MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HUE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST PAPER FOUR — SPEAKING (Test 2 — Version A) Instructions: _ This Paper consists of 3 parts. : : . Candidates will take the test INDIVIDUALLY. : . Each candidate will complete the test in approximately 12 minutes, including 2 minutes for preparation: | minute for Part 2 and 1 minute for Part 3. we Noe 4. The description of each part of the test is provided as follows: PART 1 (3 minutes): Social Interaction One examiner asks the candidate 3-6 questions about 2 different, topics relevant to their daily life. In this part, the candidate is not provided time to prepare for the answer. . noe . 7 PART 2 (4 minutes): Solution Discussion One situation with 3 different solutions is introduced 1 the candidate. The candidate is required to-choose and argue for the best solution, and then explain why s/he does not decide on the other two solutions. In this part, the candidate has 1 minute to prepare for the answer. PART 3 (5 minutes): Topic Development The candidate is required to talk about a given topic. The candidate has 1 minute to prepare and s/he can use the provided prompts to develop ‘the topic. After the candidate’s presentation, one examiner will ask her/him 1-3 questions relevant to the topic. Speaking Test 2 (A-B-C-D-E) ~ May 10, 2015 1PART 1: Social Interaction (3 mins) Let’s talk about your favourite book. 1, What is the title of your favourite book? Who is the author? 2. What is the book about? 3. Why do you like the book so much? Let's talk about your favourite sport. 1, What is your favourite sport? 2. How often and with whom do you do the sport? 3. What are some advantages of doing the sport? PART 2: Solution Discussion (4 mins) Situation: You are planning to buy a special birthday gift for your 6-year-old niece. Three things are suggested: a princess storybook, a play-doh pack, and a pair of shoes. Which do you think is the best birthday gift for your niece? You are required to choose and argue for the best option, and then explain why you do not decide on the other two options. : PART 3: Topic Development (5 mins) Topic: Listening to musié improves people’s mental health. - reducing stress : - creating peace of mind - developing concentration a > your own ideas ; Suggested questions to ask after the candidate's presentation: ~. What is your favourite music website/ TV music show? Please explain why. ~ Do you think your favourite music twenty years from now will be the same as it is today? Why/ Why not? 7 . ~: What makes a song popular, the lyrics or the melody? Please explain why. ‘Speaking Test 2 (A-B-C-D-E) - May 10, 2015 2MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HUE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST PAPER FOUR - SPEAKING (Test 2 — Version B) Instructions: . This Paper consists of 3 parts. : , 2. Candidates will take the test INDIVIDUALLY. 3. Bach candidate will complete the test in approximately 12 minutes, including 2 minutes for preparation: 1 minute for Part 2 and 1 minute for Part 3. 4, The description of each part of the testis provided as follows: PART 1 (3 minutes): Social Interaction One examiner asks the candidate 3-6 questions about 2 different topics relevant to their daily life. In this part, the candidate is not provided ‘time to prepare for the answer. ; : : PART 2 (4 minutes): Solution Discussion. One situation with 3 different solutions is introduced to the candidate. The candidate is required to choose and argue for the best solution, and then explain why s/he does not decide on the other two solutions. In this part, the candidate has | minute to prepare for the answer. PART 3 (5 minutes): Topic Development - The candidate is required to talk about a given topic, The candidate has 1 minute to prepare and s/he can use the provided prompts to develop the topic. After the candidate's presentation, one examiner will ask het/him 1-3 questions relevant to the topic. Speaking Test 2 (A-B-C-D-E) - May 10, 2015 3PART 1: Social Interaction (3 mins) Let’s talk about your favourite subject at high school. 1. What was your favourite subject at high school? 2. How well did you lear the subject? 3. Why did you like it so much? Let’s talk about your favourite teacher. 1. Who is your favourite teacher? Please describe her/him. 2. Which subject does s/he teach? 