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Speaking Test - Part 2: long-turn
(30 mins)
Upon completion of Part 1 the examiner will say, "Now i'm going to give you a topic and i'd like you to talk about it for 1 to 2 minutes." You will then be given a topic card, pencil and a piece of blank paper and allowed 1 minute to make some notes on the topic.
After your 1 minute preparation time the examiner will say, "Remember, you have 1 to 2 minutes for this, so don't worry if I stop you, can you start speaking now please."
The examiner will not speak again until your 2 minutes time is up. (Unless you stop speaking before 1:40s, in which case the examiner will prompt you to say more.)
Here are some examples of Part 2 long-turn questions .
After your 2 minutes speaking time the examiner will ask you to stop speaking and will ask you one or two short rounding-off questions before leading into Part 3. (You should give a short 1 or 2 sentence reply to reply to these questions only).
The total duration for Part 2 will be just under 4 minutes.
Watch this example VE Native Speaker Interview Part 2 response.
Watch the video below then plan and practice your own Part 2 response.
Watch an example Quick-Question response.
End of Lesson 04(ii)