1 00:00:00,510 --> 00:00:01,540 Hello, everyone. 2 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:04,410 This is an aisle speaking simulation. 3 00:00:04,830 --> 00:00:07,830 This is self practice test ten. 4 00:00:10,700 --> 00:00:14,360 Here are the instructions for your self practice test. 5 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:21,620 You're doing a self assessment, so you're going to take the full practice test parts one, two and 6 00:00:21,620 --> 00:00:28,100 three, and then you're going to do a self assessment to check on your progress so that you can get 7 00:00:28,100 --> 00:00:29,810 the score that you want. 8 00:00:30,470 --> 00:00:32,690 Just a couple of things to highlight. 9 00:00:32,900 --> 00:00:39,020 Please make sure that you are recording your self practice test. 10 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:45,230 You want to record yourself, so you want to use the utter application. 11 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,610 They have a phone application and PC version. 12 00:00:49,970 --> 00:00:57,050 But while you're taking this sale practice test record yourself, it's a great tool for doing your own 13 00:00:57,050 --> 00:00:58,280 self assessment. 14 00:00:59,180 --> 00:01:05,570 Remember, in parts one and three, I'm going to ask the question then pause for 5 seconds before asking 15 00:01:05,570 --> 00:01:06,620 the next question. 16 00:01:07,220 --> 00:01:14,180 You want to pause the video after you hear the question, then deliver your great response. 17 00:01:15,020 --> 00:01:19,520 Press the spacebar so you can start the video again and hear the next question. 18 00:01:20,450 --> 00:01:24,530 Part two is the only part where you get to look at the screen. 19 00:01:25,730 --> 00:01:28,910 Now, as you know, each speaking test is different. 20 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:30,890 Ask different questions. 21 00:01:31,190 --> 00:01:32,990 Simulate the real exam. 22 00:01:33,170 --> 00:01:34,590 Don't cheat yourself. 23 00:01:34,610 --> 00:01:35,780 Do your best. 24 00:01:35,810 --> 00:01:37,040 Let's get started. 25 00:01:39,610 --> 00:01:40,660 Part one. 26 00:01:41,710 --> 00:01:46,180 Go ahead and cover your screen right now so that you cannot see the questions. 27 00:01:46,690 --> 00:01:48,370 I'm going to ask the question. 28 00:01:48,370 --> 00:01:51,610 Pause and then ask the next question. 29 00:01:51,790 --> 00:01:56,470 After I ask the question, please stop the video. 30 00:01:56,770 --> 00:01:58,600 Deliver your response. 31 00:01:58,750 --> 00:02:02,770 Then press the spacebar and start it again so you can hear the next question. 32 00:02:03,190 --> 00:02:04,400 Be realistic. 33 00:02:04,420 --> 00:02:05,890 Simulate the test. 34 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:07,210 Let's begin. 35 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,240 So could you please tell me your name? 36 00:02:19,020 --> 00:02:24,120 Do parents in your country often name a child after the parent? 37 00:02:29,390 --> 00:02:30,680 Where are you from? 38 00:02:35,340 --> 00:02:39,150 How has your country changed over the past 20 years? 39 00:02:46,110 --> 00:02:48,600 Let's move on and talk about your work. 40 00:02:51,810 --> 00:02:55,410 Could you please describe your first day on the job? 41 00:03:01,430 --> 00:03:03,680 How long have you been doing that job? 42 00:03:08,550 --> 00:03:11,040 Can you describe your typical working day? 43 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,600 How important are your colleagues to your work? 44 00:03:27,230 --> 00:03:29,600 Let's now talk about concentration. 45 00:03:31,380 --> 00:03:34,350 What do you need to concentrate on the most? 46 00:03:38,070 --> 00:03:40,740 When is concentrating difficult for you? 47 00:03:44,870 --> 00:03:49,670 Is it easy for you to do two or more things at the same time? 48 00:03:56,490 --> 00:03:58,380 Let's now talk about running. 49 00:04:00,850 --> 00:04:04,780 Did you have to run during sport activities in school? 50 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:13,270 Are there any good places to run close to where you currently live? 51 00:04:18,070 --> 00:04:22,120 Would you choose to watch important running races on TV? 52 00:04:27,650 --> 00:04:30,470 I'm going to now ask you a few questions about borrowing. 53 00:04:32,710 --> 00:04:37,030 Do you mind if someone asks to borrow something from you? 54 00:04:41,500 --> 00:04:44,740 Do you think it's okay to borrow money from friends? 55 00:04:48,500 --> 00:04:51,590 Would you let someone borrow your mobile phone? 56 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,190 We're going to now move on to part two. 57 00:05:03,820 --> 00:05:09,070 Now you can uncover your screen because you need to look at the topic card on the screen. 58 00:05:09,220 --> 00:05:13,060 Part two is the only part where you get to see the question. 59 00:05:13,390 --> 00:05:17,980 I'm going to give you one minute to review the topic card and take notes. 60 00:05:17,980 --> 00:05:23,830 Afterwards, you'll be given a full 2 minutes to give your response. 61 00:05:24,100 --> 00:05:25,090 Let's begin. 