Universidad Nacional del Nordeste

Secretaría de Extensión Universitaria

Departamento de Idiomas Modernos

PRIMER AÑO INGLÉS- ADULTOS. SPEAKING SECTION

Speaking Section (25 marks)

First section: (5 marks)

Students introduce themselves.
Teacher politely encourages students to speak by asking personal questions.
• What´s your favorite season/ time of year? Why?
• Do you like dogs or cats? Do you have a pet ¿ What´s its name? How
did it get to you? What´s the pet like?
• Are you watching a Tv series at the moment? What are you watching?
Would you recommend it? Is it exciting/ frightening/boring?
• What kind of food do you like? Do you cook? do you like cooking?
What do you like cooking? Do you do the shopping?
• Do you practice sports? What sports do you practice? Do you practice
it indoors or outdoors?
• What is your motivation for studying English? What are your plans for
the future regarding the language? Do you enjoy your classes? What
do you do when your English class finishes? Are you learning another
language apart from English?
Second Section (15 marks)
Ask students to bring a photograph (or choose one in the mobile phone)
about their last Christmas´ Eve. Encourage students to speak themselves
about these topics people in the photograph, place, atmosphere, food ,
presents, etc.
Follow up
Ask students about their plans for this year. What are you going to do?
Where are you going to celebrate? Are you going to cook? What are you
going to cook? Do you like this special celebration? Why? Why not? I

Third Section (5 marks)

Students choose one of the following topics to talk about. Teacher may ask
some questions only if necessary.
Have you ever seen a famous Singer or group?
Who did you see?
Where was it?
Did you go alone or with friends?
Did you have a good time?
Would you repeat the experience?

Have you ever had a surprise birthday party?

When was it?
Where was the party?
Who were you with?
Did you have a good time?
Talk about your last Saturday…
What time did you get up?
What did you do after that?
Did you go out with friends in the evening?
What do you normally do on a Saturday?
What about weekdays? What´s your routine? Can you describe a typical day
for you?