REVIEW AND FINAL LISTENING AND SPEAKING TESTS

I. Review
1. Vocabulary
 Review all of the words, phrases, and useful expressions related to the
following topics: first impressions, food and nutrition, change, and
advertising. More emphasis should be put on pronunciation, parts of
speech, and collocations.
2. Grammar
 Auxiliary verbs – be, do, have
 Quantifiers with count/ noncount nouns
 Tag questions
 Modals expressing attitude
3. Pronunciation
 Contractions with auxiliary verbs
 Links with /j/ and /w/
 Intonation in tag questions
 Intonation in questions
4. Listening
 Making inferences
 Listening for causes and effects
 Listening for advantages and disadvantages
 Listening and identifying fact and opinion
 Using T-charts, mind maps to take effective notes during lectures
5. Speaking
 Taking personal notes using T-charts, or mind maps to plan for a well-
organized talk
 Giving a short talk
 Giving advice
 Participating in a group discussion (turn-taking)
 Expressing and supporting your opinion and clarifying others’
 Asking for and giving causes, effects, advantages, disadvantages,
reasons

II. Final Tests

1. Listening
The final listening test comprises of 4 parts with 40 questions (0.25 mark/
each).
Skills tested include listening for main ideas, details, making inferences, and
note-taking skills.

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 Part Types of recording Task types
Part I A daily conversation  Multiple choice
Questions 1-10  True, false, doesn’t say
Part II A daily conversation/  Short answers
Questions 11-20 A short talk  Fill in the blanks (table,
Part III A daily conversation/ form, diagram
Questions 21-30 A short talk completion, etc.)
Part III A longer talk/
Questions 31-40 A lecture
Notice:
 Learners will be able to listen to all recordings twice.
 Learners have 10 minutes to transfer the answers onto the answer sheet.

2. Speaking
The speaking test lasts in about 6-8 minutes with two candidates and two
examiners.
There are two parts in the speaking test.
Part 1. Interview (about 2-3 minutes)
Each candidate will be asked 2 questions related to personal questions or daily
life topics including the area where you live or used to live, sports, leisure
activities, work and study, family and friends, travel and holidays, entertainment,
daily life, etc.
Part 2. Presentation (about 4-5 minutes)
Pre-presentation
Each candidate will be given a topic with 1 minute to prepare and 1 minute to give
a short talk about that topic. The candidate is required to five a full answer with
main ideas, supporting details, and examples.
While-presentation
The candidate is expected to listen to your partner’s presentation
Post-presentation
Each candidate is required to ask a question when his/ her partner finishes his/ her
talk. The question should be closely related to what he/ she has just presented in
his/ her talk.

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