Duration: 90 minutesModule: SpeakingFocus: Simulating test day and receiving individualized band feedback
Objectives
Sit a timed Part 2 long turn in pairs under a strict one-minute preparation, then run the full three-part simulation in the examiner / candidate / observer rotation.
Apply IDEAS, PPF, and AREAS together across one continuous interview.
Assess a performance against the four band-score criteria using the peer checklist.
Self-evaluate honestly and set two specific goals before test day.
Pair-work toolkit
Work in pairs on your phones. Use the count-up stopwatch to time each turn, and draw questions from the downloadable banks below.
Work in pairs. The paired mock player deals each of you a different, shuffled cue card, gives a strict one-minute preparation — the card appears, a 60-second clock runs and cannot be shortened — and then speaking begins automatically. While one partner speaks, the other times the turn and notes feedback on the four criteria. Then you swap.
Recording is optional and is never scored: in a live pair sitting the audio is too noisy to evaluate, so the player leaves marking to you and your partner. If you switch recording on, it is only for playing a turn back — it is not uploaded, saved to a server, or downloadable.
Strict pair timing
Stage
Timing
Cue card revealed + preparation
1 min (strict, cannot skip)
Long turn (partner times)
up to 2 min
Swap & repeat for the other partner
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After both partners have spoken, give each other a practice band using the checklist below — then your instructor records the authoritative mark. The gap between the two is where the learning is.
Observers and the trainer complete the band checklist for the test taker, then discuss. Score each of the four criteria on the 0–9 scale (most students land in Bands 5–8) with specific examples.
Peer band-score checklist
Criterion
Look for (Band 7+)
Band
Comments
Fluency & Coherence
Long turns stay coherent; hesitation is content-related, not language-related.
Lexical Resource
Flexible range; some less-common/idiomatic items; effective paraphrase.
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
Wide range used flexibly; frequent error-free sentences.
Pronunciation
Clear with a range of features; easily understood; accent minimal.
Overall estimated band: ____ / 9
1:20 – 1:30
Wrap-Up & Self-Evaluation
Complete a self-evaluation while the test is fresh, then set two specific goals for test day.
Self-evaluation & two goals
Reflect honestly on each criterion, then write your two goals. This saves so you can revisit it before the exam — and you'll expand it for homework.
Your self-evaluation
Be specific
Words: 0Not saved yet
10:00
Reflect — 10 min
You've finished the Speaking module
Across five days you learned the test format, IDEAS for Part 1, PPF for Part 2, and AREAS for Part 3 — then put them together in a full mock. Tonight's homework locks it in.
1:15 – 1:30
Wrap-Up & Homework
Tonight's homework
Record a timed Part 2 talk and finalise your two test-day goals.