公共英语四级口语试题

公共英语四级口语试题

Part1:GreetingsandIntroductions(2minutes)

Interlocutor:

Goodmorning/afternoon.Mynameis...andthisismycolleague...He/Shewilljustlistentous.

CouldIhaveyourmarksheets,please?

Thankyou.

Now,what'syourname?

Thankyou.

Andyourname?

Thankyou.

(HandoverthemarksheetstotheAssessor.)

Firstofall,we'dliketoknowsomethingaboutyou.

(Selectoneortwoquestionsfromthefollowinglistasappropriate.)

Whereareyoufrom?

Areyouastudentordoyouworkhere/there?

Whatdoyoustudy/do?

Doyoulikeit?Why/Whynot?

Howdoyouusuallyspendyourweekends?

What'syourfavoritewayofrelaxing?

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Part2:IndividualPresentationandDiscussion(4minutes)

Interlocutor:

Now,I'mgoingtogiveeachofyouacardwithatopiconit.Youwillhaveoneminutetoprepare,andthenyou'llneedtotalkaboutthetopicforaboutoneandahalfminutes.Youcanmakenotesifyouwish.Afteryouhavefinishedyourtalk,yourpartnerwillaskyouaquestion.Doyouunderstand?

Hereareyourtopicsandsomeideas.

(Handoverthetopiccardsandablankpaperformakingnotes.)

CandidateA,hereisyourtopic:

Talkaboutaskillyouthinkisveryimportantforyoungpeopletolearn.

Youshouldsay:

whattheskillis

whyitisimportant

howonecanlearnorimprovethisskill

CandidateB,listencarefullywhileCandidateAisspeaking.AfterCandidateAfinishes,pleaseaskhim/heraquestionaboutwhathe/shehassaid.

(CandidateApreparesfor1minute.)

CandidateA,wouldyoubeginnow,please?

(CandidateAtalksfor1.5minutes.)

Interlocutor:

Thankyou.Now,CandidateB,couldyoupleaseaskCandidateAaquestion?

(CandidateBasksaquestion.CandidateAanswers.)

Interlocutor:

Now,CandidateB,hereisyourtopic:

Talkaboutamemorabletripyouhavetaken.

Youshouldsay:

whereyouwentandwhen

whoyouwentwith

whatyoudidduringthetrip

andexplainwhyitwasmemorable.

CandidateA,listencarefullywhileCandidateBisspeaking.AfterCandidateBfinishes,pleaseaskhim/heraquestionaboutwhathe/shehassaid.

(CandidateBpreparesfor1minute.)

CandidateB,wouldyoubeginnow,please?

(CandidateBtalksfor1.5minutes.)

Interlocutor:

Thankyou.Now,CandidateA,couldyoupleaseaskCandidateBaquestion?

(CandidateAasksaquestion.CandidateBanswers.)

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Part3:Two-wayDiscussion(5minutes)

Interlocutor:

Now,I'dlikeyoutotalkaboutsomethingtogetherforaboutthreeminutes.I'mgoingtodescribeasituation.

Thesituation:

Yourcity/townisplanningtobuildanewpublicfacilitytoimprovethequalityoflifeforresidents.Herearesomeoptionsbeingconsidered.

(Handoverthesheetwiththelistofoptions.)

Options:

Alargepubliclibrarywithdigitalresources

Acommunitysportscenterwithaswimmingpool

Amodernartgalleryandperformancespace

Agreenparkwithplaygroundsandwalkingtrails

Talktoeachotherabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachoption.Thendecidewhichtwofacilitieswouldbemostbeneficialforyourcommunity.

Youhaveaboutthreeminutesforthis.Pleasestartnow.

(Candidatesdiscussfor3minutes.)

Interlocutor:

Thankyou.Now,Ihavesomemorequestionsforyouonthetopicofcommunityandpublicspaces.

(Selectoneormorequestionsfromthefollowinglistasappropriate.Discussforabout2minutes.)

Whydoyouthinkpublicspacesareimportantforacity?

Howcanpublicfacilitiesencouragepeopletoleadahealthierlifestyle?

Whatroledolibrariesplayintheageoftheinternet?

Shouldthegovernmentspendmoremoneyonculturalfacilities(likemuseums)orsportsfacilities?Why?

Howcanwemakesurepublicfacilitiesareusedbypeopleofallages?

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Interlocutor:

Thankyou.Thatistheendofthetest.

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NotesforInterlocutor(Nottobereadtocandidates):

Ensuretimingisadheredto.

InPart2,allowcandidatestofinishtheirnaturalthoughtiftheyareslightlyovertime,butgentlyinterveneiftheyspeakfortoolong.

InPart3,encourageinteractionifcandidatesarehesitant.Donotparticipateinthediscussionyourself.

ThequestionsinPart3areprompts;youneednotuseallofthem.Followuponinterestingpointsraisedbythecandidates.

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TopicCardsforPart2(ForInterlocutor'sreference)

CardforCandidateA

Topic:Talkaboutaskillyouthinkisveryimportantforyoungpeopletolearn.

PromptPoints:

whattheskillis

whyitisimportant

howonecanlearnorimprovethisskill

CardforCandidateB

Topic:Talkaboutamemorabletripyouhavetaken.

PromptPoints:

whereyouwentandwhen

whoyouwentwith

whatyoudidduringthetrip

andexplainwhyitwasmemorable.

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OptionListforPart3(ForInterlocutor'sreference-tobehandedtocandidates)

Optionsforthenewpublicfacility:

Alargepubliclibrarywithdigitalresources

Acommunitysportscenterwithaswimmingpool

Amodernartgalleryandperformancespace

Agreenparkwithplaygroundsandwalkingtrails

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Answers/AssessmentGuidelines

Part1&Part3Questions:Therearenosingle"correct"answers.Candidatesareassessedontheirabilityto:

Providerelevantandextendedresponses.

Usearangeofvocabularyandgrammaticalstructuresaccurately.

Speakfluentlywithappropriatepronunciationandintonation.

Interacteffectively,initiatingandrespondingappropriately(inPart3).

Part2Presentation:Assessorslookfor:

Abilitytospeakcontinuouslyonagiventopic.

Logicalorganizationofideas.

Useofconnectingwordsanddiscoursemarkers.

Coverageofthepromptpoints.

Languagerangeandaccuracy.

Part3Discussion:Assessorslookfor:

Abilitytoengageinacollaborativediscussion.

Expressingandjustifyingopinions.

Agreeing/disagreeingpolitely.

Negotiatingtowardsadecision(e.g.,choosingtwofacilities).

Interactivecommunicationskills.

ExampleQuestion&AnswerforPart2follow-up:

CandidateB'spossiblequestiontoCandidateA:"Youmentionedcommunicationskillsareimportant.Doyouthinkonlinecommunicationisaseffectiveasface-to-facecommunication?"

CandidateA'spossibleanswer:"That'sagoodquestion.Whileonlinecommunicationisconvenientandconnectspeopleglobally,Idon'tthinkit'sfullyaseffective.Face-to-faceinteractionallowsustoreadbodylanguageandtoneofvoice,whicharecrucialfortrueunderstandingandbuildingtrust,especiallyinimportantsituations."

ExampleDiscussionPointsforPart3:

Library:Advantages:promotesreading/lifelonglearning,providesfreeaccesstoinformation/quietstudyspace,digitalresourcesbridgethedigitaldivide.Disadvantages:highinitialcost,maybeunderusedif