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UNITS 1–5 ■ Speaking Test 1

Name

Choose one of the following topics. Give a short talk of about 3 minutes to
either your teacher or the whole class. You will have 5 minutes to prepare.

• Describe a life-changing experience. What happened? How did you react? Do you think you
reacted the way you did because of your personality? Explain. Did the experience change your
self-image or affect your self-esteem in any way? If so, how?
• Describe someone you know well. What is your relationship to him or her? How would you
describe his or her personality? Do you consider this person to be generous, stingy, or somewhere
in between? Explain. Does he or she ever do anything that gets on your nerves? Explain.
• What type of personality do you have? How does your taste in music and fashion reflect your
personality? Do you think your personality affects your spending habits in any way? Explain.