Nature and environment Nature and environment City / Countryside City / Countryside Facilities Facilities The weather The weather Types o houses Types o houses !ecoration !ecoration Family Family "elationships "elationships
Events# weddin$s% &irthdays% estivals% etc' Events# weddin$s% &irthdays% estivals% etc' (ousehold chores
(ousehold chores )ender e*uality )ender e*uality
(o&&ies# &oo+s% cinema% music% itness centres (o&&ies# &oo+s% cinema% music% itness centres Sports and outdoor activities
Sports and outdoor activities ,usical instruments ,usical instruments Travellin$ Travellin$ -ccommodation -ccommodation
,eans o transportation ,eans o transportation Shoppin$ and stores Shoppin$ and stores Online shoppin$ Online shoppin$
Clothes and accessories Clothes and accessories Technolo$y Technolo$y Boo+ / E.&oo+ Boo+ / E.&oo+ Social Networ+s Social Networ+s ,edia ,edia Education Education an$ua$es an$ua$es Food / "estaurants Food / "estaurants
(ealth and healthy lie style (ealth and healthy lie style 0o&s
0o&s Etc' Etc' TEMAS DEL EXAMEN ORAL 2014
TEMAS DEL EXAMEN ORAL 2014
Monólogos Monólogos
Además de los que puedes encontrar en los
Además de los que puedes encontrar en los exámenes tipo, te puedo decir queexámenes tipo, te puedo decir que han aparecido los siguientes temas
han aparecido los siguientes temas
Teenagers (Por ejemplo, dos fotografías, un adolescente con sus padres y otro adolescente en su Teenagers (Por ejemplo, dos fotografías, un adolescente con sus padres y otro adolescente en su cuarto o con sus amigos. Preguntas tipo: Can you see yourself in any of these situations? // What cuarto o con sus amigos. Preguntas tipo: Can you see yourself in any of these situations? // What ere you li!e as a teenager? / What are the pro"lems that teenagers ha#e noadays? // What ere ere you li!e as a teenager? / What are the pro"lems that teenagers ha#e noadays? // What ere your pro"lems as a teenager? / What ill the future "e li!e?$
your pro"lems as a teenager? / What ill the future "e li!e?$
%lderly people (Por ejemplo, dos fotografías, una se&ora mayor jugando al tenis y otra se&ora %lderly people (Por ejemplo, dos fotografías, una se&ora mayor jugando al tenis y otra se&ora mayor haciendo punto en casa.
mayor haciendo punto en casa. Preguntas tipo: Can you see Preguntas tipo: Can you see yourself in any...? // What are your yourself in any...? // What are your parents or grandparents li!e? // 'o ould you li!
parents or grandparents li!e? // 'o ould you li!e to "e in the future?$e to "e in the future?$
Children (Por ejemplo, dos fotografías, un ni&o solo #iendo la tele y otro ni&o con amigos jugando Children (Por ejemplo, dos fotografías, un ni&o solo #iendo la tele y otro ni&o con amigos jugando en el parue. Preguntas tipo: Can you see yourself in any of these situations? // What ere you li!e en el parue. Preguntas tipo: Can you see yourself in any of these situations? // What ere you li!e as a child? // What are the ad#antages and disad#antages of each situation? // )s childhood
as a child? // What are the ad#antages and disad#antages of each situation? // )s childhood noadays different from you on childhood? // What
noadays different from you on childhood? // What ill happen in the future? ill happen in the future? // W// Would you li!eould you li!e to "e a child again? Why?
to "e a child again? Why?
*i"rary #s 'ome *i"rary #s 'ome
'ouses and decoration 'ouses and decoration +edia
+edia
%"oo! #s Traditional "oo! %"oo! #s Traditional "oo! 'ousehold chores and euity 'ousehold chores and euity
-us!ers (+sicos callejeros$ #s treet -and -us!ers (+sicos callejeros$ #s treet -and
+usical instruments +usical instruments T
Types of houses (-loc! of ypes of houses (-loc! of flats #s 'ouse$flats #s 'ouse$ *earning languages *earning languages chool chool %n#ironment %n#ironment T
Types of means ypes of means of transportationof transportation Types of facilities in a city
Types of facilities in a city
OI
*as preguntas de los mon0logos son 1, se pueden contestar en cualuier orden, aunue yo aconsejo seguir un esuema. 2$ 3irst / To "egin ith... 4$ 5egarding the second uestion... 6$ 7"out the third uestion... 1$ 3inally
8ormalmente las 4 primeras son para ha"lar en cualuier tiempo #er"al, principalmente presente. *a tercera es para ha"lar en pasado simple o presente perfecto simple () ha#e ne#er "een a"road$. *a ltima suele ser para segunda condicional y, en menos casos, para ha"lar en futuro. %jemplos: )f you could play a musical instrument hich one ould you choose? // )f you could "e a professional sportsperson hich sport ould you do? // What ould you ma!e for dinner if you had guests from other countries? // 'o do you thin! people ill do sport in the future?
