Speaking Test
- You will now be asked a question about a familiar topic. After you hear the question, you will have 15 seconds to prepare your response and 45 seconds to speak.
Now play track 5-20 on the MP3 to hear Question 1.[mb]http://web.zbenglish.net/speakingTest/5-20.mp3[/mb]
Please explain what your all-time favorite TV program is, and why.
Preparation time: 15 seconds
Response time: 45 seconds
Answers will vary. - You will now be asked to give your opinion about a familiar topic. After you hear the question, you will have 15 seconds to prepare your response and 45 seconds to speak.
Now play track 5-21 on the MP3 to hear Question 2.[mb]http://web.zbenglish.net/speakingTest/5-20.mp3[/mb]
You have the choice of consulting a fully-illustrated biology book or watching a TV documentary on the topic of your school project. Which would you choose? Why?
Preparation time: 15 seconds
Response time: 45 seconds
Answers will vary. - You will now read a short passage and then listen to a talk on the same topic. You will then be asked a question about them. After you hear the question, you will have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.
Now play track 5-22 on the MP3 to hear Question 3.[mb]http://web.zbenglish.net/speakingTest/5-20.mp3[/mb]
Reading time: 45 seconds | Monitoring teenagers' TV viewing | Your father and I have decided to purchase an attachment to stop certain TV programs from coming into our home. We think that too much violence and sex are not good for you. Besides, you're spending time watching stupid programs, like reality shows, instead of doing your homework. If your grades in school improve, then we'll talk about giving you more time with TV. Please don't be angry with us about this decision. We feel it's for your own good. |
Why was the girl angry with her parents and what did she do about it?
Preparation time: 30 seconds
Response time: 60 seconds
Possible answer: The girl was angry with her parents because they blocked her favorite TV program, with lots of guns and blood, and limited the time she could watch TV until she improved her grades at school. Then she decided her parents were right and watched a tennis match with them.
- You will now read a short passage and then listen to a talk on the same topic. You will then be asked a question about them. After you hear the question, you will have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.
Now play track 5-23 on the MP3 to hear Question 4. [mb]http://web.zbenglish.net/speakingTest/5-20.mp3[/mb]
Reading time: 45 seconds | Watching television is something that most people spend too much of their spare time doing. It is easy to just sit down, turn on the set and watch anything that comes on. Listening to the radio is different because you do not have to sit in one place. Music and talk shows on radio can be heard at the same time you are doing something else. For this reason you must choose carefully the programs that you watch on TV. Many of the programs are not worth spending your time on. Reading a good book is much more valuable than most shows on television. |
Is watching TV the best way to spend our spare time and entertain ourselves? Why?
Preparation time: 30 seconds
Response time: 60 seconds
Possible answer: Many people spend too much of their spare time watching TV because it is easy to just sit down and watch anything that comes on. But there is too much violence and crime on TV, and it's not healthy for our minds. If we listen to the radio, we can enjoy music and talk shows while we're doing something else, even doing exercises. Reading a good book is also better and healthier than watching bad TV programs.
- You will now listen to a conversation. You will then be asked a question about it. After you hear the question, you will have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.
Now play track 5-24 on the MP3 to hear Question 5.[mb]http://web.zbenglish.net/speakingTest/5-20.mp3[/mb]
Do you agree with the way the boys solved Bob's problem of watching a TV program to write a school project? Why?
Preparation time: 20 seconds
Response time: 60 seconds
Possible answer: I agree because if I have to watch a specific TV program on a channel that isn't available at my place to complete a project for school, I have to go to somebody else's house to watch it and make notes. It's better if my friend introduces me to the owner of the house in advance. - You will now listen to part of a lecture. You will then be asked a question about it. After you hear the question, you will have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.
Now play track 5-25 on the MP3 to hear Question 6.[mb]http://web.zbenglish.net/speakingTest/5-20.mp3[/mb]
According to the lecturer, what is the role of television in making sports and games other than the traditionally popular ones better known? Why?
Preparation time: 20 seconds
Response time: 60 seconds
Possible answer: The lecturer says that television has made watching more sports easy for people all over the world. Now millions of people enjoy watching the Olympic games, the most important tennis competitions in different countries, and of course, the most popular basketball, baseball, and soccer games. It has helped sports stars become as famous as movie stars, too.
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