Typical speaking tasks

Typical speaking tasks

This section helps you understand the types of tasks in speaking exams. 

Speaking exams can vary a lot and there are many different tasks you might be asked to do. Make sure you know exactly what you are going to be asked to do before you start a speaking exam.

You can often prepare for certain sections before the big day. Here are some typical activities you might do in a speaking exam. Click on the links below or on the right-hand side of this page to watch six videos of different speaking exams.  

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