Task 1

Retelling a Story: Listen to the story and retell the story immediately after you have heard the passage.

Mrs. White was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to her doctor about it. He couldn’t find anything wrong with her, however, so he sent her to the local hospital for some tests. The hospital, of course, sent the result of the tests direct to Mrs. White’s doctor, and the next morning he telephoned her to give her a list of the things that she should not eat, as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble. Mrs. White carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies’ meeting.

When she got back home two hours later, she found her husband waiting for her. He has a big basket full of packages beside him, and when he saw her he said, “Hello, dear. I have done all your shopping for you.”

“Done all my shopping.” She asked in surprise. “But how did you know what I wanted?”

“Well, when I got home, I found your shopping list beside the telephone,” answered her husband, “so I went down to the shops and bought everything you had written down.”

Of course, Mrs. White had to tell him he had bought all the things the doctor did not allow her to eat!

Task 2

Talking on a Given Topic: You are required to talk about an experience you have had in which you tried to help someone but actually caused trouble. Your preparation time is three minutes and your talk is limited to three minutes.

Task 3

Role-Playing: The task involves two students, Student A and Student B. Each has a specified role as is indicated as follows. Although the situation is the same, your roles are different. Learn about the role you want to play. Your preparation time is three minutes. Your conversation is limited to four minutes.

Student A: At present, schools of all levels usually assess students’ performance by the written exams at the end of an academic year or a semester, which undoubtedly puts students under immense pressure. You are your partner are discussing the issue. You think exams should be replaced by other forms of assessment since many students can’t perform their best in the exams, resulting in the unsatisfactory score. Your partner does not agree. Try to convince him/her. Remember you should start the conversation.

Student B: At present, schools of all levels usually assess students’ performance by the written exams at the end of an academic year or a semester, which undoubtedly puts students under immense pressure. You are your partner are discussing the issue. You think exams should not be replaced by other forms of assessment since exams may do well to students because when they step into the society, whether they can make a success of their life also depends on their ability to cope with pressure. Your partner does not agree. Try to convince him/her. Remember your partner should start the conversation.