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Instructions and materials for interlocutors and test takers are provided in this document.  \n\n| Sections | Level A1 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 10 | 5 minutes |  | 7 minutes |  | 8 minutes |  |\n| 11 | not at this level |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nThe 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.  \nPlease note: The design of the practice tests is not identical to actual PTE General tests.  \nINSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERLOCUTORS  \n[Start the test with the following]  \nGood morning/afternoon. My name’s  Could you tell me your name, please?  \n[ Begin test]  \nTurn over | 3  \nSECTION 10 (1.5 minutes)  \n[ 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]  \nPreliminary prompt 1 : • Where is your home?  \nMain prompt 1 : • Tell me something about it.  \nFollow-up prompts: • Are there a lot of shops near your home?  \n• Have you got a garden?  \n• What is your favourite room?  \n• Where do you watch television?  \nPreliminary prompt 2 : • How many friends have you got?  \nMain prompt 2 : • Tell me about one of them.  \nFollow-up prompts: • Describe him / her.  \n• What do you like doing with him / her?  \n• When do you meet him / her?  \n• How often do you meet?  \nPreliminary prompt 3 : • Where do you and your family live?  \nMain prompt 3 : • Tell me about your family.  \nFollow-up prompts: • Have you got any brothers or sisters?  \n• How old are the people in your family?  \n• What are your parents’ jobs?  \n• What do your parents do in their free time?  \nPreliminary prompt 4 : • What does your father do?  \nMain prompt 4 : • Tell me about your father’s job.  \nFollow-up prompts: • Where does your father work?  \n• How does your father go to work?  \n• Is your father’s job easy or difficult?  \n• What time does your father get home in the evening?  \n4  \nSECTION 12 (2 minutes)  \nNow, 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]  \n[Allow the test taker to speak for about 1 minute. If necessary, use the following prompts to sustain the discourse]  \nHow many people are in the picture?  \nWhat's this man/woman wearing / doing? [Indicate the person chosen] What's the child doing?  \nCan you describe this person? [Indicate the person chosen]  \n[ Retrieve the picture]  \nTurn over | 5  \nSECTION 13 (1.5 minutes)  \nNow 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]  \n[Allow up to 15 seconds to study the card]  \nTest taker’s card  \nYou are a customer in a clothes shop. 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The examiner is the shop assistant.  \n• Tell the assistant you want a shirt for your brother.  \n• Give","cbCaiic8dheaLeiX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiic8dheaLeiX","pdf",568341,"English","# SECTION 10 (1.5 minutes)\n## Preliminary prompt and main prompt set\n# SECTION 12 (2 minutes)\n## Picture description prompts\n# SECTION 13 (1.5 minutes)\n## Role play in a clothes shop\n# Materials for test takers","[{\"question\":\"What is the total score for the Spoken Test at Level A1?\",\"answer\":\"The spoken test is scored out of 25 points in total at all levels.\"},{\"question\":\"What topics are used in SECTION 10 for Level A1?\",\"answer\":\"SECTION 10 uses prompts about home, friends, family, and a parent’s job, with follow-up questions to encourage continuous speech.\"},{\"question\":\"What happens in the role play section (SECTION 13)?\",\"answer\":\"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.\"}]","Pearson Test of English General - Practice Test 1 - Spoken Test Level A1 Foundation | PDF",1790751613,18]