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Practice Task 20 — A family relocation

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

Speaking Task 4Making PredictionsSPK-T4-20Intermediate
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.

Predict how a family's life will change after moving to a quieter town.

A family relocation.

A family unloading moving boxes from a car in front of a house on a quiet small-town street

Points to cover

  • • the children will need time to make friends
  • • daily costs will fall
  • • the parents may have a longer commute

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 ___.