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Sample Speaking Test Speaking Lab 10 Speaking Lab 10 Part 1: Q1 Let’s talk about your study plans for the future Please tell me about your current studies A1 Well, at the moment I’m enrolled in a language school I’ve been doing an English for Academic Purposes class trying to get ready for my university studies and, of course, before that, my IELTS exam! Q2 What is it you like most about your studies? A2 The teachers are very friendly at the language school They make all the students feel real welcome In fact, I’ve enjoyed getting to know many of the students at the language school We’ve got students studying from all over the world – Thailand, China, one man is from Russia…um, a couple of students from France and…yes, and one from Brazil It’s a really international class! Q3 What you like least about your studies? A3 Like least? Let me see…you know, that’s a difficult question because the teacher is great, the lessons are interesting and the facilities are also wonderful…not to mention the students! Like least…um, well I guess I’d have to say the English grammar is not something I particularly like Our teacher described grammar as the engine of a car…you don’t need to be an expert mechanic to drive a car but it’s useful to know what is under the hood! I rather liked his definition but it doesn’t mean I like grammar any better! Q4 Once you have finished your studies, what you plan to do? A4 Well, once I’ve finished at the language school, I want to study marketing You see, my mother owns a marketing company and she’s been doing this for almost 10 years She tells me that one day, “I’m going to be the CEO, the big boss.” But before that can happen I must get my qualifications…so, I’ll be studying marketing at university Actually, I’m very excited about marketing, it’s a very interesting subject with almost limitless opportunities You could say it ‘runs in my family’! Q5 Ok Let’s change topics and talk about animals Can you tell me about some of the different kinds of animals you have in your country? Texas Academy Sample Speaking Test Speaking Lab 10 Yes, I’m from the Philippines and the local animals there are quite unique I was A5 reading the other day that we have almost 200 different kinds of reptiles! I was amazed by that figure myself but I’ve seen a few Philippine crocodiles and of course there are hundreds of different kinds of lizards that inhabit the tropical rainforests! Did you know the Philippines is home to the smallest monkey in the world? We are very proud of this! The Tarsier is an amazing animal…he lives mostly on insects! He grows…well most people could fit him in the palm of their hand…I think an adult can reach around 150mm But they are very fast little creatures! Q6 What’s your favourite animal and why you like it so much? A6 I’d have to say that dogs are my favourite animal My family has a poodle and I love him! His name is Peppi and he is such a smart dog He even acts as a kind of guard dog…if anyone comes near our house, he barks loudly – day or night! Of course his noise is loud but he couldn’t really hurt anyone! Q7 What’s your least favourite animal? Why? A7 I have to say that my least-favourite animal is the snake We have quite a few snakes in the Philippines and I must confess that I have a phobia of them! They don’t um… they seem so unfriendly, they don’t have any personality Are they smiling or are they angry, you can’t tell by looking at their face I don’t like that, it scares me Q8 Tell me about the variety of uses for animals in your country For example, their use in farming, sports or other types of activities A8 Well, I know that in the country areas, the poorer areas, oxen are used for some farming Mostly however, my experience with animals is in the city and it’s here that they are used primarily as pets People love to keep dogs and cats and birds We have some very beautiful parrots in the Philippines which make beautiful pets – my family used to have a Cockatiel which we called ‘Charlie’ Some animals are used in sports…um, for example horse racing, which is one popular type of sport… um…I can’t think of any more at the moment Q9 Ok, now, let’s change topics again This time, I’d like to talk about games Tell me about some of the popular games people play in your country In my country, the popular games people play are….well, the most popular game is A9 basketball Although Filipinos are slightly at a disadvantage in terms of height, they are, I believe, among the best basketball players in the world! Every town plaza has Texas Academy Sample Speaking Test Speaking Lab 10 a basketball court alongside the town hall and church Even from an early age, boys start playing this game using a makeshift basket…it’s very popular among the males in our country Um…as far a card games go, for example, Mahjong is very popular in the Philippines…but most people like outdoor games Q10What is your favourite game to play? Why? A10For me? Well, I must confess I like volleyball I played it a lot in high school and I’m planning to continue playing it in University I really enjoy the game, it helps me to keep fit You know, it’s a very team-oriented kind of game You can’t really be an individual and well in volleyball I like this aspect of the game, the teamwork element Speaking Lab 10 Part 2: Transcript That’s good I’m now going to give you a topic that you will need to speak about Q1 for 1-2 minutes You can take notes if you want You have minute to prepare what you want to say I want you to describe a website that you enjoy visiting Ok? You have a maximum of minutes to speak so if you go over minutes, I will ask you to stop Can you please begin speaking now? When it came time to prepare for the IELTS test, I looked around the internet, trying A1 to find useful information I tried a lot of places – forums, chats, blogs, free videos….I’d have to say that the best site I found was Scott’s