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Practice Task 20 — Two learning methods

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

Speaking Task 5Comparing and PersuadingSPK-T5-20Intermediate
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 studying English with an app and with a tutor. Persuade your sibling.

Two learning methods.

Hands holding a smartphone while practising on a bus
Option A: Learning with an app
A tutor and one adult student going over written work across a table
Option B: Learning with a tutor

Points to cover

  • • the app is cheap and always available
  • • a tutor corrects mistakes in real time
  • • which gives faster progress

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.