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Practice Task 16 — Two ways to use weekends

Task 5 · Comparing and Persuading — compare two options and persuade a named person to choose one

Speaking Task 5Comparing and PersuadingSPK-T5-16Intermediate
60s prepare · 60s speak

You have 60 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to speak. Compare the two options, choose one, and persuade the other person that your choice is better.

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

Compare volunteering on weekends and taking a weekend part-time job. Persuade a friend.

Two ways to use weekends.

Volunteers in aprons sorting donated food boxes at a community centre
Option A: Volunteering
A young worker serving a customer at a café counter
Option B: Weekend part-time job

Points to cover

  • • volunteering builds experience and contacts
  • • a job brings income
  • • which matches their goal

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

  1. 1. Introduce both options
  2. 2. Compare option A
  3. 3. Compare option B
  4. 4. State your preferred option
  5. 5. Give your strongest reason
  6. 6. Persuade the listener

Sentence template

We have two choices: ___ and ___. The first one is ___, but the drawback is ___. The second one, on the other hand, is ___. Personally, I'd choose ___ because ___. I really think it's the better option for us, so let's go with it.