iTestSuccess Speaking Task 3 Presentation
READING LISTENING SPEAKING
READING Campus announcement
*75-100 words *45 or 50 seconds
The Program Seminar The program seminar is the primary mode of instruction for students at Central College. A program of study might involve 80 students and four faculty members, but most of class time is spent in small group discussions-the seminar. Seminar content centers on a theme or issue relevant to the program. For students, the close interaction with faculty and fellow students provides perspective through differing viewpoints, and depth through concentrated group effort. Students learn to express themselves and to work cooperatively-two traits that our graduates have found particularly helpful in their lives and careers.
READING 1. The title is the topic. 2. The first sentence states the topic in MORE detail.
READING 3. The rest of the passage contains the reasons for the topic. * This information is helpful, but NOT necessary.
READING NOTES: Topic Program seminar is main way of instruction *Reasons 1. close relationship to professors and students. 2. teaches students to express themselves
LISTENING 60-90 seconds
1. A conversation between two people who are reacting to the announcement. 2.One person will give an opinion and two reasons for that opinion.
LISTENING
QUESTION 1. The question will ask you to give the person's opinion and the reasons s/he gives for holding that opinion. *Your answer is a summary of the conversation SAMPLE QUESTION: The man expresses his opinion of the announcement about parking for “green� cars. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.
PREPARATION 30 Seconds
Review your notes
SPEAKING 60 Seconds 1. State the topic from the reading in one clear sentence.
Example: The reading states that the program seminar is the primary way of instruction at Central College for two reasons.
SPEAKING 2. State the (wo)man’s opinion in one clear sentence. A. The idea is bad and the (wo)man opposes it. B. The idea is good and the (wo)man supports it. Example: The woman’s opinion is that it is a bad program and she opposes each reason given.
SPEAKING 3. State and explain the first reason for the (wo)man’s opinion in two to three sentences. Example: First, she says that seminars sound like her discussion classes from high school. She explains that, in thise classes, only two or three students talked. The other students were too quiet or shy to participate. As a result, class was boring.
SPEAKING 4. State and explain second reason for the (wo)man’s opinion in two to three sentences. Example: Second, she says that she would rather listen to the professor. The teacher is the one with the knowledge, not the students. She doesn’t want to be taught by students.
SPEAKING 5. Conclude by restating the (wo)man’s opinion in one clear sentence. Example: That is why the woman thinks that the program seminar is a bad idea. -orThat is why the woman thinks that it is a bad idea.
Example: 1. The reading states that the program seminar is the primary way of instruction at Central College for two reasons. 2. The woman’s opinion is that it is a bad program and she opposes each reason given. 3. First, she says that seminars sound like her discussion classes from high school. She explains that, in thise classes, only two or three students talked. The other students were too quiet or shy to participate. As a result, class was boring. 4. Second, she says that she would rather listen to the professor. The teacher is the one with the knowledge, not the students. She doesn’t want to be taught by students. 5. That is why the woman thinks that the program seminar is a bad idea. -orThat is why the woman thinks that it is a bad idea.
TIPS 1. Use the details in the reading to predict the reasons in the listening. 2. Remember only ONE person has an opinion. The other person is only reacting to his/her opinion. 3. The conversation will always be between a man and a woman. 4. If you are unsure of who has the opinion the question will tell you who has it.
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