Trinity B2 test practice 3: GESE Grade 7
An example topic about how mobile phones have changed family life, two interactive tasks, then a conversation about early memories and about national and local produce and products.
How to use this test. The real exam is a 15-minute conversation with one examiner, so the questions will not be exactly these. Press a button to hear each question, answer out loud in your own words, then look at the example. Practise with a friend as the examiner if you can.
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Topic phase
up to 5 minutesYou bring your own topic and lead the discussion. There is no topic form at Grade 7, but Trinity encourages brief notes or a mind map, which you share with the examiner. The examiner will interrupt, ask you to explain, and give opinions of their own. Here is an example. Use it to see how much to say, then make notes for a topic of your own.
Example notes
How mobile phones have changed family life
- Family life before phones
- Staying in touch across countries
- Children and screens
- Meals and conversation
- What I would advise parents
Family life before phones
You could say: When I was a child, we used to eat together every evening and talk about the day. There was one telephone in the street, which was shared by six families.
The examiner might ask: Do you think that time was really better?
Staying in touch across countries
You could say: The biggest advantage is that I can see my mother's face every day, although she lives four thousand miles away. If video calls didn't exist, I would feel much more alone here.
The examiner might ask: Does a video call feel the same as being there?
Children and screens
You could say: My son is given homework that has to be done online, so I can't simply take his phone away. I'm not sure how much time is too much, and I don't think anybody really knows.
The examiner might ask: What rules do you have at home?
Meals and conversation
You could say: In many homes, dinner is eaten in silence because everyone is looking at a screen. We have a rule that phones are left in another room. It might sound strict, but it works.
The examiner might ask: How did your children react to that rule?
What I would advise parents
You could say: Parents ought to follow the same rules as their children. You can't tell a teenager to put the phone down while you are checking yours. They could also agree on phone-free days together.
The examiner might ask: Would that work with older teenagers?
Your question to the examiner. You are expected to bring the examiner into the discussion, for example: “Do you think families talked more before mobile phones, or is that just what people like to believe?”
Interactive phase
up to 4 minutesThe examiner says one short prompt and then waits. You must ask questions to find out more, comment on the answers, and keep the exchange going. The examiner's turns are short and yours are long. In the real exam there is one prompt; here are 2 to practise with. Hear the prompt, lead the conversation out loud for up to four minutes, then compare with the example.
Prompt 1
“I've been in the same job for fifteen years, and I'm seriously thinking of giving it up to start a small business of my own. Everyone tells me I'm mad.”
Find out about the plan, point out risks and advantages, and give your honest opinion.
Prompt 2
“My nephew is sixteen and wants to leave school this summer to start working. His parents have asked me to talk to him, but I'm not sure he's wrong.”
Ask about the nephew, discuss both sides, and suggest what the examiner could say.
Conversation phase
up to 5 minutesThe examiner chooses two of the six subject areas. This test uses early memories and national and local produce and products.
Early memories
The examiner chooses this subject area. You share the work of keeping the conversation going: give opinions, explain them, and ask the examiner what they think.
What is your earliest memory?
What did you use to do after school when you were a child?
Who was the most important person in your childhood?
Do you think childhood was better in the past than it is today?
If you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be?
National and local produce and products
The examiner chooses this subject area. You share the work of keeping the conversation going: give opinions, explain them, and ask the examiner what they think.
What is your country or region famous for producing?
Do you try to buy food that is produced locally?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of buying imported products?
Have traditional products in your country changed over the years?
What should a visitor to your country bring home as a present?
Now ask the examiner a question
At Grade 7, Trinity requires questions throughout: you lead the topic discussion, and in the interactive task you do most of the asking. Say one of these out loud, or make your own:
- What did you use to enjoy most when you were a child?
- Is there a local product from your area that you would recommend?
- Do you think people should pay more for food that is grown nearby?
What next?
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TestWise Prep is independent and is not connected to Trinity College London. GESE is Trinity's exam. Format checked against Trinity's specifications on 10 October 2026; every practice question and example answer here is our own.