The first part of speaking test is about introduction and interview. Introduction here means that examiner introduces his or herself to the test taker. Then, he or she asks about test taker’s full name and other general data of the test taker. Test taker needs to answer some basic questions about his or herself.
One
of the examples is about hometown. Examiner might ask test taker to
explain about what kind of place it is, what is interesting there, what
kind of jobs people do, and whether it is a good place to live. It will
be very beneficial for test taker to prepare the answer well because
part one is quite predictable so there will be not much variations can
be found in this part. Though there is a possibility that the examiner
may not understand well on the information that is given by the test
taker, task taker should pay attention in giving the idea itself. There
is a possibility for the test taker to deal with a problem because he or
she gives imaginary answers that lead him or her in a difficult
situation to prolong the answer. There is no way back in the speaking
test, so once again, test taker has to be smart in giving his or her
answer.
Then,
examiner asks about the current activity of the test taker. If test
taker works, the questions are about what kind of job it is, the reason
for choosing that job, the length of working time in that place, and
what the test taker likes or dislike about his or her job. If the test
taker is a student, the questions are about the subjects that are
learnt, the reason for choosing it, and the level of test taker’s
enjoyment about those subjects.
Meanwhile,
interview in this case means that the examiner gives some questions
about familiar topic to the test taker. It can cover some areas such as
test taker’s family, hobbies, food preference, daily routine, national
festivals, or what tourist do in the test taker’s country. Sometimes,
examiner relates the thing that can be found in the city with another
thing like festival. For example, examiner might ask about famous street
in the city. Then, examiner continues the question by asking what kind
of festival usually being held there. Prior knowledge about the hometown
of the test taker is a plus thing for being successful in the first
part of speaking test.
