SPEAKING EXAM / 20 PTS

QUESTIONS:

1. WHAT DO YOU STUDY? / WHAT DID YOU STUDY?

I AM STUDYING CIVIL ENGINEERING.

2. WHAT DID YOU STUDY AND WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO STUDY THAT CAREER? / WAS IT
THE CAREER YOU HAVE PLANNED TO STUDY?

QUÉ ESTUDIÓ Y POR QUÉ USTED DECIDIÓ ESTUDIAR ESA CARRERA? / ¿FUE LA CARRERA
QUE USTED HIZO PLANEAR PARA ESTUDIAR?

I decided to study civil engineering, because I like the construction, it was the
career that I planned when I was in school.

3. TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR FAMILY. (WHERE DOES YOUR FAMILY COME
FROM? DO YOU HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS? DO YOU HAVE A SMALL OR A BIG
FAMILY?, ETC)

CUENTAME ALGO SOBRE TU FAMILIA. (¿DE DÓNDE VIENE TU FAMILIA? ¿TIENES

HERMANOS Y HERMANAS? ¿TIENES UNA PEQUEÑA O UNA GRAN FAMILIA ?, ETC)

MY DAD IS FROM LIMA, MY MOM IS FROM TRUJILLO, I HAVE A

BROTHER, MY FAMILY IS SMALL, I LIVE CURRENTLY ONLY WITH MY
MOM, MY DAD LIVES IN SPAIN AND MY BROTHER IN CAJABAMBA FOR
HIS WORK, HE IS A DENTIST.

4. WHAT ROLE DOES THE SEA PLAY IN YOUR COUNTRY’S ECONOMY?

¿CUÁL ES EL PAPEL QUE EL MAR JUEGA EN LA ECONOMÍA DE TU PAÍS?

AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IS FISHING, DUE TO THE DIVERSITY OF MARINE

ANIMALS.
(un factor importante es la pesca, debido a la diversidad de animales marinos)

5. HAVE YOU EVER USED A ‘SAT NAV’ (A SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM)? DO YOU
PREFER USING IT TO A MAP? WHY?

. ¿HA USADO ALGUNA VEZ UN 'SAT NAV' (SISTEMA DE NAVEGACIÓN POR SATÉLITE)?
¿PREFIERAS USARLA EN UN MAPA? ¿POR QUÉ?

YES, I HAVE USED IT WHEN I HAVE BEEN LOST IN ANY SITE.

6. HAVE YOU EVER HAD A MAGICAL OR MYSTERIOUS EXPERIENCE? IF NOT, DO YOU
KNOW ANYBODY WHO HAS? OR PERHAPS YOU HAVE READ ABOUT A MYSTERIOUS
EXPERIENCE OR SEEN A REPORT ON TV? (WHAT HAPPENED? WHERE YOU WERE? WHO
WAS THERE AND WHY WAS IT MYSTERIOUS OR MAGICAL?)

¿HAS TENIDO ALGUNA VEZ UNA EXPERIENCIA MÁGICA O MISTERIOSA? SI NO, ¿CONOCES
A ALGUIEN QUE TIENE? ¿O QUIZÁS HA LEÍDO ACERCA DE UNA EXPERIENCIA
MISTERIOSA O HA VISTO UN INFORME EN LA TV? (¿QUÉ SUCEDIÓ? ¿DÓNDE
ESTUVIERAS? ¿QUIÉN FUE ALLÍ Y POR QUÉ FUE MISTERIOSO O MÁGICO?)

Once I had a dream that I fell into emptiness, and after that I woke up, it was
something creepy

(Una vez que tuve un sueño, caí en el vacío, y después de eso desperté, era algo
espeluznante)

7. WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE PLANS? HOW DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS’ TIME?

¿CUÁLES SON TUS PLANES FUTUROS? ¿CÓMO SE VEA USTED MISMO EN CINCO AÑOS?

Create my own construction company, (crear mi propia empresa

constructora)
I see myself working in a construction company, independent, with plans
to form a family

Once I had a dream that I fell into emptiness, and after that I woke up, it was something
creepy

8. WHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING IN YOUR FREE TIME? / WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR FREE
TIME?

QUÉ TE GUSTA HACER EN TU TIEMPO LIBRE? / ¿QUÉ HACES EN TU TIEMPO LIBRE?

In my free time, I play soccer with my friends, watch TV and play videogames

9. WHO’S THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE? WHY?

¿QUIÉN ES LA PERSONA MÁS IMPORTANTE EN TU VIDA? ¿POR QUÉ?

My mother,
because it's the person who raised me since I was a child

10. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO ON A TYPICAL DAY?

¿QUÉ HAGA USTED GENERALMENTE EN UN DÍA TÍPICO?

On my typical day, in the morning I go to the university, and in the afternoons I do

my pre-professional practices
11. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD. WHAT DID YOU USED TO DO WHEN YOU WERE A
CHILD?

CUÉNTAME SOBRE TU INFANCIA. ¿QUÉ TENÍA QUE HACER CUANDO ERES UN NIÑO?

