The Cambridge Movers Speaking Test has 4 parts, with completion times ranging from 5-7 minutes. Candidates will perform the Speaking test directly with one examiner. Parents, please help your child understand this test to confidently complete it and achieve the highest possible score!
1. A1 Movers Speaking test instructions
There are one examiner and 1-2 candidates in each Speaking Movers test session. Before the test begins, the examiner will clearly explain the procedure to the candidate(s). Printed test papers and standardized instructions are provided to each candidate to ensure fairness throughout the exam.
The Speaking Movers test lasts about 5-7 minutes, includeing 4 parts with the following activities:
1.1. Speaking Part 1
- The examiner greets the candidate(s) and asks for their name and age.
- The examiner explains the task and shows the candidate(s) two similar pictures, highlighting a few key differences. The examiner then demonstrates how to approach the task, guiding the candidate(s) to identify and describe four differences between the pictures.
Suggested review: Learn how to talk about the differences between pictures, particularly colors, sizes, numbers, positions, and people’s appearances and activities.
1.2. Speaking Part 2
The examiner shows the candidate(s) a 4-picture story, then introduces the story’s title and the characters’ names. After listening to the examiner describe the first picture as an example, the candidate(s) are required to complete the story by describing the remaining 3 pictures.
Suggested review: Learn how to start a story, develop the story’s plot, and describe the pictures.
1.3. Speaking Part 3
The examiner shows 4 sets of pictures to the candidate(s), each set consisting of 4 pictures. In each set, one picture is different from the rest in terms of its theme. Based on the examiner’s example, candidate(s) are expected to identify the picture with the different theme and explain the differences clearly.
Suggested review: Know how to identify the odd one out and explain the differences.
1.4. Speaking Part 4
In Part 4, the examiner asks the candidate(s) about familiar topics such as school, weekend activities, friends, or hobbies. If the candidate(s) cannot hear the questions clearly, they are encouraged to ask the examiner to repeat it or simply say “Pardon?” This gives students a chance to clarify and ensure they understand before answering.
Suggested review: Learn how to answer questions about personal information.
2. Analysis of a sample A1 Movers Speaking test
2.1. Sole’s speaking test
Part 1: Sole describes 4 differences between the two pictures very well.
“In the first picture, there are three, no, two ducks near the car, but in the second picture, there is a two duck, ducks, are, aren’t, aren’t near the car.”
=> When describing the differences between the two pictures, she makes some errors but can correct herself. This is highly appreciated.
Part 2: Sole tells the story quite well.
“While John and Holly play, are playing table tennis, the baby is going near the tree, and the dog, the dog looks at the baby.”
=> Sole demonstrates her ability to describe ongoing actions and uses appropriate vocabulary and structures.
Part 3: Sole points out the difference in each set of pictures.
“This, but the, the first, the third, and the fourth is, eh, are cooking.”
=> In this part, she performs relatively well, but it would be better if she used “because” instead of “but.”
Part 4: Sole answers the questions fairly well.
She didn’t fully understand the question “Who’s the oldest in your family?” but the examiner helped her by rephrasing it as “Is your Dad the oldest?” and she was able to answer “Yes.”
In the Speaking A1 Movers test, candidates can always ask the examiner to repeat or clarify a question if something is unclear. The examiner is willing to rephrase or clarify questions.
Assessment
2.2. Giorgia’s Speaking Test
Part 1: Giorgia understands the question and can immediately identify the differences between the two pictures.
“The duck, in this picture, the duck is in front of a car, but in this picture, the duck is behind the car.”
=> She describes the differences using longer, coherent sentences. She performs this part very well.
Part 2: Giorgia describes the story quite well.
“In this picture, the boy and the girl are playing table tennis, but a dog is watching the baby.”
=> She starts well when describing the actions of the characters in the pictures. However, she hesitates a bit when describing pictures 3 and 4, and the examiner asks some prompting questions to help her complete the story. Overall, Giorgia does relatively well in this part, and the examiner’s assistance is not a significant issue.
Part 3: Giorgia correctly identifies the differences.
“In these pictures, there are a woman, a man, a boy, and a grandmother, but the grandmother is reading a book.”
=> She doesn’t immediately state which picture is the ‘odd one out’ but describes what she sees in each picture. This is good, but the differences would be clearer if she said, “The grandmother is different because she is reading a book.” She clearly knows which picture is different and uses appropriate vocabulary.
Part 4: Giorgia understands all the questions the examiner asks and demonstrates an adequate vocabulary to answer.
She provides a complete answer to the first question, “In my family, there are 3 people.” She hesitates a bit when asked who is the oldest family member, but this is not a problem, as sometimes candidates need to think to understand the question before answering. Giorgia performs well in this part.
Assessment
3. General tips for candidates in the Speaking test
Before exam day, parents should encourage children and give them some helpful advice below:
- Remember to say “Hello” and “Goodbye” when entering and leaving the examination room.
- Don’t worry if there’s something they don’t understand. Just say “Sorry, I don’t understand,” and the examiner will repeat the question or provide an answer.
- Before telling the story in Part 2, make sure to look at all the pictures first, and then describe each picture in turn.
- In Part 3, use words like “but” or “because” to explain the differences between the pictures.
- Be prepared to answer questions about themself in Part 4, such as “Who do you play with at school?” and “What games do you play at school?”
- Approach the Speaking A1 Movers test with a positive attitude and enjoy the opportunity to showcase their English speaking abilities.
4. Practice test and suggested answers for achieving a maximum of 5 shields in the Movers speaking test
4.1. Sample questions and suggested answers
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Conclusion
Parents and children now have an understanding of the Movers Speaking test and know how to prepare, as well as the scoring criteria for this test. Learn from the strengths of the sample tests provided and address the weaknesses pointed out by the examiner. We hope that children will have a good preparation and experience the Speaking Movers test with comfort and confidence.
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