ORAL INTERVIEW

PART 1: PERSONAL INFORMATION

1. -
WHAT´S YOUR NAME? WHAT´S YOUR FIRST NAME?
My name is D My first name is
2. -
WHAT´S YOUR SURNAME? WHAT´S YOUR LAST NAME?
My surname is My last name is
3. -
HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR SURNAME? HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR LASTNAME?
It´s capital
4.
WHAT´S YOUR NPI NUMBER? WHAT´S YOUR NAVAL NUMBER?
It´s – (Dash) 5

5. WHAT´S YOUR RANK?

It´s Comander

6. WHAT´S YOUR SPECIALTY?

I am a Naval Aviator and I have a helicopters and instructor pilot qualifications

7. WHERE DO YOU WORK?

I work at the BMS Almirante Merino.

8. WHAT DO YOU EXACTLY DO AT BMS MERINO?

- I am the CO or Comanding Officer.

9. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING AT BMS MERINO?

I have been working there for 6 months (manths) so far.

10. WHERE WERE YOU BASED BEFORE YOU CAME HERE?

- I was based (beist) in Vina at the Rescue Helicopter Scuadron.
- I was the Comanding Officer.

11. ARE YOU FROM VINA DEL MAR / TALCAHUANO?

Yes, I am
No, I’m not. I am from Viña del Mar.

12. WHEN WERE YOU BORN?

I was born on January the 4 rd of 1966

13. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?

It´s on January the 4 rd

14. HOW OLD ARE YOU?

I´m 45 years old

15. WHAT´S TODAY´S DATE?

It´s Monday, June the 18 of 2011

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16. WHAT TIME IS IT?
- It’s … (minutos) past … (hora que se vive) hasta el minuto 29’
- It’s ……(minutos) to … (hora que viene) hasta el minuto 59’
- It’s Quarter past …... (hora que se vive) / It’s Quarter to ... (hora que viene)
- It’s half past ...

17. WHAT´S YOUR MARITAL STATUS? = ARE YOU MARRIED OR SINGLE?

- I’m married with María Paz and We have 3 childrens.
- We have a boy Carlos and two girls Daniela and Maria Paz.
- They are studing at Arturo Prat school.

18. WHAT DOES YOUR WIFE DO?

- She is a teacher. However, She is currently unemployed. (aneimploid)
- So at the moment she is a housewife.

19. WHAT DOES YOUR WIFE LOOK LIKE? (DESCRIPCIÓN FÍSICA)

- She is midium - height (jait) She is a beautiful lady
- She is very attractive She is middle - aged (eisht)
- She has light brown hair She has fair complexion

20. WHAT IS YOUR WIFE LIKE? (DESCRIPCIÓN DE COMO ES)

- She is easy going She is nice
- She is hardworking And She is positive

21. WHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING IN YOUR FREE TIME?

- On mi free time, I like playing golf, reading and watching tv

22. WHAT DOES SHE LIKE DOING IN HER FREE TIME?

- She likes embroidering
- And She love’s reading

23. WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

- I’m from Viña del Mar
- Now I’m living in thno, because I’m based (beist) there, I have been in this city since (sins)
january.

24. WHAT IS YOUR HOMETOWN LIKE?

 Viña del Mar is a beautiful and modern city
 It’s a natural tourist resort.
 Viña del Mar is located in the fifth region. It is near our capital city, Santiago.
 There are beaches (biichis) and there are lots of tourists
It is = ES….
 It’s the safest city in Chile. It has = TIENE…
- It’s clean There is = HAY UN
There are = HAY MUCHOS
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25. WHAT IS THNO LIKE?
 It’s an old city, you can smell fish every afternoon, there are several industries, it’s a
dangerous city at night.
 However, you can find nice stores, there is a mall and an airport and there are a few
institutes.
 Moreover, Talcahuano is a very important military and commercial port.
 About the weather, it’s very cold, rainy, cloudy and windy in the winter and it`s warm
and clear in the summer.

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Concerning weather: (what’s the weather like in Viña?)
 In the summer, It is cloudy (nublado) and cool in the mornings
 It is hot and sunny in the afternoon,
 It is humid and warm (calido) in the evening and
 It is warm at night.
 In winter, It is cold, cloudy, humid, rainy and windy

Concerning places (pleisis) to visit: What places should I visit in Viña?
 There is a casino; there is a shopping center
 There is a horse racing sporting club
 There are lots of pubs,
 There are different kinds (kainds) of restaurants and discos.
 There are some universities, schools, supermarkets, banks, and shops among (omang=entre)
others places (pleisis).

