Hi friends! This video is a practice Duolingo test video all about the read then speak question type, you know
this one. In this lesson, I have prepared seven practice questions for you with seven sample answers.
And I think this will be really helpful because practicing is one of the best ways to prepare for this
exam, or in fact, any exam. And the questions I've made are very similar to the ones on the real Duolingo
English test. Okay, we will get to the practice in just one moment. But I want to say that if you're new to
this channel, Hi, I'm Teacher, Luke from DETReady.com. isit our website to find more information about the
uolingo English test, we have some courses to help you ith your production sub school, and we have a new
ractice platform, I think this is really helpful. And here is a free version. So you might as well give it a
ry, you can find links to it below in the description. kay, back to this lesson. Firstly, we'll take a look
t the key points of this question type just to remind ou what it's about. And then we'll jump into the
ractice. So let's start with the key points. Okay, e'll go over these very quickly. So your job is simply
o read a prompt, then respond through speaking, when he prompt first comes up, you have 20 seconds to read
nd think before you begin speaking. So that's really seful to know, before you begin speaking, you get 20
econds to read the prompt and think about your answer. emember, you're not allowed to take notes. So just do
ll of your planet in your head, you get 20 seconds to o that. But you can see the prompt when you're
peaking. So that makes it a little bit easier. Yet, ike I just mentioned, you can see the question while
ou're speaking. So that's good. And you should try to nswer all the components to the question. So it's
eally useful to answer all of the components to the rompt. Usually there'll be a couple bullet points with
ifferent questions for you all related to the topic. nd it's useful to answer those questions because it
eans that you can speak for longer and it keeps you on rack and it keeps you on topic, it's very important
hat your answer is closely related to the topic of the rompt task relevance is on the criteria. And that's
hat that means is your answer related to the prompt, o just be careful with that. So you get 90 seconds to
peak, but you should speak for at least 30 seconds. So ou need to speak for at least 30 seconds that's the
inimum requirements, but I strongly recommend you try o speak for longer somewhere between 60 to 80 seconds
ecause fluency is on the scoring criteria and the mount or the length of your speech is related to
luency so I recommend you try to speak for as long as ou can. You'll get this twice on the test and it
ontributes to your conversation and production sub cores. So I know a lot of students struggle to get a
ood score in production and if that's you then I ighly recommend you study this video very closely
ecause doing this question type well will be really elpful for you okay, then well let's jump into it here
s question number One.
I recently gave my younger brother a book as a graduation gift. The book is titled How to own the
world and it's on the topic of personal finance and investing. The reason I gave this to my younger brother
is because it's a book that I wish I had read earlier in my life. The book simply guides you on the best and
safest ways to invest your money and one of the key points is to start investing as early as possible,
ideally when you're in your early 20s. That's why I gifted this book to my younger brother as he is only 21
years old and just about to start his first job. Okay, moving on to the next question. To be honest, I felt
quite proud to have been able to share this book with my brother, because I honestly think it will improve
his life financially speaking, which, of course, is really important. And I also felt a little bit jealous.
He's about 10 years younger than I am. And I wish I could go back in time and read this book and start
investing my money sensibly at 21 years old. So yeah, that's a gift that I have given to someone recently.
I'd like to talk about horse riding, which has been my hobby since I was around 10 years old. I'm actually the
joint owner of a horse with two of my friends. And we take turns looking after him, cleaning the stable and
so on. I don't have a part time job. So I spend most of my weekends at the stable. Taking care of a horse is
quite dirty business. So it's obviously very different from studying at college. That means I can forget about
my classes during the week when I'm at the stable on the weekend. There's quite a large field next to the
stable and I just get a wonderful sense of freedom when I'm riding around on my horse college seems a million
miles away when I'm riding. Do I think other people would enjoy horse riding? Yes, absolutely. I think
everyone should give it a try. Horses are absolutely wonderful animals. They're very gentle and intelligent.
If you ever have the chance to ride a horse, you should definitely give it a try.
So much has changed for the news industry since the rise of the Internet. However, I agree that newspapers
still have importance. The main advantage of the printed newspaper is that it does not require any
technical ability to read. This offers the reader a high level of flexibility. The printed newspaper can be
read in any place at any time. For instance, Since a person may read the paper while commuting to and from
work Secondly, the reader can absorb the information offered at his own pace. What is more, the level of
importance of each news story is made more obvious by the use of different headline fonts. For these reasons,
I believe that printed newspapers are still relevant today.
There are many festivals in my country, but the most popular one is Chinese New Year. This is the occasion
that people celebrate with great joy, hope and festivity with their beloved ones. It is often
celebrated with fireworks and people send each other their best wishes for an awesome year ahead. Many
people believe that red is considered a lucky color for the new year. That's why people often choose to dress
in vivid red as a way to eliminate bad luck and welcome good things for the new year. My country also has some
unique traditions like lucky money, preparing homemade food or decorating home in the first days of the year.
It's also a good time for family reunions and New year resolutions.
To be completely honest, I often feel under pressure, especially at work. That being said, throughout my
working career, I have figured out how to handle being under pressure. For instance, one time I was supposed
to deliver a project to an important client for my company in just five days, which isn't a long time at
all. I was working on this with my co worker, but he got sick and had to take a few days off work. While I
felt shocked and stressed at first, I tried to look at it differently and see it as an opportunity. So instead
of getting stressed, I came up with a very detailed schedule that enabled me to finish the project on time.
Since then, I've always kept a detailed schedule and doing this has helped me to manage the pressures
associated with my work.
I played basketball a lot when I was younger, and I have great memories from that time. I loved playing
with my friends in the school playground at lunchtime, and I was actually pretty good. I participated in a few
competitions with my team. And although we never won, they were always great fun. Basketball was a great way
for me to hang out with friends and to get some exercise. I'm sure that the reason I've been so healthy
in my life is because I played so much when I was younger. Some of my other friends started smoking and
drinking alcohol when we were in school together. But luckily I was so focused on basketball that I didn't do
any of that bad and unhealthy stuff. I'm really thankful that my school encouraged us to play a sport
and that some of the teachers were dedicated to coaching us.
Well to be honest, in my country, it's not that important to have a meal together with your family. If
they're outside or working, then you usually have a meal by yourself. It's not important to wait for
someone to begin eating. That being said, if all family members are at home, then we normally prefer to eat
together. In the UK where I live now. The only eating custom that I'm aware of is having a family lunch on
Sundays. Usually we all get together at someone's house or the local pub and enjoy a nice big lunch with meat,
vegetables and gravy. However, sadly this custom is not as popular with younger people nowadays. I hope this
custom remains because I really love going to the pub with all my family for Sunday lunch.
A nice one you finished seven practice questions with sample answers. How was it was easy it was a hard? Let
me know below in the comments. And if you want to study more with me, I recommend you watch this video here
next or this one here. Okay, that's all from me. I'll be back next week with another video. So I'll see you
then. Bye