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Practice Task 9 — A friend starting a job next Monday

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

Speaking Task 4Making PredictionsSPK-T4-09Intermediate
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 friend has just started a new job. Predict how their first month will go.

A friend starting a job next Monday.

A modern office where a nervous new employee is introduced to the team by a manager

Points to cover

  • • the first week will feel overwhelming
  • • they will slowly build friendships
  • • by the end of the month the routine will feel normal

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 ___.