B1 Preliminary (PET) Speaking Exam 4

🧩 Part 1 – Personal Questions (Interview)

Examiner's Questions:

• What’s your name?

• Where are you from?

• Do you enjoy travelling? Why or why not?

• Have you ever visited another country? Which one?

• What kind of places do you like visiting on holiday?

• Do you prefer travelling alone or with other people?

• How do you usually travel when you go on holiday?

• What’s the most interesting place you’ve ever been to?

⏱️ Time: 3 minutes

🖼️ Part 2 – Describing a Photo

Each candidate gets one picture and describes it alone for about 1 minute.

Candidate A – Picture

(Describe the photo below for one minute.)
🖼️ Topic: Travel – tourists exploring a city

Task:
“Here is your photograph. Please tell me what you can see in the picture.”

⏱️ Time: 1 minute each

💬 Part 3 – Collaborative Task (Discourse)

Here is your prompt and a situation to talk about.

🖼️ Topic: Choosing the best type of holiday

People want to go on a holiday together. Here are some ideas:

• Go sightseeing in a city

• Spend time at the beach

• Go camping in the mountains

• Visit another country

• Stay in a countryside hotel

• Go on a cultural tour or museum trip

Task:
Talk about which holidays would be the most enjoyable or interesting, and decide which one would be the best choice for the group.

⏱️ Time:

• First phase: 1:30 minutes of talking time (discussion)

• Second phase: 30 seconds to come to a conclusion (decision)

Important note*
In the actual exam, you will be given a visual prompt (a paper with pictures), and you will have about 3 minutes to speak with your partner in the first phase, and then 1 minute to come to a conclusion in the second phase.

🎯 Part 4 – Discussion (Follow-up questions)

Examiner asks general questions related to the theme of Part 3.

Task:

• What are the advantages of travelling to other countries?

• Do you prefer to visit famous places or quiet places?

• What can people learn from visiting other cultures?

• Do you think travel is more important for young people or older people? Why?

• How has travelling changed in the last 20 years?

⏱️ Time: 3 minutes