Practice speaking test 1

PART1
Please enter and take a seat. Yes, just here. First, I need to see your passport.
its only for security purposes.
Thank you. May name is (interviewers name). And yours is ?
My name is Oyuntungalag. You can call me Oyuna.
So, I see you are from (your country). Can you tell me about the town you come
from?
I live in Ulaanbaatar that the capital city of Mongolia. The meaning of the
name of my city is RED HERO. Ulaanbaatar was founded in 1639. Ulaanbaatar is
situated between four mountains: Bogda Khan Uul, Chingeltei Uul, Bayanzurkh Uul and Songino
Khairkhan of the Khentii mountain chain, stretching from the Altan Tevsh valley of the Tuul basin, at an
altitude of 4,921 feet (1,500m) above sea level latitude 47 57' north and longitude 106 55'. . And

its first name was Niislel orgoo which the meaning is CITY PALACE. The name
is changed 3 more times, .
Has your family always lived in (your town)?
Yes.
Where are you living now? I am living in UB. 4th district of
How often do you contact your parents?
I lives little bit far from my parents. But every weekend we visit to each other.
Do you have any brothers and sisters?
I have one brother who is married.
Can you tell me what you are studying or where you are working at the moment?
I graduated university in 2001 as a financial manager. And now I am working
in private company as an accountant. Our company is funded by Noble group
that has a share in Singapore stock market and has the branches in 40
countries in the world. Noble group is known in the world by mining products
trade. And In Mongolia we are established in July 2010 for making the foreign
trade of mining product.
What do you like about the work or study you are doing?
I really proud working in the part of Noble group who listed in the list of top
200 companies.

Describe your school or workplace.

The office we rent is MONNIS Tower which locates in central of UB. Many
mining companies rent this building including Oyu tolgoi, Red Hills and
Leighton. Its very wide and lights because it constructed by glass.
What is (or was) your favourite subject at school? Why?
My favorite subject at school was math in secondary school and accounting in
the university. Personally I really quite person and I like to sit and think. That
is why I like these subjects.
What hobbies do you have if any?
My hobby is collects very nice pen and pencils. And also I like to play piano,
guitar and read books.
Why do you enjoy this activity (these activities)?
I really like write or draw. That is why I collect the nice pen and pencils. Music,
especially piano gives the brilliant relax to me. As I said before, I am a quite
person. I like to read and think about the book.
What do you do and where do you go when you get together with your friends?
It is depends on who do I met. Some of my friends like to sit caf and just
chat and some of them go to gem and play basketball etc. and go to karaoke
for sing.
What kind of holidays do you like?
Christmas holiday is my favourite holiday and also I like summer holiday and
like to travel countryside.
What sports do you play or like to watch?
I have been interesting in ground tennis and swimming. After I give a birth 2
times I dont have much time to do them. I just watch the world tennis
champion.
What type of books do you enjoy reading?

Is there anything you find difficult in your present life?

Yes. One of difficulty of my. I work

PART2
Talk about a library that you belong to or have visited.
You should say:
Where it Is located and how the library is
organized
Who visits the library and why people go there
When and why you last visited the library
and what rules the library has.

PART3

Please hand me the card. Thank you. Libraries have always been very important to the
community and especially to students.
- As well as lending books to borrowers, what other services are provided by a good
library?
- Does a library serve any other function in the communinty?
- How has access to information changed over the last hundred years or so?
- What are the advantages of using the Internet over visiting a library?
- Are there any advantages of using a library in preference to searching the Internet?
- Do you think that the Internet disadvantages some people over others? In what way?
- Many people cannot read or write well in their own language. How can this be solved?
- People are reading less and less these days^ why do you think this is?
- How can people be encouraged to read more?
- What about electronic books - do they have a future?
- loo-ioi That is the end of the interview. Thank you and goodbye.

Part 1
Please come in and sit down - over here. First, let me take a look at your passport.
... it's for security purposes only.
Thank you. My name is (interviewer's name). What is your name?

