TING-PIN STUDY PACK IV Speaking Tasks

(Start the conversation) (Student A will start the conversation) STUDENT B (Student A will start the conversation) TASK1 You and your friend are sitting at a cafe talking about your dreams and ambitions. Tell your friend your dream and ask questions about his/her dream. Explain; The dream/ ambition. What inspired you How you started doing it How much of your dream you have achieved. You and your friend are sitting at a cafe talking about your dreams and ambitions. Tell your friend your dream and ask questions about his/her dream. Explain; The dream/ ambition. What inspired you How you started doing it How much of your dream you have achieved.

(Student B will start the conversation) (Start the conversation) STUDENT A (Student B will start the conversation) STUDENT B (Start the conversation) TASK2 You work at a technology shop. A customer needs help. Look at the next slide and talk to him/her. Welcome the customer and offer help. Show some computers and explain their qualities. Help him/her decide on the computer. Tell him/her the price. Ask how s/he wants to pay: credit card or cash? You are a customer in a technology shop. You are looking for a laptop computer but you don’t know what to buy. Look at the next slide and ask for help. Tell him/her you are not sure about which computer to buy. Choose two and ask the assistant to compare them. Ask which one is more useful for you. Ask for the price. Say you want to buy the computer and pay for them.

TASK2 Dell Inspiron i5378-2885GRY Price: $562.99 Price: $515.00 Asus Q304UA-BBI5T10 Price: $562.99 Details Screen: 13.3 inches Pixels: 1920 x 1080 Resolution: 166 PPI Hard Disk: 1000 GB Ram: 6 GB Weight: 3.31 pounds Dell Inspiron i5378-2885GRY Price: $515.00   Details Screen: 13.3 inches Pixels: 1920 x 1080 Resolution: 166 PPI Hard Disk: 1000 GB Ram: 8 GB Weight: 3.44 pounds

(Student B will start the conversation) (Start the conversation) STUDENT A (Student B will start the conversation) STUDENT B (Start the conversation) TASK3 You are a customer at a diner. You have a serious problem with your hamburger. Get the waiter’s attention. Complain about your problem: The burger is burnt outside and raw inside. Thank the waiter. You are a waiter at a diner, and one of the customers has a problem with his/her hamburger. Go to his/her table and ask how you can help. Apologize for the mistake. Offer a solution that will make him/her happy. Apologize again.

(Student B will start the conversation) (Start the conversation) STUDENT A (Student B will start the conversation) STUDENT B (Start the conversation) TASK4 You stay at a dormitory with a roommate, and your roommate critizes you for playing the SIMS. Tell your roommate your opinion. Support your opinion with reasons. Disagree with his/her reasons. Agree to disagree. You stay at a dormitory with a roommate, and your roommate is playing the SIMS. You think they are a waste of time and you friend should spend more time with real people. Tell you opinion. Explain your reasons. Agree to disagree.

(Start the conversation) (Student A will start the conversation) STUDENT B (Student A will start the conversation) TASK5 You are the manager of a dormitory and one of the students comes to you with some problems. Ask questions about his/her list of problems. Ask his/her expectations from the dormitory. Ask for suggestions to fix the problems. You are staying in a dormitory but you and your friends have some problems with the management. Your friends chose you as the spokesperson to talk to the manager. Introduce yourself and tell him/her why you are there. Talk about your problems: no hot water after midnight, cold breakfast, rooms and showers not cleaned properly. Sound firm but polite.

(Start the conversation) (Student A will start the conversation) STUDENT B (Student A will start the conversation) TASK6 You are talking to a friend about an interesting event which you experienced. (eg. Got stuck in a lift, tried a very dangerous sport, were mistaken for someone else, etc.) Tell the story using the prompts. You can ask your friend questions to learn the details of his/her story. Where were you? Why were you there? What were you doing? What happened? How did you feel? You are talking to a friend about an interesting event which you experienced. (eg. Got stuck in a lift, tried a very dangerous sport, were mistaken for someone else, etc.) Tell the story using the prompts. You can ask your friend questions to learn the details of his/her story. Where were you? Why were you there? What were you doing? What happened? How did you feel?

(Start the conversation) (Student A will start the conversation) STUDENT B (Student A will start the conversation) TASK7 You and your friend are talking about internet. Your friend thinks that internet is harmful but you think the opposite. Mention the following points to show that you disagree with him/her: Easy to use Rich source of information Cheap Practical You and your friend are talking about internet. Your friend thinks that internet is very useful but you disagree with him/her. Mention the following points to state your opinion: Addictive Bad for relationships Unreliable information Dangerous (security problems/no privacy)