B1 runāšanas tests 6 — Kultūras intereses un pasākumu izvēle

B1 Speaking Test 6 — Cultural interests and choosing events

≈ 10–15 minPass level: 12 of 20 pointsDifficulty:

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What you will practise

A local cultural event

Focus: Information across sources, different participant intentions and cause–result links.

What this test contains

Complete all three tasks: answer interview questions about cultural interests, form four questions about missing pottery-workshop information, and describe and compare a concert visit and an exhibition visit. Speak in complete, connected sentences and justify your choice through the given context. Total duration: 10–15 minutes.

Task 1: Interview — Cultural interests and choosing events
Intervija — Kultūras intereses un pasākumu izvēle
Answer the examiner’s questions in complete, connected sentences. Justify your opinion, give a specific experience, and explain your choice when the question presents two options. There is no preparation time for this task.
Task 2: Questions about a pottery workshop
Jautājumi par keramikas darbnīcu
You have two minutes to read the advertisement. Then ask four complete questions to obtain the specified missing information. Do not use the word “Vai” in the questions and do not repeat facts already given in the advertisement.
Task 3: Comparing a concert visit and an art-exhibition visit
20 points
Koncerta un mākslas izstādes apmeklējuma salīdzinājums
Use two to three minutes to prepare a description and comparison of both images. Speak only about verifiable visible facts. State at least one similarity, two differences, and one practical advantage or constraint of each event. Then choose the more suitable situation for the specified visitor and answer both follow-up questions.

Source and editorial status

This is independently created B1 practice material, not an official or previously used examination paper.

VIAA examination programme pageExam format checked on August 21, 2026

What this test contains

Task 1: Interview — Cultural interests and choosing events

Intervija — Kultūras intereses un pasākumu izvēle

Answer the examiner’s questions in complete, connected sentences. Justify your opinion, give a specific experience, and explain your choice when the question presents two options. There is no preparation time for this task.

Task 2: Questions about a pottery workshop

Jautājumi par keramikas darbnīcu

You have two minutes to read the advertisement. Then ask four complete questions to obtain the specified missing information. Do not use the word “Vai” in the questions and do not repeat facts already given in the advertisement.

Task 3: Comparing a concert visit and an art-exhibition visit

20 points

Koncerta un mākslas izstādes apmeklējuma salīdzinājums

Use two to three minutes to prepare a description and comparison of both images. Speak only about verifiable visible facts. State at least one similarity, two differences, and one practical advantage or constraint of each event. Then choose the more suitable situation for the specified visitor and answer both follow-up questions.