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Practice Task 22 — One holiday budget, two plans

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

Speaking Task 5Comparing and PersuadingSPK-T5-22Intermediate
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.

Your family can spend the holiday budget on a week at the lake or three weekend trips. Compare them and persuade your partner.

One holiday budget, two plans.

A lakeside cottage with a dock and canoe on calm water
Option A: One week at the lake
A family loading small weekend bags into a car in the driveway
Option B: Three weekend trips

Points to cover

  • • one long trip means real rest
  • • short trips spread the enjoyment
  • • travel costs and time off work

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.