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UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS – TECHNOLOGY FOR INDUSTRIES FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ********* REVISION FOR ENGLISH 04 A SPEAKING TEST FORMAT PART DURATION FORMAT Part 1 Read out loud the following paragr[.]

UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS – TECHNOLOGY FOR INDUSTRIES

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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REVISION FOR ENGLISH 04

A SPEAKING TEST FORMAT

Part 1: Read out loud the

following paragraph and

answer examiner’s

questions

3-5 minutes Read out loud 1 paragraph

and answer examiner’s questions

Part 2: Topic 2 minutes Give your own opinions on

a given topic

1

B SAMPLE OF SPEAKING TEST

1 Read out loud the following paragraph and answer examiner’s questions

I'm from Vancouver, Canada and the public transportation is not very good so not asmany people use it as in some other countries where it's more efficient The bus linesdon't go in the most efficient places and the train systems are very limited

So if I compare that to that of Japan, the trains in Japan are very efficient and being on atrain in Japan is sometimes it's similar to be being on an airplane in first class You have abig seat, comfortable space, snacks, vending machine, washrooms, so I would have to saythat's preferable

Example:

Examiner: How is the public transportation in

Canada? Student: It is not very good.

● What are the advantages of it?

● Do you like it? Why?

● Do you buy it in the future?

C TEST TAKING STRATEGIES AND MARKING CRITERIA FOR SPEAKING:

1 Part 1: READ OUT LOUD AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

The examiner asks the examinee 3 questions according to the paragraph and the

examinee answers

1 How is the public transportation in Canada?

2 Where doesn’t the bus line go?

3 How is about the train in Japan?

2 Part 2: Topic

- Step 1: analyze the topic

+ Find the synonym, phrasal verbs, collocation, etc to change the expressions ofthe statement topic

- Step 2: state your answer

+ Introduction, paraphrase the statement

+ Body: develop the supporting details which are given as nouns, noun phrase,verbs phrase, etc into sentence For each supporting detail, present example or furtherinformation

+ Conclusion: summarize the topic

Tips:

- Try to vary your vocabulary by using synonym, related words, phrasal verbs, etc,

instead of using given words

Sample:

Students prepare and present briefly in 2 minutes

Traffic jams have appeared in many places of our country So in the future, manyinteresting means of transport will be invented by humans

My dream means of transport is a smart cycle In my opinion, it will be powered

by solar energy and wind energy to avoid pollution and save fuel Two people can sit on

it We can use it any when and anywhere It's won't take a lot of space With the use of

In this part of the test, you are given A PARAGRAPH You need to read out loud the

paragraph, then listen and answer 3 examiner’s questions

In this part of the test, there will be given a TOPIC and some SUGGESTIONS You need

to CLARIFY the topic by using the supporting details and your own ideas

modern technology, this smart cycle will be able to help us many things and it will makeour life

become better It will be able to avoid traffic jam, pollution and it help us travel to the sky more clearly

In the future, I hope this mean of transport will be come true

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1 Read out loud the following paragraph and answer questions 4

5

5

What is ?

It’s ………

What is the main cause ?

It’s ………

What does ?

……….

2 Talk about advantages of using public transport 4

1 Pronunciation, grammatical range and accuracy, lexical resource, fluency and

2 Content about advantages of using public transport 2

D REVISION FOR EXAM

1. READ OUT LOUD THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS

Paragraph 1:

Education

Education is one of the most important things in our lives Don’t you agree? It can makethe difference between success and failure An education can bring us knowledge and

make

us rich In rich countries, people are lucky to have good schools Children start learningfrom a very young age They can further their education and go to higher education oruniversity In Japan, there are even private schools for babies to learn English It’s ashame that in many rich countries, many children don’t want to learn Perhaps schoolsneed to find better ways to teach so children want to learn It’s sad that in many parts ofthe world, children want to learn but can’t Make sure you never stop learning Education

is the key to a better future

Paragraph 2:

I’m going to begin by telling you about my first business trip to Bogota, 15 years ago.The client I met was very generous and he invited me to his home for a meal I didn’twant to be rude, so I arrived on time I brought some gifts for his wife and daughter andwrapped them carefully They didn’t open their presents, so I ask them to I also asked ifthey liked the presents They said they did When dinner was served, I toasted my newfriend and his family The conversation was about culture, soccer, history and literatureand seemed to go well At the end of the evening, he offered me some coffee.Unfortunately, I don’t like coffee, so I said no

Paragraph 3:

Paragraph 4

In the case of team working, researchers have found that there are some cultural attitudesthat are similar for the majority of people from Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia,Singapore and China

These are societies that usually like working in groups People in these societies are oftenhappier working towards team goals rather than individual targets They are naturally good team players, and it’s not always necessary to spend a lot time on team-building training sections The individual is not as important as the group, and arguments should

Most jobs require people to work in teams If you do business internationally, it’s good tounderstand basic cultural information about team work

Research shows that East Asian cultures – Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia,Singapore and China – tend to like working in groups It feels natural and comfortable inthese societies They tend to put the group before the individual

