Speaking Spotting

The plan is as follows: - Summarize the topic to be as short as possible. - Then learn by heart.
Speaking Practice Questions and Answers Introduction 1. Hello. Could you show me your identification card please? Hello. Sure, here it is. 2. Could you tell me your full name please? My full name is X. I am also called by my nick name Y. 3. What shall I call you? You could call me X. 4. How are you? I am well thank you, and yourself? 5. How old are you? I am 22 years old. In other words, I was born in 1980.On the eighth of March 1980, to be exact. 6a. Does your name have any special meaning? Yes, my name does have some special meaning. My family name means honest man, and my first name it does not have any special meaning really 7a. Is your name important to you? No. I dont think it can do anything for me. I believe a person has to work out his own life. As I believe we should not attach too much significance to our names. Names were important to the older generation as they of the opinion that it will determine your destiny ( )to some extent. However, I personally believe that I myself have determined my destiny irrespective of what my name is. In fact I did this by acquiring good qualifications and by working hard. 13a. What are the main crops in your region? In our region many crops are grown. For example one would find all kinds of vegetables in the fields of this region. As well as Wheat, barely and corn. 20. Describe your reading habits? I have well established reading habits. For example, I always enjoy reading the evenings. I usually read for one to two hours daily, I used to have breaks when I continue reading for more time. I follow this habit from Sunday to Thursday, but over the weekends I take the whole day off to relax with my family or friends. 28. Is your job important to you? Thats a broad question. Allow me to explain by shortly mentioning the following points: Firstly, my current job is not important to me because Im working outside my country, in fact it lacks the feeling of serving my own community and country. Secondly, I personally dont get a lot of job satisfaction. What I mean to say is that Im doing my job in a mechanical manner and never felt proud about doing it.

31. Could you tell me something about your family? Certainly. We are a normal Sudanese family. It consists of my late father, my mother, 3 brothers 4 sisters and me. My grandparents passed away long time ago, so I did not have the privilege of knowing them. My father was eldest of seven children, and my mother has many brothers and sisters, so I have a number of uncles and aunts, and many cousins. 67b. Do you often read the newspapers? No. Allow me to explain the reasons by shortly mentioning the following points: Firstly, I use the Internet these days if I want to know whats happening in region and the world. For example, websites like CNN contain all the latest news on world events. Secondly, I like to read about stories in depth, and this I cannot find in newspapers. For example, I often would like to know the history behind a story. On the Internet I can do some research right away, and so gain a broader perspective on the subject at hand.

Museums

1. Describe a museum
1) How often do you visit the museum? 2) Which type of museum is popular in your country? 3) Why do you want to visit the museum? Follow-up: What do you think of the importance of museums in history? How do you think of the heritage of a country? Compare the museums nowadays and in the past

The greatest museum Ive ever visited was the MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART in DOHA city, QATAR. The museum illustrates the diversity and creativity of Muslim culture. the Museum's permanent display will showcase more than 800 works representing the full scope of Islamic art, including manuscripts, ceramics, metal, glass, ivory, textiles, wood and precious stones. Objects in the collection represent cultures on three continents, a huge geographical area reaching as far west as Cordoba and as far east as Samarqand, and encompasses works from Spain, North Africa, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Iran, India and Central Asia. The Museum of Islamic Arts main building entrance faade through a palm tree alley It had a large collection of Islamic art antiquities from many centuries. Museum, institution dedicated to helping people understand and appreciate the natural world, the history of civilizations, and the record of humanitys artistic, scientific, and technological achievements.

Museums collect objects of scientific, aesthetic, or historical importance; care for them; and study, interpret, and exhibit them for the purposes of public education and the advancement of knowledge. There are museums in almost every major city in the world and in many smaller communities as well. Museums offer many benefits to their visitors, their communities, and society as a whole. As educational institutions, they offer unparalleled () opportunities for self-directed learning and exploration by people of diverse ages, interests, backgrounds, and abilities. They are public gathering places where visitors can be entertained, inspired, and introduced to new ideas. Museums enrich local cultural life and make communities more appealing places to live and to visit. For society as a whole, museums provide valuable intangible benefits as sources of national, regional, and local identity. They have the singular capacity to reflect both continuity and change, to preserve and protect cultural and natural heritage while vividly illustrating the progression of the human imagination and the natural world. Museums stem/emerge from the age-old human desires to preserve cultural identity; gain social, political, and economic status; and pursue knowledge. The word museumfirst used in English in the 17th century. Importance Of Historical Places

3. The important historic place

1) What is the place? 2) Where is it located? 3) Why do you think it is important? Follow-up: What do you think of the historic place in the future? Will the government increase or decrease the safety guard? What are the changes to the local people and economy? What is the impact on the historic place by tourists?