Where do you come from?

Tell me about your family. What do your family members do for a living?
What do you and your family like to do together?
Where do you live now?
What kind of place do you live in (a house or a flat)?
Describe the neighbourhood that you live in at the moment.
Have you ever had a full-time job? If you have, tell me about it.
What are (or were) the advantages and disadvantages of this job?
Have you ever had a part-time or casual job?
Did you enjoy your time at school? Tell me what you liked and what you didn't like.
Are you studying at the moment? If so, what are you studying and where?
What do you find most difficult about your study and why?
What is your favourite pastime? Why do you enjoy doing this?
Do you prefer indoor or outdoor activities? Why?
Do you belong to any clubs? If so, why did you join.
Do you read much? What do you like to read?
What else do you like to do in your spare time?

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Practice Test Two

Part 2
Thank you. Now, please take this card. I want you to speak for one or two minutes about the
topic written on this card. Follow the instructions on the card. You have one minute to prepare
before you give your talk.
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Describe a person who has had a major influence on you.

You should include in your answer:
who that person is and what he or she looks like
how you first met
his or her special qualities and characteristics
... and why that person is so important in your life.
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Part 3 (begins after one or two follow-up questions on the talk above)
Thank you. Please give me back the card. People are so interesting.
- How do you think people's attitudes to life have changed over the last hundred years or
so?
- How is your behaviour different to your parents' behaviour?
- What do you think has caused these changes - why have people changed so much?
- How is modern life better than in the past?
- In what ways was life better in the past?
- Describe the main problems that people face living in the modern world.
- Are there any solutions to these problems?
- Do you think the way we live will continue to change in the future? In what way?
- What do you think will be the greatest influence on young people in the future?
- ... and what are the greatest dangers that young people will face?
- Who are the best role models for young people these days?
- That is the end of the interview. Thank you and goodbye.

Be prepared to speculate about the future:

I hope to
Im hoping to
Id like to
If possible Id like to
I plan to
Ive always dreamed of
I assume that
Im assuming that
I expect that

The flowchart below is shows the stages and process of writing academic essay for
a particular course.
It is clearly shown that the preparation and writing of a formal academic essay is
consists two main part. First part is includes three stages that are first private
Tutorial, Research and First Draft and Second part is includes also three stages that
are Second Private Tutorial OR study Group Discussion, Second Draft and Final Draft.
As explaining the first part, First Private tutorial is includes two stages which are
Topic and Reading List. In the Topic stage, you have to discuss and topic with the
tutor and in the Reading List stage, need to obtain list of resources which are books,
articles.
In the Research stage, it is divided into two parts that are Library and Fieldwork. In
this stage, you need to read literature, take notes and give questionnaires, conduct
interviews, surveys.

After the research stage, you need to write first draft of the essay. This stage is
contains two parts that are plan which needs to organize essay content, produce
brief outlines and First draft &check, which needs to use formal written style, check
languages.
Next, it will transfer to second part, ..
For this university course an essay is completed in six stages. The first stage is
private tutorial in which the task and topic are fully discussed with the tutor. A
reading list should be obtained, detailing useful resource material.
The second stage involves conducting suitable research. Notes are taken from
available literature at the library, and data collected from questionnaires, interviews
and surveys. Writing the first draft is the third stage. First, it is necessary to
organize the content of the essay, and produce a brief outline. Next the draft is
written in the acceptable formal academic style, and checked for appropriate
language.
Stage number four is another tutorial or study group discussion, during which
problem areas are analyzed, and further ideas and suggestions are noted. The fifth
stage includes reading the resource material again, before writing a second draft
using suggestions from stage four. Once completed, all quotation should be checked
for errors.
The sixth stage consists of writing the final draft of the essay. A spell-check is
required, before adding a title page and compiling a bibliography. The essay should
then be submitted before the deadline for completion.