Learners always come across some difficulties while speaking

Situations: Transactional Dialogues

We would like to hear short, oral problem solving. For each situation (roleplay), you will get a cue card, which will tell you who you are, where you are and what you would like to arrange and the interlocutor will tell you who they will play in the situation. The focus is more on the transactional language used than the location of the conversation (e.g. restaurant or doctor’s surgery).

Our goal with these warm-up questions is to reduce your anxiety and help you start speaking. Having said that, it is important to bear in mind that assessment starts from the moment you first open your mouth, therefore make sure that you speak in full, logical, natural sentences. After the first warm-up questions, you will get 2 questions on everyday topics (hobbies, media, sport, lifestyle, etc.), none of which require any background knowledge or long answers...

Picture story

…We would like to hear a continuous speech of a cohesive, logical story based on pictures. Using the 10-12 pictures and the introductory past tense sentence, you will demonstrate knowledge of the usual past tenses (simple, continuous, perfect and reported speech). Concentrate on the story, not the pictures….

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