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Practice Task 9 — Two everyday options

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

Speaking Task 5Comparing and PersuadingSPK-T5-09Beginner
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 cooking at home and ordering food. Persuade your roommate.

Two everyday options.

Fresh vegetables being chopped and cooked in a home kitchen
Option A: Cooking at home
Open takeout containers on a coffee table beside a phone
Option B: Ordering food

Points to cover

  • • cooking is cheaper and healthier
  • • ordering saves time on busy days
  • • which is better as a habit

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.