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A. Self-introduction Task 1 Tell me a little bit about yourself.

B. Work Task 1 You indicated you work. Describe what your office or work space looks like in as much detail as you can. Task 1 Please describe your manager or boss in as much detail as possible. Task 2 What do you do at work on a typical day? What are some of your responsibilities? Task 2 Describe three kinds of technology that you use the most at work. Task 3 Tell me about a project that you recently completed. What were the steps you took in order to begin and finish the project? Task 3 You indicated you work. Tell me about the different jobs you have had. What were the different companies? What did you do at each job? Tell me all the details. Task 4 I'd like to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. You've just been told that your current supervisor is leaving the company. Call your supervisor and ask three or four question and ask about the situation and the possible changes. Task 4 I'd like to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. You're going to a ride from a friend in order to get to work tomorrow morning. Call your friend and leave a message. Tell him/her what you need, then ask three or four questions to find out everything you need to know about getting to work tomorrow.

C. Sshool Task 1 Tell me about the kind of technology you use at school. Task 1 I'd like to know more about your school. What does it look like? What are the students and teachers like? What's it like to attend there? Task 2 I'd like to hear about your normal school day. What do you do when you don't have classes? Where do you usually study? Tell me as much as you can. Task 2 How do you get to school? Is that the quickest way? Why did you choose that mode of transportation?

 Task 3 Tell me about something memorable that happened to you in one of you classes. It could be something funny unexpected. Tell me the whole story from beginning to end. Task 3 Tell me the last time you met with one of your teachers. What was the reason? What did you discuss? What was the teacher like? Task 4 You suddenly become ill and aren't able to take an exam. Call the professor, leave a message explaining your situation and then offer two or three alternatives to taking the exam today. Task 4 Here is a situation for you to act out. There will be a performance on campus next week. You want to get tickets for you and your friends. Call the ticket office and ask three of four questions to find out what you need to know.

D. Home & Neighborhood Task 1 Now I would like to talk about where you live. Can you describe your home? What does it look like? Give me a description with a lot of detail. Task 1 I would like you to talk about where you live. Could you describe your neighborhood? What are the buildings and the people like there? Task 2 What is your normal routine at home? What things do you usually do during the weekdays? What kinds of things do you do on the weekend? Task 2 What do you do with your neighbors? Tell me how often you see them, what you like to do with them, what you talk about with them, and anything else you would like to add. Task 3 Tell me how you first met one of your neighbors. Describe in detail when you met and everything that happened during your first few meetings. Task 3 Think back to the day when you moved into your current home. When did you move? Who helped you? Tell me everything that happened that moving day. Be sure to include anything that was particularly memorable about the move. Task 4 Id like to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. Imagine that a neighbor or family member asks you to take care of his/her plants while he/she is away. Ask three or four questions to find out what you need to do. Task 4 Im sorry. Theres a problem which you need to resolve. While your neighbor or family member is gone, you notice that theres a serious problem with one of his/her special plants. Call your friend or your family member, explain in detail what happened to the plant, and make two or three suggestions for replacing it.

E. Free time Task 1 Who is your favorite character from any movie/TV show? Why is that character your favorite? Describe him/her in detail. Task 1 You indicated in the survey that you go to restaurants. Can you tell me about one of your favorite restaurants? Describe it and tell me what you like about that restaurant. Task 2 A lot of people do household chores on the weekend. On a typical weekend, what chores do you have to do, how do you do them, and who helps you complete them? Task 2 You indicated in the survey that you play games. What kinds of games do you play? Who do you play with? What is your favorite game and why? Task 3 When was the last time you went to a park? Tell me all about that last visit in as much detail as you can. Where did you go? Who did you go with? What did you do? Task 3 Could you describe your most memorable camping trip? Maybe something funny, unexpected or challenging happened. Start by telling me when and where you were camping and who you were with. Task 4 Id like to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. You receive a call from a family member asking that you help her prepare for a big party. Call the family member and leave a message asking three or tour questions to find out everything you can about the party. Task 4 Im sorry. Theres a problem you need to resolve. Youve just learned that you will have to work on the day of the big party. Call your relative and leave a message explaining the problem. Then offer two or three suggestions on how you might still be able to help with the preparations, even though you wont be able to go. F. Hobbies & Interests Task 1 You indicated in the survey that you watch TY or DVDs. Tell me about the TV shows or movies you like to watch. What are they about? When do you watch them? What do you like most about them? Task 1 You indicated in the survey that you have a pet. Tell me all about your pet. What kind of pet is it? What does it look like? Give me as many details as possible. Task 2 You indicated in the survey that you like music. What kind of music do you like, and when do you usually listen to it. Give as many details as you can. Task 2 You indicated in the survey that you chat on the phone. Tell me about

