Model Test Four

Topic Area: Daily Life

Topic: Online Shopping

Part One

Hello, welcome to the CET Spoken English Test—Band Six. We wish you both good luck today. Now let’s begin with self-introductions.

Candidate A, would you please start? （倒计时20秒）

Thank you. Candidate B, now it’s your turn. （倒计时20秒）

Thank you. OK, now that we know each other, let’s go on. First, I’d like to ask each of you a question.

Q: Will you be lured by the promotional discounts?

两位考生同步回答问题，倒计时30秒

Part Two

Now let’s move on to something more specific. The topic for our discussion today is “Online Shopping”. Each of you will see a card with instructions for your presentation. You’ll have one minute to prepare, and each of you will have one and a half minutes to give your presentation. Now look at your card.

屏幕上只显示讲话人的卡片，考生准备时间60秒

Now Candidate A, please begin.（倒计时1分30秒）

Candidate B, now it’s your turn.（倒计时1分30秒）

两位考生依次根据卡片作叙述

Right. Now that we’ve talked briefly about online shopping, I’d like you to develop this topic further and have a discussion for about four and a half minutes. During the discussion you may argue and ask each other questions. Our discussion is about entity stores or online shopping platforms.（屏幕上显示Will entity stores be replaced by online shopping platforms?）

Remember, this is a pair activity and you need to interact with each other. So don’t keep talking without giving the other a chance. Now let’s begin. （倒计时4分30秒）

All right, that’s the end of the discussion.

Part Three

Now I’d like to ask you just one last question on the topic of “Online Shopping”.

Q: What do you think of the idea of a cashless society?

两位考生同步回答问题，倒计时45秒

OK, that’s the end of the test. Thank you.