As tourists when we visit any historical place, we just see it, purchase some mementos, books, pictures, and are out of that place. Also for a historical tour, we spare minimum time or try to give very short time. We don't pay attention that when that particular place was built, how many workers, and what architecture the monument has. No wonder, we are impressed by the work of art, culture, and craft of the monument. Ok this is good, but if should we give some more time to visit and try to collect some historical knowledge about the monument and share it with our friends. We can write about our experiences of that place in our own words and get published in a blog, newspaper or magazine as an article. We may suggest that the place is well maintained? All necessary requirements for visitors are present there? If not then how can they manage to plan their visit to that place. We may give our own idea for this or may write comments in visitors book if they are available. If we do this with honesty, then we do our duty as a tourist, historical lovers and good citizen. Also try to take photos of that place. When it comes to choose preserve or destroy the old historic buildings, I believe that different people will hold different perspective to this question. In my point of view, a city should preserve the old historic buildings. Being a container of human activity, Building, obviously, is also a reservoir of human history and culture. To some extent, preserving old historic building means respecting the previous generations.

For example, if the buildings of Ancient Rome have not been preserved till now, how can we know about Ancient Rome's history precisely? preserving old historic building means respecting the previous generations. Maybe some old buildings have negative effect on the cityscape or its function, however, with the consideration of respect previous people, we have no right to destroy or substitute them for modern buildings. Finally, On the other hand, we have the responsibility of preserving them to our next generations so that they could have the opportunity to know about their predecessors tangibly (.) In conclusion, the importance of maintaining the historic buildings of a city could outweigh the value of replacing them with modern buildings because of the reasons above. The government designates historic districts designated historic districts are listed on the official gazette. Historic districts allows rural areas to preserve their characters through historic preservation programs. Using historic preservation programs as an economic development tool for local governments in rural areas has enabled some of those areas to take advantage of their history and develop a tourism market that in turn provides funds for maintaining an economic stability that these areas would not have seen otherwise The newly built modernized districts should be set up in new zones away from the ancient part of the city," Han said. Tourism and trade can be carried on in the old districts, while hightech industries and major modern project can be developed in the new places. The local government can also decrease the population living within the ancient city wall area government must draw more attention to the protection of heritage.

now the increasing awareness of the government and people will reduce the amount of destruction of these areas The Pharaonic - Pharaohs

What is the important invention

before the age of computer?

6. What is the important invention before the age of computer?

1) What is the invention? 2) Why do you think it is very important? 3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the invention? Follow-up: What is the significant impact of modern inventions on life? Which skills do you want to study in the future? Do you think its necessary to develop modern invention in the countryside?

Televisions, thats the easiest and fastest way of getting world news before the computer Making new inventions is not an impossible thing. Its because humans brain always grow and develop. As we know in 20 century there are very much phenomenal inventions in human life and of course it have changed the quality of human life itself. Here are some example of inventions that very phenomenal and had changed the quality of human life, check it out!!!

Cell Phone - Cell Phone is a telecommunication tool which the function that same with conventional phone, but there are some differences such as the form of cell phone is more small so we can bring it to anywhere, although the form of conventional phone is more big than cell phone and of course we cannot to bring it to anywhere. - The function of cell phone is not only the basic function that as communication tool by voice as conventional phone, but by use cell phone we can use it to communicate the other people by text called SMS or Short Messaging Service. Short Messaging Service is one method of communication that using text as communicator, we just have to typing the message that we want and send it to people who we want to communicate. As we know the invention that always grow as same as well cell phone that today the function of cell phone that has grew up so the function of cell phone is not only as communication tool but also we can use cell phone as multimedia tool, such as to playing music, listen radio, playing game, browsing by internet or take picture by camera.

