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lunes, 31 de mayo de 2010

Useful Topics - Oral exam

ORAL TESTS. PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL.


ORAL TEST 1.

Deliver a three-minute talk based on the following questions. You can add as many
other details as you like.

• What do you like about your city/town/village?

• What are its attractions?

• What is special about it?

• Does it have any disadvantages?

• What is its population?

ORAL TEST 2.

Deliver a three-minute talk about your ambitions, intentions and plans for both the
immediate and the not so immediate future. Give reasons and as many details as
possible.

ORAL TEST 3.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

Most British children leave home when they are under eighteen. Are you in favour or
against this custom?

ORAL TEST 4.

Deliver a three-minute talk based on the following prompts:

• Would you like your parents to arrange your marriage for you?

• Is it a good idea? Why / Why not?
ORAL TEST 5.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

Everybody should learn a foreign language

ORAL TEST 6.

Deliver a three-minute talk based on the following prompts:

• In your country, what age must people be to drink, smoke, vote?

• Do you agree with the legal age limit?

• Give arguments for and against, taking into account your personal opinion

ORAL TEST 7.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

• In your free time, what is your favourite activity?

• Why?

• How often do you do that?
ORAL TEST 8.

Deliver a three-minute talk about these questions:

• What do tourists like doing in your country?

• Where do they go?

• What do they usually do?

• Do you know any foreigners living in your country?

• What do they like about it?

• What do they find different?


If you don’t know any foreigners, make up your answers.

ORAL TEST 9.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

Advantages and disadvantages of strict boarding schools


ORAL TEST 10.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

• What kind of music do you like?

• Have you ever seen your favourite band live?


ORAL TEST 11.

Deliver a three-minute talk about your life or about the biography of somebody famous.
Don’t forget to include:

• Date and place of birth

• Some family background

• Education

• Some important events

• Any other detail of interest


ORAL TEST 12.

Deliver a three-minute talk about cooking:

• Your favourite recipe

• What ingredients you need to make it

• How to make it

Give all kind of details because your teacher is a very bad cook and she may not
understand.


ORAL TEST 13.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

• What sports and games did you play when you were a child?

• How has this changed?


ORAL TEST 14.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

Imagine you work in advertising.

• How can you sell a soft drink, such as fizzy lemon?

• What information would you give about it in the advert?

Compare it with an advertisement from TV or radio that you particularly don’t like.


ORAL TEST 15.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

• Do you remember your dreams?

• How often?

• What kind of dreams do you usually have?

ORAL TEST 16.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

Advantages and disadvantages of keeping fit

ORAL TEST 17.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

Describing a house that belongs to a famous person. Don’t forget to include the
following prompts:

• Location

• Size

• Number and type of rooms

• Furniture

• Any other interesting detail


ORAL TEST 18.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

What should one do to have a healthy lifestyle?

ORAL TEST 19.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

Describe your ideal boyfriend / girlfriend

ORAL TEST 20.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

Has your life changed over the past ten years? In which way?

ORAL TEST 21.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

Compare things you could do when you were young with things teenagers can do
nowadays.

ORAL TEST 22.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

What is your opinion about people who spend lots of their money on fashion?

ORAL TEST 23.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

Describe an important event in your life

• When and where it happened

• Why it was important

• What people were involved

• How you remember it nowadays

ORAL TEST 24.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

Horoscopes: are they a commercial fraud?

ORAL TEST 25.

Deliver a three-minute talk about the following topic:

Describe a film that you’ve recently seen

• Type of film

• Features

• Actors and actresses

• Where and when you saw it

• Why you liked it or disliked it

Fuente: Internet - EOI Avilés. April 2008

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