English Success! I was having a very difficult time getting motivated to study for the IELTS exam so…as I said…I had a look on the internet for some ideas I came across Scott’s English Success about months ago To be honest at first I was very sceptical about studying with Scott’s, but after looking around at all the other options on the internet, I decided to enrol and see if it would be suitable or not Wow! It was very suitable…I have not seen anything like Scott’s English Success on the Internet It contains virtual classroom lessons that are easy to understand and focuses on the key aspects of the IELTS exam It has a Practice Lab section with some very realistic exams…just like the real exams we did today! I must have spent hundreds of hours studying with Scott’s English It really helped me to feel more confident Um, it also has an area that they call the ‘Resource Library’ There you can practice Texas Academy Sample Speaking Test Speaking Lab 10 on areas that are difficult – especially reading and writing There are also many practical tips that you can apply It was a very great help with my IELTS preparation I’ve already recommended a couple of my friends to enrol! Speaking Lab 10 Part 3: Transcript Q1 We’ve been talking about a website that you enjoy visiting and I’d like to discuss one or two more questions that are related to this Let’s consider first of all the Internet as a means of communication Please compare email with traditional letter writing A1 Well, when email started, a lot of people thought that the postal service would go out of business Of course, the email option is a wonderful service…I just wonder what impact it has had on the numbers of letters sent via the post…or ‘snail mail’ as it’s now called? I bet it cost the postal service quite a lot of money Anyway, email is faster, cheaper, more convenient – we don’t have to walk down to the post office to send it…email’s the best! Traditional letter writing…well, the only real benefit of this method of sending information is that you can post things with a more ‘personal touch’ you know, things that are hand-written My grandma used to send me money in the post…she can’t that via email Generally speaking, I think email is much less formal - which I like as well Q2 Good Please suggest any ways you think the Internet could be improved A2 Improve the internet…um…that’s a good question The Internet is fantastic but… well, I guess it could be faster! Yes, it could be faster At the moment, I have to wait a long time for information to download It seems to take such a long time for video I was watching a newscast on a website the other night and it seemed to take so long Texas Academy Sample Speaking Test Speaking Lab 10 to download that I closed the screen and went to bed It would be great if we could somehow make video play over the Internet as fast and as clear as it looks on the TV Maybe that will happen soon! Q3 Can you comment on the reliability of information presented on the Internet? A3 Yes, actually I was talking about this topic with my friend just the other day! I think that some people feel that if something is written on the Internet, then ‘it must be correct’ but…this is not true There’s so much information on the Internet that’s completely false The other day I was researching about a news story I saw on TV I went to several websites and all of them were a little bit different from each other It’s like no one agreed on the facts! Yet it is written about as being factual! This, I know, is important for me to consider when it comes to researching for my university assignments The information has to come from a credible, reliable source otherwise it’s completely useless information I wouldn’t be surprised if 20 percent of the information contained on the Internet was false Q4 What about the internet and retail shopping Compare shopping on the internet with traditional shopping methods A4 Well, this is of particular interest to me because I love shopping! I’ve found that it’s possible to purchase almost anything on the internet I particularly love Ebay Have you ever tried it? [Examiner: Yes, it’s great isn’t it?] Yes, you can buy so many items cheaply I guess that an online or ‘virtual’ store is always going to be cheaper – you don’t have to pay for staff or rent or telephones…you know, all the things that are needed to run a ‘real shop’ Of course, the downside is that internet shopping is a little impersonal You never get to physically meet the seller or buyer But I think the reduced price is more important! Q5 Suggest reasons why people are reluctant to shop online A5 Well, as I said before Internet shopping is impersonal, you never meet the seller or buyer, so it is possible that the person is a crook It may also be possible with credit card fraud that crooks can get access to your computer and use your credit card to purchase items online This is the major reason why some of my friends are not willing to purchase items online – they’re scared that someone will take their money and never be seen again Q6 Ok To conclude, I’d like you to speculate on the future of Internet shopping Texas Academy Sample Speaking Test Speaking Lab 10 A6 I think that internet shopping will grow and grow If connections to the internet get faster and video is possible, I think that people will have live shopping…um…I guess you could actually purchase products and see the shop assistant or owner and talk with him or her about the product I know sometimes I have questions about products - especially clothing - it’d be great to be able to click a button and ask questions to a live person online Yes, I think Internet shopping will continue to become more popular in the future Texas Academy ...Sample Speaking Test Speaking Lab 10 Yes, I’m from the Philippines and the local animals there are quite unique I was... the best basketball players in the world! 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