Speaking task 2: ask first for what is in parentheses

The newest month in the bank is October 2026. The past three months have 75 task 2 questions, the past half year 174, the past year 316 and the past two years 575. The details inside the parentheses repeat. You do not need a new set of questions for every prompt.

Four time windows

Among the 75 questions from the past three months, price appears 14 times, activity 13, schedule 13 and fare 11. Over the past year the top four are still schedule, fare, price and activity. Learn those four questions, then add place, date, and food or lodging.

Opinion topics are in Speaking task 3: prepare these opinion topics first. Question patterns are in the est-ce que templates. How to read a new scene is in the 12 base scenes.

What parentheses name most often in the past year

Schedule, date, length

horaire, date and durée are three sides of one question: when, which day, and how long. Learn these three.

Fare, price, cost

tarif, prix and coût all ask about money. Prepare three lines: how much, whether there is a discount, and what the cost includes. A course, a ticket, rent or a sign-up changes the noun, not the question.

Activity

activité asks what there is, who it is for, and whether you need to book. Fold loisir into this question. Ask what there is to do, then follow one specific item from the answer.

Place and transport

lieu, lieux, destination and quartier ask where and which area. Fold transport into the same question. Ask for the address, parking or a bus only after the place is named.

Lodging, meals, and the place itself

logement asks what kind of room and whether breakfast is included. repas asks what you eat and where. ambiance asks what the place feels like. équipement asks what equipment there is. Who is coming, invité, comes after the activity question.

Practice in this order

Open speaking practice and, for task 2, ask about time, money, activity and place. Reuse those four questions for a course, a trip, a rental or a party. Then move to task 3 and finish the reason with those opinion topics.