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PART 2: COMPARISONS

CAN YOU COMPARE YOUR THNO WITH VIÑA?

UGLIER
SMELLIER
OLDER
RAINIER
IS COLDER
POORER THAN
DIRTIER
TALCAHUANO VIÑA DEL MAR
LARGER

DANGEROUS
IS MORE
INDUSTRIAL
IS AS WINDY
SAFE AS
IS NOT AS
MODERN

CAN YOU COMPARE YOUR VIÑA WITH THNO?

SUNNIER
CLEANER
SAFER
IS CLOUDIER
RICHER
HOTTER THAN
VIÑA DEL MAR TALCAHUANO
BEAUTIFUL
MODERN
IS MORE
AMUSING
INTERESTING
IS AS WINDY AS
POOR
IS NOT AS
DANGEROUS

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES GOOD  BETTER Fdo Gonzalez is BETTER than Massú

BAD  WORSE (peor) Alcohol is worse than smoking

Concerning weather: (what’s the weather like in Viña?)

 In the summer, It is cloudy (nublado) and cool in the mornings
 It is hot and sunny in the afternoon,
 It is humid and warm (calido) in the evening and
 It is warm at night.
 In winter, It is cold, cloudy, humid, rainy and windy

Concerning places (pleisis) to visit: What places should I visit in Viña?
 There is a casino; there is a shopping center
 There is a horse racing sporting club
 There are lots of pubs,
 There are different kinds (kainds) of restaurants and discos.

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  There are some universities, schools, supermarkets, banks, and shops among (omang=entre)
others places (pleisis).

PART 3: GIVING DIRECTIONS

Como llegar de un punto a otro de una ciudad, fluido y simple.

How can I get to the bookshop from the bus station?

You’ll Reach / arrive at / come to / get to ___

 Let me see….
 Could you say that again?
 Where are you in the map…? ok…
 And where do you want to go? All right.
1. ok,…right,…now.… It is not so far from here.
2. First, you must get / go out of the bus station and turn right on Third street.
3. Go down Third street, you will see the Sheraton Hotel on your right hand side.
4. Go past the Sheraton hotel until you get to ELM
5. Then, turn right on ELM
6. Walk straight ahead on ELM st for two blocks.
7. You will come to JAL at the corner of elm and second. If you need to buy a package tour that’s the place
8. then , cross second street and carry on walking along ELM.

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9. You will see the library on your way. If you want to get information about the city, that’s the place
10. And then you will get to the supermarket, which is opposite a bank,
11. When you arrive at the corner of ELM and First st, you will see a bus stop.
12. Turn right on first st and walk for half a block and
13. The place you are looking for is right there on your right.
14. You can’t miss it /
15. It is opposite / across from the city park
16. It is next to / beside the ________: al lado de
17. It is between ______ and ______
18. It is near the _____: esta cerca
19. It is in front of ______
20. It is right in the middle of the street ( esta justo a mitad de la cuadra)
21. It is right on the corner of --- and ----.

INDICATIVOS PARA DAR DIRECCIONES

 that’s all
 It is not so far from____________
Connectors:
 First, you must get / go out of the_______
 Firs
 turn right on
t
 turn left on  The
n
 Go down ____ street  Aft
 Walk along _____ street er that
 And
 Walk straight ahead ______ street then
 walk for half a block / for two blocks
 cross
 You will see : verás ……..on you right / left
 You will come to: llegarás a
 You will get to: llegarás a
 You will arrive at: llegarás a
 You will reach: llegarás a
 Go past ______: pasa…/ sigue de largo
 Carry on walking along ______ until you get to ___
 Keep on walking along
 Until you get to: hasta que llegues a
 Until you see ….: hasta que veas

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  The cinema is at the corner of _____ and _______
 Turn right on the corner of _____ and _______
 If you need to __________, there you can_______
 If you want to __________, that’s the place
 If you would like to _____, you must go there. That’s the best _______
 On your way you will see the supermarket.
 The place you are looking for is in the middle of the street
 It is right in the middle of the street on your right /
 On the corner of ___ and ____ on your left

PART 4: STORY TELLING

STORY 1 (THE BURGLAR)

This is about a Break-in that happened to a couple of friends of mine (una pareja de amigos mios)

1. Last week, my friends Mary and Tom Had dinner in an Italian restaurant.

2. When they arrived at their house, they saw a burglar inside.

3. When the burglar saw mi friends, he escaped and Mary ran after him.

4. When she caught him, the burglar hit her

5. Then Mary kicked him so he fell to the ground.

6. Luckily, at this moment a couple of police officers arrived at the place, caught the burglar and put

him on prison.

