Speaking offline practice
•Read aloud
•Repeat sentence
•Describe image
•Re-tell lecture
•Answer short questions
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Important points to remember
•It is recommended that you record your answer as you practice and analyse them after you
are done to see where you could have done better. Use the recorder on your
phone/computer. Or Google “online voice recorder” if you want to do it online.
•Audio countdowns are not included so if timing the test, use your judgement and the follow
the instructions provided if you are attempting it in a timed manner. Recording your voice
for a self-review later is recommended.
•Audio and video prompts are provided in the folder Promptsand filed by item type, e.g.,
Answer Short Question and by item number; e.g., Prompt_Answer_Short_Question_Item_1
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Read Aloud
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Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible.
You have 35 seconds to read aloud.
1. If the work for an applied force is independent of the path, then the work done by the
force is evaluated at the start and end of the trajectory of the point of application. This
means that there is a functionU(x), called a "potential," that can be evaluated at the
two pointsx
Aandx
Btoobtain the work over any trajectory between these two points.
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Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible.
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2. The topmost limb of a bow is known as the upper limb, while the bottom limb is the
lower limb. At the tip of each limb is a nock, which is used to attach the bowstring to the
limbs. The riser is usually divided into the grip, which is held by the archer, as well as the
arrow rest and the bow window.
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Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible.
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3. Carbon is distributed throughout the atmosphere, the biosphere, and the oceans;
these are referred to collectively as the carbon exchange reservoir, and each component
is also referred to individually as a carbon exchange reservoir. The different elements of
the carbon exchange reservoir vary in how much carbon they store.
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Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible.
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4. There is no consensus among reflexologistson how reflexology is supposed to work; a
unifying theme is the idea that areas on the foot correspond to areas of the body, and
that by manipulating these one can improve health through one's qi. Concerns have
been raised by medical professionals that treating potentially serious illnesses with
reflexology, which has no proven efficacy, could delay the seeking of appropriate medical
treatment.
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Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible.
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5. Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world, as
well as in specialized fields such as cosmology and cryptography. Poe and his work
appear throughout popular culture in literature, music, films, and television. A number
of his homes are dedicated museums today. There is an annual award known as the
Edgar Award for distinguished work in the mystery genre.
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Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible.
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6. This debate about the morality of certain business practices has continued in the
popular culture, as in the performances in Europe in 2012 by Bruce Springsteen, who
sang about bankers as "greedy thieves" and "robber barons." During the Occupy Wall
Street protests of 2011, the term was used by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in his
attacks on Wall Street.
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Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible.
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6. This debate about the morality of certain business practices has continued in the
popular culture, as in the performances in Europe in 2012 by Bruce Springsteen, who
sang about bankers as "greedy thieves" and "robber barons." During the Occupy Wall
Street protests of 2011, the term was used by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in his
attacks on Wall Street.
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Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible.
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7. The Brazil nut is a large tree, reaching 50 m tall and with a trunk 1 to 2 m in diameter,
making it among the largest of trees in the Amazon rainforests. It may live for 500 years
or more, and according to some authorities often reaches an age of 1,000 years. The
stem is straight and commonly without branches for well over half the tree's height.
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Repeat Sentence
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You will hear a sentence. Please repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it. You will hear the sentence only
once.
Instructions:In this section, you will be played an audio recording of a short sentence.
You have to listen to the phrasing of a short sentence as it is and read aloud
Play audio file Prompt_Repeat_sentence_1 to 12 in the Prompts folder.
Describe Image
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Look at the graph below. In 25 seconds, please speak into the microphone and describe in detail what is
showing. You will have 40 seconds to give your response.
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showing. You will have 40 seconds to give your response.
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showing. You will have 40 seconds to give your response.
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showing. You will have 40 seconds to give your response.
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showing. You will have 40 seconds to give your response.
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Re-tell lecture
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You will hear a lecture. After listening to the lecture, in 10 seconds, please speak into the microphone and
retell what you have just heard from the lecture in your own words. You will have 40 seconds to give your
response.
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retell what you have just heard from the lecture in your own words. You will have 40 seconds to give your
response.
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retell what you have just heard from the lecture in your own words. You will have 40 seconds to give your
response.
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Answer short question
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You will hear a question. Please give a simple and short answer. Often just one or a few words is enough.
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Answer key
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Describe Image
1.Top-ranked universities
Main points of the image
•The graphic shows a snapshot profile of the top-ranked universities in four regions.
•The institutions are ranked on factors like number of students, student-to-staff
ration, published papers and makeup of student and staff population.
