Interview - The future

C2 Proficiency · Speaking Interview · Cambridge Ready original exercise

Answer the examiner's questions about yourself, giving thoughtful, developed answers rather than short replies. This part lasts about two minutes.

Hello, my name's Alice. Before we move on to the main tasks, I'm going to ask you both some questions about your lives and the way you see things.

Where do you see yourself five years from now?

Are you generally optimistic about the years ahead? (Why? / Why not?)

How do you imagine the place where you live will have changed in twenty years' time?

What's one thing you'd really like to have achieved by the end of the next decade?

Is there a skill you think will become essential in the coming years? (Why?)

How different do you imagine your life will be from the lives of your grandparents?

If you could find out what lies ahead for you, would you want to? (Why? / Why not?)

What change in the world would you most like to see in your lifetime?

Do you think people spend too much time worrying about the future? (Why? / Why not?)

Where are you from?

What does a normal week involve for you at the moment?

What made you decide to take this exam?

Answer this Speaking task out loud and an AI examiner marks it on the official Cambridge Speaking criteria, with what you did well and what to fix next.

Practise this Speaking task free online: solo with exam timers and a self-recorder, as a live mock Speaking test with a partner over a video call, or as a full three-person mock exam — a real examiner reads the official examiner script to Candidates A and B. Rooms are invite-by-link; partners can join without an account.

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