1 B: 7 minutes

The examiner gives the candidates two different topics. For instance, he/she may give Candidate A the topic ‘Your school life’ and give Candidate B the topic ‘Your favorite food’. Here, each candidate gets 1 minute to prepare a small talk/speech on the topic.

First, Candidate A talks for about 1 and a half minutes on the topic ‘Your school life’ while Candidate B listens to the talk. Then, when Candidate A stops talking, Candidate B asks Candidate A three questions about the topic. Candidate A answers the questions.

Next, Candidate B talks for about 1 and a half minutes on the topic ‘Your favorite food’ while Candidate A listens to the talk. Then, when Candidate B stops talking, Candidate A asks Candidate B three questions about the topic. Candidate B answers the questions.