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Practice Task 19 — Two neighbourhoods

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

Speaking Task 5Comparing and PersuadingSPK-T5-19Advanced
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 a quiet neighbourhood and a lively downtown area for a young family. Persuade your partner.

Two neighbourhoods.

A calm, leafy residential street with houses and a child's bike on the sidewalk
Option A: Quiet neighbourhood
A busy downtown street in the evening with crowds, shops and patios
Option B: Lively downtown

Points to cover

  • • quiet areas are safe with good schools
  • • downtown has services and nightlife
  • • what a young family needs most

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.