But other cultures value team work, too Scandinavians – Danes, Norwegians and Swedes– are good team players However, teams do not always work closely together in thesecultures Once team members are given a task, they usually want the freedom to complete

it without too much control

be avoided Team leaders must avoid situations where team members might lose face or

lose respect Paragraph 5

Doing business in Japan

People planning to do business in Japan should know a few things about the country, itshistory and its people First of all, you should hire a good interpreter - someone whospeaks the language and who knows the customs and traditions

Many people in Japan shake hands when they meet, but you shouldn't be too fast Youshould wait and see if they offer their hand first When somebody gives you theirbusiness card, you should look at it and read it carefully You shouldn't write on it,because Japanese people think this is very impolite

Some advice about meeting - you shouldn't worry about silences during a meeting Youshould respect those silences And finally, remember that you shouldn't make too mucheye contact.

surprises I had was when I went to the USA as a child I’m English so I thought

us all to get along If everyone really tried to learn about other cultures, the world would

be a more peaceful place The world is becoming smaller, so I think this is happening

normal for people to change careers, five, six, seven times New technology andglobalization means things change quickly We need to study and keep up with all thechanges I’ve had four different careers now I like moving from one job to another It

means life never gets boring It’s much better to keep learning different things in differentcareers I have no idea what career I’ll choose next Perhaps one that doesn’t even existtoday.

Paragraph 9

E-mail

E-mail certainly keeps me busy I never used to write as many letters as I do now In thegood old days before computers, we wrote real letters, with paper and envelopes I wroteone or two letters a week But now, with e-mail, my in-box is never empty There’s

alwayssomeone mailing me I would like just one day where I’m free of e-mail The sad thing is,very few mails I get are interesting I get loads of spam – junk mail trying to sell me

things

I don’t want I also get lots of mail from people asking me to do stuff Do this, do that,reply ASAP It’s too much sometimes The one good thing about e-mail is that you can

getthings done quickly I can e-mail a company in another country and they can mail me back

wantthe job The trick is to make the interviewer think you are the best person for the job Ialways wear my best suit and arrive early I always smile when I walk into the interviewroom First impressions are very important It’s also a good idea to talk about yourexperiences - sell yourself Make sure you have a few good questions to ask at the end ofthe interview Interview technique is something we learn over time – you get to relax more the more interviews you have

Paragraph 11

Leadership

Leadership is a word we hear a lot nowadays Every time we turn on the news we hearabout how important leadership is Especially strong leadership American presidentsoften talk about the importance of leadership I suppose they’re right It’s important thatsomeone takes responsibility and shows leadership With the right leaders, we canachieve success But not every leader shows leadership In many countries around theworld, there are corrupt leaders They do not have good leadership skills; they simplycontrol people by fear Good leadership is being respected by everyone and getting thejob done It’s important to have good leadership in companies too, except many of thebanks’ leaders have not shown such good leadership

Paragraph 12

Marketing

Marketing is a funny thing Sometimes I like it, other times I hate it There is definitely an

art to marketing Some of the advertising campaigns you see are the work of a genius.Someone has thought of a great idea, slogan and advertising campaign to sell us or tell ussomething I like it when I can see the creativity There are other kinds of marketing thatmake me angry Ads and campaigns that are directed at children make my blood boil –especially the McDonalds ads that do not mention food, but show lots of free, cheap toys.

I also hate viral marketing – that’s when you receive spam mail trying to sell yousomething I also get annoyed with marketing campaigns that have slogans that are justuntrue, like smoking is cool

Paragraph 13

Mobile phone

How important to you is your mobile phone? Do you really need it? In the 1980s therewere no mobile phones People still managed to phone their family and friends and dobusiness Of course, there were more public telephones then There was a telephone boxpretty much on every street corner I wonder whether mobile phones are a good or badthing For sure, they are very convenient, but they can also be a nuisance There’s nothingworse than talking to someone and then they ignore you for ten minutes while they

answer

their phone I have even seen people on a date and one person chats on the phone for 30minutes How would life change for you if you didn’t have a mobile? Would you misslistening to other people’s conversations on the train?

sureabout this one I know if I had loads of money I’d be pretty happy I think if all the

world’smoney was shared out, the world would go round more happily, and there would be less evil and more happiness

Paragraph 15

Management

Management is a funny thing Most of the people I know who are in management are notactually managers I mean, they don’t have any qualifications to say they are managers Ithink most managers are like that They spend a year or two in a job and then becomemanagers once the old manager moves on I’m not sure whether or not you can learnmanagement Of course there are things like MBAs that teach you this, but in the end,management is all about how you deal with people If you have a personality that can’t

respect people and treat them fairly, you can’t be a good manager I have worked forsome

terrible managers They have no idea what they’re doing and only create lots of work for others.

