Pearson Test of English General - Practice Test 1 - Spoken Test Level A1 Foundation

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Pearson Test of English General Practice Test 1 provides instructions and prompts for the Spoken Test at Level A1 Foundation. It lists section timings and shows example interlocutor prompts, including personal topics such as home, friends, family, and father’s job. It also includes picture-based description prompts and a role-play card scenario set in a clothes shop, with a scripted examiner approach. The test scoring is specified as 25 points total, with guidance for materials for test takers.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages7

Reading Time18 min

AccessFree to download

SECTION 10 (1.5 minutes)

Preliminary prompt and main prompt set

SECTION 12 (2 minutes)

Picture description prompts

SECTION 13 (1.5 minutes)

Role play in a clothes shop

Materials for test takers

Pearson Test of English General Practice Test 1: Spoken Test Level A1 Foundation July 2011 © Pearson Education Ltd 2011. All rights reserved, no part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of Pearson Education Ltd. Please check the table below for the total time given to complete the spoken test at this level. Instructions and materials for interlocutors and test takers are provided in this document. | Sections | Level A1 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10 | 5 minutes | | 7 minutes | | 8 minutes | | | 11 | not at this level | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | The spoken test is scored out of 25 points in total at all levels. Please see the Guide to PTE General at this level for further information. Please note: The design of the practice tests is not identical to actual PTE General tests. INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERLOCUTORS [Start the test with the following] Good morning/afternoon. My name’s Could you tell me your name, please? [ Begin test] Turn over | 3 SECTION 10 (1.5 minutes) [ Put one of the preliminary prompts and main prompts to the test taker. Use the related follow-up prompts to encourage them to continue talking] Preliminary prompt 1 : • Where is your home? Main prompt 1 : • Tell me something about it. Follow-up prompts: • Are there a lot of shops near your home? • Have you got a garden? • What is your favourite room? • Where do you watch television? Preliminary prompt 2 : • How many friends have you got? Main prompt 2 : • Tell me about one of them. Follow-up prompts: • Describe him / her. • What do you like doing with him / her? • When do you meet him / her? • How often do you meet? Preliminary prompt 3 : • Where do you and your family live? Main prompt 3 : • Tell me about your family. Follow-up prompts: • Have you got any brothers or sisters? • How old are the people in your family? • What are your parents’ jobs? • What do your parents do in their free time? Preliminary prompt 4 : • What does your father do? Main prompt 4 : • Tell me about your father’s job. Follow-up prompts: • Where does your father work? • How does your father go to work? • Is your father’s job easy or difficult? • What time does your father get home in the evening? 4 SECTION 12 (2 minutes) Now, here is a picture of a bookshop. Please tell me what you can see and what is happening in the picture.[ Hand the picture to the test taker] [Allow the test taker to speak for about 1 minute. If necessary, use the following prompts to sustain the discourse] How many people are in the picture? What's this man/woman wearing / doing? [Indicate the person chosen] What's the child doing? Can you describe this person? [Indicate the person chosen] [ Retrieve the picture] Turn over | 5 SECTION 13 (1.5 minutes) Now we are going to take part in a role play. Here is a card with the situation on it.[ Hand the card to the test taker] [Allow up to 15 seconds to study the card] Test taker’s card You are a customer in a clothes shop. The examiner is the shop assistant. • Tell the assistant you want a shirt for your brother. • Give your brother’s age. • Ask for a different colour. • Ask how much it is. • Give the assistant the money. • Thank the assistant. Interlocutor’s script We are in a clothes shop. I am a shop assistant and you are a customer. Alright? I’ll start. Good afternoon, can I help you? • Certainly. How old is he? • Here is a nice blue shirt. • How about this green/grey/yellow one? • It’s thirty pounds. • Thankyou, have a good day. [ Retrieve the card] Thankyou. That is the end of the test. 6 MATERIALS FOR TEST TAKERS Picture Card Test taker’s card You are a customer in a clothes shop. The examiner is the shop assistant. • Tell the assistant you want a shirt for your brother. • Give

FAQs

What is the total score for the Spoken Test at Level A1?

The spoken test is scored out of 25 points in total at all levels.

What topics are used in SECTION 10 for Level A1?

SECTION 10 uses prompts about home, friends, family, and a parent’s job, with follow-up questions to encourage continuous speech.

What happens in the role play section (SECTION 13)?

In SECTION 13, the test taker acts as a customer in a clothes shop and must ask for a shirt, give the brother’s age, request a different colour, ask the price, pay, and thank the assistant.

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