Diálogos
Comprar un regalo y discutir los detalles
Planear un #iaje (de fin de curso, de acampada, al e9tranjero$ %legir un colegio para el ni&o
%legir un men y otros detalles para una cele"raci0n %legir una película para ir al cine
%legir un plan (por ejemplo, decidir entre ir al cine o al teatro$ %tc.
Inormal letters / Blo$ entries / -rticle or a ma$a3ine or a newspaper
– Tell a story 4our &est/worst holidays ever / The &est/worst day in your lie / - unny
anecdote'''5
– Tell a riend a&out an event 4weddin$% concert% estival% etc'5 – our opinion a&out a topic
– )ive advice
– Than+s letter / invitation / proposal – Etc'
Formal / Semiormal letters / -rticle or a ma$a3ine or a newspaper
– -pply or a 6o& – -s+ or inormation
– ,a+e a su$$estion / proposal – Complaint letter
– )ive your opinion a&out a topic – Etc'
soportar% tolerar I you live close to a railway station you have to put
→ →
up with the noise
*uedarse sin 8e ran out o petrol in the middle o nowhere
→ →
encontrar4se5 por casualidad esterday I came accross and old
→ →
classmate% he loo+ed much older'
alo6ar en tu casa 8e didn9t have to &oo+ a hotel room &ecause a
→ →
riend o mine put us up'
6untarse% *uedar 8e should $et to$ether more oten→
atropellar ,y cat died last wee+' (e was run over &y a truc+'
→ →
adelantar con el coche Our car was overta+en &y a Ferrari in the hi$hway'
→ →
reco$er 4a una persona% al$o del suelo5 I9ll pic+ you up at :% so please &e
→ →
ready &y that time'
criar a un ni;o I was &rou$ht up &y my $randparents &ecause my parents→ died when I was a &a&y
sacar un tema !on9t &rin$ up my divorce a$ain% it ma+es me eel depressed<→ continuar% se$uir Please% carry on with your
→ →
story% it9s really interestin$<
encontrar 4una soluci>n% un eslo$an% una pala&ra5 8e need to come
→ →
up with a solution or our inancial pro&lems'
llevarse &ien% tener una &uena relaci>n They $ot
→ →
divorced three years a$o &ut they $et alon$ well'
superar 4un miedo% una enermedad% una ruptura5 I $ot over my ear o→ lyin$% my e?&oyriend% the lu'''
inventar 4a story% an e?cuse5
→ →
empe3ar a hacer una actividad% un ho&&ie 4darle por al$o5 8hen my ather
→ →
retired% he too+ up scu&a divin$ and now he9s an e?pert diver'
de6ar al$o 4un h@&ito% una actividad5% rendirse% de6arlo I want to $ive up→ smo+in$% &ut it9s so diicult'''
cuidar ,y cousin usually loo+s ater her little &rother
→ →
when her parents are away or the wee+end
esperar al$o con $anas% tener $anas de *ue lle$ue al$o !avid
→ →
is really loo+in$ orward to $oin$ on holiday ne?t wee+
admirar I really loo+ up to my $randama% she &rou$ht up si? children on
→ →
her own'
aparecer% presentarse I had a date with a &oy that I met last
→ →
Saturday% &ut he didn9t show up'
resultar Some years a$o scientists claimed that chocolate was harmul or
→ →
your health and now it turns out that it9s really $ood'
descu&ir% enterarse de al$o She $ot really upset when she ound out that her
→ →
hus&and was cheatin$ on her
poner los cuernos o hacer trampas 4deporte% e?amen5
desmayarse It was so hot inside the church that the &ride pass out in the
→ →
middle o the ceremony'
A romper una relaci>n -ter &ein$ to$ether or years they→ decided to &rea+ up'
pelearse% re;ir% discutir 4ami$os% pare6a5 →
arre$larse% hacer las paces →
SO, CO,,ON P("-S- 7 "BS
To put up with
To run out o
o come accross
To put some&ody up
To $et to$heter
→To run over
To overta+e
To pic+ up
To &rin$ up
→To &rin$ up
→To carry on% to +eep on% to continue = in$
To come up with
To $et alon$ well / to $et on well
To $et over
→To ma+e up
To ta+e up
To $ive up
→To loo+ ater A To ta+e care o
To loo+ orward to =in$
To loo+ up to
o turn up A To show up
To turn out
To ind out
To cheat on
