Example TEM4 Oral Test #6

Task 1

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

Dick was a clever boy, but his parents were poor, so he had to work in his spare time and during his holidays to pay for his education. In spite of this, he managed to get to the university, but it was so expensive to study there that during the holidays he found it necessary to get two jobs at the same time to pay for his studies.

One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop during the daytime, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learnt to cut meat up quite nicely, so the butcher often left him to do all the serving while he went into a room behind the shop to do the accounts. In the hospital, on the other hand, he was, of course, allowed to do only the simplest jobs, like helping to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both at the butcher’s shop and at the hospital, Dick had to wear white clothes.

One evening at the hospital, Dick had to carry a woman from her bed to the place where she was to have an operation. The woman was already feeling frightened at the thought of the operation before he came to get her, but when she saw Dick, that finished her.

“No! No!” she cried, “Not me butcher! I won’t be operated on by my butcher!” and fainted away.

Task 2

Talking on a Given Topic: You are required to talk about an experience you have had in which you were scared. 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: Nowadays, due to the bleak employment situation, more students choose to continue their studies. You and your partner are discussing the issue. You think students should pursue the master’s degree in a domestic university. Your partner does not agree. Try to convince him/her. Remember you should start the conversation.

Student B: Nowadays, due to the bleak employment situation, more students choose to continue their studies. You and your partner are discussing the issue. You think students should pursue the master’s degree in a foreign university. Your partner does not agree. Try to convince him/her. Remember your partner should start the conversation.

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