Tiêu đề Task Type 4: Speaking Task: Guidelines.pdf ✅

Provide examples, reasons, or small stories. reason, acknowledgment, and a plan. Cultural appropriateness Ensure your response aligns with social and cultural norms. Avoid phrasing that would be too blunt or impolite in your language. Protect your privacy Prompts seeking descriptions of realistic scenarios are inviting you to play a role, not reveal any personal information about yourself or any particular person. When asked to describe your weekend, you should tell a story in the first person (“I did this and that”) but without mentioning your actual location, names of friends, etc. Examples Prompt Strong Response (Approx. 90 sec) Weak Response (Too Short / Incomplete) You missed your friend’s birthday party. Leave them a voice message to apologize and explain why. “Hey Maya, I’m really sorry I couldn’t make it to your birthday last night. I had a deadline at work that went much later than I expected, and by the time I finished, it was already midnight. I didn’t want to come tired and bring the mood down. I hope you had an amazing time—I saw some photos and it looked so fun! Let’s grab lunch this week, my treat, so we can celebrate properly, ‘kay?” “Sorry, I missed your birthday. I shan’t let it happen again.” Overly formal and unnatural language (“shan’t”). Your colleague asks how your weekend was. “It was really good, thanks! On Saturday, I visited my parents, and on Sunday, I just relaxed at home and watched a couple of “It was fine. I enjoyed it.”