B1 runāšanas tests 3 — Mājoklis un kaimiņi

B1 Speaking Test 3 — Housing and neighbours

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

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What you will practise

Housing and neighbour relations

Focus: Location references, practical constraints and polite intention.

What this test contains

Complete all three tasks: answer the interview questions, form four information questions, and describe and compare both places to live. Speak in complete sentences, base your description on visible evidence, and justify your choice. Total speaking-section duration: 10–15 minutes.

Task 1: Interview — Housing and neighbours
Intervija — Mājoklis un kaimiņi
Answer the examiner’s questions in complete, connected sentences. Explain your choice and, where possible, give a specific example. There is no preparation time for this task.
Task 2: Questions about a rental offer
Jautājumi par īres piedāvājumu
Read the advertisement and use two minutes to prepare four complete questions about the missing information. Ask one question for each target. Do not use “vai” as the question word.
Task 3: Comparing two places to live
20 points
Divu dzīvesvietu salīdzinājums
Use two to three minutes to prepare a description and comparison of both images. Speak about the type of home, people, indoor or outdoor setting, and practical possibilities. State at least one similarity, two differences, and one advantage or constraint of each home. Then 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 — Housing and neighbours

Intervija — Mājoklis un kaimiņi

Answer the examiner’s questions in complete, connected sentences. Explain your choice and, where possible, give a specific example. There is no preparation time for this task.

Task 2: Questions about a rental offer

Jautājumi par īres piedāvājumu

Read the advertisement and use two minutes to prepare four complete questions about the missing information. Ask one question for each target. Do not use “vai” as the question word.

Task 3: Comparing two places to live

20 points

Divu dzīvesvietu salīdzinājums

Use two to three minutes to prepare a description and comparison of both images. Speak about the type of home, people, indoor or outdoor setting, and practical possibilities. State at least one similarity, two differences, and one advantage or constraint of each home. Then answer both follow-up questions.