chatting on the phone. Who do you talk with? What kinds of things do you talk about? How often and for how long do you talk? Tell me all the details. Task 3 You indicated in the survey that you like reading. Tell me about how you first became interested in reading. How old were you, and which books have affected you? Task 3 Tell me about a singing experience that youve had. Maybe a time when you sang or performed in front of other people, and something funny, embarrassing or unexpected happened. Tell me all the details of that experience and why it is so memorable. Task 4 Id like to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. Imagine you want to take dance lessons. Call a dance school and ask three or four questions about dance classes. Task 4 Im sorry. Theres a problem which you need to resolve. During the first dance class, you fall and hurt your leg. Call the doctor, explain what happened, describe the injury and give the doctor two or three reasons why you need to see him/her as soon as possible. G. Sports & Activities Task 1 You indicated in the survey that you watch professional sports. Tell me about the sports teams and players you like to watch most. Task 1 You indicated in your survey that you play soccer. Tell me about your favorite soccer player. What does he/she look like? How does he or she play soccer? Why do you like watching him/her play soccer? Task 2 Id like to know about your swimming routine. How often do you swim, when and where do you swim, and what exactly do you do when you go swimming? Task 2 Tell me what you do when you go snowboarding. When do you go? How do you prepare? Where do you go? Who do you go with? Describe a typical snowboarding experience for me. Task 3 Can you describe a sporting event youve been to? What was the event? What was the game like? What was the final outcome of the game? Task 3 Tell me about the last time you played badminton. When did you play? Who did you play with? Did you play well or poorly? Tell me all the details from beginning to end. Task 4 Id like to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. You want to buy tickets for you and a friend to go a sporting event. Ask the person at the ticket counter three or four questions to find out everything you need to know about the

event. Task 4 Im sorry. Theres a problem you need to resolve. The ticket agent tells you that the event is almost sold out. There are only a few tickets left, and the seats are not together. Call your friend and leave a message explaining what the situation is and offer three or four alternatives. H. Travel & Vacation Task 1 You indicated in the survey that you travel for business domestically. Tell me about one city you visited on a business trip. Describe that city for me. Task 1 You indicated in the survey that you stay at home for vacation. Who are the people you like to see and spend time with on your vacation? Task 2 When people discuss traveling to other countries, what are the things that theyre most interested in doing or seeing? Why are these things of such interest or importance to travelers? Task 2 Describe some of things that you like to do with the people you visit or see during your vacation. Task 3 Describe one of your favorite business trips. When and where did you go? What did you do that made that trip so memorable? Id like to hear as many details as possible. Task 3 Describe exactly what you did during the last vacation that you spent at home. Give me a description from the first to the last day of all the people you saw and everything that you did. Task 4 Id like to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. You want to take a trip within your own country. Call the travel agent and ask three of four questions to find out the information you need. Task 4 Im sorry. Theres a problem which you need to resolve. You booked a nonrefundable airline ticket. However, something has happened that prevents you from traveling next week. Call the travel agent and explained what has happened. Offer two or three options to resolve the problem.

OPIC TEST [Question-1]

1. What do you do at work on a typical day? What are some of your responsibilities?

[Answer]

I work in the PR department as a copy writer. I usually get to work early, and attend our morning meeting. In the meeting we decide what we need to accomplish on a daily basis. After the meetings I come back to my desk, and start working on various projects. Im basically responsible for writing copies for our ads in newspapers, magazines, as well as writing articles. My work varies every day, but I need to come up with creative copies for the ads. When I come up with copies for our ads, I hold a meeting with my team members to get their inputs. After that, I finalize the copy and get the final approval from my boss.

[Question-2]
2. Do you have a coworker that really stands out? Describe him or her in as much detail as possible. Include why this person stands out.