7. Finally, the Mayor of our city, gave Mary a present for her courage.

That's all

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STORY 2 (BAD DAY)

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 This is about what happened to me yesterday

Yesterday I had a bad day.

I got up at 7 o`clock, and When I was taking a shower suddenly, the hot water was cold.

After that, I looked mi çlock and I saw it was late. So I drove fast over 120 kms/hr.

When I was crossing Michimalongo street and Cubillos street I crashed whit other car and I could not

continue to the job.

Fortunately some man helped my and carried to my office, but any way I arrived late and mi boss was very

angry with me.

After that, I made a cup of coffee and spilled it over my work paper so I had to work late.

I finished work and went home at nignt.

Finally, my wife was waiting for me with a nice dinner

That´s all

STORY 3 (UFO HISTORY)

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This is about what happened to my wife and me, last week.

We were coming to our house by car at night.

Was a dark night with a large full moon.

I was driving when Suddenly we sow a UFO flying right in front of the car.

At that moment we were very afraid and we hid behind a tree.

Later we saw a couple of E.T. getting out of UFO.

They were small and smiling.

They looked at us and then left in their UFO.

STORY 4 (GOOD DAY)

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 This is about what we did last week

Last Monday I woke up early in the morning, I shaved and took a shower while my children were getting up

and my wife was preparing a quick breakfast and the school snacks for the children.

Then , I had a quick cup of coffee as my children were getting ready to go to school. Then I took my children

to school.

After that I went to work and started at half past 8.

I checked the reports of the training center and checked the tasks for the day.

After the first call, I gave some instructions to be done during the day.

Then I went to the office and then I spoke with my staff, after that, I checked the emails and replied some of

them and did some paper work on the computer.

Besides this, I read some documents and messages.

At noon, I had a meeting with the staff of my boss, in order to check the tasks for the rest of the week.

I had a lunch break from 1 to 2. So I went to the Marines officers mess and had lunch with some workmates.

During the afternoon I did some of the activities I had done in the morning.

I finished work at six pm and after that I went to the country club because I had a tennis match with my

friend martin who lost the match.

After that I went home.

At home I helped my wife with some housework after that it was dinner time so my family and I had dinner

together.

Later, we spent time watching our favorite TV program called Vivir con 10.

After this program, my children went to bed and I surfed the net. Later, since (sins) My wife and I had some

tickets to a comedy show by Coco Legrand.

we attended this show at turtle gym in talcahuano. It was an amusing (amiusing-entretenido) show.

We laughed (laft) a lot and had a great time there. Finally we went back home and went to bed.

STORY 5 (THE PARK)

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 This story is about a day trip to a park.

A group of friends were on holidays so they decided to spend a day in the park. The day trip started very

early in the morning.

The children got into the park through the main entrance, where they paid the tickets and they received a

brochure with the description of the park and activities people can do in the park. After they read (red) the

brochure, they decided to do different activities like canopy and excursions because they wanted to take

advantage of their day at the park.

Then, in the morning, they decided to take the longest walk through the forest. They checked different kinds

of trees and they watched different kinds of birds.

Later, they had a picnic at midday. In the afternoon they spent some more time in the forest, so, they went

canopying and then they went to the lagoon where they went for a row and swam.

They were having such a good day that they weren’t preoccupied about the time.

And when they decided to leave for home they realized that the entrance gates where closed so, they

decided to spend the night in the park. Then, they walked back to the forest and looked for a place where to

sleep.

They had never spent a night there before so they felt very anxious at first because they were not prepared

for staying there overnight however they also felt excited because this was a new experience for them so in

the end they were so tired that they slept deeply and peacefully all night long.

Finally, after the sun had risen they got up early in the morning, and then they walked back to the main

entrance finding it open. So, they were able to leave the park and go back home.

