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PET Speaking Part 4
Task Description
What do the candidates have to do?
The candidates have to talk to each other on a topic connected to
the theme of the photographs in Part 3.
What does the examiner have to do?
The examiner tells the candidates about the topic for discussion
and will redirect the conversation if the students appear to run
out of things to say before the time allocated for this part of
the test.
What is the purpose of this part?
This part tests the candidates' ability to express their likes,
dislikes and preferences and to recount their experiences. They
are expected to negotiate turn-taking and elicit information and
opinions from their partner.
How long does this part last?
This part of the test lasts 3 minutes.
Understanding the Task
To understand better how students need to approach this task, it
may help you to do the activity yourself, and analyse what you had
to do. Look at the sample Part 4 discussion topic. Complete the
task as a pair. You may like to record your discussion.
If you have a copy of the Speaking test video, you could watch Part
4 now. If not, you can read a transcript.
Sample Part 4 (PDF)
Transcript
Look at these questions about how you did the task and consider
your answers.
- Why do you think the topic fo Part 4 is based on the photos
in Part 3?
- Did you talk to the examiner in this part?
- Did you take long or short turns in this part?
- Did you find that one person spoke more than the other?
- Did you run out of things to say?
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