[Answer] Well, theres a guy in my department named Steve Kim. Hes like the hardest working guy I know. Hes always the first one to come in the office. Id say he comes in before 7 every morning. And hes always the last one to leave. Hes very open-minded, and is very good a listening to others. Although hes the highest producing accounts manager in my department, he never shows off. He never forgets his clients special days like birthdays and sends them birthday cards. He also stands out because hes a voracious reader. Whenever hes not working hes always reading. He always has a book with him.

QUESTION - 1] 1. Tell me about your first visit to your school. When was it? Who were you with? What did you do? <Answer> The first time I visited my schools campus was right after I took the college entrance exam. I went there with my parents and I remember the day was freezing. It snowed the night before, and we really couldnt do much. We walked around the campus, and talked to people in the administration. Since Im from a small town in countryside I wanted to

check out the dormitory. So we went to the school dormitory got to see what it was like. I thought the campus was lovely, and it made me want to go to my school even more.

[QUESTION - 2] 2. You indicated in the survey that you have school experience. Tell me about your school. Describe what it looks like in as much detail as you can. <Answer> I go to Hankuk Womans University. My schools campus is really beautiful. Its one of the most well-known schools in Korea, and its situated in Shin-chon. My school has lots of old buildings and they remind me a bit about the Ivy League schools. We have lots and lots of trees and hills. There are fountains, and a lot of places to rest. Its really hard to describe it in one word, but the campus aura of the campus is like a woman. You can feel the detailed attention when they made the school. [Question-1] 1. I would like to talk about where you live. Can you describe your home to me? Give me a good description of your home. [Answer] I live in an apartment building that is 20 floors high. Our family lives on the 7th floor. There are six buildings in our apartment complex and there are underground parking lots underneath every building. There are four rooms and two bathrooms in our apartment. One room is a bedroom for me and my wife and our two children each have their own bedrooms. One room is used as my study. In the living room, there is a sofa, TV, audio and some guest chairs. Since our apartment building overlooks the Han River, we have a great view from our living room. Overall, I like my home every much and plan to live here as long as I can.

[Question-2]

2. How many times do you eat out with your family? What kind of place do you usually go when you eat out? [Answer] Our family goes out to eat two times a month on average. When we go out to eat altogether, we often go to western-style restaurants because my children like western food. There is a family restaurant we often go to where we can get a variety of American food. My children like to order pasta. They also like to eat deserts after they are done with their main dish. My kids also like that place because there is an arcade they can go to at the restaurant. When I go out to eat with my wife, we normally go to Korean or Japanese style restaurants. There are some great restaurants near my office and my wife and I are regulars to some of them. [Question-1] 1. Describe one of your favorite trips. When and where did you go? Where did you stay and what did you do? (Answer) I'd like to talk about my recent business trip to Gyeongju that I took a few days ago. I was there for a two-day conference. The conference itself was boring, but I had a lot of free time to look around the city. I visited a famous Buddist temple and a nearby stone cave. I had not been to the area since my high school field trip, so it was a good opportunity to refresh my memory about all the historical monuments that the town had to offer. I stayed at the hotel where the conference was held. I did not make a reservation early enough and it turned out that all the rooms were sold out! Fortunately, one of my co-workers offered to share her room with me, which I really appreciated. I was lucky to have her as a roommate, becuase she is an easygoing person who is fun to be with. All in all, I had a great time on that trip.

[Question-2] 2. Tell me about the things that you like to do when you visit other countries.

(Answer) I try to eat as much exotic food as possible! I like experiencing diffrent cultures and food is definitely a big part of it. I don't understand people who have to have Korean food wherever they go. Anyway, I like trying diffrent foods of different countries. Sometimes I go on trips to other countries just to eat their food! Hong Kong and Singapore are good places to go, if tou like Asian food. 1. Question: Id like to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. You are being interviewed for a part time job. Call the manager to find out more about this new job by asking three or four questions about the job.

Answer: Hello, this is Oh Jiho and I have an interview scheduled for Thursday. I was just wondering if I could get some information about the job so I can be better prepared for the interview. First, what are the hours? And where would I be working at? What would be my role in this job? Finally, how many people would I be working with?

2. Question: Im sorry. There is a problem you need to resolve. Something came up and you cant make it to the interview. Call the manager and leave a message, explaining the situation and propose two or three options to resolve the problem.

