The whole Speaking test, in the shape and the order of the real one. Nothing here is marked. On this mock the notes under each question are the coach beside you — read them first, then record the part in one go, play it back against the model, and record it once more without looking at the notes. Nada aqui é corrigido. Neste simulado as notas embaixo de cada pergunta são o treinador: leia, grave de uma vez, compare com o modelo e grave de novo sem olhar as notas.
In the exam there are two of you and the examiner asks you in turn. Answers here are short — one or two sentences — but never one word. Read the note under each question first, then record all six in one go, without stopping. Na prova são duas pessoas e o examinador alterna. Leia a nota de cada pergunta primeiro; depois grave as seis de uma vez, sem parar.
Examiner: Now, please tell me something about your best friend.
Candidate: My best friend is called Bia. We met at primary school when we were seven, and we still live in the same street. She’s very funny and she talks all the time, so I don’t have to. On Saturdays we usually go to the park near our houses, or we watch films at her flat because her television is bigger than mine. I like her because she always tells me the truth.
Why this is a strong A2 answer. Seventy-three words in about twenty seconds. Nothing in it is difficult: one past tense (we met), present simple for everything else, one comparative (bigger than), two frequency words (usually, always), and it ends with because. Every sentence follows the plan in the note above, in order. The examiner is not waiting for clever words — they are waiting for you to keep going without stopping. Não é vocabulário difícil: um passado, presente simples, um comparativo, dois advérbios de frequência e um “because” no fim. Cada frase segue o plano da nota, na ordem.
In the exam the examiner gives you a card with five pictures on it and asks whether you like these things; you discuss them with the other candidate. Then the examiner asks you both some questions about the same topic. Alone at home, do both phases out loud — read the notes first, then argue with yourself, then answer the follow-up questions. Na prova você discute cinco figuras com o outro candidato e depois responde ao examinador. Sozinho em casa, leia as notas e faça as duas fases em voz alta.
Here are some pictures that show different ways of travelling. Do you like these ways of travelling? Say why or why not. Talk to each other.
1 by bus · 2 by bicycle · 3 by train
4 by car · 5 on foot
Cinco jeitos de viajar. Diga se você gosta de cada um e por quê. Fale de todos os cinco antes de escolher o seu preferido.
Phase 1 — two candidates talking
A: Shall we start with the bus? I like going by bus because it’s cheap, but it’s often late. What about you?
B: I don’t like the bus very much. It’s slow and it’s always full. I prefer going by bike, because it’s free and it’s good for you. Do you like cycling?
A: Yes, but not in the rain! I think the train is the best for long journeys, because you can sleep or read.
B: I agree, but it’s more expensive than the bus. And the car? My dad drives me to school and it’s very fast.
A: Yes, the car is fast, but you can’t read. And walking is nice when it’s sunny — I walk to school every day.
B: Me too. So for me, the best one is the bike.
A: And for me it’s walking.
Phase 2 — one candidate answering the examiner
Examiner: Tell me about a journey you made.
Candidate: Last summer I went to my grandmother’s town with my mother. We took the bus at six in the morning and the journey was five hours. I was tired, but the road went along the sea and it was very beautiful. When we arrived my grandmother had lunch ready for us.
What is worth copying here. Look at what the two candidates do, not at their vocabulary — it is all A2. They cover all five pictures. They ask each other questions (What about you? · Do you like cycling?). They disagree politely (I agree, but…). Each of them ends with a choice. And the Phase 2 answer stays in the past from the first verb to the last. Copie o comportamento, não as palavras: cobrir as cinco figuras, fazer perguntas ao colega, discordar com educação, terminar com uma escolha e manter o passado do começo ao fim.
There are no marks on this page and there is no counter to fill — a speaking answer is not a right answer. Não há nota nem contador aqui: resposta falada não é certa ou errada.
You recorded once with the notes and once without. Listen to the second recording with one question in your head: which note did I forget? That is the one to write on your hand for Mock 2. Você gravou uma vez com as notas e uma sem. Ouça a segunda perguntando: que nota eu esqueci? É essa que vai para o Simulado 2.