BTS Banque- Oral exam

Guide méthodologique

Examen d'anglais ( oral) - BTS Banque

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Bérengère SOULAS - Sep 2023

STRUCTURE Intro: source, date, theme, outlines Summary : linking words, main ideas Conclusion : linking word, interesting, door Personal opinion Link with professional experience : company, tasks

PREPARATION: 20 minutes

TIME IN FRONT OF THE JURY 20 minutes

DOC: Text or video ( draw)

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

Partie 1 - Compréhension de l'écrit

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Comprehension (text or video) - Introduction

2 ·

Comprehension (text or video) - Summary

3 ·

Comprehension (text or video) - Conclusion

4 ·

Personal Opinion

5 ·

Link with professional Experience

1. Comprehension (text or video) - Introduction

NATURE + TITLE OF THE DOCUMENT The title of this article is ...../ This video is entitled...../ The video whose title is.... was published in ...

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SOURCE & DATE The article was published in The Guardian in 2021/ it comes from.... The video was broadcasted in 2020 on The Guardian website

MAIN THEME The article deals with / is about credit card debt The video analyses the trend of

OUTLINESFirst, I will sum up/ summarise the article . Then, I will give you / offer my opinion/ To finish/finally, I will link the theme with my professional experience

2. Comprehension (text or video) - Summary

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HOW IS THE TEXT STRUCTURED : The reasons why Millennials move back home are explained in the text, first it is because of student loans, then the cost of living and finally their need for a job USE LINKING WORDS + main idea GIVE RELEVANT DETAILS: name + job title, numbers For example = for instance

3. Comprehension (text or video) - Conclusion

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LINKING WORD To conclude / In conclusion, this text/video is quite topical WHY IS THE ARTICLE INTERESTING This article offers an interesting view on credit card debt in America because DOORWAY (ouverture)

4. Personal Opinion

TRANSITION Now I will give my opinion on the matter LINKING WORD In my opinion / To me / As far as I am concerned, OPINION - I think that… - My view/impression is that … - I hold the opinion that… - I would say that

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5. Link with professional experience

TRANSITION Now I will talk about my professional experience/ link the theme with my professional experience

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WORK I am following a sandwich course at _______(bank) During my work study programme, I worked/ have been working for _____(bank)

TASKS I welcome clients, I advise them, I transfer money from an account to another one. I am in charge of welcoming clients , I am responsible for advising clients

LINKING THE THEME WITH PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Is it something that you do at work? Give specific examples How is it different from France?