62 00:05:28,660 --> 00:05:33,370 Let's talk about a person who wears unusual clothes. 63 00:05:33,850 --> 00:05:37,030 Please say who the person is. 64 00:05:37,690 --> 00:05:43,360 How you know this person, what kind of clothes he or she wears. 65 00:05:43,900 --> 00:05:48,130 Explain why you think his or her clothes are unusual. 66 00:05:48,790 --> 00:05:50,770 You have one minute to prepare. 67 00:06:53,150 --> 00:06:54,170 Please stop. 68 00:06:55,100 --> 00:06:56,180 Stop right now. 69 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:01,580 You now have 2 minutes to deliver your response. 70 00:07:01,610 --> 00:07:03,800 You may begin speaking now. 71 00:09:05,340 --> 00:09:05,820 Okay. 72 00:09:05,820 --> 00:09:06,780 Please stop. 73 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,030 Your 2 minutes are up. 74 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,820 We're now going to move on to part three. 75 00:09:14,310 --> 00:09:15,270 Part three. 76 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:21,780 Now cover your screen again so that you cannot see the questions so you can simulate the real exam. 77 00:09:22,170 --> 00:09:28,290 As with part one, I'm going to ask the question pause for 5 seconds and then ask the next question. 78 00:09:28,650 --> 00:09:36,180 You must press the spacebar and pause the video after I ask each question so you can give your awesome 79 00:09:36,180 --> 00:09:36,900 answer. 80 00:09:37,770 --> 00:09:43,500 Once you finish answering, press the spacebar again so that you can hear the next question. 81 00:09:43,890 --> 00:09:44,880 Let's begin. 82 00:09:47,230 --> 00:09:52,090 So I have some follow up questions for you about clothes. 83 00:09:54,070 --> 00:09:57,550 What clothes do people normally wear in your country? 84 00:10:01,980 --> 00:10:06,180 Do young people wear the same fashion as old people? 85 00:10:09,780 --> 00:10:15,090 Why do you think some people prefer comfortable clothes to fashionable clothes? 86 00:10:18,410 --> 00:10:21,980 Do people in your country buy clothes online? 87 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:29,160 Okay. 88 00:10:29,230 --> 00:10:33,970 And that will conclude your self practice ten. 89 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:39,070 Now it's time for you to go ahead and do your own self assessment. 90 00:10:40,030 --> 00:10:48,430 By now, after doing ten self practice tests, I know you feel a lot more comfortable with this exam. 91 00:10:48,790 --> 00:10:53,740 You know exactly what to expect in part one, part two, and part three. 92 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,640 Listen to your recording of your self test. 93 00:10:57,730 --> 00:11:00,640 Do your assessment according to the rubric. 94 00:11:01,150 --> 00:11:06,580 If you're working with a study partner, that's great because then you have somebody that can listen 95 00:11:06,580 --> 00:11:09,940 to you and assess what you're doing according to the rubric. 96 00:11:09,940 --> 00:11:15,880 And you can listen to them and you can really help each other to get ready for this exam. 97 00:11:16,330 --> 00:11:20,260 Use the otter website so you can get your own transcription. 98 00:11:21,130 --> 00:11:22,750 It's also a great idea. 99 00:11:22,780 --> 00:11:28,690 After you organize the transcription properly to go ahead and put that into the Grammarly website so 100 00:11:28,690 --> 00:11:31,390 we can look at your grammar and your lexical ability. 101 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:39,760 Also, with the honor website, you can sort of get an idea of your pronunciation because if it is transcribing 102 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:46,090 all of your words correctly, then you're going, you can you can really say your pronunciation is on 103 00:11:46,090 --> 00:11:46,720 point. 104 00:11:47,770 --> 00:11:52,870 It's a great idea to have a self assessment table by now. 105 00:11:52,870 --> 00:11:58,330 You should have ten of these now or nine going on ten self assessment tables. 106 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:05,980 You should be able to look at your self assessment from practice test one and really see how you have 107 00:12:05,980 --> 00:12:09,070 progressed and improved over time. 108 00:12:10,730 --> 00:12:14,340 It's a great idea always to keep looking at the rubric. 109 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:20,840 Most of you want to score an eight or nine in the speaking, so look at what it says for each part of 110 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:21,680 the rubric. 111 00:12:22,220 --> 00:12:27,110 If there's something in the rubric that you're not clear on and you want me to explain a little bit 112 00:12:27,110 --> 00:12:33,710 better, go ahead and ask a question and I'll be happy to answer that question to explain some part 113 00:12:33,710 --> 00:12:35,960 of the rubric that you want to know more about. 114 00:12:37,330 --> 00:12:39,970 Thank you so much for joining me today. 115 00:12:40,150 --> 00:12:42,730 Is great having you in this class. 116 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,220 I'll see you in the next practice test.