Speaking Test Test 1: University of Information Technology Center For Foreign Languages

UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CENTER FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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SPEAKING TEST
TEST 1
PART 2 (5 mins): Long-turn presentations
Directions: Student will take one minute to prepare a talk on the following topic. Take notes
if you like and remember to include reasons and examples. You then have two minutes to
express your opinion. The examiner may ask you one or two follow-up question(s), if
necessary.
Preparation time: 1 minute
Response time: 2 minutes
Which transferable skills and personal qualities are the most valued by employers?
You should say:
❖ What skills and personal qualities are valued by employers
❖ What skills and personal qualities you currently have or need to learn
❖ How you can improve or develop them
and explain the reason why you think these skills and personalities are important.
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SPEAKING TEST
TEST 2
necessary.
Talk about the energy industry in your country.

You should say:
❖ What types of energy are currently used in your country
❖ Why the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies is necessary
❖ In what ways make good and bad business sense for big oil companies to move into
renewable energies
and explain the reason why this transition would be slow.

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SPEAKING TEST
TEST 3
necessary.
Imagine that you are attending a year-end meeting with your teacher and other classmates. All
participants will share their experiences or achievements. Tell everyone about a project you
worked on in this year - in education or in your job, as a volunteer or as a hobby.
You should say:
❖ What the project was
❖ Who you worked with on the project
❖ What went well with the project
❖ What the project’s biggest challenge was

and discuss what you may do differently next time.

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SPEAKING TEST
TEST 4
necessary.
Your company would like to introduce a store or product to a new international market.
As a marketing manager, give a short presentation on your plan to the management
board.
You can use one of the ideas below or your own.
✔ A national or local fast-food chain
✔ A regional drink or dish
✔ A clothes store
You should say:
❖ Where you want to place this new store or product
❖ What customers in the target market want
❖ Why the standard store or product may not do well in the new market
and present the way how you can customize your products to the new market.

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SPEAKING TEST
TEST 5
necessary.
Nowadays, more and more people have been successful in online markets. Imagine you also
want to be a sofapreneur and talk about your plan.
You should say:
❖ What products you could make and sell online or what services you could offer.
❖ What e-commerce site you will choose
❖ What potential benefits and disadvantages of online marketplaces are.

and explain the reasons why you want to sell products online.

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SPEAKING TEST
TEST 6
necessary.
Think of a business you visit often - a supermarket, clothing shop, car mechanic’s.... Imagine
this business is conducting a survey to find out what customers think of their services (or
products). As a loyal customer, tell your opinion on the services (or products) and suggest some
possible innovation ideas.
You should say:
❖ What happened when you go there
❖ How you felt what it happened
❖ How the business can improve their services or products (Could any of the steps be done in
a different way, perhaps using different technology?)
and explain the possible results if the business applies this innovation.

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SPEAKING TEST
TEST 7
necessary.
Describe a premium service that you know or have experienced.

You should say:
❖ What the type of business is (transportation, catering, tourism…)
❖ What type of premium services you know/ have experienced
❖ What you are satisfied most
and explain the reasons why you may or would like to pay more to be a premium customer of
this business.

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SPEAKING TEST
TEST 8
necessary.
Think of a business you visit often (E.g.: a supermarket, clothing shop, car mechanic’s….).
Imagine this business is conducting a survey to find out one contact channel that customers find
it the most convenient.
You have five options: email, chatbot, live chat, social media forum, telephone. As a
customer, which ways do you prefer when you want to communicate with the business’s
customer service department? Why?
You should say:
❖ What the type of business is
❖ What the most effective ways to communicate with customer service department
❖ Why do you think it is the best customer contact channel for this business
and describe how that contact channel works.

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SPEAKING TEST
TEST 9
necessary.
Describe two most effective methods of communication.

You should say:
❖ What they are
❖ What you like or dislike about using each way
❖ When each way of communication is best used
and explain the reasons why you think these methods of communication is the most effective.

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UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CENTER FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES

❖ What skills and personal qualities are valued by employers

❖ How you can improve or develop them

ENG02_SPEAKING TEST_PART 2 (FOR STUDENT) 1

Talk about the energy industry in your country.

❖ Why the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies is necessary

and explain the reason why this transition would be slow.

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❖ What the project was

❖ Who you worked with on the project

❖ What went well with the project

❖ What the project’s biggest challenge was

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✔ A national or local fast-food chain

✔ A regional drink or dish

❖ Where you want to place this new store or product

❖ What customers in the target market want

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❖ What e-commerce site you will choose

❖ What potential benefits and disadvantages of online marketplaces are.

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❖ What happened when you go there

❖ How you felt what it happened

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Describe a premium service that you know or have experienced.

❖ What the type of business is (transportation, catering, tourism…)

❖ What type of premium services you know/ have experienced

❖ What you are satisfied most

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❖ What the type of business is

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Describe two most effective methods of communication.

❖ What they are

❖ What you like or dislike about using each way

❖ When each way of communication is best used

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