Answer: Hi, This is Oh Jiho and I have an interview scheduled for Thursday. Im afraid I cant make it due to a family emergency. I was wondering if it would be all right for me to show up another day for an interview. Or, maybe I could drop by your office later on Thursday. Another option for me would be to have telephone interview, if that would be OK with you. My number is 555-2222, and I would appreciate it if you could get back to me. I apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you and have a good day. Q1: You indicated in the survey that you have pet. Tell me all about your pet. What kind of pet is it? What does it look like? Give me as many details as possible. A: Yes, I do. I have a Shih Tzu. Shih Tzu means lion in English and it looks like a lion because of its mane. Its only 6 months old, 20 cm tall and weighs about 2 kg. Actually its my mothers, but I like it too. To be honest, I like a bigger dog, like a dog that might actually be able to protect me. But besides that, Its a great dog and brings me a lot of happiness and more importantly it brings my Mom a lot of happiness.

Q2: You indicated in the survey that you read. What kinds of books and what authors do you like to read? A: There are a couple of kinds of books that I like to read. One is for entertainment and the other is non-fiction books about history. Entertainment books that I like to read, generally speaking, are sci-fi books. The book Im reading right now is by Eric Flint and its called 1632. Its about a small town from current times that somehow gets transplanted back in time in 1632. Its a very interesting story. In the learning category, books I like to read are all kinds of history books. They are not only

interesting but also educational and inspirational. Q1: You indicated in the survey that you enjoy sports. What sports do you like and why? A: There are certain kinds of sports I like to watch and there are certain kinds of sports I like to play. I love to watch soccer, but I certainly cant play soccer anymore because of my bad knees. I used to play soccer when I was in middle school and also high school, but not anymore. Im not sure if you can really call it a sport, but I like to play pool. I also like to play table tennis. When that little ping pong ball starts bouncing back and forth fast, it can get pretty exciting.

Q2: Tell me about the last sporting event that you watched. Give me as many details about the game as you can. A: I went to watch a basketball game a month ago. Because it was an important game, I had planned on going to the stadium to watch it instead of just catching it on TV. Unfortunately, a test happened to be scheduled the day after the game, I think most people would probably have skipped the game, bus I had already purchased the tickets, and was really looking forward to it, so I went anyway. The stadium was packed and the game itself turned out to be a very close match. The team I was rooting for won, so of course it was a great day. I had a fabulous time and actually ended up doing very well on the exam the nest day, so everything turned out perfectly.

Q) Describe your current boss and compare him/her with your previous boss. Q) Describe a training course you have attended. Describe in detail what you have

learned, how many people attended, how long did it went for. Q) You indicated in the survey that you are single. What is your future plan in your life? Will you marry? Why or why not? Compare marriage 20years ago and now. What are problems we have with marriage in today's society. Q) I'd like to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. There is an increase in the divorce rate. As a result, children who live with one parent go through difficulties. Suggest at least two things to solve the problem. Q) You indicated in the survey that you often go to movies. Can you describe your favorite theater you go to? Describe the theater and tell what you like about the theater. Q) Let's start the interview now. Tell me a little bit about yourself Q) Tell me about how you first became interested in teaching. Tell me about who or what might have influenced you in your childhood and teenage years to become the teacher you are today. Q) I'd like to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. I work for Sam Yook Foods in Seoul. Ask three questions about my company and its products. Q) I'd like to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. You bought new equipment but you discover that something is wrong with it. Call the store manager and leave a voice mail message explaining the situation, what the problem is and suggest two or three possible solutions. Q) I'd like to you to talk about where you live. Tell me something about the neighbors or people who live near you. Q) What kinds of things do you do on a computer everyday? Q) You indicated in the survey that you go overseas for your holiday. How often do you go and how long do you stay in a country? Tell me about a country you remember the most. Describe how traveling changed you and compare when you first started

traveling with now. Q) I'd like to give you a situation and ask you to act it out. You want to buy two tickets to go to a concert. You are calling a ticket office. Ask at least three to four questions.

MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT OPIc

1. Is your major popular in your country? Tell me about it in detail. 2. Can you describe inside your house? Be specific. 3. Who is your closest relative? Describe him/her in as much detail as possible. 4. How does high technology effect on your life? What are the advantages and disadvantages? 5. Please tell me little bit about yourself. 6. How often do you watch a movie? What kind of movie do you like and what's your best movie? Can you share the story?

