SPEAKING

GRAMMATICAL RESOURCE:
LEXICAL RESOURCE:
DISCOURSE MANAGEMENT:
PRONUNCIATION:
What does networking mean for you
and what do you think are the most
important networking skills to have?
How important do you think is the role
of social media in political affairs and
to what extent do you think you
should get involved as a diplomat?
 To what extent do you agree that protests can change
the course of history? Which significant protests can you
name to support your viewpoint? Considering the
current situation in our nation, what would be your
opinion on promoting protests against the new
government decisions?
ASSESSMENT:
 TO HESITATE

TO SHOW REASON
AND RESULT
TO SUMMARIZE

TO SHOW
DISAGREEMENT
TO CHOOSE ONE OPTION
OVER ANOTHER

TO SHOW EMPHASIS
TO SHOW
EVIDENCE
 TO FURTHER
THE ARGUMENT
TO STATE REASONS
TO ARGUE
A POINT
 STRATEGIES:
1. BE FAMILIAR WITH THE DIRECTIONS
2. READ/LISTEN TO THE QUESTION CAREFULLY, AND ANSWER THE QUESTION
EXACTLY AS IT IS ASKED.
3. ORGANIZE YOUR RESPONSE.
4. SUPPORT YOUR OPINION WITH SPECIFIC EXAMPLES.
5. USE USEFUL LANGUAGE AND TRANSITIONS TO MAKE YOUR RESPONSE
COHESIVE.
6. USE VOCABULARY, SENTENCE STRUCTURES, AND GRAMMATICAL POINTS
THAT YOU KNOW AND ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.
7. MONITOR THE TIME CAREFULLY.
 TYPES OF QUESTIONS:

Introduce yourself
1. Personal questions
2. Choice questions
3. General knowledge questions
EXAMPLES OF PERSONAL QUESTIONS:

a. Who has helped you the most to get where you are today,
and how has that person helped you? Use specific examples
to support your response.
b. Describe an activity that you have to do regularly but do
NOT enjoy doing. Explain the reasons the activity is not
enjoyable for you, using examples and details to support
your response.
c. What advice would you give someone who is moving to
your city from another country? What do you think are the
most important things for this person to know and why? Use
specific examples to support your response.
EXAMPLES OF PERSONAL QUESTIONS:

d. Describe a time in your life when you made an important

decision. Explain the decision and the reasons you believe it
was important. Give reasons and details to support your
response.
e. Who is an influential person from your country? Describe this
person and explain why she/he is influential.
f. What is your favorite memory from your youth? Describe the
memory and explain why it stands out to you.
g. Talk about a situation in which you felt uncomfortable.
Describe the situation and explain why you were
uncomfortable.
EXAMPLES OF PERSONAL QUESTIONS:

h. What are the most important qualities in a good neighbor?

Give specific reasons and examples to support your ideas.

i. What is a place you go to often and that you enjoy? Describe

the place and explain why you like it. Use specific reasons and
examples to support your answer.

j. Describe the most important thing that you own. It might be

important for practical, professional, or personal reasons.
Explain why this object is important to you using examples and
details to support your response.
EXAMPLES OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS:

a. Remarkably heavy and devastating rainfalls affected large

parts of Peru during the austral summer 2016–2017. Those
rainfalls favored widespread land sliding and extensive
flooding, and generated one of the most severe disasters of
Peru since the 1997–1998 El Niño event. As a consequence, it
caused $3.1 billion worth of damage for 2017. How do you
think Peru could prepare to withstand more devastating
floods?
EXAMPLES OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS:

b. Women represent 39% of the global workforce but

accounted for 54% of job losses as of May 2020. In the face
of the Covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis, efforts will
have to be doubled if we are to avoid losing another 10
years to achieve gender equality. How do you feel about
this issue and what do you think should be done to promote
the gender equality in the workplace?
EXAMPLES OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS:

c. The Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin

America and the Caribbean, (TLATELOLCO TREATY) aims to
prohibit and prevent the testing, use, manufacture,
production, or acquisition by any means whatsoever of any
nuclear weapons, and the receipt, installation, and any form
of possession of any nuclear weapons, directly or indirectly,
by the parties. In your opinion, what has been the Peruvian
position regarding disarmament in recent years?
EXAMPLES OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS:

d. By mid-2019, over four million Venezuelans, around 13

percent of the country's population, had emigrated since
the revolution began in 1999. What is your perception of the
aid being given to Venezuelans all around Latin America?
Do you think this could have been done differently?