Speaking Lab Test 3

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Sample Speaking Test Speaking Lab 3

Speaking Lab 3

Part 1: Analysis

Why this answer would score well...

The Basics: The candidates !oice is loud and clear enough to be understood.

Pronunciation is clear and easy to understand. The candidates !ocabulary is appropriatein relation to the "uestions asked. There are no gra##atical inaccuracies.

Presentation: The candidate sounds "uite rela$ed and %riendly.

Structure: The candidate responds appropriately to the "uestions asked. The answers are

well structured: the "uestions are answered and in all cases& additional& related details are

gi!en.

'ontent: The responses answer the "uestions the e$a#iner asks in detail (no one or twoword answers)*. The candidate de#onstrates "uite a wide !ocabulary base: +work

!ocabulary, (waiter*: cutlery& plates& patrons& sel%-ser!e& bu%%et* +tele!ision !ocabulary,:news& docu#entaries& soap operas& storyline& co#edy. The candidates %riendlypersonality is "uite e!ident right %ro# the !ery beginning #aking the e$perience an

enoyable one %or both candidate and e$a#iner. The candidate answers the "uestions

asked with good e$a#ples and in!ol!es the e$a#iner with a rhetorical "uestion.

This is a good& con%ident start)

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Speaking Lab 3

Part /: Analysis


The Basics: The candidates !oice is loud and clear enough to be easily understood.Pronunciation is e$cellent and the candidates use o% words0!ocabulary shows he canco##unicate on the topic e%%ecti!ely. There are no gra##atical inaccuracies.

Presentation: The candidate sounds "uite rela$ed and con%ident. The personality o% the

candidate co#es through and through the use o% !ocal !ariety& the topic is #ade #ore

interesting through the recounting o% an interesting story.

Structure: The candidate responds appropriately to the "uestions asked on the 'andidate

'ard. The %irst three points are answered al#ost i##ediately lea!ing #ost o% the ti#e to

e$pand upon the last point (why you were proud o% it*. A point is #ade and then

additional& related details are gi!en.

'ontent: e#e#ber the "uestion re"uired the candidate to discuss:

1. what it was

/. why you #ade it

3. when it was #ade2. e$plain why you were proud o% it.

All o% these aspects o% the "uestion were answered. ood e$pression used. The

!ocabulary was !aried and descripti!e. 4or e$a#ple&carpentry !ocabulary 5ti#ber& saw&

%ile& tape #easure& (two coats o%* paint6. 7e concluded the speech by returning to theoriginal& #ain point (so#ething he was proud o%* and ga!e good reasons why he was

proud 58# not a carpenter (but 8 success%ully #ade a shoe rack*& we sol!ed a proble#&

we spent "uality ti#e together6 9ne o% the interesting things about the presentation isthat the candidate did not know what to say (#y #inds gone blank*. 7e decided to talk

about a !ery ordinary thing but he did it in a !ery interesting way he ob!iously "uickly

chose his subect #aterial. 7e used the ti#e to tell a story (the process o% building the

shoe rack* an e$cellent way to e$tend the Part / Long Turn.

This is a good& con%ident continuation o% the test)

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Speaking Lab 3

Part 3: Analysis


The Basics: The candidates !oice is loud and clear enough to be easily understood.

Pronunciation is e$cellent and the candidates use o% words0!ocabulary shows he canco##unicate on each topic raised by the e$a#iner e%%ecti!ely. There are no gra##aticalinaccuracies.

Presentation: The candidate continues to sound "uite rela$ed and con%ident. The

personality o% the candidate continues to co#e through and builds upon the rapport

established through Parts 1 ; /.

Structure: The candidate responds appropriately to the "uestions asked. 4irstly& he

answers the "uestion then con!ersationally& he e$pands upon the topic. 8n other words& a

point is #ade and then additional& related details are gi!en.

'ontent: The in%or#ation presented in the con!ersation clearly answers the "uestions.The candidate de#onstrates !ery well that he has a di!erse !ocabulary on #any di%%erent

topics - a de#onstration o% a !ery ad!anced knowledge o% the language. So#e good&

acade#ic words are used and the candidate de#onstrates his good !ocabulary base by

using a range o% words which relate directly to the subects asked (eg: #echanisation& o%better construction& en!iron#entally %riendly& carbon #ono$ide& as a whole& to dri!e

(people* towards achie!e#ent*. 7e e$pressed ideas that were clearly his opinions and not

a uni!ersal truth by saying& and


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Speaking Lab 3

Part 1:

Q1 I'd like to talk with you about what you do. Are you a student or do you have a

ob!

