⏱ Time-saving tips · Speaking: it's a language test
- It's a language test, not an academic test. The examiner marks your English, not your ideas, a simple, true answer is fine.
- Focus on fluency: keep talking, extend with “because…” and “for example…”. Small mistakes cost less than long silences.
- Don't know a word? Paraphrase it (“the thing you use to…”) and keep going.
- Part 2: use the one minute to write 4–5 key words, not full sentences, and speak until the examiner stops you.
Engzy Academic Mock 7
Speaking
- Part 1 · interview on familiar topics (4–5 minutes)
- Part 2 · 1 minute to prepare, then speak for 1–2 minutes from a cue card
- Part 3 · discussion of abstract questions linked to Part 2 (4–5 minutes)
11–14 minutes, recorded automatically like a real examiner. No going back, no re-recording. After the whole mock, you get an AI band estimate (recordings are sent once and never stored) or can rate yourself.