7. Please describe your school campus as munch as can. 8. Yoga is becoming popular these days. Why do people practice yoga? How does it help their health? 9. What was your position at your formal company? 10. Have you ever experienced that one of appliances had a problem? How did you the solve the problem? 11. You're got a new cell phone but it doesn't work. Call the service center and explain what the problem is. 12. What's your motivation to work in your field? (If you have experience with work.) 13. Tell me about your favorite teacher. Why did you like him/ her. 14. You indicated that you are currently working. Please describe your boss in as much detail as possible. 15. What kind of excercise do you like? When did you first start? 16. How often did you go to school? What do you usually do in free time at school? 17. Why did you choose your major? Who inspired you to choose it? Are you satisfied with your choice? 18. Tell me about advantages and disadvantages of internet. 19. Many homes today are equipped with appliances and electronic devices than make life more convenient. What are some of the appliances and electronic devices in your house? How have they changed your household responsibilities? 20. How often do you visit your relative with? How do you spend time with them?

21. What kind of company do you want to work for? Describe it specifically. 22. Can you tell me about police officers in your country? What are they like? 23. You have been accepted to A company, but you want to reject them and go to B company. Come up with good excuses. 24. What do you usually do on weekend? 25. You like chatting on the phone. What kind of things do you talk about? Who do usually speak with? How often and how long do you talk? 26. How is old generation different from young generation in your country? 27. Your friend bought a new computer. Ask 3 or 4 questions about his computer. 28. What's your school like? Tell me about your school life. 29. What kind of boss do you want to work for? Tell us detail as much as you can. 30. Which room is your favorite at home? Why do you like it? 31. If you meet a person for the first time, what kind of question would you ask? Tell me proper question. 32. What did you do last summer vacation? Can you tell me about your favorite trip? 33. You have to cancel important business meeting. Please make few suggestions and explain the situation. 34. Tell me about internet, How it influenced and changed your life. 35. Choose one of appliances in your kitchen that you use the most frequently and tell me about it in detail.

36. What do you do in your free time? How often do you do it? Who do you enjoy with? 37. You're going to New York for summer vacation and you want to rent a car. Call the car agency and ask 3 or 4 question for policy. 38. Tell me about your neighborhood. 39. You have to go on a business trip to the US but you haven't booked a room. Call the hotel and a room, asking for details. 40. You're just finished registering for your courses. But soon you specialized that you forgot to enroll in one required course for your graduation. Call your professors and ask if you can take the course. 41. When was your first overseas trip? Where and when did you go? How long did you travel? What did you do there? 42. Tell me about your neighbors whom you do not like? 43. Tell em about your bad experience with your neighbor. 44. What is your biggest purchase? What did you buy? How much did you pay? Was it worth it to pay? 45. You are about to fail the course, so can you make suggestion to your professor how you want to make it up? 46. What's the most memorable event in recent years? What was so special about? 47. Your co-worker is doing something immoral behavior, and you happen to catch him/her. What kind of advice would you give to? 48. Tell me about a restaurant you often go to. Describe the food and drink you like the most at that restaurant.

49. Have you met any interesting people in your life? What's so interesting about person? Describe specific. 50. Do you have any winning experience? What was it? How did you feel? 51. There's problem that you need to resolve. You can't help your friend because the day before he leaves, your boss tells you that you have to go on a business trip the next day. You call your friend to leave a message, explaining the situation and proposing 3 or 4 options. 52. Please describe your favorite restaurant. What is it? What colors are there mostly? What kind of people come to the restaurant? 53. I'd like you to tell me about a sporting experience that especially memorable. Maybe something funny or unexpected happened. Please tell me about that experience. 54. What would you do if you moved to place. Where children always run around? 55. What was the last game that you played? When and with whom did you play? Did you win or lose? Tell me what happened. 56. Your friend just broke up with girlfriend or boyfriend. How would you comfort her/him. 57. Describe your favorite neighbors and tell me about the activities you usually do with them. 58. One of your best friends is going on a vacation and has asked you to take care of his/her home. Call your friend and ask 3 or 4 questions to get all the information.