Speaking through 2027
Rehearse the 2025–2027 role play and two topic conversations with structured self-review.
Exam scope and assessment notes
All Italian passages, prompts, model answers, listening scripts and tasks are original StudyForA material, not Cambridge assessment content. Cambridge's separate 2028 vocabulary spreadsheet is linked through its subject page but has not been reconciled word by word. Grammar groups need item-by-item specialist checking, and an Italian-language teacher should review the original Italian before publication is described as complete. Browser speech synthesis is not Cambridge audio and cannot guarantee a regional accent, natural pace or pronunciation. Speaking is rehearsal and self-review, not a centre assessment or examiner mark; writing answers are self-checked, not Cambridge-marked. No complete timed specimen or 130-hour course is included. Confirm your exam year, entry option and centre availability with Cambridge and your school. Use the 2025–2027 or 2028–2030 paper lesson that matches your exam year. Cambridge lists 7164 as available in a limited number of administrative zones; for June, the published notice names zone 3 and centres in Oman and UAE. Confirm the applicable series and entry with your centre.
Before you begin
Work on paper. Try each question before revealing help, and explain why your method works.
Quick readiness check
Which response gives an activity and reason?
What you will learn
- Respond to everyday prompts with relevant information.
- Ask and answer follow-up questions on familiar topics.
- Express opinions, reasons, feelings and plans.
- Review clarity and interaction without treating a checklist as an official mark.
Cover every requested role-play point
The paper includes one role play and conversations on two topics; it is internally assessed and externally moderated. The 2025–2027 syllabus gives supervised preparation time; follow the exact instructions for your centre and series.
Use preparation to note the required actions: ask for a time, give a preference, state a reason or request information. In the conversation, answer the question directly, then add one detail or reason.
Review rehearsal honestly
Record a response and check whether it answers the prompt, uses understandable phrases and responds to a follow-up. A checklist supports practice but cannot reproduce examiner interaction or award Cambridge marks.
The separate 2028 route explains the note-taking permission announced for that cycle. Do not assume a future change applies to your earlier examination; follow your current centre's instructions.
Sources for this lesson
- Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Italian 7164 subject page
- Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Italian 7164 syllabus for exams in 2025–2027
- Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Italian 7164 syllabus update for 2025–2027
- Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Italian 7164 syllabus for exams in 2028–2030
- Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Italian 7164 2028 vocabulary list
Pause and explain
A role-play point asks for the price. Which question completes it?
Worked example
You are arranging a visit to a sports centre. Ask when it opens, say which activity you prefer and why, and ask the price.
Show the worked solution
- Ask one clear opening-time question.
- Name an activity and give a reason.
- Ask about the price before ending.
Answer Example: «A che ora apre il centro sportivo? Preferisco nuotare perché è rilassante. Quanto costa il biglietto?» This covers the requested points; adapt the formality to the situation.
From guided practice to a new situation
Write your answer and reasoning first. Use a hint only if you are stuck. The model solution is for self-checking; your written work is not automatically marked.
Rehearse the sports-centre exchange in three Italian sentences.
Give me a hint
Cover opening time, preference plus reason and price.
Compare my reasoning
- Ask the opening time.
- State an activity and reason.
- Ask what it costs.
Example: «A che ora apre? Preferisco giocare a tennis perché mi piace stare all'aperto. Quanto costa un'ora?»
Look for these in your work
- Asks about opening
- Explains the choice
- Asks about price
Speak for about one minute about a school subject you enjoy, one challenge and how you practise. Then write one strength and one next step.
Give me a hint
Use a real example, «perché» and one future intention.
Compare my reasoning
- Give an opinion.
- Describe a concrete challenge and practice method.
- Review one specific improvement.
A useful review checks for an opinion, a real example and a practice method. A next step might be adding a reason or slowing one unclear phrase. It is not an official mark.
Look for these in your work
- Answers the topic
- Uses a specific detail
- Names a useful next step
Practise a two-topic conversation about free time and future work. Ask a follow-up question after each answer.
Give me a hint
Use an opinion, reason, comparison and plan.
Compare my reasoning
- Answer the leisure question with a detail.
- Ask a related follow-up.
- Connect a career interest to one preparation step.
Possible response: «Mi piace fare escursioni perché scopro posti nuovi. Quali attività preferisci? In futuro mi interessa il turismo e voglio migliorare le lingue.»
Look for these in your work
- Gives a reason
- Maintains interaction
- Links a goal to preparation
Plan, speak and review your response
Microphone recordings stay in this page and are not uploaded or graded.
Role-play and topic-conversation rehearsal
Arrange an everyday activity, discuss a familiar topic and explain an opinion.
Use about 10 minute to plan your practice response, then speak for about 120 seconds. This practice timer does not reproduce exam preparation rules.
The recording is not transcribed. This optional text and the audio both stay in the open page.
Review your recording
- Covered each prompt point
- Added a relevant reason
- Responded to a follow-up
- Self-review is not an official mark
This self-review is not an official speaking mark. A teacher or examination centre must assess the speaking endorsement.
Common mistakes
- Giving a memorised speech unrelated to the prompt
- Stating an opinion without a reason
- Forgetting a requested question
- Treating self-review as official moderation
What can you explain now?
What makes a response to «Quale attività preferisci e perché?» complete?
Compare with the explanation
Name a preferred activity and give a relevant reason
The prompt asks for both the choice and its reason.
After trying it yourself, choose your next review. This is your self-assessment.
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Make it stick
Before leaving speaking through 2027, explain one idea from memory, answer the checkpoint and name one point to practise again.
If you needed the solution, close it and solve the problem again from a blank page. A correct answer is stronger when you can explain the reason for each step.