Starters Speaking Test Interlocutor Frame

Part Examiner does Examiner says this: Minimum response Back-up questions:
this: expected from
child:
Usher brings in
and introduces
candidate to
examiner.

Candidate Hello. Hello.

enters. My name’s Jane/Ms Smith.
What’s your name? (name) Is your name (child’s
name)?

1 Open Candidate Look at this. This is a café.

booklet and The family are talking.
point to the café
in Scene
picture.

Point to the Here’s the window.

window in
Scene picture. Where’s the door? Points to items in Is this the door?
picture.
Where are the bags? Are these the bags?

Point to Object Now look at these.

cards. Which is the guitar? Points to Object Is this the guitar?
card. (pointing to guitar)
I’m putting the guitar next to
the elephant.

Now you put the guitar on Puts Object card in Where’s the yellow
the yellow chair. place. chair?
On the yellow chair.

Which is the Points to Object Is this the

helicopter/plane? card. helicopter/plane?
(pointing to
helicopter/plane)

Put the helicopter/plane Puts Object card in Where’s the cupboard

between the cupboard and place. and the clock?
the clock. Between the
cupboard and the
clock.

*Remember to use the child’s name throughout the test.

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Part Examiner does Examiner says this: Minimum response Back-up questions:
this: expected from
child:
2 Remove Object Now, *, what’s this? (a) balloon Is it a balloon?
cards and point
to the blue What colour is it? blue Is it white? Blue?
balloon in
Scene picture. How many balloons are three Are there two? Three?
there?

Point to the man What’s the man doing? writing Is he writing?

with the
notebook.

Point to the red Tell me about this table. (variations possible)

table. It’s red.
What colour is the
There are some table?
drinks on it. What’s on the table?
Close Candidate
booklet.
3 Pick out 4
Object cards.

3.1 Show tiger / What’s this? (a) tiger / donkey Is it a tiger / donkey?
donkey card. Do you like tigers/donkeys? yes/no
What’s your favourite (a) horse Do you like horses?
animal?
3.2 Show baseball (a) baseball cap Is it a baseball cap?
cap card. What’s this? yes/no
Have you got a baseball green Is your/this baseball
cap? cap green?
What colour is your/this
3.3 Show television baseball cap? (a) television Is it a television?
card. yes/no
What’s this?
Do you like watching one Is there one television
television? in your house?
How many televisions are
3.4 Show crayon there in your house? (a) crayon Is it a crayon?
card. yes/no
What’s this?
Are there crayons in your draw Do you draw with a
classroom? crayon?
What do you do with a
crayon?
4 Put away all Now, *, where do you eat (at) school Do you eat lunch at
cards. lunch? school?

What do you eat for lunch? (a) burger Do you eat a burger?

Which fruit do you like? apples Do you like apples?

OK. Thank you, *. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

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Object cards

Scene picture – Café