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LanguageCert B1 Speaking and Listening practice test 2

Questions about health, learning English, transport and work, role plays about a late friend and a broken laptop, planning a day out for a visitor, a talk about Tom's move to the countryside, and a person who has helped you.

How to use this test. The real exam is a 11 to 13 minute conversation with one examiner, so the questions will not be exactly these. Press a button to hear the examiner, answer out loud in your own words, then compare with the example. Practise with a friend as the examiner if you can.

Part 1

Questions about you

1½ to 2½ minutes

First, practise the start: say your full name, spell your family name, and say where you are from. Then answer these. In the exam the examiner asks four, one from each topic.

Health

  • What do you do to stay healthy?

  • Is it easy to eat healthily where you live? Why?

  • How much sleep do you usually get?

  • Do you think people worry too much about their health?

Learning English

  • How long have you been learning English?

  • What do you find most difficult about English?

  • How do you practise English outside class?

  • How will English help you in the future?

Transport

  • How do you usually get around?

  • What do you think about public transport in your area?

  • Would you like to cycle more? Why or why not?

  • Tell me about a long journey you have made.

Work

  • What kind of work would you like to do in five years?

  • What makes a good manager?

  • Would you prefer to work from home or in an office? Why?

  • What was your first job?

Part 2

Role plays

1½ to 2 minutes

In the exam there are two situations. In the first, the examiner starts and you answer; in the second, you start. Each one is about two short turns each. Here are two of each kind.

The examiner starts

  1. Situation 1

    I'm your friend. I'm very late to meet you. I start.

    “I'm so sorry I'm late. The train was cancelled.”

  2. Situation 2

    I'm your neighbour. I start.

    “We're going on holiday for two weeks. Would you mind keeping an eye on our house?”

You start

  1. Situation 3

    I work in a computer shop. The laptop you bought last month has stopped working. You start.

  2. Situation 4

    I'm your manager. You'd like to change your working hours. You start.

Part 3

Discuss and decide

about 2½ minutes

The examiner describes a situation and shows you some ideas. Discuss them together: give your opinion with reasons, ask for the examiner's, and try to agree. The examiner says:

“My cousin is visiting from abroad next Saturday, and it's her first time in this country. I want to plan a day out for her, but I can't decide. Here are some ideas. Let's discuss them and decide together.”

The ideas

  • A museum
  • A boat trip on the river
  • A football match
  • A day at the shopping centre
  • A walk in the countryside
2:30about 2½ minutes: the time for this part
Part 4a

Listen and answer

about 3 minutes

The examiner says: “I'm going to tell you about Tom and his move to the countryside. I'll read it two times.” Read the three questions first. Play the talk, make notes, then play it a second time. Then answer each question out loud or type it.

  1. Talk 1

    Why did Tom's family move?

    What does Tom find difficult?

    What are they planning to do next spring?

    Show the words

    Last year Tom and his family moved from the centre of Birmingham to a village about thirty miles away. They decided to move because their flat was too small for two children and they wanted a garden. Tom still works in the city, so he now drives for almost an hour each way. He admits that the journey is tiring, especially in winter. However, his children are much happier. They walk to a small school with only sixty pupils, and they have made friends quickly. Tom's wife has started growing vegetables, and next spring they are planning to keep chickens.

Part 4b

Your talk

2½ to 3 minutes, with questions

The examiner says: “Now you're going to talk on your own for one and a half minutes. Your topic is a person who has helped you. You now have thirty seconds to write some notes.”

0:3030 seconds to make notes
1:3090 seconds: talk about a person who has helped you
See example notes and an example talk

Example notes

  • who: my first English teacher
  • when and where I met her
  • how she helped
  • a moment I remember
  • what I learned

Example talk: I'd like to talk about my first English teacher in this country, whose name was Margaret. I met her four years ago, at a free evening class at the community centre. I was very shy and I didn't want to speak, because I was afraid of making mistakes. Margaret was always patient. She never laughed, and she told us that mistakes are how we learn. I remember one evening she asked me to tell the class about my home town. I was nervous, but everyone listened and asked questions, and afterwards I felt really proud. She helped me with more than English, actually. She showed me how to use the library and how to book a doctor's appointment. Because of her, I'm more confident, and I try to help new people at the centre in the same way.

Follow-up questions

After your talk, the examiner asks a few questions about it.

  • Are you still in contact with her?

  • What makes a good teacher, in your opinion?

  • Have you ever helped someone in the same way?

What next?

TestWise Prep is independent and is not connected to LanguageCert or PeopleCert. Format checked against LanguageCert's SELT pages, practice papers and handbook on 14 October 2026; every practice question, situation, talk and example answer here is our own.