•Of the universities studied, Caltech is the definite outlier.
SampleAnswerTranscript:
Thegraphicshowsasnapshotprofileofthetop-rankeduniversitiesinfourregions.Of
thefouruniversitiescompared,theCaliforniaInstituteoftechnologyisadefinite
outlier.Firstofall,ithassignificantlylessstudentsthantheothers;just2,181
comparedtothe19,718atthenextsmallestofthefourinstitutionsstudied(Oxford).
Caltechalsohastheloweststudent-to-staffratioofthefour,meaningintheory,
studentsatCaltechgetthemostindividualattention.Finally,(uhh)Caltechalsohas
thelowestratioofbothfemalestudentsandstaffcompared,meaningitspotentially
themostmaledominated.
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2. Smartphone sales by operating system
Main points of the image
•The graph shows global smartphone sales by operating system from 2009 to 2013.The
biggest winner was by far Android.
•In 2009 the number of smartphones sold with Android was negligible but by 2013 it was
close to 800 million much more than the other operating systems.
•The biggest loser over the studied period was Symbian.
Sample Answer Transcript:
Thegraphshowsglobalsmartphonesalesbyoperatingsystemfrom2009to2013.The
biggestwinnerwasbyfarAndroid.In2009thenumberofsmartphonessoldwithAndroid
wasnegligiblebutby2013itwascloseto800millionanddwarfedtheotheroperating
systems.Insecondplace,forinstancewasiOSwithalessthan200million.Thebiggest
loseroverthestudiedperiodwasSymbian.In2009mostsmartphonesweresoldwith
Symbianbutby2013ithadcompletelydisappeared.Duringthestudiedperiod,atleast,
thesmartphoneoperationsystemmarketcanclearlybeseen,therefore,as(uhh)quite
volatile.
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3. Idyllic coastal scene
Main points of the image
•The photo shows an idyllic coastal scene on a sunny day.
•There is a 4-story mansion built into the steep, densely forested coastal mountain.
Sample Answer Transcript:
Thisphotoshowsanidylliccoastalsceneonasunnyday.Thereisa4-storymansion
builtintothesteep,denselyforestedcoastalmountain.Thelowestlevelofthe
mansionhasstairsgoingstraightdowntothewater,whichisaninvitingturquoise
blue.Themansionitselfisperhaps(uhh)Mediterraneaninstylewitharchesand
sweepingbalconies.Therearetwosmallboatsanchoredjustoffshore.Low-lying
mountainscanbeseenfurtherdownthecoastinthebackgroundofthephoto.Inmy
opinion,thisisaverybeautifulandscenicphoto.
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4. Rock cycle
Main points of the image
•The three types of rock are igneous (formed from magma), metamorphic (form from
heat and pressure), and sedimentary (formed from compacting and cementing).
•Magma is formed from the melting of either igneous rock or metamorphic rock.
Sample Answer Transcript:
Thegivenimageprovidesuswithacomprehensiveoverviewoftherockcycle.The
graphicshowsthatigneousrockinformedfrommagma.Ifyoufollowtheimage
closely,youcanobservethatMagmaisitselfformedfromthemeltingofeither
igneousrockormetamorphicrock.Metamorphicrockisformedwhenheatand
pressureisappliedtoeitherigneousrockorsedimentaryrock.Sedimentaryrockis
formedfromthecompactingandcementingofsediment.Sedimentisformedfrom
theweatheringanderosionofeitherigneousormetamorphicrock,thustheentire
processiscyclicalinnature.
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5. Fuel
Main points of the image
•The most efficient form of fossil fuel driven transportation over 350 miles is the bus,
which requires just 1 and half gallons per passenger (given the bus is at its maximum
capacity of 50 people).
•The least efficient is the SUV which, if driven alone, would require 17 gallons of fuel to
make the same trip.
Sample Answer Transcript:
Thechartshowshowmuchfuelisrequiredperpersontocoveradistanceof350
milesusingvariousmodesoftransport.Accordingtothechart,themostefficientformof
fossilfueldriventransportation,whichrequiresjust1andhalfgallonsperpassengeristhe
bus.Theleastefficientformoftransportationwouldbe(uhh)theaverageSUVwhich,if
drivenalone,wouldrequire17gallonsoffueltomakethetrip.Interestingly,theaverage
hybridcarifdrivenwith4peopleinit,wouldbealmostasfuelefficientasabusatfull
capacity.Toconclude,therearebigdifferencesinfuelconsumptiondependingonthe
vehiclechosen.