Describe the best gift you have received 19. Describe the best present you have received
1) Who sent it to you? 2) When did you receive it? 3) Detailed information about the present Follow-up: Do you think that present giving will play an important role in Chinese daily life? Why? Do you think that the brand name is very important for sales? In terms of the media, which do you think will play a main role in present giving, television, newspaper or Internet?

Last year , my wife celebrated my birthday at home. She bought a electronic dictionary as birthday gift. like the electronic dictionary very much. It's slim and quite small. It fits into my pocket. I remember at that time, my wife said to me :"she decided to immigrate to Canada with me. In future, we must study very hard . And she hoped that the electronic dictionary could help me to improve my English." On that day, I was very happy because my wife agreed to immigrate to Canada finally. Also, with the help of the electronic dictionary , I made such rapid progress that before long I began to write articles in English. In China, when will people send the present? - attend the party, such as Wedding Party, Birthday Party. During Spring Festival, people give presents each other, including clothes, books, flowers and foods. Compare the gift which people have received 10 years ago to the present - that people now are receiving, what's the difference between them? (try to compare the gift you received in your teenage with the gift children received now) - I think the gift was monotonic before. For example, I often received a notebook as gift. But now, there are various gifts to choose from. Such as flowers, wine, food, clothes etc. - Just image the gift in the future children will receive. In the future, I think more and more children will receive intellectual gifts, such as electronic dictionary, notebook computer and so on. Just image the gift in the future people will receive.

In the future, oh, in most case, people will give flowers each other. I think flowers will be the most popular present.

important events

11. Describe a happy event in your life?

1) When did it happen? 2) Where did it happen? 3) What was it? Follow-up: Tell me how you organize your study time? What do you think is important in achieving happiness? How do Chinese celebrate some happy events? What do the camera and video play in celebrating?

- Three events... and they are important because - they were things that seriously affected the rest of my life. - These three events were all "roads not taken" decisions, so they've shaped who and where I am today. * I turned down a graduate program in Georgia, and stayed where I was instead. This led to marriage and the birth of my children. I have NO IDEA what I would have done had I taken that opportunity; changes are very good that I wouldn't be a writer, now, though, or if I was, it wouldn't be the same kind of writing- I wouldn't have married my husband, had my kids, or become a technical writer. * I had kids. No matter what else, if you have and raise kids, that changes the course of your life forever. Initially, of course, once you become pregnant, your identity changes to the rest of the world knows, and while that shifts and grows and changes, you're still not that single individual any more, and you never will be that again. * A particular friendship led me away from a bad relationship in a bunch of ways ( :) it gave me the confidence to realize that I was doing the right thing; it

showed me that I didn't HAVE to always cling to the secure situation; it showed me that I could be successful at something worthwhile ( ) that was all my own. Without that friendship, I wouldn't be who, what, or where I am today. Sometimes you know a decision is going to change your world, sometimes you don't. Looking back, I knew the first two would change things before I did them. The third? Totally unexpected, but I can see now that it is key to a big part of who I am now. Interesting question! HAPPY EVENT IN YOUR LIFE

11. Describe a happy event in your life?

1) When did it happen? 2) Where did it happen? 3) What was it? Follow-up: Tell me how you organize your study time? What do you think is important in achieving happiness? How do Chinese celebrate some happy events? What do the camera and video play in celebrating?

- I think its when my sisters from Australia went to visit us here, in the Philippines. We gather together, the whole family. - It was the perfect day that once happened in my life being with my whole family again after a long time. I graduated at the head of my high school class.

It may not sound like a big deal to anyone else, but it was pretty amazing for me. I worked very hard in school, but had to deal with many financial difficulties before I ever got to that point. Some people concluded that I would not pass because of being so busy and parttime student, but I proved them wrong. There were a hundred different reasons why I shouldn't have done well in university, but I did, and ended up passing the final exam and thereafter becoming a lawyer. Significant Event In My Life Essay Life seems to take many twists and turns that somehow mesh into each other to form a chaotic knot of happenings. All of these occurrences are supposed to shape you into a wiser more experienced person. Many people can even pin point the exact moment in their life which was forever changed by a single event. When that event happens it becomes an unforgettable memory for you and teaches you a lesson that becomes one of the basic guidelines in your life. The event that forever changed me and was most significant to me was when I decided what I planned on doing for the rest of my life; choosing my major. I knew exactly what I would plan on doing my freshman year of high school, and that was working with kids who are less fortunate. I didnt know what category that fit under, but thats because I didnt end up worrying about my major until the end of my junior year. I began putting all the pieces together of what I love doing and I figured out my career would be working as a Social Worker. I chose Sociology as my major in college and never second guessed it. There are many reasons as to why I decided this will be my future, but the main ones are my own passion, my teachers experiences, and the feeling anyone gets when they help someone they dont know just because they want to, not because theyll get something out of it. That, itself, is reward enough. It all started when I did my first volunteer project in my freshman year of high school. It still gave me a sense of pride and accomplishment.