→To pass out
To &rea+ up To split up
→To all out
To ma+e up
1 First *uestion → I can see mysel in &oth situations &ecuase''' ha&la so&re t mism?% $ustos% h@&itos% e?periencias''' Dsa s>lo un par→ de ideas &ien unidas'
Second *uestion → % I $uess that some people do sport
&ecause''' ha&la so&re hechos $enerales% lo *ue la $ente hace''' Dn par de ideas &ien→ unidas% si e?presas contraste trata de utili3ar GOn the one handH y GOn the other handH' Si vas a aportar ideas nuevas puedes decir GBesidesH o G-part rom thatH'
Third *uestion → % the last time I ate out was last Saturday' No→ te olvides de usar el past simple para hechos del pasado con una echa concreta y el present perect cuando no somos especicos'
J Fourth *uestion →
a dierent place% I would love to &uy a house in New or+' It9s my avourite city in the world% so I would really li+e to visit it sometime in the uture' En esta pre$unta usamos→ se$undas condicionales' -cord@os de *ue% si se$uimos ha&lando% hay *ue hacerlo en
condicional tam&iKn'
Si vas a repetir al$una idea puedes decir → como he dicho antes'''
. O+% may&e youLre ri$ht< etLs $o to the &each<
. ou have convinced me% our child should $o to a state school'
– ou are ri$ht% your idea is &etterM we should cele&rate the party in Pamplona
than
$oin$ shoppin$'
. I disa$ree with you' In my view% itLs very diicult to study and wor+ ull.time at the same time'
. ItLs not a $ood idea &ecause
. It would &e &etter to rent an apartment in the centre &ecause we could $o out at the wee+ends'
. It sounds $reat< / It sounds $ood< / It sounds li+e un< . ThatLs perect<
. ILm O with that
ST"-T )I S TO O")-NI OD" SP C( E ,ONOO)D
Frases
sencillas% conectores% ideas individuali3adas% *ue el tono de vo3 mar*ue un comien3o% un
nudo y un desenlace'
First o all / I would li+e to start &y sayin$ that
"e$ardin$ the second *uestion
-&out the third *uestion
-nd last &ut not least / -nd inally / -nd to conclude
% i I could live in-s I said &eore
→ST"-T )I S TO O")-NI OD" SP C( E !I-O)D
"ecuerda *ue esto no es la $uerra% si despuKs de daros un par de ra3ones nin$uno de los
dos
cede% puedes utili3ar al$una de estas e?presiones para indicar *ue te GrindesH
?presar tu desacuerdo
. I donLt thin+ so' In my opini>n% $oin$ to the cinema is unnier. ThatLs a really $ood idea<
– ItLs a really $ood option
. ILm not sure a&out that
. ILm a little &it worried a&out the accommodationM you +now that I hate campsites
– I see your point &ut ILm not convinced
. 8hy donLt we meet tomorrow at : . 8hat a&out ne?t Saturday
. 8e could invite our classmates . etLs $o to the cinema toni$ht<
. 8hat do you thin+ a&out $oin$ to the cinema toni$ht
– 8e need to tal+ a&out the urniture I want a ully urnished lat
. (i 0udith< (ow are you . Fine% than+s< -nd you
. 7ery well% ILm loo+in$ or a summer 6o& . "eally ,e too< 8hat a coincidence<
– 8here would you li+e to wor+
. (i It3iar< (ow are you doin$
. "eally well' ILm plannin$ to move to a new lat<
. It sounds $reat< I want to rent a lat too' 8hy donLt we share a lat
– ThatLs a $reat idea< 8here would you li+e to live
. (i Naiara% itLs $reat to see you< . (i 0udith<
. 8e have to spea+ a&out the school trip &ecause the lessons will inish ne?t month' . ouLre ri$ht' I thin+ that we should $o on a cultural holiday' For e?ample% Paris is a very interestin$ place'
– -re you +iddin$ me It sounds &orin$' 8e should $o to the &each and have un
there
. (i honey< 8e need to ma+e a decision a&out 0asonLs school< . es% in my opinion the &est option is a state school &ecause
– I totally disa$ree with you< I attended a private school and they are much &etter'
. (i It3iar< !o you +now that tomorrow is NaiaraLs &irthday . Oh% really< etLs &uy her a present<
