Proficiency Exam – Stage II (Speaking Exam)

In the first part of the exam, initially you are expected to introduce yourself briefly. After introducing yourself, you should answer the question asked by the interlocutor. In order to get to know you, the interlocutor may ask you questions as follows;

In this part of the exam, you will not be given extra time to get prepared.

This part of the exam will last for 2 minutes in total; allowing each candidate 1 minute to speak.

In the second part of the exam, you are expected to describe a picture the interlocutor shows you. You can talk about the picture by

• describing the things you see in the picture in detail
• telling where, by whom and why the picture was taken
• expressing the impression the picture has on you

After you describe the picture, you are also expected to briefly comment (with one or two sentences) on the other candidate’s picture. Therefore, you are advised to have a close look at the other candidate’s picture.

In this part of the exam, before describing the picture, you will be given 1 minute in order to get prepared.

This part of the exam will last for 6 minutes in total; allowing each candidate 1 minute to get prepared and 2 minutes to speak.

In this part of the exam, you will not be given extra time to get prepared.

This part of the exam will last for 2 minutes in total; allowing each candidate 1 minute to speak.

In the third part of the speaking exam, you are expected to express your opinions about a topic which you will see on a slide. In this part of the exam, there may be topics such as

• Happiness
• Holidays
• Jobs

In order to help you organize your ideas, for each general idea, you will see sub-topics / questions on the slide, as well. For example,

In this part of the exam, you will not be given extra time to get prepared.

This part of the exam will last for 2 minutes in total; allowing each candidate 1 minute to speak.

You can talk about your own topic either by answering these questions or by organizing and expressing your own ideas in a coherent way.

After you finish talking about your own topic, you will also be expected to comment on the other candidate’s topic in one or two sentences. Therefore, you should also think about the other candidate’s topic.

In this part of the exam, before speaking, you will be given 1 minute in order to get prepared.

This part of the exam will last for 7 minutes in total; allowing each candidate 1 minute to get prepared and 2.5 minutes to speak.

Sample Speaking Exam Video

Speaking exam is graded by two different instructors by using a grading criteria which can be reached through the link given below. Your grade is calculated by taking the arithmetic mean of the two instructors’ grades.