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Speaking mock paper: AQA Higher

Paper 4 of 4 of the AQA Higher mock, at full length and with the official time. New questions you won't have seen on our practice pages. Your answers are saved on this device as you go.

AQA Higher speaking test

10 to 12 minutes, 50 marks, after 15 minutes' preparation. In exam order: role-play, reading aloud, photo card.

  • 15 minutes' supervised preparation immediately before the test, for all three cards: the role-play, the reading aloud task and the photo card
  • You can make as many notes as you like and use them at any point in the test; you hand them in at the end
  • No dictionary, and you may not read the text out loud during the preparation time
  • Marking stops at the maximum time: 12 minutes
Mode

Prepare first, as in the exam, or start the test straight away.

Your cards

Part 1

Role-play

10 marks · 1 to 1.5 minutes

Communication and the world around us: the environment and where people live

  • You are talking to your Spanish friend about where you live.
  • Your teacher will play the part of your friend and will speak first.
  • You should address your friend as tú.
  1. Describe where you live. (Give two details.)
  2. Say how you travel to school and why. (Give one detail and one reason.)
  3. ?Ask your friend a question about their town.
  4. Say what you did in your area last weekend. (Give two details.)
  5. Give one problem in your area.
Part 2

Reading aloud

15 marks · 3 to 3.5 minutes in total

People and lifestyle: education and work

Este año estudio geografía, historia y ciencias en un instituto muy grande.

El verano pasado trabajé en una oficina y aprendí mucho.

Hablaba mucho con mi jefe, que siempre me escuchaba.

Cuando termine el instituto, me gustaría estudiar arquitectura en la universidad.

Creo que es un trabajo difícil, pero muy interesante.

51 words. Then four questions on the topic of the text.

Part 3

Photo card

25 marks · 6 to 7 minutes: about 1.5 minutes on the photos, 4.5 to 5.5 minutes of conversation

Popular culture: Free-time activities; Customs, festivals and celebrations; Celebrity culture

A festival procession in an old street in Valencia: women in long, richly embroidered traditional dresses with lace veils, men in traditional costume with striped blankets over their shoulders, and a man in front carrying a large embroidered banner. People watch from behind barriers and bunting hangs across the street (Las Fallas).
Photo 1
An older couple in traditional Madrid dress dancing in a sunny square: she wears a white headscarf with red carnations, a fringed white shawl and a long red skirt; he wears a flat cap, a white shirt and a dark waistcoat. A crowd behind them watches and films with their phones (San Isidro festival).
Photo 2

Your teacher says "Háblame de las fotos." Talk about both photos, then an unprepared conversation on the card's theme.

What the top bands ask for (Higher tier)

  • Role-play: each message conveyed without ambiguity; perfect Spanish isn't required.
  • Conversation (communication): quite a lot of information, with regular good development of answers.
  • Conversation (language): a wide variety, with few or no major errors when you attempt more complex language.

Next: your mock summary → Practise one task at a time on the speaking practice page.

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