This is an aisle speaking simulation self practice test for let's begin.
A brief review of the instructions.
You have probably heard these before.
If so, go ahead and skip forward to part number one and begin.
Each test has different questions for you.
I've done this so that you can experience a variety of questions and really increase your comfort level.
As you know by now, some speaking tests will ask you about if your ask you questions as if you were
a student.
Others will ask you questions as if you have a job.
Just practice answering both.
Make sure that you pause the video and read the instructions if you want to read them more carefully
on parts one and three.
This is important on parts one and three.
Cover your screen because on the real exam you cannot see the questions.
Part two It's okay to look at the screen now, four parts, one and three.
I will ask a question.
Pause for 5 seconds before asking the next question.
What you want to do after I after I ask you the question, pause the video so you can answer the question
fully and then press the spacebar again so you can hear the next question.
Remember, do not look at the screen.
Four parts, one and three.
Don't cheat yourself.
Now, as I've told you before, it's very important that you record yourself, record your entire test.
The goal of this is to get you better.
I like for you to use the Otter Eye application.
This is a great application.
They have phone applications and also a PC version.
You can upload your recording into the outer websites.
You can get a transcription of your of your speaking.
You can take a look at your grammar, your vocabulary that you're using.
Are you using a lot of simple words or are you using a lot of subject specific vocabulary?
Make sure that you simulate the real exam.
Don't cheat yourself.
At the end of the speaking, I'll give you some instructions about how to do your self assessment.
Let's begin.
Part one.
Cover your screen right now so that you cannot see the questions.
I'm going to ask a question.
Pause for 5 seconds, then ask the next question.
You must press the spacebar and pause the video.
Then after I answer, after I ask you the question.
Go ahead.
Pause it.
Respond and then press the spacebar again so you can hear the next question.
Be realistic to the exam.
Let's talk about your job.
Has your job changed a lot over the past years?
Does your job require any special skills?
Does your job require full concentration?
Let's move forward and talk about your hometown.
Where is your hometown?
Can you tell me something exciting about the place?
Let's now talk about your housing situation.
Do you live in a house or an apartment?
What don't you like about the place?
Please describe your dream home.
Let's now talk about the New Year.
How do you celebrate the new year?
Where and when did you last celebrate the New Year?
Do you have any memories?
I'm sorry.
Do you have any ceremonies to celebrate the new year in your country?
Let's now move forward and talk about breaks.
Do you prefer several short breaks or one long one?
What do you do during your breaks?
Do you sleep during breaks?
Let's now move forward and talk about changes and decisions.
Describe some changes that have happened to you.
Do you like these changes?
New parents have more influence than friends.
What age is suitable for making important decisions?
Okay.
Let's now move on to part two.
You can now uncover your screen for part two.
Part two is the only part where you can see the question.
I'm going to give you one minute to take notes and then you will be given 2 minutes to give your response.
Let's begin.
Talk about a friend you got in touch with after a long time without contact.
Please say who he or she is, how you got in touch with him or her, how you lost contact and explain
how you feel about him or her.
You have one minute to prepare.
Please stop.
You now have 2 minutes to respond.
You may begin speaking now.
Please stop your 2 minutes to respond.
Has ended.
Let's move to part three.
Part three, please cover your screen again so you cannot see the questions.
I will ask a question.
Pause for 5 seconds, then ask the next question.
You must press the spacebar and pause the video after I ask each question.
Once you finish answering, press the space bar to restart the video and hear the next question.
Let's begin part three.
Let's follow up and talk about friends first.
Is it really necessary to meet with friends in person?
Next.
Do you agree that we should meet with friends frequently?
Now our friendships different than they were in your grandparents time.
Finally, are you optimistic about how social media platforms will impact friendships in the future?
Och, I'm sure you did a great job and I'm so happy that you've been taking these cell practice tests
and getting more comfortable with the the three parts of the exam.
Now it's time for you to listen to the recording of your self test, see where you land on the rubric
in terms of your fluency, coherence, pronunciation, grammar, lexical ability.
Are you using a range of vocabulary words?
Are you using very subject specific vocabulary?
For example, if they're asking you about happiness, are you using words related to happiness?
If they're asking you about robots, are you using subject specific vocabulary?
Are you using a range of vocabulary?
Are all your verbs very, very simple and basic?
Or are you using very precise verbs?
So there's a lot you can look at the check yourself for a self assessment, examine your grammar, lexical
and pronunciation by uploading your outer transcript into the otter website and checking yourself.
It's a great idea to make yourself a self assessment table, make your own comments on the four areas
of the rubric.
This is great for self improvement.
Also, make sure you take a look at the band descriptors.
If you want an eight, then it's good for you to look at and see, well, what do I need to do to to
get an eight?
When you listen to your recording, are you doing those things?
Are you producing mistake free sentences?
Are you paraphrasing effectively?
Is your vocabulary flexible?
Thank you so much for joining me for this self practice test.
I'll see you in the next test.
Take care.