Paragraph 16

Public relations

Public relations is becoming a more and more important part of every company The PRdepartment in some companies is huge People in PR have to work hard in getting thecompany’s name out there I guess sometimes they have to lie I’m not sure if a lot of PRstaff actually believe the advertising of their company Public relations is also now a hugepart of government The PR of presidents and prime ministers is carefully managed A lot

of taxpayer’s money is spent on making sure the leader always looks and sounds good.They must always say the right thing and have the perfect image What a waste of money.When something goes wrong, it’s called a public relations disaster That means mostgovernments are public relations disasters

Paragraph 17

Social networking

What is the big deal with social networking? I don’t understand it I know a lot aboutcomputers I spend a long time every day on computers I also have a lot of friends But Idon’t see the point of social networks I joined Facebook but couldn’t be bothered to make

my profile I can’t see a single use of this site Most of what I’ve heard about it isn’t sogood Putting too much personal information on this site isn’t a wise idea I’ve also

experimented with Twitter, but again, I don’t really see what use it has I suppose it’s good

to tell the world what’s happening in countries that take away people’s freedom My idea

of social networking is meeting people face to face and talking to them

Paragraph 18

Supermarkets

I think supermarkets are interesting places They are packed with thousands of differentkinds of goods and products There is an army of workers making sure the shelves arestocked and everything looks nice And the prices are usually cheap The only thing Idon’t like about supermarkets is when I have to pay I hate waiting in line at the check-outs Another thing I hate is when I get a trolley with a wobbly wheel I really like going

to supermarkets in different countries Each country has very different things In England,you’ll see a huge cheese section; in Japan, you’ll see a whole aisle selling seaweed; in theMiddle East, you’ll see shelves and shelves of dates and olives; and my favorite is Indiaand the hundreds of colorful spices

star comes second in the world championship, they feel they are not a success I havesuccesses

every day, especially at work or in my hobbies If I learn a new piece of software, that’s asuccess and I’m happy Recently I have had many successes in the kitchen I lovecooking, so every time someone likes my food, I feel it’s a success I really wish myfootball team would be more successful They’re always on the brink of success, but thenfail.

Paragraph 20

Website

Thirty years ago, no one had ever heard of the word 'website' Today, websites are one ofthe most important parts of our daily life We can't get by most days without visiting onewebsite or another We have to log on to a website at work or send an essay or paper toour teacher And then there are the websites we use for fun Millions of people visitgaming websites every day They play games with people on the other side of the world

We also use websites to communicate We send mail, chat, talk via web cams, and videoconference Nowadays we even make friends on websites like Facebook and Twitter.Many of us have our own website We call it our-name.com and fill it with photos and

our thoughts on life Paragraph 21

Property

Property is one of the best investments you can make Of course it depends on whichcountry you live in Buying property usually guarantees your investment will rise in value

If you have a lot of extra cash, you can play the world property market Places like Dubaiand other areas of the Gulf are good places to buy at the moment I know lots of peoplewho have made a lot of money from property They have several houses and rent them out

The rent pays the mortgage and after twenty years the house is theirs I’ve never had anyproperty I’m still saving up for the deposit to buy a house I find the property market to be

very confusing I don’t like all the hidden costs involved in buying a property

Paragraph 22

Research

Research is a very important thing Without research, we’d have no new products Ourfood would be more dangerous to eat And we’d never go to the moon I’d like to see mygovernment spend a lot more money on research Especially on research into diseases.Scientists have been researching into AIDS and cancer for years and still have not foundcures Research into technology is also important There seems to be loads of researchinto information and computer technology It’s amazing how quickly technology ischanging We really need to spend more to research how global warming is affecting ourplanet This could be the most important research scientists ever do Research to save theplanet

Paragraph 23

Qualification

Qualifications are so important these days Many years ago, a university degree wasenough A B.A or B.Sc would guarantee you a good job Not now Not even a Master’sdegree is enough these days It seems everyone has a Master’s degree Some of the jobs Iwant now require a Ph.D It’s also not enough nowadays to be happy with thequalifications

you have You have to keep your qualifications up to date, re-qualify, get newqualifications It seems life has become one long certificate chase Especially so now thatmany people will have several careers in their life I know someone who got a degree inphysics, then became an accountant, didn’t like it and studied to be a lawyer He’s nowstudying for his teaching license!

Paragraph 24

Learning

Learning is one of the most important things we do in life It starts pretty much when we’reborn In fact, many scientists say learning begins earlier We listen to the outside sounds.This is when we first start learning a language Our ears get used to the different patterns

of intonation Learning is a lifelong process We spend our childhood years doing nothingbut learning We learn a language before we are two We learn how to play and do all theeveryday things people do Most people think learning only begins at school I’m not sureabout this Are we really learning, or are we just memorizing things? I think a lot of

learninghappens outside school We learn more from our hobbies and interests than what we learnfrom school books

I spend a little too long I’m sure staring at a computer screen all day isn’t good for myeyes I think it’s also making me fat I need to exercise a little more The only thing I don’t

like about the Internet is that it can be dangerous I don’t really like putting my personalinformation online, especially on social networking sites like

Facebook

2. TOPICS

2_1 Talk about your future plan

Suggestion:

 What is your future plans?

 What are you doing to make your plans come true?

 Are there any skills you will have to learn for your future job?

 Where would you like to work after graduating?

 Do you want to work for yourself or for somebody else?

 What would you like to achieve before you’re forty?