EIKEN Grade Pre-1 Stage 2 Interview practice

Practise Pre-1's narration-based Stage 2 Interview

Practise the warm-up, the 4-panel narration, and the 4 examiner questions out loud. No recording or scoring.

This is a self-practice tool for Pre-1's required Stage 2 Interview, not the official EIKEN interview and not a Petra tutor's coaching session.

What Pre-1's second stage includes

  1. Warm-up conversation (not evaluated)
  2. 4-panel-illustration narration (1 min prep, 2 min narrate)
  3. Q&A No. 1: about the illustration
  4. Q&A No. 2 and No. 3: about the general topic
  5. Q&A No. 4: a broader related social issue

This practice set does not simulate a full official interview and does not predict a pass, fail or CSE score.

Original Petra practice questionNot an official EIKEN question
Not evaluated

Warm-up conversation

How did you get here today? / What did you have for breakfast this morning?

4-panel narration

One weekend, this family decided to go camping.

1
A family loading camping bags into a car on a sunny morning

A family stands beside a car on a sunny morning, loading camping bags into the open trunk.

2
The family setting up a tent at a green campsite among trees

The family sets up a triangular tent at a green campsite surrounded by trees.

3
Heavy rain falling on the family as they cook dinner over a small fire

Heavy rain falls as the family stands near a small cooking pot outside their tent.

4
The family eating dinner together happily inside the tent, lit by a lantern

The family sits together inside the tent at night, eating dinner by lantern light, smiling.

Ready to start

1:00

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Q&A No. 1 (about the illustration)

Please look at the fourth picture. How do you think the family is feeling, and why do you think so?

Q&A No. 2 and No. 3 (general topic)

  • Now, let's talk about spending time outdoors. Do you think it is important for families to spend time together outdoors? Why or why not?
  • Some people say that smartphones and other devices make it harder for families to enjoy time together outdoors. What do you think about that?

Q&A No. 4 (broader social issue)

These days, more people are choosing to spend vacations close to home in nature rather than traveling far away. Do you think this trend will continue in the future?

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Petra self-check

Use these prompts to review what you said. This is not official EIKEN marking.

External source (EIKEN Foundation)

About official materials

Current exam formats and past papers are published directly by the Eiken Foundation of Japan, the body that administers EIKEN, on its own official website. Petra does not reproduce EIKEN questions, audio, sample answers or logos, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Eiken Foundation. This page describes the format in Petra's own words and provides tools to use alongside the official materials.

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