C1: ORAL SPEAKING PRACTICE: INTERACTION

In your oral exam this year, you will work in pairs. Each of you will be asked to give an
individual presentation and then, you will role play a dialogue with your classmate. Timing
will be distributed as follows:

EXAM PARTS TIMING

PREPARATION (Individual 2 minutes (both candidates

presentation) prepare their presentation at
the same time)

Interview + PRESENTATION 6 minutes each candidate

(TOTAL = 12 minutes).

PREPARATION (Interaction) 1 minute

INTERACTION 5 minutes

TOTAL EXAM TIME 20 minutes (maximum)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYhuXhIarJ4: You will listen to Anna and Theodore

taking an oral exam. Note down the following:

Idioms / interesting expressions:

Connectors used:

Interesting grammar constructions:

Interesting vocabulary (pertaining to the topics developed):

Now, your verdict:

• What did you like about this interaction? Did they sound natural?

• Do you think the register is appropriate for the situation? Why/why not?

• How could their interaction be improved?

• How would you mark each candidate? (10 POINTS EACH).

Now, role-play a similar situation with your classmate. REMEMBER! Both of you will
be given the same information:

DISCUSS with your classmate:

How can countries help to create more inventions?

USEFUL VOCABULARY FOR DIALOGUES

https://basicenglishspeaking.com/100-common-phrases-and-sentence-patterns/

https://basicenglishspeaking.com/common-expressions-english/