EZIELTS

Part 1  Introduction and interview 

 

TaskType & Format	In this part, the examiner introduces him/herself and checks the candidate’s identity. Then the examiner asks the          candidate  general questions on some familiar topics such as home, family, work, studies, interests. To ensure        consistency,  questions are taken from a scripted examiner frame.Part 1 lasts for 4-5 minutes.
Task Focus	This part of the test focuses on the candidate’s ability to communicate opinions and information on everyday topics and    common experiences or situations by answering a range of questions.

[This part of the test begins with the examiner introducing himself or herself and checking the candidate’s identification. It then continues as an interview.] 

 

 

 

Let’s talk about your home town or village. 

 • What kind of place is it?

 • What’s the most interesting part of your town/village?

 • What kind of jobs do the people in your town/village do?

 • Would you say it’s a good place to live? (Why?) 

 

Let’s move on to talk about accommodation. 

 

 • Tell me about the kind of accommodation you live in?  

 • How long have you lived there?  

 • What do you like about living there?  

 • What sort of accommodation would you most like to live in? 

 

 

 

 

 

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Speaking sample task – Part 1 transcript 

 

 

 

Part 1  Introduction and interview 

 

[This part of the test begins with the examiner introducing himself or herself and checking the candidate’s identification. It then continues as an interview.] 

 

Transcript 

 

Examiner:  Now, in this first part, I’d like to ask you some more questions about yourself, OK? Let’s talk about your home town or village. What kind of place is it? 

Candidate:  It’s quite a small village, about 20km from Zurich. And it’s very quiet. And we have only little ... two little shops because most of the people work in Zurich or are orientated to the city. 

Examiner:  What’s the most interesting part of this place ... village? 

Candidate:  On the top of a hill we have a little castle which is very old and quite well known in Switzerland. 

Examiner:  What kind of jobs do people in the village do? 

Candidate:  We have some farmers in the village as well as people who work in Zurich as bankers or journalists or there are also teachers and some doctors, some medicines. 

Examiner:  Would you say it’s a good place to live? 

Candidate:  Yes. Although it is very quiet, it is … people are friendly and I would say it is a good place to live there, yes. 

Examiner:  Let’s move on to talk about accommodation. Tell me about the kind of accommodation you live in ...