Existing problems

Pronunciation

Grammar and Vocabulary

Thinking in Chinese

Lack of skills in having a conversation with people and in making a speech

Sample Test

Part A: Self-introduction

Interlocutor：

Good morning (afternoon/evening).Could I have your mark sheets，please. Thank you.

My name is…and this is my colleague…

He/She is not going to ask you any questions，but he/she is just going to be listening to us.

So, your name is…and… Thank you.

First of all we’d like to know something about you，so I’m going to ask you some questions about yourself. Now…(say the name of the candidate and ask the questions.)

Hometown

Where are you from?

How long did you live there?

What’s it like living there?

How does your hometown compare with…(place where the candidate is currently living)

Family

What about your family?

Could you tell us something about it?

Work/Study

What do you do in…(the candidate’s hometown)，do you work or study?

(If the candidate has already started work)

What does your work involve?

Is your job something you have always wanted to do?

How long do you think you will stay in this job?

(If the candidate is still at school，college or university)

What are your favorite subjects at school?

What exactly are you studying ·

What type of work are you hoping to do in the future ?

What qualifications will you need to do that?

Part B: Collaboration

Topic：Learning a Foreign Language

Now,…(say the names of Candidate A and Candidate B)，here is a list of reasons for learning a foreign language.

What do you think are the main reasons for learning a foreign language? Choose three from the list and tell each other why.If you hold different opinions you may argue and you may also add your own ideas that are not listed here.You just talk to each other and I won’t join you.You have 5 minutes.

All right.Would you begin?

Reasons for learning a foreign languages:

To travel abroad

To do business with foreign countries

To learn about the values of another culture

To learn about the history of another culture

To learn more about your own language

To meet academic requirements

To communicate with people from another culture

Part C: Presentation

Interlocutor：

Now.in this part of the test I’m going to give each of you a list of three different topics.I’d like you to select one of the topics and give a short presentation of about 2 minutes.

When…(say the name of Candidate A)has finished talking，I’d like you，…(say the name of Candidate B)，to ask him/her one or two questions.You may make notes while you are preparing and take notes while the other person is talking.

All right Here are your topics.

Now you’ll have 2 minutes to prepare.