3. Why do you like her/him more than any other teachers? PART 2: Solution Discussion (4 mins) Situation: Summer is all around. You and your sibling are planning to do something together after her/his end-of-semester exam. Three activities are suggested: having a potluck picnic with other friends at a nearby park, doing some baking at home, and going swimming at the beach. Which do you think is the best activity for you and your sling? You are required to choose and argue for the best option, and then explain why you do not decide on the other two options. PART 3: Topic Development (5 mins) Topic: Plastic shopping bags should be banned from grocery stores. making food harmful ~ causing pollution ~ paper bags or cloth bags as ideal substitutes - your own ideas Suggésted questions to ask after the candidate’s presentation: - “People have to pay for every bag of rubbish they dispose of” Do you agree or disagree? And why? Please talk about one serious problem that many countries are experiencing with theit environment, Why might be done to reduce the problem? - What are you doing to save the Earth? ‘Speaking Test 2 (A-B-C-D-E) — May 10, 2015 . 7MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HUE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST PAPER FOUR - SPEAKING (Test 2 — Version C) Instructions: 1, This Paper consists of3 parts. : 2. Candidates will take the test INDIVIDUALLY. ; 3, Each candidate will complete the test in approximately 12 minutes, including 2 minutes for preparation: | minute for Part 2 and 1 minute for Part 3. 4. The description of each part of the test js provided as follows: PART 1 ( minutes): Social Interaction One examiner asks the candidate 3-6 questions about 2 different topics relevant to their daily life. In this part, the candidate is not provided time to prepare for the answer, PART 2 (4 minutes): Solution Discussion One situation with 3 different solutions is introduced to the candidate. The candidate is tequired to choose and argue for the best solution, and then explain ‘why s/he does not decide on the other two solutions.’In this part, the candidate has 1 minute to prepare for the answer. PART 3 (5 minutes): Topic Development ‘The candidate is required to talk about a given topic. The candidate has 1 minute to prepare and s/he can use the provided prompts to develop the topic. After the candidate’s presentation, one examiner will ask her/him 1-3 questions relevant to the topic. Speaking Test 2 (A-B-C-D:E) ~May 10,2015 5| i | i | PART 1: Social Interaction (3 mins) Let’s talk about your favourite season. 1, What is your favourite season of the year? What is the weather like then? 2. Are there any festivals associated with the season? If yes, what are they? 3. What is your favourite thing to do in the season? Let’s talk about your favourite means of transport. 1, What is your favourite means of transport? 2. On what occasions do you travel using this means of transport? 3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of travelling, using this means of transport? PART 2: Solution Discussion (4 mins) Situation: You and your family are planning for a 5-day holiday. Three. plans are suggested: staying home so that your younger sibling has more time to prepare for the graduation exam, spending the holiday at a beach resort just out of town, and travelling to another city to visit your grandparents. Which do you think is the best holjday plan for you “and your family? \ You are required to choose and argue for the best option, and then explain why you do not decide on the other two options. PART 3: Topic Development (5 mins) Topic: Playing sports is beneficial for people. ~ keeping people in shape and healthy - developing social skills ~ developing self-esteem’and confidence - your ov ideas Suggested questions to ask after the candidate’s presentation: ~ Please describe a sports event which you took part in. / Please describe a sports event which you ate most impressed with. ~ What do you think are the current problems in sports? ~ Do you think that it is good for a country to host a major sports competition? Why/ ‘Why not? Speaking Test 2 (A-B-C-D-E) —May 10,2015. 6MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HUE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST PAPER FOUR - SPEAKING (Test 2-Version D) . Instructions: . This Paper consists of 3 parts. : . Candidates will take the test INDIVIDUALLY. | Bach candidate will complete the test in approximately 12 minutes, including 2 eye minutes for preparation: 1 minute for Part 2 and 1 minute for Part 3. cS . The description of each part of the test is provided as follows: PART 1 ( minutes): Social Interaction . ‘One examiner asks the candidate 3-6 questions about 2 different topics relevant to their daily life. In this part, the candidate is not provided time to prepare for the answer. z ; PART 2 (4 minutes): Solution Discussion . One situation with 3 different solutions is introduced to the candidate. The candidate is required to choose and argue for the best solution, and then explain why sihe does not decide on the other two solutions. In this part, the candidate has 1 minute to prepare for the answer. PART 3 (5 minutes): Topic, Developmiesit The candidate is required to talk about a given topic. The candidate has 1 minute to prepare and s/he can use the provided prompts to develop the topic. After the candidate’s presentation, one examiner will ask her/him 1-3 questions relevant to the topic Speaking Test 2 (A-B-C-D-E) - May 10, 2015PART 1: Social Interaction (3 mins) Let’s talk about your favourite film. 1. What is the title of your favourite film? What is the film about? 