ScoreFluentMET Speaking is the last section of the test: five recorded tasks, no examiner, about ten minutes. Here is each task with a practice prompt of our own, what a strong answer covers, and the timing you will face.
The format. Five on-screen tasks, read aloud, answered into the computer microphone · Tasks 1–3 are 60 seconds each and share one topic · Tasks 4–5 are 90 seconds each · rated by certified raters on three criteria, each 0–4. Source: Michigan's Speaking Resource Pack and Test Taker Handbook.
These prompts are original practice items, not real exam questions. For the official task descriptions and sample prompts, use Michigan's Speaking Resource Pack.
Part One: three linked tasks (60 seconds each)
On the real test you see one picture and the next two prompts connect to it. Practise with a photo of your own: a market, a classroom, a station platform.
Task 1 — describe a picture. Practice prompt: Look at a photo of a busy street market. Describe what you can see in as much detail as you can.
Task 2 — a personal experience. Practice prompt: Tell me about a time you bought something at a market, or shopped somewhere crowded. What happened?
Task 3 — an opinion. Practice prompt: Some people prefer shopping at small local markets. Others prefer large supermarkets. Which do you prefer? Give your opinion and reasons.
What a strong answer covers
- Task 1: moves through the scene in a clear order (setting, main action, background, small details) rather than listing objects at random
- Task 2: tells one specific experience with when, who, what happened and how it felt, and borrows vocabulary from Task 1
- Task 3: states a side in the first sentence, gives two reasons and adds an example for the stronger one
- All three: keeps talking until the timer ends
Part Two: two unrelated tasks (90 seconds each)
Task 4 — advantages and disadvantages. Practice prompt: Your company offers you the chance to work from home four days a week. What are the advantages and disadvantages of accepting?
Task 5 — persuade someone in authority. Practice prompt: Your college is thinking of closing the library at 6 p.m. instead of 10 p.m. You are speaking to the head librarian. Tell them what you think and try to convince them to agree with you.
What a strong answer covers
- Task 4: gives real time to both sides, then adds a one-line judgement if time remains
- Task 5: addresses the listener directly, states a decision first, gives reasons and answers an objection they might raise
- Task 5: uses a register that suits speaking to a person in authority
How the three criteria mark you
- Task Completion — did you do what the prompt asked, with enough relevant, supported content?
- Language Resources — how wide and accurate is your grammar and vocabulary?
- Intelligibility / Delivery — can a listener follow you easily?
Each is rated 0–4 by certified raters. For the full descriptors, read the resource pack. For how those ratings become a 0–80 score, see how MET is scored.
Attempt these with real scoring
Reading a model answer shows you the shape of a good response, but only a recording shows whether your own answer held together on the clock. Practise MET Speaking with scoring on ScoreFluent — Your score opens as soon as you stop recording, with word-level pronunciation feedback and AI tutor Flo on every result. MET practice is free to start. Results are practice estimates, not official MET scores.
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