A1 Talk about yourself practice
Answer an examiner's questions about you, your family, home and work.
In the real test: IELTS Life Skills (part 1a) · LanguageCert (Part 1) · Trinity GESE. You need A1 speaking and listening for your first UK spouse, partner or parent visa.
What is your name? Where are you from?
Speak for about 15–30 seconds
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A1 talk about yourself: what you need to know
This task type appears in IELTS Life Skills (part 1a), LanguageCert (Part 1), Trinity GESE. Every approved A1 test for the UK first spouse or partner visa checks speaking and listening only, so there is no reading or writing to prepare for.
Practise out loud. Record your answer to get a free feedback check judged at A1 level (3 a day), or compare yourself with the model answer. Short, clear and complete answers matter more than long ones.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the real A1 test?
No. These are practice tasks written in the same style as IELTS Life Skills (part 1a), LanguageCert (Part 1), Trinity GESE. The real test is taken in person at an approved test centre and marked by the provider.
Which A1 test should I take?
All four approved tests (IELTS Life Skills, PTE Home, LanguageCert ESOL SELT and Trinity GESE) are accepted. Choose by format: talking to a person, or speaking to a computer (PTE Home).
How are the feedback checks marked?
Your recording is turned into text and checked against A1 level. It cannot hear your pronunciation, so it focuses on whether you answered the question, the words you used and your grammar.