Speaking Task 4
Making Predictions
In Speaking Task 4 you see the same picture as Task 3, and this time you say what will probably happen next. You get 30 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to speak.
A prediction only scores if it commits to something and ties itself to a clue you can see in the picture. Confident future language carries the rest: will, probably, I imagine, I would expect.
A question like this
This is the format you will see on test day.
In the picture below, what do you think will most probably happen next?
The template
Everything in black is written for you. Tap each blue blank and type one detail from your own question.
Recap the scene
So in this picture we've got .
How to use this template
A band-10 answer, one line at a time, and the reason each line scores.
Lines you can borrow
Natural phrasing for this kind of email, grouped by what it is doing.
Check before you finish
Six things to read your own answer against before you submit it.
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