TRINITY ISE II: LISTENING & SPEAKING

TRINITY ISE II (B2): LISTENING & SPEAKING

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THE RULES: DOs & don'ts

DOS: You must ...

• arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled time

• bring your ID card

• bring your appointment slip

• bring relevant material (topic form, photos, objects, etc.)

DON'TS: You are NOT allowed to

• use mobile phones or smartwatches
• use dictionaries or written scripts
• eat or drink (bottled water is OK)
• smoke
• record your exam
• take pets
• carry dangerous objects (or replicas)

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topic task

• Prepare a presentation

• Use the topic form (as an outline)

• You’re allowed to take relevant material (e.g. photos, objects, etc.)

• Try to ask some questions

• Be prepared to answer questions

The questions may require you to:

• highlight the pros/ cons of your topic
• discuss counterarguments
• speculate about what might happen
• describe actions
• etc.

(video: 0:34")

02

collaborative TASK

The examiner will read a prompt about a topic (see examples on the next page). You are responsible for keeping the conversation going.

In this task you may have to ...

• initiate and maintain the conversation

• express opinions (In my opinion, /From my point of view,/ As I see it, / I personally believe that ...)

• talk about advantages (One of the benefits of/One of the pros of/ The main advantage of ... is that ...) and disadvantages (One of the drawbacks of/One of the cons of/ The main disadvantage of ... is that ...)

• speculate (It/You may/ might/ could ...)

• agree (I could not agree more/ You’re right) and disagree (I’m afraid I can’t agree with you/ You might be right but ...)

(video: 4:58")

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CONVERSATION TASK

You’ll have a short conversation with the examiner about a topic. The language functions you’ll need for this task are the same you’ve used for the previous ones (agreeing, disagreeing, expressing opinions, etc.)

Some of the possible options are:

• society and living standards (= social issues)

• personal values and ideals

• the world of work

• environmental issues

• public figures

(video: 9:10")

GRADE: 0-16 There are four different criteria that the examiner will take into account. Your mark in each of them will range from 0 (= incorrect or not attempted) to 4 (highly skilled in this area)

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independent listening TASK

You will listen to a recording twice.

1st time (listening for global meaning):

• You are NOT allowed to take notes.

• You will be asked to explain what the speaker talked about in one or two sentences.

• To answer the examiner’s question, you can use expressions such as the following ones:

(If I understood him/her/it correctly, ...)The speaker talked about ...The recording is about ...The speaker explained ... (video: 11:44")

2nd time (listening for more specific ideas):

• The question(s) you will be asked will vary depending on the listening activity you got.

• In this part taking notes is OK.

(video: 15:25")

GRADE: 0-4

Any questions?

Good luck!