SITUACIONES:

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1. Someone wants to smoke but he doesn’t have a lighter/ matches or cigarettes. So he says to you.
Excuse me, do you have a lighter,please?
 Sorry but I am afraid, I don’t have one, because I don`t smoke
 Sorry but I am afraid, I don’t have one now
 Let me see, Yes, Here you are

2. Ask for something. You want to smoke but you don’t have a lighter, what do you say?
 Excuse me, do you have a lighter?
 can/ could you lend me your lighter for a moment, please?
 May I borrow your lighter, please?

3. Offer help. (Señora con muchos bolsos y le ofreces ayudarla)

You see a lady carrying heavy bags. How do you offer help?
 Excuse me madam, may I help you and carry your bags?
 Let me help you with your bags. Where shall I put them?
 Where do you want me to put them?

4. IN A RESTAURANT You order some meal but the waiter brings something different.
You didn’t order that. What do you say to the waiter?
 Excuse me, I’m afraid, this is not my order. I HAVE ordered steak with fried potatoes not boiled potatoes. Could you
change it, please?
 Excuse me, I’m afraid, you’ve made a mistake with my order. I’VE ordered a coke not a beer. Could you change it,
please?

5. What do you say if you ordered some meat or fish but it is not cooked it’s raw (crudo)?
 Excuse me, I’m afraid, this meat or fish is row. It is not well cooked (KUKT).
 could you change it, please?

6. WELL DONE, MEDIUM / RARE You are at a restaurant and there is no fork /knife / spoon/ bread / napkin / ketchup on the
table. What do you say to the waiter?
 Excuse me, could I have a fork/ knife/ spoon/ napkin, please?
 Excuse me, could I have some bread / ketchup / sugar / salt, please?

7. You are in a restaurant with your children or nephews in a NON SMOKING area
But a man / woman starts smoking next to you. What do you say?
 Excuse me, sir / madam but I am afraid, this is a non smoking area.
 Could you go to the smoking area, please?
 Excuse me, sir / madam but I am afraid, You are at a non smoking area.
 Could you put it off?

8. You are in a restaurant with your children or nephews. You are in a free area
But a man / woman starts smoking next to you. What do you say?
 Excuse me, sir / madam. Could you stop smoking please. There are children here, Thank you.
 Excuse me, sir / madam, could you please put off your cigarette please. There are children here, Thank you.

9. You are in a restaurant and you want to ask for the BILL / THE MENU. What do you say?
 Sir /madam. Could I have the bill, please?
 Could you bring me the bill, please?
 The bill please

10. You are driving your car on your way to work and you see a friend gring on foot.
What do you say to him?
Hello, george, shall I give you a ride?

11. You are carring heavy bags, you see a supermarket bay standing next to you.
What do you say to him?
Excuse me, could you help me with these bag?, Thank you.

12. You bought a pair of trousers at a department store. When you arrived at home, you realize the zipper is broken. Them
yougo back to the department store.
What do you say to the shop assistance?

PART 6: WRITING: OPINION COMPOSITION

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In TAE Exam you will be asked to write an opinion composition. Here are some different types of OC and
example questions:
1. Advantages and Disadvantages
2. Expressing your own opinion
3. Suggestions to solve a problem
4. Discussion of different points of view on the same subject

Here are some tips on writing an opinion composition.

1. Read the question carefully and make sure you understand what is being asked for.
2. Plan your compositon before writing
3. Use a formal or semi formal style
4. Begin with general statement of the topic.
5. Organize your ideas into clear paragraphs.
6. Choose one or two main points for each paragraph, and give examples or supporting arguments.
7. Divide the composition into paragraphs. What is the main point of each paragraph
8. Use linking words and expressions
9. Summarize the contents of your composition in the conclusion
10. Check your composition for mistakes in grammar,spelling and punctuation.

Useful language:
- In my opinion/ view
- Some people claim / say / believe
- Other people, however, disagree / have a different point of view
- It is true..... - It is the case that...
- One posibility is
- We could... - We should
- The government needs to.....
- For example, - for instance
- Let’s take - if we take
- To sum up, - In conclusion,

TEMAS DE WRITING:
1. Mente sana cuerpo sano.
2. Extreme sport should be banned (give examples)
3. A shopping center may be built in your neighborhood.( Do you support or oppose)
4. Qualities of a good neighbor. (Do not talk about your neighbor)
5. e-learning - Teaching machines are better than teachers.
6. TV is a bad influence for children

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