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‫In this lesson, we'll be looking at another example of a full out speaking test with questions and

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‫model answers, you're going to see some excellent language.

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‫You so do remember to note it down.

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‫And as well, I would like to remind you that if you like this lesson or any other lesson in this course,

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‫please go to the Q&A section and let me know.

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‫That way I can update and create new video lessons that you want.

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‫So let's begin with our speaking test sample to.

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‫Please come in, I'm your examiner today for the speaking section of the ELT's exam.

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‫Hello, it's great to meet you.

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‫Could you tell me your full name?

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‫Yes, of course, my full name is Matthias ACON.

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‫Can you show me your ID card, please?

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‫Yes, here it is.

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‫Thank you very much, Matteus, I'll ask you some questions about you, are you ready?

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‫Yes, I am.

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‫What is your hometown like?

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‫I live in the suburbs of a large city in Portugal.

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‫It's quite a good place to live as there are plenty of shops and places to eat.

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‫We also have a nice park nearby where I sometimes like to run.

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‫Are you currently studying anything?

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‫Well, of course I'm studying for my IO so that I can enroll into a university in the UK.

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‫I do hope that I do well.

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‫Is studying arts popular in your country at I suppose it is quite popular studying ale's, a few of

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‫my friends have completed the test so they could study or work abroad to.

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‫To be honest, I'm not sure they found it too enjoyable, though.

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‫What about work?

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‫Are you working as well as studying?

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‫I just finished my last job two weeks ago.

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‫Personally, I feel that the Eilts test is quite difficult.

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‫Therefore, I wanted to spend two weeks studying for the test as much as I could.

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‫Did you enjoy your job, that's difficult to say, really, sometimes I enjoyed it.

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‫It was an office job and my colleagues were great, although the work was sometimes a bit boring.

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‫It was great to support me for a short time.

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‫But now I want to find a new life in the UK.

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‫What kind of jobs do you think are the best?

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‫Well, off the top of my head, I would probably say a musician is one of the best jobs you can travel

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‫the world whilst following your passion.

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‫If only I was good at playing an instrument.

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‫Other than that, I think a politician is a great job as you can help people in your local community.

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‫Do you think technology has changed the way people work?

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‫I very much believe that technology has transformed our lives, especially at work in my last job.

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‫We communicated, planned and created whole projects through our computers.

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‫It's amazing, really, but sometimes it can be a bit scary.

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‫In what ways do you use the Internet?

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‫Let me think about that question.

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‫I suppose I use the Internet for many different reasons nowadays.

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‫I book all my hotels and holidays on the Internet.

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‫It's also useful for keeping in touch with family and friends.

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‫Do you prefer laptops or computers?

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‫In my opinion, laptops are much better than big computers because they are smaller and easier to transport.

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‫Furthermore, laptops these days have excellent batteries, so you can use them anywhere you like.

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‫And now on to part two of the speaking test, and here is your cue card and notes.

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‫So let's read through both of these.

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‫The cue card is describe an important letter you received, you should say, when you received it,

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‫what the letter was, who it came from, and explain why it was important to you.

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‫And these are the notes that I made.

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‫And of course, remember, you have one minute to do this on the day of your test.

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‫What a university letter accepting enrollment where I received at my parents house one summer afternoon

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‫when I was 17 years old at the end of college and I was having morning breakfast.

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‫Why was it important?

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‫Well, I wasn't sure I was going to be accepted and it was my top choice.

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‫Who was I with?

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‫My parents and later celebrated with friends for dinner.

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‫Here is my full part to response.

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‫Remember to note down language that you want to practice and use.

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‫Without a doubt, the most important letter that I received was my acceptance letter to university.

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‫I remember it just like it was yesterday.

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‫It still makes me smile thinking about it now.

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‫The letter was from my top choice for university and honestly, I wasn't sure I was going to be accepted

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‫onto the course.

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‫My grades at college were OK, and even though I studied hard, I didn't quite get the grades I wanted.

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‫To tell you the truth, I was a bit depressed at the time I had finished college and was on my summer

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‫break.

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‫I knew the letter would be coming any day and I was very nervous.

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‫I came downstairs one morning and my mother said I had a letter addressed to me from a university.

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‫My heart stopped.

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‫I didn't really want to open it.

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‫Me and my parents sat down and I remember my father saying, if you aren't accepted, there are other

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‫universities to apply for.

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‫That made me feel a bit better.

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‫So I opened it up.

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‫The first words I read were congratulations.

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‫And after that, I started punching the air.

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‫What a great morning that was.

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‫Afterwards, I called all my family and friends and told them I was accepted to university.

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‫They were so happy for me.

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‫My family and friends went to a lovely Italian restaurant later that evening and celebrated with food

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‫and wine, even though I was too young to drink.

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‫I hope to get more great letters like that in the future.

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‫So there you have a model answer for the cue card about an important letter.

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‫And now we're going to move on to part three, which is further questions about this topic that I've

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‫just talked about.

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‫Let's see the first question now.

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‫Now, I'm going to ask you some more questions related to the topic you discussed in the last section

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‫of the test, do you think letters are important in today's society?

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‫Well, I suppose we use less letters now that we have emails and the Internet, but there is something

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‫magical about receiving an important letter.

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‫It seems more real and important than getting an email, maybe because it feels more personal.

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‫So, yes, I still think letters are important.

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‫Do you think it's better to apply for a job by email or in writing?

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‫That's a difficult question because it depends on the situation.

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‫In my opinion, if you know the person who might give you a job, then giving them a handwritten letter

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‫is better.

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‫However, it's not always possible.

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‫For example, if you were applying to a job in a different country, it's much more convenient to send

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‫an email that says unless you can pay for the flight.

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‫What kind of letters do people normally receive now?

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‫More often than not, letters are unwanted mail from people you might not want to speak to.

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‫I know many people get a lot of letters from the bank asking them to pay bills.

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‫That's definitely not a letter most people want to get.

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‫I think more and more people communicate personally on the Internet.

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‫Do you think people will send and receive letters in the future?

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‫I honestly don't think they will.

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‫There are a few reasons for this.

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‫Most importantly, we must be more environmentally friendly.

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‫And as I understand, letters are made by cutting down trees, which is definitely not good for the

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‫Earth.

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‫I do believe that over the next 20 years we will see letters use less and less.

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‫How has technology changed the way we communicate?

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‫Social media such as Facebook and MySpace have hugely influenced the way people speak to each other,

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‫even sending text messages on your phone is not something people do now.

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‫It's much easier to send a message to your friends on Facebook.

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‫Furthermore, it's also free.

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‫I do feel that technology has made people less talkative, which is quite sad in a way.

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‫And that brings us to the end of Eilts speaking test sample, too, I hope that you found some of the

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‫language really interesting and useful, and I will see you in the next lesson.