 At that point, I started thinking about my next step. Before that, I always thought I would be the type to become a chemist because I was good at science.

Shopping centers

14. Describe one of the shopping centers you often go to

1) Where is the shopping center? 2) How often do you go to the center? 3) Why do you often go to it and its characteristics? Follow-up: Will smaller shops survive in the current business system? What are the characteristics of shopping malls and smaller shops and their difference? What is the trend of future shopping centers? Talk about Internet shopping

During weekends my family and I often go shopping, and one of the supermarkets we always go to is LULU supermarket in DOHA. In LULU we can find everything we want. Specially, the prices are very cheap. They are even cheaper than those of small markets or stores. Besides, most products there have good quality I like the way items of commodities are organized in LULU everything is easy to find and attractively arranged, which makes me want to buy more. The good strategy of LULU is that it has 2 floors. The first floor has clothes, electrical equipment and adornments ( .)The second floor has foods, household appliances and all other items of necessities. Thus everyone going to the second floor for their more needy items has to go through the first floor where they cant miss other items such as clothes, adornments, etc... and most of them will likely buy some items there. LULU has sold a lot of commodities (SP.) this way and its cost is cheaper as a matter of course.

To me LULU has a very good business model, which is helping it grow very quickly. Besides its commodities a supermarket LULU also has its employees: salespersons, cashiers, etc. Give your observation on how they do their job and serve their customers. I go shopping with my FAMILY at least 2 times a WEEK. I go shopping whenever i have money. I dont think we are shopping addicted FURTHER I USED TO get things on sale or clearance. Im kind of comfortable shopping in LULU because of their great services and great stuffs. Holiday

20. Describe your holidays

1) Where do you go for the holidays and how long do them last? 2) Who do you go with? 3) Talk about any interesting thins happening during your holidays Follow-up: What do the Chinese people mostly do in their leisure time? What's the difference between holidays today and 5 years ago and the reasons for the change? Do you think people will spend more time on leisure or working in the future?

Outline: 1. Describe the country you went and the places of interest you visited. 2. Describe how you got to know more about the life of the people there. 3. Describe how you felt when you had to leave the place. - Last year, my family and I spent one whole week in Sri Lanka which was once known as The Paradise of the East. It turned out to be the best holiday we had ever had. - Our flight on Singapore Airlines was uneventful. The stewardess () managed to distract us with food, duty-free goods and their pretty smiles.

- As we approached Sri Lanka, I was enchanted ( )by what I saw of the awesome mountains and thousands of coconut trees. - The journey to the hotel in Colombo was interesting though humpy (. )
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The driver had to contend ( )not only with the other vehicles but also with the unpredictable dogs, cats, cows and pedestrians. We toured various places of historical and cultural interest. ., fascinated me the most. The south-western coast of the island is lined with beautiful, white, sunsoaked beaches. The sea was a deep sapphire ( )color, sparkling ( )under the sun on the day of our visit. There were few tourists around and so the beaches were practically deserted. - Most people on the island speak English well.

From them, we had an insight ( )of the lives of the local people. I made friends with a teenaged boy called Siri who took me to his village. There, he introduced me to his large family and we played their local games. Form dinner, I was served rice and vegetables grown on their own plot of land. it was much more delicious than the hotel food we had been served. The week passed b too quickly. I was sorry to leave the island which had lived up to its name: The Paradise of the East.

24a. Do you have a degree? If so, when and where did you graduate? Yes. I have a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering. I graduated in 2001 from xxx University . It is the largest university in my country and has about

twenty thousand students.