Lecture/Presentation Notes

Overview

This session consists of multiple sections (A-F) each focusing on different skills and types of questions. The sections test various listening, speaking, and comprehension abilities.

Section A

• Introduction to the test format.
• Instructions are given to read and repeat sentences.
• Task: Read out sentences from 1 to 13.

Section B

• Task: Listen and repeat sentences after hearing them once.
• Examples of sentences include:
  • Labor union strike at the bus depot.
  • Inquiry about the team lunch.
  • Confirm attendance for an awards ceremony.
  • Issues locating a booking ID.
  • Request to stop bothering with trivial issues.
  • Security check timings.
  • Feedback on boring lectures.
  • Suggestion to call a technician.

Section C

• Task: Speak on a given topic after a preparation period.
• Example Topic: Describe the scene of a zoo.
• Preparation: 30 seconds to plan, 3 minutes to speak.
• Notes: Can be taken during preparation.

Section D

• Task: Listen to a conversation and answer questions based on it.
• Conversation includes booking a flight to Finland.
  • Confusion about dates and flight preferences.
  • Customer dissatisfaction with agent's responses.
• Questions:
  1. Appropriate agent response?
  2. Customer's mood at end of call?
  3. Agent's mistakes?
  4. Reason for rejecting Urban Airways flight?
  5. Customer's flight preference?

Section E

• Task: Answer multiple choice questions about sentence correctness and vocabulary.
• Questions:
  1. Correct sentence identification.
  2. Antonym of "settled."
  3. Synonym for "courageous."

Section F

• Task: Multiple choice focusing on grammar.
• Questions:
  1. Correct usage while listening to music.
  2. Sentence structure correctness.
  3. Multiple questions on grammar correctness.

Conclusion

• Each section of the test is designed to assess different aspects of language proficiency, including listening, speaking, comprehension, and grammar.