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My speaking template = 28
So ,I will share my speaking templates with you .It brought me 28
on the speaking section .
Question 1 : If you had the opportunity to travel abroad,which place
would you choose ?
Answer :
If I had the opportunity ''to travel abroad'' , I would definitely choose
to visit [Barcelona] for a variety of reasons .Firstly ,it is very nice
city,located on the Meditarenian .The climate is perfect,the people
are nice ,and the life is not very expensive ; it is just the perfect
place to visit .
Secondly , Barcelona is my favourite soccer team .I would really love
to visit their home stadium ''Nou Camp'' ,buy something from their
fan shop ,and maybe attend a soccer game .
For these two reasons,I would choose to visit Barcelona .
This is a very basic tamplate ,but it is good enough to get you a 4.00
Question 2 : Some people think that children should start school at
the age of 3 or 4 ,while others think that children should start school
at the age of 7 or 8 .
Answer : Although ,some people think children should start school at
the age of 3 or 4 ,I strongly support the idea that children should
attend school at the age of 7 ,or even 8 for a variety of reasons.
Firstly ,a child needs to enjoy its childhood.It is very unfair to a child
that has just learnt to walk and speak to be obligated to go to some
institution and do some kind of homework .The child`s place is at
kindergarten ,when they play with children of their age.
Secondly ,a 3-year is clearly not mature enough to attend school.It
is very hard to imagine that so young child can learn to write and
even to solve basic problems after it has just learnt to speak.
For these reasons ,I think children should attend school at the age of
7 or 8.
I cant give you examples with the other section,but I will share my
templates.
Question 3 usually contains a reading passage ,in which the
university announces something ,and listening passage,in which two
students express their opinion.The task is to summerize the opinion
of one of the student.NOtice that you are NOT asked to summerize
the reading ,so you just need one sentance to say what it is
about.Otherwize ,you run out of time
Question 3 : In this set of materials ,the reading passage is an
announcement by the university ,about the/its [the main point of
the reading passage] ,and the listening passage is a discussion
between two students about what is included in the announcement .
The man/woman states his/her opinion that (summerize the main
points of the man/woman that you are asked to talk about.If you
feel confident ,talk about some details too .DO NOT SPEAK ABOUT
THE OTHER PERSON`S VIEWS) - you will run out of time and you
wont complete the task)
Question 4 : YOu will read a short scientific passage - take good
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Question 4 : YOu will read a short scientific passage - take good
notes because this time you will have to explain the major points
.After that you will hear a lecture ,and most of the time it is an
example that is given by a professor to make the students more
familiar with the terms in the reading passage''
According to the reading passage , ( summerize the major points
.Use parallel structures like - ''Flow is a feeling of a complete
involvement in an activiy ,losing the sense of time and reality ,and
feeling happy ) '' instead of ''Flow is a feeling of a complete
involvement in an activity ,people lose sense of time and reality ,and
they feel happy '')
In the lecture ,the professor gives example with [what is the
example about] to make the students more familiar with [what is the
reading passage about] .
Summerize the example CONCISELY - dont use many details !!!This
is the harderst speaking to finish in the time allocated .
The example clearly supported the ideas that [what is the reading
passage about]
Question 5 - probably the easiest one .
In this conversation ,the two students are discussing the problem
the man/woman is having with [what is the problem] .The problem
is [explain it in a few words] .The man/woman suggests that she/he
can either [first solution] or [second solution]
If I were him/her ,I would definitely [what would you do ] because
[say why in a few words]
Question 6
No doubt ,this is the hardest question ,it is why I didnt get a 30 ,and
it is why many people dont get their dream scores.IT is very possible
to understand LITERALLY NOTHING from the lecture,not to ba able
to take any notes ,and not to be able to say ANYTHING.The main
problem is that you cant understand the vocabulary ,or the terms -
you cant write them down ,and because this speaking/lecture is very
fast ,you often lose track .
I cant give you a template because most of the lectures are very
different arranged ,and you not only dont know what they are about
,but you also dont know how will they be structured.
However,very often ,the lecture begins with the explanation of a
particular term,and after that two subtopics are discussed.Then you
have to summerize the variuos types of [something] .It is easy to do
it if you have taken good notes.If not ,it is harder .
A good advice is to try to write down the term you ve never heard of
in your own language .Then ,you just read what you ve written and
try to say it like the lecturer said it .For example ,you can write
down ''Mammoth'' as ''Mamut'' ,just to write it faster .YOu can even
write it in your alphabet - '' '' It is important to say it write
,even though you dont know how to write and ,or actually what is its
meaning .
I hope I was helpful .Good luck to everyone.
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