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Practice Task 1 — A city park in autumn

Task 4 · Making Predictions — predict what will happen next in a described scene

Speaking Task 4Making PredictionsSPK-T4-01Beginner
30s prepare · 60s speak

You have 30 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to speak. Say what you think will happen next in this situation and explain your reasons.

Listen to the task prompt. Two fixed voices: a female examiner and a male situation narrator.

Look at the picture and predict what will happen next in the park.

A city park in autumn.

A city park in autumn with joggers on a path, a dog on a leash, families at picnic tables and a line at a food truck

Points to cover

  • • the dog may run after the joggers
  • • the picnickers will probably pack up as it gets cooler
  • • more families may line up at the food truck

You get 30 seconds to prepare, then 60 seconds to speak. Everything here works offline — no AI needed.

  1. 1. Describe the current situation
  2. 2. Predict what will happen
  3. 3. Give a reason
  4. 4. Give another prediction
  5. 5. Explain why
  6. 6. Conclude

Sentence template

Right now, ___. I think what will happen next is ___, because ___. After that, ___ will probably ___. That's likely because ___. Overall, I expect ___.