. ItLs a $ood idea &ut what could we &uy . ILm sure that she would love a T.shirt
?presar tus dudas o alta de convencimiento
Proponer acciones o introducir nuevas ideas en el discurso
. I donLt thin+ so' In my opinion% she would preer a mo&ile phone<
– But it is too e?pensive' (ow much would you li+e to pay or the present
. Then itLs clear' 8e can meet tomorrow to &uy the tic+ets' O+ . Then% ILll phone you tomorrow to discuss a&out the trip' See you<
. 8hy donLt we arran$e a meetin$ with the headmaster or the ne?t wee+
– ItLs very late% I must $o to wor+ now' ILll phone you later' O+
En la tar6eta de cada uno de los estudiantes hay varios temas por los *ue tienen *ue
pre$untar durante la interacci>n oral' Por e6emplo% si est@is ha&lando de &uscar un tra&a6o para el verano puede poner# Salary% (ow lon$% Part.time'''
- veces no es @cil estructurar pre$untas y solemos &lo*uearnos o cometer muchos errores' RuK puedes hacer si no ves clara la pre$unta !ecir tu opini>n y pre$untarle a la otra persona por la suya o% en muchas ocasiones decir# G8hat a&out the'''H R *uK hay de'''→
– (ow lon$
– (ow lon$ would you li+e to wor+
– I would li+e to wor+ rom 0uly to Septem&er' 8hat a&out you
– Part.time
– 8ould you li+e to $et a part.time or a ull.time 6o&
– In my view% a part.time 6o& is &etter &ecause you have more ree time' !o you
a$ree
– Salary
– (ow much would you li+e to earn
– I need to earn around two thousand euros' 8hat a&out you – 8hat a&out the salary
(O8 TO N! - !I-O)D de orma clara y sencilla
No 6u3$ues por la apariencia →
,@s vale prevenir *ue →
lamentar'
-ll@ d>nde ueres% ha3 lo *ue vieres No es tan malo% no es el in del mundo →
,@s eli3 *ue una perdi3 →
oco de remate est@ clarsimo
No hay mal *ue por &ien no ven$a
El tiempo lo dir@
Cuesta un huevo/un ri;>n →
4nunca llueve sino *ue 6arrea5 Si las cosas van mal% ir@n peor / -→ perro laco todo son pul$as
Cuando las ranas cren pelo ,e6or tarde *ue nunca →
!ios los cra y ellos se 6untan →
(echos% no pala&ras →
,e suena a chino 4cuando no sa&es nada so&re un tema% ciencia% poltica% etc'5
DS FD I!IO,S -s the sayin$ $oes''' Como dice el rer@n
!on9t 6ud$e a &oo+ &y its cover
- stitch in time saves nine 4una puntada a tiempo ahorra nueve5
8hen in "ome do as the "omans
→It9s not the end o the world<
-s happy as a do$ with two tails
-s mad as a hatter
→It9s crystal clear
→-s clear as mud
→very cloud has a silver linin$
4toda nu&e tiene un orro plateado5 →Time will tell
→It costs an arm and a le$
It never rains &ut it pours
8hen pi$s ly<
→Better late than never
Birds o a eather loc+ to$ether
-ctions spea+ louder than words
It9s )ree+ to me<
→O6o#
Pedir un deseo → Pedir cita →
Tomar una decisi>n → (acer una pre$unta → (acer una oto → (acer el ridculo →
ir &ien% ir mal 4cole$io% tra&a6o5 (e9s doin$ well at school' (e
→ →
passed all his e?ams'
hacer &ien% sentar &ien I you have a headache% ta+e an aspirin' It will do you→ $ood'
hacerlo lo me6or *ue sepas I didn9t pass the e?am in spite o doin$ my→ &est
hacer ne$ocios
Please% do me a avour' Tell your mom that I9ll &e late<
,a+e a wish
,a+e an appointment
,a+e a decision
-s+ a *uestion
Ta+e a picture% a photo
,a+e a ool o yoursel
,a+e a mista+e% a proposal% a su$$estion% riends% an eort% a discovery% money% a present%
a chan$e% a discovery% an impression% a phone call% a photocopy
'''!o well / !o &adly
!o $ood
→!o your &est
→!o &usiness
→!o a avour
→!o an e?am% a course% a de$ree% a Ph!% your homewor+'''
!o the housewor+# do the coo+in$% do the ironin$% do the cleanin$% do the dishes% do the
laundry
''' &ut,a+e the &ed
asom&roso% pasmoso inc>modo→ horri&le% terri&le *ue da miedo → *ue cansa estresante pas@rselo &ien as*ueroso
