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Practice Task 26 — A busy office district

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

Speaking Task 4Making PredictionsSPK-T4-26Beginner
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 new food truck has parked outside your office every lunchtime this week. Predict what will happen.

A busy office district.

A food truck outside office towers at lunchtime with a long line of office workers waiting to be served

Points to cover

  • • long lunch lines will form
  • • nearby cafés will offer deals
  • • the truck will return if sales stay high

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 ___.