As a child, they force me to do all my homework so I can go out and play

with my friends

(cuando era niño, me obligan a hacer todas mis tareas para poder salir a jugar con mis
amigos)

12. WHAT’S THE BEST PLACE YOU HAVE EVER VISITED? (WHERE IS IT? WHY YOU LIKE IT?
WHO DID YOU GO WITH?, ETC)

CUÁL ES EL MEJOR LUGAR QUE HAYAS VISITADO? (¿DÓNDE ESTÁ? ¿POR QUÉ TE GUSTA?
¿CON QUIEN FUISTE? ?, ETC)

THE BEST PLACE THAT I VISITED WAS SALINAS, IN ECUADOR, I LIKE THE BEACH,
VERY CLEAN, ALSO THE PEOPLE VERY KIND AND RESPECTFUL AND I WAS WITH
FRIENDS OF MY SCHOOL

(EL MEJOR LUGAR QUE VISITÉ ERA SALINAS, EN ECUADOR, ME GUSTA LA PLAYA, MUY
LIMPIA, TAMBIÉN LA GENTE MUY AMABLE Y RESPETUOSA Y FUI CON AMIGOS DE MI
ESCUELA.)

13. DO YOU THINK THAT LEARNING LANGUAGES IS IMPORTANT TO YOUR CAREER? WHY?

YES, BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ME TO REALIZE MY PROFESSION ANYWHERE IN

THE WORLD, ALSO DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF BOOKS THAT EXIST IN ENGLISH.

(SI, PORQUE ME PERMITE REALIZAR MI PROFESION EN CUALQUIER PARTE DEL MUNDO)

14. WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO SOME VOLUNTARY WORK? WHEN? WHERE?

¿TE GUSTARÍA HACER ALGÚN TRABAJO VOLUNTARIO? ¿CUANDO? ¿DÓNDE?

YES, WHEN MY CAREER FINISHES, IN A PLACE OF HOSTEL FOR ANIMALS, I LIKE

ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY THE DOGS.
(SI, CUANDO ACABE MI CARRERA, EN UN LUGAR DE ALBERGUE PARA ANIMALES)

15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK? – WHAT IS SPECIAL OR IMPORTANT ABOUT THE
BOOK? – WHAT HAPPENED IN THE BOOK? WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THE BOOK?
WHY/WHY NOT?
16. WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT, DO YOU THINK THAT
TEACHERS ARE MORE IMPORTANT TODAY IN A CHILD’S UPBRINGING THAT THEIR
PARENTS? WHY / WHY NOT?
 (¿QUÉ PUEDES DECIRME ACERCA DE LA SIGUIENTE DECLARACIÓN, PIENSAS QUE LOS
MAESTROS SON MÁS IMPORTANTES HOY EN LA REUNIÓN DE UN NIÑO QUE SUS PADRES?
¿POR QUÉ POR QUÉ NO?

I THINK THAT NO, TEACHERS IF INTERVENE IN THE FORMATION OF THE CHILDREN

BUT PARENTS ARE WHO ARE MORE TIME WITH CHILDREN, SO THEY ARE MORE
IMPORTANT IN THE FORMATION OF A CHILD.

(PIENSO QUE NO, LOS MAESTROS SI INTERVIENEN EN LA FORMACIÓN DE LOS NIÑOS,

PERO LOS PADRES SON QUIENES TIENEN MÁS TIEMPO CON LOS NIÑOS, POR LO QUE SON
MÁS IMPORTANTES EN LA FORMACIÓN DE UN NIÑO.)

17. DO YOU THINK THAT IT IS EASIER TO BE A GRANDPARENT THAN A PARENT? WHY/WHY

NOT?

I THINK NOT, BECAUSE THE PARENTS HAVE MORE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE
CHILDREN AND THE WORK, IN CHANGE THE GRANDPARENTS DISPOSE OF MORE FREE
TIME AT THAT MOMENT.

(NO CREO, PORQUE LOS PADRES TIENEN MÁS RESPONSABILIDADES CON LOS NIÑOS Y
EL TRABAJO, EN CAMBIO LOS ABUELOS DISPONEN DE MÁS TIEMPO LIBRE EN ESE
MOMENTO.)

18. DO YOU THINK THAT PARENTS ARE NOT AS STRICT AS THEY USED TO BE?

I THINK THEY ARE NOT STRICT AS BEFORE, BECAUSE WE WERE FORMANDING, NOW,
WE CAN SEE OUR ERRORS AND WE CAN CORRECT THEM.

(PIENSO QUE NO ESTÁN ESTRICTOS ANTES, PORQUE ESTAMOS FORMANDO, AHORA,

PODEMOS VER NUESTROS ERRORES Y PODEMOS CORREGIRLOS.)

19. HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK A NAME IS? DOES THE NAME YOU GIVE YOUR CHILD
AFFECT HIS LIFE?
¿CUÁN IMPORTANTE PIENSAS QUE ES UN NOMBRE? ¿EL NOMBRE QUE LE DA A SU NIÑO
AFECTA SU VIDA?

I THINK IT DOES NOT AFFECT, THE PERSON IS WHO DOES THE NAME.

(YO PIENSO QUE NO AFECTA, LA PERSONA ES QUIEN HACE A EL NOMBRE.)

20. DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS BELONGING TO A PARTICULAR GENERATION? WHAT

CHARACTERISES THIS GENERATION?

¿SE VE A USTED MISMO COMO PERTENECE A UNA GENERACIÓN PARTICULAR? ¿QUÉ

CARACTERIZA ESTA GENERACIÓN?

21. HOW DO YOU THINK THE GENERATION BORN BETWEEN 2000 AND 2020 WILL BE
DIFFERENT?
22. WHO WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR UPBRINGING? WHY?

USEFUL EXPRESSION DURING THE SPEAKING EXAM

ASKING FOR A MOMENT TO THINK/START – FINISH THE CONVERSATION:
- GIVE ME A MOMENT PLEASE.
- LET ME THINK.
- THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION, UHM….
- WELL…
- THAT’S ALL, THANK YOU