BULATS- Speaking Practice Prepared by Tiffany 

Outline Intro. to BULATS Speaking test Types of questions (Sample Speaking Practice) Assessment Criteria Online sources for your practice Reference

Introduction: What is in the speaking test? Part 1: Interview (about 4 minutes) The examiner asks you questions about yourself, your work and your interests.

Introduction: What is in the speaking test? Part 2: Presentation (about 4 minutes) The examiner gives you a sheet with three topics on it. You choose a topic and have one minute to prepare a short presentation. You speak on the topic for one minute. Afterwards, the examiner asks you one or two questions about your presentation.

Introduction: What is in the speaking test? Part 3: Information Exchange and Discussion (about 4 minutes) The examiner gives you a sheet with a role-play situation. You ask the examiner questions to get the required information. This leads to a discussion on a related topic.

Assessment Criteria Accuracy Range Pronunciation Discourse Management Interaction

Assessment Criteria (cont'd) ...how accurately and appropriately they use the language (grammar and vocabulary) ...how well they develop the conversation and organise their ideas ...how fluently they speak ...how comprehensible their pronunciation is ...how positively they contributed to the conversation.

Online sources for your practice Online conversation tutors available One-on-one 30-min. sessions Speaking practice to simulate the real test Immediate feedback based on the assessment criteria

Reference Sample test. http://www.bulats.org/Bulats/Sample- tests.html Candidate Handbook. http://www.bulats.org/docs/candidate_en. pdf Speaking test paper. http://www.bulats.org/docs/speaking_en. pdf