General Conversation Core: Brief Recap On The Speaking Part
General Conversation Core: Brief Recap On The Speaking Part
General Conversation Core: Brief Recap On The Speaking Part
GENERAL CONVERSATION
Core
During this stage of the oral interview, some of the following sub-stages can be
included:
Description – The candidate is asked to describe people, objects, places, etc.
Comparison and contrast – The candidate is asked to compare and contrast
people, places, events, facts, etc.
Narration – The candidate is asked to narrate past, present or future events or
personal experiences.
Giving directions and instructions – The candidate is asked to give direction for
reaching a place or instructions how something should be done or achieved.
Role play – A dialog with one of the examiners. The candidate is asked to choose
a situation card and is expected to adopt a role in a routine situation.
Your turn! After studying the theory, you can practice here:
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-
adverbs/adjectives/exercises
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_04_012e?c
https://agendaweb.org/grammar/comparative-superlative-exercises.html
how to compare and contrast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyYzXlTNt4E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAHH05k0984
Your turn! Complete the sentences with some useful language for
comparing and contrasting:
If you can use _______ structures well, try to take one step further and be more precise in
your descriptions with the use of __________. For example, when answering the
question: What’s your hometown like, say: Well, my town is _________
__________than where I’m living at the moment. Here’s another example: Things are
_______ ________ _______ in London than where I’m from. Another example: The
roads in my country are not ______ ____ ______ _____ here. There are lots of adverbs
you can use to give precision to your comparisons. If there are small differences use
adverbs like: ___________________________________________________; if the
differences are larger, then use words like:
_____________________________________. Among the expressions you can use to
explain that differences are very small or even non-existent there are: _______,
________, ________.
The useful expressions to use if the differences are quite large are: ______, _________,
_________.
Language also used to compare and contrast also include phrases like: _______,
_____________.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbtKzaLRLJg