Sample role plays from the test (Omar, 2009):
Intermediate/1 Role play:
You are in city X. You missed your plane to New York. Ask the person behind the counter
three or four questions to find out what you need to know to get to New York quickly.
Advanced/2 Role play:
When you arrived at the airport in city Y, your luggage is not in the baggage claim area.
You speak with a service representative, explain why you and your luggage did not arrive
in the same flight, and make arrangements to have the bags delivered to your hotel.
Superior/3 Role plays:
1) You just received an award for “_______ of the Year”. Make a brief speech accepting
this award.
2) You are leading a discussion at your club on a book/movie you read/saw recently.
Describe a major theme of the book/movie, and discuss the significance of the theme to
society.
Intermediate/1 Role play:
You are in city X. You missed your plane to New York. Ask the person behind the counter
three or four questions to find out what you need to know to get to New York quickly.
Advanced/2 Role play:
When you arrived at the airport in city Y, your luggage is not in the baggage claim area.
You speak with a service representative, explain why you and your luggage did not arrive
in the same flight, and make arrangements to have the bags delivered to your hotel.
Superior/3 Role plays:
1) You just received an award for “_______ of the Year”. Make a brief speech accepting
this award.
2) You are leading a discussion at your club on a book/movie you read/saw recently.
Describe a major theme of the book/movie, and discuss the significance of the theme to
society.