A1 Actually& 8,# both. 8 ha!e a part-ti#e ob and 8 also study)

Q" #k$ %ou must be busy. &an you tell me about your ob!

A" Sure. 8,# a waiter. 8ts not #uch...8 dont do too #uch...itsonly part ti#e...not #y

ideal ob but it does o%%er #e a #odest inco#e. 8# usually on the break%ast shi%t.?ou see 8 work in a hotel and #ost o% the guests o% the hotel co#e to the restaurant

%or break%ast.

Q3 hat is it you like most about your ob!

A3 8 guess its interesting to #eet and greet new people. @ost o% the patrons o% the

restaurant are %ro# o!erseas so the restaurant is a good place to #eet people %ro#

other countries. 8ts a good working en!iron#ent& the restaurant is air conditionedwhich is also a plus.

Q( Is there anything you don't like about your ob!

A( ?es& its %airly repetitious work. Theres not a lot o% thought in!ol!ed...you take away

dirty plates and cutlery and you replace the# with clean plates and cutlery and on and

on the process goes. ?ou ser!e co%%ee or tea& the rest is up to the custo#er...its reallya sel%-ser!e bu%%et. 8 guess 8d like to do so#ething which in!ol!es #ore thinking so

thats probably the #ain thing 8 dislike about #y ob.

Q) Anything else you dislike!

A)o& 8 guess not...oh...well& the boss. The super!isor& is really "uiet...in %act& hes so

"uiet that he see#s un%riendly. 8 dont really understand hi#...hes an unusual #an.*+,aminer- nusual!/Well& hes ust so "uiet. 8 like people who are a bit #ore%riendly and show a bit #ore enthusias#. 7e rarely s#iles& hes always so serious. 8

guess thats what 8 #ean by +unusual,.

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Q0 I see ok. Let's 2hange topi2s and talk about television. o you like to wat2h

television!

A0 ?es 8 do watch tele!ision but 8 try to #ainly watch the news and docu#entaries. 8

dont like watching a lot o% the shows on tele!ision because they can waste a lot o%ti#e - especially soap operas) So#e people 8 know spend hours watching those sorto% shows& especially when you get to know the characters and the story line. 8 do like

so#e co#edy shows though& so#e are hilarious)

Q4 Tell me about your 5avourite television show.

A4 Actually 8 really dont ha!e one %a!ourite tele!isionshow but 8 do like watching

nature progra#s - progra#s about ani#als and birds and things. Last week 8 saw one

on crocodiles. 8 didnt realise that crocodiles lay so #any eggs) 8 also re#e#ber oneshow about hu##ingbirds. The ca#era showed the wings o% the hu##ingbird in

slow #otion& and it was ust a#aing...they go so %ast. These are the sort o% shows 8

like& 8 wish there were #ore o% the#.

Q6 7ow popular is television in your 2ountry!

A6 Tele!ision is !ery popular in #y country and 8 i#agine that nearly e!ery ho#e wouldha!e one. 8n %act& 8 think that #any ho#es in #y country ha!e #ore than one

tele!ision. Tele!isions are !ery popular when there is a big sporting e!ent on - like asoccer #atch. People will in!ite their %riends o!er to watch the #atch on tele!ision

and to cheer %or their tea#. Another popular tele!ision progra# which people in #ycountry watch is the news& especially in the e!ening.

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Speaking Lab 3Part /: Transcript

Q1 #k that8s good. I'm now going to give you a topi2 that you will need to speak about

5or 19" minutes. %ou 2an take notes i5 you want. %ou have 1 minute to prepare

what you want to say. I want you to talk about something you have made whi2h

you are proud o5.

#k. %ou have a ma,imum o5 " minutes to speak so i5 you go over " minutes I will

ask you to stop. &an you please begin speaking now!

A1 So#ething which 8 ha!e #ade and a# "uite proud o% is a shoe rack %or #y sons - a place%or the# to put their shoes& when theyre not wearing the#. @aybe youre thinking& why

are you proud o% a shoe rackC Well& the #ain reason 8# talking about it is

because...honestly& #y #inds gone blank and 8 cant think o% anything else 8!e #ade)Anyway there are a nu#ber o% reasons why 8 was proud o% this thing that 8 #ade.

