Blic Speaking Handbook

The Speaking Test Handbook, which constitutes a guide on how to prepare support material for and deal with the KPG speaking test, is well organized and seems to achieve the purpose for which it was prepared. With an updated bibliography on testing speaking performance at the end, this Handbook will appeal to readers, not only because of the contents of the main body but also because of the Appendices which contain: 1) Simulation materials, 2) Instructions on how to choose appropriate questions and tasks, 3) Information regarding the use of an Interlocutor Frame, 4) The Rating Grids, 5) instructions on how to evaluate Candidates’ performance along with 6) Key for video observation tasks (simulation evaluations).