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Examiner Information Sheet (Sample) : 2013 Specimen Exam Speaking Prompt

1. The friend wants advice on whether their 10-year-old nephew should be allowed to get a cell phone to text his friends. 2. The options are to let him message friends on the computer at home or wait until he is 12 to get a phone. 3. Disadvantages of the computer are he may hog it and need supervision, while waiting could make him feel left out of school.

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Examiner Information Sheet (Sample) : 2013 Specimen Exam Speaking Prompt

1. The friend wants advice on whether their 10-year-old nephew should be allowed to get a cell phone to text his friends. 2. The options are to let him message friends on the computer at home or wait until he is 12 to get a phone. 3. Disadvantages of the computer are he may hog it and need supervision, while waiting could make him feel left out of school.

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Examiner Information Sheet (sample)

2013 Specimen Exam Speaking Prompt prompt Z


Examinee Information

Help Solve a Problem


Situation
I am your friend and I have a problem. Find out what my
problem is and offer me some good advice.

First
You should look at the pictures below and ask:
• What is the problem?
• What are the options?
• What are the disadvantages of each option?

Then
When you have all the information you need, explain
which option you think is best and why. Be ready
to explain why you didn’t choose the other option.
Remember to use information you learn from asking
questions to explain your final choice.

Finally
After you have shared your decision, you will be asked
more questions about the topic.

Examiner Information

What is the problem?


My ten-year-old son/nephew/grandson wants a cell phone so that he can text message all his friends. We
think this is a bad idea because he will be distracted in school and his grades may suffer as a result.

Option 1 Option 2
computer hourglass
What are the options?
Tell him to just message or email his He has to wait until he is twelve to get a
friends on the computer at home. cell phone.

What are the He might keep other family members He will feel left out and might not like
disadvantages of each from using the computer and need going to school.
option? supervision.

Elaboration Questions

1. Do you and your friends like to text message? 2. In your opinion, how would life be different if
What do you text about? What do you think people didn’t have cell phones? Why?
other people text about?

3. Some people claim our memory skills have worsened with the use of technology such as cell phones,
the Internet, and video games. To what extent do you think this is true?

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