4irstly& 8# not a carpenter) 8!e ne!er #ade anything be%ore with wood& and also 8

sol!ed a proble#... 9ne night& about / years ago& #y wi%e walked into our sons bedroo#

and it was a really dark night. Anyway& she nearly sprained her ankle on one o% hisshoes. They were always...their shoes...scattered around the bedroo#. 7er ankle looked

"uite bruised the ne$t day. So at that ti#e& 8 decided to #ake a shoe rack. With #yoldest son& we took a tape #easure and #easured how long and wide it should be. e$twe bought a piece o% ti#ber. Anyway& we got ho#e and 8 got out #y....#y saw and...a

pencil and ruler. We #easured the lengths and then cut the pieces. 9k& we cut the

lengths& then we s#oothed o%% the rough edges with a %ile. e$t we got so#e nails and aha##er and we nailed the pieces together. @y oldest son& Aaron said&


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that shoe rack. 8ts still helping to keep #y boys roo# tidy...and no #ore sprained ankles

%or #y wi%e)

Speaking Lab 3

Part 3: Transcript

Q1 e've been talking about something that you made and I'd like to dis2uss one or

two more :uestions that are related to this. ;irstly let's 2onsider hand9made

versus ma2hine9made items. &an you 2omment on the popularity o5 hand9made

versus ma2hine9made produ2ts in your 2ountry!

A1 En%ortunately& these days hand-#ade ite#s tend to be #ore e$pensi!e than #achine-

#ade and as a result #achine-#ade ite#s are #ore popular in #y country...because

theyre cheaper. 8 think this is due to labour costs. 8% a #achine can produce large

"uantities o% products auto#atically& this will always be cheaper when co#pared tohu#an labour. A person needs to be paid a wage& but a #achine...well& it can work

day and night& 8 guess.

Q" Are there any things in your 2ountry whi2h are only made by hand!

A" 9nly hand#ade...well& 8 know that so#e types o% %urniture are only hand#ade. 9%

course this %urniture is "uite a lot #ore e$pensi!e and generally (o%* betterconstruction than the....u##...#achine #ade. Another thing that co#es to #ind is

ewellery. @ost wo#en desire a uni"ue piece o% ewelry...8 know #y wi%e...when 8

got a ring #ade %or #y wi%e it was co#pletely hand #ade...in %act& we ga!e thedesign we wanted to the eweller and he #ade it by hand. 8 guess there are other

things but 8 cant think o% any others at the #o#ent.

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Q3 o you think in the 5uture that handmade produ2ts will no longer be made!

A3 Thats an interesting "uestion. 9% course we understand that #achine #ade productsare cheaper to #ake. The botto# line %or co#panies is that they need to #ake pro%its.

8% a co#pany can #ake #ore and #ore products and pay less and less to #ake the#&then 8 belie!e that #echanisation will win o!er hand-#ade products.

Q( #k. I'd like us to lastly 2onsider 2reativity in general. o you think people learn

2reativity or is it something that 2omes naturally!

A( Learn creati!ity...do people learn creati!ity...###. Well& 8 know so#e creati!e

people& especially artists& and 8 say to the#& how can you draw like thatC ?ou know 8

can only draw stick %igures but they can draw in such detail. They usually say to #e&

8!e always been able to draw and it co#es naturally to #e. 8 think that i% youre goodat so#ething and i% you like it& you spend ti#e at it. So what usually happens is the

naturally good artists tend to draw #ore so they get better and better.

Q) o you think that there are more or less 2reative people living in your 2ountry

today!

A) Well...#ore or less creati!e...in #y country we are o%ten co#ing up with newin!entions especially in the area o% +en!iron#entally %riendly products,. 8 saw in the

newspaper recently that a new de!ice %or re#o!ing - or at least reducing - carbon#ono$ide in !ehicle e#issions was #ade a!ailable to the public. 8 dont re#e#ber

how it worked but 8 re#e#ber thinking that there are still creati!e people around in#y country so 8 guess 8 would ha!e to say that there are still so#e around& but

whether there are #ore or less than in the past& 8 couldnt say with any certainty.

Q0 hat might be the e55e2ts o5 redu2ed 2reativity in so2iety!

A0 Well& i% people are less creati!e& then 8 belie!e society as a whole su%%ers. We need

creati!e people& proble# sol!ers who are able to %ind proble#s and de!ise solutions.8 guess i% a society beco#es lay& you know& sitting all day and night in %ront o% the

tele!ision& i% they ha!e no goals or a#bitions in li%e& nothing to dri!e the# toward

achie!e#ent& then creati!ity su%%ers and society& 8 belie!e would su%%er. People

would loose the spark or interest in li%e& it would be a terrible thing %or any society tolose its creati!e people)

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