1 CEF C2
Warm up Stage
Duration: 4 minutes
Examiner: Good morning / Good afternoon. My name is ……………
To Candidate A: What’s your name?
Where are you from?
To Candidate B: What’s your name?
Where are you from?
Examiner: In this part of the Test, I would like to ask you some questions about
yourselves.
The Examiner asks each Candidate one or more questions about the following topics.
· hobbies
· free time activities
· school / college
· job
· hometown or neighbourhood
· future plans
No questions about their families are allowed.
SPEAKING SECTION 2 CEF C2
Prepared Topics – Individual Talks and Interaction
Duration: 8 minutes
Examiner: In this part of the Test, each of you is going to talk for 2 minutes about the
topic you have already prepared for. After you have finished your talk, I will
ask you some questions about what you have presented and then your
partner can express their point of view on the same topic.
The Examiner shows each candidate the list of topics and asks them which one they
have prepared to talk about.
List of prepared topics
1. What do most children use computers for?
2. Why do young people take up bad habits?
3. What are the benefits of living with other people?
4. What can older people learn from the young?
5. Why is it wrong to judge people by their appearance?
Examiner to Candidate A: Which topic are you going to talk about?
Candidate A can speak for 2 minutes
The Examiner asks Candidate A a question on what he/she has said.
Examiner to Candidate B: What do you think of this? or Do you agree or disagree with
your partner?
The Examiner asks both candidates a question and prompts them to engage in a conversation.
Interaction: 2 minutes
Examiner to Candidate B: Which topic are you going to talk about?
Candidate B can speak for 2 minutes
The Examiner asks Candidate B a question on what he/she has said.
Examiner to Candidate A: What do you think of this? or Do you agree or disagree with
your partner?
The Examiner asks both candidates a question and prompts them to engage in a conversation.
Interaction: 2 minutes
Examiner: Thank you.
SPEAKING SECTION 3 CEF C2
Respond to a question and Interaction
Duration: 6 minutes
Examiner: In this part of the Test, I will ask each of you to respond to a question. You
may use the ideas given below the question and/or use your own ideas to
answer the question. Your partner will be asked to comment on what you
have said and express their point of view as well.
The Examiner must choose a question related to what each candidate talked
about in Part 2 of the Test.
The Examiner tells each Candidate to look at the chosen question and the points
below it. When the Candidate has finished talking about the question, the
Examiner asks the other Candidate to comment and express their point of view.
1. The computer has changed our lives completely.
· business
· medicine
· education
2. Smoking should be banned in all public places, including open spaces.
· helps smokers quit
· protect non-smokers
· discriminates against smokers
3. Living alone can actually teach us beneficial life-skills.
· helps us discover ourselves
· makes us responsible
· boosts our confidence
4. The elderly can teach the young a lot of things.
· serve as role models
· teach traditions and values
· give valuable advice
5. Physical appearance does matter after all.
· boosts self-confidence and self-esteem
· helps to build relationships
· makes a positive impression on others
Examiner: Thank you. This is the end of the Test.
