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Practice Task 22 — A neighbourhood shopping street

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

Speaking Task 4Making PredictionsSPK-T4-22Advanced
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.

A large grocery chain is opening beside your small local market. Predict what will happen.

A neighbourhood shopping street.

A small neighbourhood produce shop with crates of fruit beside a large new supermarket entrance with rows of carts

Points to cover

  • • prices at the small market may drop
  • • some regular customers will switch
  • • the market will survive on service and fresh goods

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 ___.