Repeating Clear Workplace Messages — B1 English Pronunciation Practice Test
About this practice test
Practise B1 English pronunciation by listening to and repeating workplace messages with clear consonants, word endings and natural stress.
What you’ll practice
Hear the difference
Recognise vowel and consonant contrasts in clear recordings.
Stress and rhythm
Identify strong syllables and emphasized words.
Listen and review
Replay each recording and learn from answer explanations.
What to expect:
8 tasks, including 8 open responses. Open responses need review and do not have an automatically marked answer. Use the task instructions and study guidance to review your work.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Use the task instructions and the guidance at the end of the page to review your own response.
- Practice level
- B1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Speaking response
How to approach this practice
Read the instructions and work through the questions before opening the answers.
Recording 1
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Please leave the blue folder beside the visitor desk.
Recording 2
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The first three visitors are waiting near the lift.
Recording 3
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We should check the schedule before choosing a meeting room.
Recording 4
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Our team finished the report and sent it yesterday.
Recording 5
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Could you give the manager a brief update after lunch?
Recording 6
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I have booked a quiet room for the afternoon interview.
Recording 7
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The new equipment will arrive before the training session.
Recording 8
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If the customer calls again, please explain the next step.
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Question 1 · Speaking response
Repeat the model sentence aloud.
Listen, then record yourself saying the same words.
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Keep /v/ in leave and visitor voiced, and keep the consonant group /bl/ in blue clear.
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Question 2 · Speaking response
Repeat the model sentence aloud.
Listen, then record yourself saying the same words.
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Place the tongue gently between the teeth for /θ/ in three, then connect the words without adding extra vowels.
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Question 3 · Speaking response
Repeat the model sentence aloud.
Listen, then record yourself saying the same words.
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Distinguish /ʃ/ in should from /tʃ/ in check and choosing.
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Question 4 · Speaking response
Repeat the model sentence aloud.
Listen, then record yourself saying the same words.
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Keep the /t/ endings in finished and sent clear without adding a separate syllable.
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Question 5 · Speaking response
Repeat the model sentence aloud.
Listen, then record yourself saying the same words.
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Give the main beats to manager, brief update and lunch; keep could you light.
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Question 6 · Speaking response
Repeat the model sentence aloud.
Listen, then record yourself saying the same words.
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Keep booked to one syllable and make room and interview easy to hear.
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Question 7 · Speaking response
Repeat the model sentence aloud.
Listen, then record yourself saying the same words.
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Use e-QUIP-ment and TRAIN-ing; keep the unstressed syllables lighter.
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Question 8 · Speaking response
Repeat the model sentence aloud.
Listen, then record yourself saying the same words.
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Make the /z/ ending in calls audible and group the request after the short pause.
What to review next
Review the feedback and revisit the topics you found difficult before trying again.
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