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6. Rate of injuries
Main points of the image
•There has been a steady and gradual decline in the number and rate of injuries.
•Since 2010, however the decline has slowed and perhaps stalled.
Sample Answer Transcript:
Thegraphshowsthenumberandrateoffatalinjuriesofworkersinagivenregion
from1997to2016.Themoststrikingfeatureofthedataisthat,withsomeminor
fluctuations,therehasbeenasteadyandgradualdeclineinthenumberandrateof
injuries.Infactitfellfromarateofabout0.8fatalinjuriesper100,000workersin
1996toabouthalfthatin2016.From2010to2016theratehasremainedsomewhat
flatwhichmayindicatethat(uhh)furtherdecreasesinthenumberofinjuriesmaynot
beseenintheneartermfuture.
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7.The most dangerous regions
Main points of the image
•Central and South America are the most dangerous regions.
•Africa is the second most dangerous region.
•Europe and East Asia are generally the safest.
Sample Answer Transcript:
Themapshowsglobalhomicideratesbycountry.Overall,themostdangerousregions
seemtobeCentralAmericaandthenorthernhalfofSouthAmerica.FromMexicoto
Brazil,forexample,homicideratesareconsistentlyabove20.MuchofAfricaisalso
quitedangerousbutmostlylesssothantheAmericaswithmostcountriesinthe5-20
range.ThesafestregionsareEuropeandEastAsiawithmanycountriesshowingless
than3.(uhh)MildlydangerousmajorcountriesincludetheUS(3-5)andRussia(5-10).
Toconclude,homicideratesvarysignificantlybyregionbutEuropeandAsiaarethe
safestandtheAmericasandAfricaarethemostdangerous.
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Repeat sentence
1. Impermanence is one a several themes developed in this novel.
2. Unable to face reality, he withdrew deeper and deeper into his madness.
3. The task was so monumental, she didn’t even know where to begin.
4. The legal process was, of course, long and drawn out.
5. A decision was made to go ahead with the restoration of the plaza.
6. Prefixes corresponding to an integer power of one thousand are generally preferred.
7. The volume of a solid can be determined by fluid displacement.
8 By the mid-nineteen-sixties, he was writing and directing films.
9. The community has experienced a renaissance as an avantgardedestination.
10. Recent advances stress the fundamentally uncertain nature of the process.
11. Charitable organizations often depend partly on donations from for-profit-organizations.
12. A state must make choices regarding the distribution of the tax burden.
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Re-tell lecture
1. Sample response: From one perspective, stereotypes are very important and necessary for
us to function smoothly in the world. Having stereotypes about people like doctors and
nurses (uhh) allows us to know what kind of interaction is appropriate for that person –what
kind of questions it’s okay to ask them, and what kinds of questions its ok for them to ask us.
However, the problem of course, is that (uhh) stereotypes are never truly a predictor of any
single person. Sometimes in fact, they are just flat-out wrong or negative. So while
stereotypes are useful, we need to recognize that they are potentially negative.
2. Sample response:
The lecture was a brief discussion about a common misconception that there’s only one way
to deal with stress; the classic fight or flight paradigm. However, It has been clearly identified
by the latest research that actually your body has another way of dealing with stress that can
be called the “challenge” response. In this case, your body and brain actually rise to the
challenge, which is an important point to be noted. You get increased blood flow to the brain
so (uhh) in a way you actually become smarter because of the stress.
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Re-tell lecture
3. Sample response:
Websites like Amazon gather information about their users. One way that the information is
used, is to supposedly help you. Based on what products you’ve looked, your demographics,
browser history, and other factors, the website will offer you what it believes to be a product
that you want or need. This is legitimately useful. We need to remember however, that
actually the purpose of the (uhh) algorithms that run these website is to maximize the profits
of the corporation so (uhh) when we make purchases, we should keep in mind that we are
probably being manipulated in some way.
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Answer short question
1. Adjectives modify nouns. What part of speech modifies verbs? Adverbs
2. These are found in tall buildings and serve to move people up and down without having
to use the stairs. Elevators, escalators
3. This safety device, which can be found in most public buildings, is used to put out a fire. Fire extinguisher
4. Which line is used to get from the airport to City Centre? Canada Line
5. This device is used to cool an object by blowing air over it. A fan
6. What name is given for a person who has not yet learned or is unable to learn to read? Illiterate
7. Salary is the amount of money earned per month or per year. What is the name for the
amount earned per hour? Wage
8. What is the name for the punctuation at the end of a normal sentence that is not a
question or an exclamation? Period
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