EIKEN Grade 2 Speaking Practice Tests

Part 1 — Interview (question card)

The interview takes about 7 minutes. After a short greeting you receive a card with a passage and three pictures. Read the passage silently for 20 seconds, then read it aloud. Answer No. 1 about the passage. For No. 2, you have 20 seconds to prepare, then describe the three pictures as a story, beginning with the sentence on the card. Then turn the card over and answer No. 3 and No. 4, which ask for your own opinion and reasons.

1. Please read the passage silently for 20 seconds. … All right. Now, please read it aloud. Example: Plastic bags are convenient, but they create a large amount of waste. Many of them end up in rivers and oceans, where they can harm wildlife. Nowadays, a growing number of stores charge customers for plastic bags. Many shoppers now carry their own bags, and by doing so they help to reduce plastic waste. Such efforts are becoming common around the world.
2. Now, I will ask you four questions. No. 1. According to the passage, how do many shoppers help to reduce plastic waste? Example: By carrying their own bags.
3. No. 2. Now, please look at the pictures and describe the situation. You have 20 seconds to prepare. Your story should begin with the sentence on the card. … Please begin. Example: One day, Mr. and Mrs. Mori were talking in their living room. Mrs. Mori showed her husband a notice about plastic bags and said to him, "Let's buy some shopping bags." On Sunday, they were choosing cloth shopping bags at a store. That evening, Mr. Mori was paying at a supermarket. He realized that he had left his new shopping bag at home.
4. Now, please turn over the card and put it down. No. 3. Some people say that companies should stop selling drinks in plastic bottles. What do you think about that? Example: I agree. Plastic bottles are one of the biggest causes of pollution in the ocean. Companies could sell drinks in cans or glass bottles instead, because these are easier to recycle.
5. No. 4. Today, many people buy things online. Do you think online shopping will become more popular than shopping in stores in the future? Example: Yes. (Why?) People are very busy these days, and online shopping saves a lot of time. Also, it is easy to compare prices on the Internet, so people can find cheaper products.