Speaking test
Interview
– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– What do you prefer, a house or an apartment? Why?
– What is your favourite room? Why?
Cue Card
Describe the first time you got a mobile phone. Please say
– When and where was it?
– Why did you need it?
– How did you feel about it?
Discussion
– How did the use of mobile phone change over the last decade? Why?
– What are the advantages and disadvantage of having mobile phones?
– What are the benefits for companies making applications for smart phones?
I still remember having my very first mobile phone as a reward from my mom when I passed the university entrance exam. I know
nowadays kids start using mobile phone pretty soon like in secondary school and many high school students own one. However, my
parents didn’t want me to have one before I got into university because they were afraid that it could distract me from my study. So,
you can imagine how excited I was when I was given the phone.
Actually, it wasn’t a cool phone with touch screen or camera. Instead, it was just a very basic phone which allowed me to make calls
and send text messages only. I used it to keep in touch with my family and friends because I had to study away from home. Of
course sometimes I used it to entertain as well by listening to the radio or playing games.
Although it was a simple phone, it meant a lot to me. Going to university was the biggest change in my life. I had to leave my little
home town, my family and the life that I had been familiar with, to live in a big city. It took me several months to get over my
homesickness and I can’t imagine how I could have made it without my phone. I called my mom at least twice a day. She comforted
me and gave me useful advices. Now that I have graduated and found myself a job in this city, I can afford to buy much fancier
phones but I still keep this phone as a reminder of my family’s love and support.