Trust

C2 Proficiency · Speaking Long Turn · Cambridge Ready original exercise

Speak on your own for about two minutes in answer to the question on your card, using the ideas if they help. Then answer a short question about what your partner said.

Speak for about two minutes, and after that your partner and I will come in.

I'll start with you. Here's your card. Answer the question on it, and use the ideas below it only if they help.

Trust

expertise

reputation

personal experience

What makes a source of information worth trusting?

What do you think?

Do you agree?

How about you?

Who do you usually turn to when you need reliable advice?

Is it becoming harder to tell what is true online? (Why? / Why not?)

Should we still trust experts when they disagree with each other? (Why? / Why not?)

You have about two minutes again, and then the three of us will discuss it.

Thank you. Here's your card now. It has a new question for you, and a few ideas you're welcome to pick up on.

Trust

friendship

the workplace

rebuilding trust

Why is trust so important in relationships between people?

What do you think?

Do you agree?

How about you?

Can you fully trust someone you've only met online? (Why? / Why not?)

Once trust is broken, can it ever be completely restored? (Why? / Why not?)

Do people trust each other less than they used to? (Why? / Why not?)

Now each of you is going to give a short talk of about two minutes, based on a question I'll hand you. Pay attention to your partner's talk, since I'll want your reaction to it when they've finished.

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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