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SPEAKING TEST II

Type: Stand alone presentation
Topics: Shopping, environment, life in the future.
Lenght: A 3 minutes presentation.
Main aim: Talk about hobbies, social matters.
Aids: pictures, photographs.

Select the topic you want to talk about and develop your presentation giving information about social matters (if it's life in the future/environment) or hobbies (if it's shopping)
I recommend you to use colorful pictures related to the topic you selected and you need to use them during your presentation to make your opinion clear for the interviewer. Do not use sentences or desciptions on your visual aids, just single words if you need to remember a topic you want to talk about.
Good luck!

GETTING A NEW TV

SHOOPING MALLS? POPULAR MARKETS? SHOPPING ONLINE?

Shopping has become complicated for some people as there is loads of information people should take into account when getting a bew TV.

Some people ask for information to friends and relatives. Some others just ask salesmen for the best characteristics of a specific TV and what kind of features makes it the best to buy. Others say they don't trust on friends, relatives or salesmen so they prefer checking online for the information they want to know. Where should you go to get a new TV? That's another question to ask ourselves. First of all, you should check the guaranty the store gives you and if it is a place you can trust on....where would you go? what kind of stores are popular on your city when getting a new TV? Would you trust on online information?

ARE YOU STRESSED?

Everybody has experieced stress in his daily life. Some have managed stress and try to calm when facing difficult situations to avoid health problems and unnecessary worries. Some others do not know how to control stress everyday due to their jobs and busy life worry them in different ways.

What do you think about stress? Have you stressed about anything in your life? What should people do during stressing situations?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A GUIDED TOUR?

A GUIDED TOUR IS AN OPTION MANY TOURISTS HAVE WHEN THEY ARE VISITING A CITY OR TOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME. MANY PEOPLE THINK IT IS BETTER TO WALK AND LOOK FOR THE PLACES YOURSELF JUST WITH THE HELP OF A MAP AND ASKING PEOPLE AROUND. SOME OTHERS THINK THAT THE BEST WAY TO KNOW INTERESTING THINGS OF A NEW AREA IS WITH THE AID OF A GUIDE BECAUSE YOU DON'T MISS ANY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT HISTORY, PEOPLE, PLACES, ENTERTAINMENT AND SO ON.
IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT WOULD YOU PREFER IF YOU VISIT A PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME?