Speaking Practice

Picture description — Part 2 style

① Level 1 — Description & Fluency

A park picnic scene with several people doing different activities.

Vocabulary to notice — you don't have to use these, but see if you can

happy→ecstatic sad→disheartened excited→exhilarated interested→captivated calm→tranquil surprised→taken aback

Talk about this photo.

How many people do you see, and where are they?
What is each person doing?
Do you think the people are happy or sad — and why?
Are there any animals? What are they doing?
What do you think happened just before this picture was taken?

Read the questions carefully. Think about what you want to say — but do not write anything down.

Preparation time

1:00

Think about what you want to say. Do not write.

The button will unlock when your preparation time is up — or you may skip ahead.

Remember to cover: how many people / what each person is doing / happy or sad / any animals / what happened before the photo

Speaking time

0:00

Tap to begin speaking

Target: 60 – 90 seconds

Record your answer first, then listen back before continuing.

You just spoke — or listened back to your recording. Tick everything below that describes what happened. You can tick more than one.

Fluency — what happened when you spoke?

I spoke for 60 seconds or more without repeating any words. I spoke for 60 seconds but repeated a few words here and there. I spoke for 60 seconds but repeated most of the words — the same words came up again and again. I did not speak for 60 seconds — I ran out of things to say after about 45 seconds or less. I said "uhm… uhm…" a lot while trying to think of what to say next. I started most of my sentences with "eh… eh…" before I could find the words.

Tick at least one option to continue.

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Fluency — estimated band range

Fluency & Coherence

Your one focus for next time

This is Level 1 — fluency only. When you feel confident speaking for 60 seconds without hesitation or heavy repetition, you are ready for Level 2, where vocabulary and grammar come into focus.