2. Who are the main actor(s) and actress(es) in the film? 3. Why do you like the film so much? Let’s talk about your favourite food. 1. What is your favourite food? Is it popular in your hometown? 2. What ingtedients do you need to cook the food? 3. Do you think the food is good for your health? If yes, in what way? PART 2: Solution Discussion (4 mins) Situation: You and your friends are discussing’ what sporis to do together this summer holiday. Three kinds of sports are suggested: swimming, jogging, and tennis. Which do you think is the best sports for you and your friends to do this summer? You are required to choose and argue for the best option, and then explai why you do not decide on the other two options. ; PART 3: Topic Development (5 mins) Topic: Cars should be discouraged in Vietnam. ~ insufficient infrastructure ~ car users spending too much money on fuel other alternative means causing less pollution - your own ideas Suggested questions to ask after the candidate’s presentation: ~ How important do you think it is to use public transport? In what way cari the government encourage people to use public transport more often? Should people avoid travelling by plane after so many horrifying plane crashes? Why/ Why not? - Why are companies reluctant to send their goods by rail? What needs to be done to change their mind? . Speaking Test 2 (A-B-C-D-E)— May 10, 2015 8MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HUE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST PAPER FOUR - SPEAKING. (Test 2 — Version E) Instructions: 1. This Paper consists of 3 parts. 2. Candidates will take the test INDIVIDUALLY. 3. Bach candidate will complete the test in approximately 12 minutes, including 2 minutes for preparation: | minute for Part 2 and | minute for Part 3. 4, The description of eath part of the testis provided as follows: PART 1 (3 minutes): Social Interaction One examiner asks the candidate 3-6 questions about 2 different topics relevant to their daily life. In this part, the candidate is not provided time to prepare for the answer. : : PART 2 (4 minutes): Solution Discussion One situation with 3 different solutions is introduced to the candidate. The candidate is required to choose and argue for the best solution, and then explain why s/he does not decide on the other two solutions. In this part, the candidate has 1 minute to prepare for the answer. PART 3 (5 minutes): Topic Development . The cendidate is requiréd to talk about a given topic, The candidate has 1 minute to prepare and s/he can use the provided prompts to develop the topic. After the candidate's presentation, one examiner will ask her/him 1-3 questions relevant to the topic. Speaking Test 2 (A-B-C-D-E) — May 10,2015 9{ & PART 1: Social Interaction (3 mins) Let’s talk about your favourite song. 1. What is the title of your favourite song? What is the song about? 2. Who is the composer? Who is the ever most successful singer performing the song? 3. Why do you like the song so much? Let’s taik about your favourite TV show. 1. What is your favourite TV show? 2. How often do you watch the TV show? Do you watch it alone or with somebody else? 3. Why-do you like the TV show so much? PART 2: Solution Discussion (4 mins) Situation: You and your friends are organising-a farewell party for a close friend who is leaving for a student exchange programme in the US. Three locations are suggested: at home, at a riverside coffee shop, and in a karaoke bar. Which do you think is the best place for the farewell party? : You are required to choose and argue for the best option, and then explain why you do not decide on the other two options. PART 3: Topic Development (5 mins) Topic: Handwritten letters are likely to disappear in the future. ~ using computer badly affecting people’s handwriting skills - time-consuming compared to other means’ of ‘communication - not trendy anymore - your own ideas Suggested questions to ask after the candidate’s presentation: ~ What do you think is the most convenient means of communication? Why? - How have smart phones changed people’s communication? Can you predict how people will communicate in 100 years? Should teachers use facebook in their teaching? If yes, how? If no, why not? Speaking Test 2 (A-B-C-D-E) ~ May 10, 2015 10