EIKEN Grade Pre-2 Speaking Practice Tests

Part 1 — Interview (question card)

Enter the room, greet the examiner and hand over your card. You are given a card with a short passage and two pictures. Read the passage silently for 20 seconds, then read it aloud. The examiner asks No.1 about the passage, No.2 about Picture A and No.3 about Picture B. Then you turn over the card and answer No.4 (your opinion) and No.5 (about you) without looking at the card. The interview takes about 6 minutes.

1. Please read the passage aloud. Example: Many people these days carry reusable water bottles. These bottles are easy to wash and can be used again and again. Some stores now let customers fill their own bottles with water for free, and by doing so they help to reduce plastic waste. Reusable bottles will probably become even more popular.
2. According to the passage, how do some stores help to reduce plastic waste? Example: By letting customers fill their own bottles with water for free.
3. Now, please look at the people in Picture A. They are doing different things. Tell me as much as you can about what they are doing. Example: A woman is filling her bottle with water. A boy is flying a kite. A man is taking a picture. A girl is riding a bicycle. An old man is walking his dog.
4. Now, look at the boy in Picture B. Please describe the situation. Example: He forgot to bring his water bottle, so he can't drink anything.
5. Now, please turn over the card and put it down. Do you think towns should put more drinking fountains in parks? Example: Yes. (Why?) People can fill their own bottles for free. Then they will buy fewer drinks in plastic bottles.
6. Many towns have parks where people can relax. Do you like to spend time in parks? Example: Yes. (Please tell me more.) There is a big park near my house. I often play badminton there with my friends on weekends.