The document provides an overview of the speaking section of an English proficiency exam. It outlines the structure, including a 2 minute social interaction portion with questions on various topics like hometown, family, hobbies, or learning English. It provides sample questions and responses for each topic that an examiner may ask the test taker about to gauge their social speaking abilities in English.
The document provides an overview of the speaking section of an English proficiency exam. It outlines the structure, including a 2 minute social interaction portion with questions on various topics like hometown, family, hobbies, or learning English. It provides sample questions and responses for each topic that an examiner may ask the test taker about to gauge their social speaking abilities in English.
The document provides an overview of the speaking section of an English proficiency exam. It outlines the structure, including a 2 minute social interaction portion with questions on various topics like hometown, family, hobbies, or learning English. It provides sample questions and responses for each topic that an examiner may ask the test taker about to gauge their social speaking abilities in English.
The document provides an overview of the speaking section of an English proficiency exam. It outlines the structure, including a 2 minute social interaction portion with questions on various topics like hometown, family, hobbies, or learning English. It provides sample questions and responses for each topic that an examiner may ask the test taker about to gauge their social speaking abilities in English.
SECTION D: SPEAKING (5 minutes/student) – 10 marks
Part 1: Social interaction (2.5 marks): 2 minutes
- The examiner greets the student, asks him/her to take a seat. - The examiner asks for the student’s name, then asks him/her 3 – 4 questions about one of the following topics: • Let’s talk about your hometown. What is your hometown? Where is it? – It is located in the south of Vietnam. What is the weather like in your hometown? – It’s scorching hot / boiling. What is your hometown famous for? What is the special food in your hometown? What don’t you like about your hometown? How often do you go back to your hometown? • Let’s talk about your family. How many people are there in your family? – I come from a nuclear family which4 members live together in HCMC. There are my … What does your father do? What don’t you like about your family? Who are you close to? • Let’s talk about your free time activities. • Let’s talk about your learning English. How long have you learned English? > I have been learning English for about 10 years. > I have been learning English since I was in primary school. That means it’s about 10 years from then. What aspect of learning English do you find the most difficult? What skill are you bad at / good at? ➢ I find listening skill is the most difficult because I don’t understand what foreigners say./ because I don’t have enough vocabulary to understand ➢ Because I don’t have enough confidence to speak to / with the foreigners. / because I don’t have much time to practice speaking English. What have you done to improve your skill? – I attend an extra class in a language center. / I often listen to English songs on Youtube every day. I practice speaking English in front of the mirror. • Let’s talk about your traveling experiences. Do you like travelling? – Absolutely, I am really into travelling with my [family] to [Vung Tau city] in the summer / on public holiday. What are the benefits / advantages of travelling? – It can help me let off steam. Would you like to travel to seaside or mountainous place /resort? Do you prefer mountain to seaside? -> Absolutely I like travelling to … because Do you like to travel in groups or alone? - > The more the happier Many will spoil the broth: 9 người 10 ý , càng đông càng rối • Let’s talk about staying healthy. Do you play sport? – Which sport do you play? – where / when / with whom - work out / do exercise What are the benefits / advantages of sport? – Playing sports can help me stronger / healthier / build muscles / What do you do to keep fit / stay healthy? – I do sport and eat well. How many hours do you do sport? How often …?