SP M9

1. Fluency is:

• a. Being able to produce long streams of language without stopping to breath.

  
  

• b. The ability to maintain a natural flow of language without unnatural hesitation, pausing or repetition.

  
  

• c. Thinking very carefully about everything you say.

  
  

• d. Speaking really quickly.

  
  

Pausing and hesitation is a natural part of speech:

• a. True

  
  

• b. False

  
  

Coherence means:

• a. Using as many linking words as possible.

  
  

• b. Ideas are organized logically, developed and connected using appropriate cohesive devises.

  
  

• c. Having brilliant and creative ideas that impress the examiner.

  
  

Which are important in order to get a good score?

• a. Staying on topic and answering the question.

  
  

• b. Developing your ideas and speaking at length.

• c. Speaking at a natural pace without unnatural pausing hesitation or repetition.

• d. Organising your ideas logically and signposting your language.

  
  

• e. All of them

  
  

Fluency are cohesion are equally important because:

• a. Your score will be the lowest of the two.

  
  

• b. Your score will be the highest of the two.

  
  

Which of the following is not a type of pause, hesitation or repetition (PHR) that you should worry about?

• a. Language related – candidate thinks hard about grammar and vocabulary.

  
  

• b. Content related – Candidate stops to think about the content.

  
  

• c. Natural pausing, hesitating or repeating that happens in everyday conversation.

  
  

The examiner wants:

• a. An impressive answer

  
  

• b. True answer

  
  

• c. A correct answer

  
  

• d. An answer they agree with

  
  

• e. A good sample of your language

  
  

Nerves and stress will affect your ability to speak fluently, so you should not:

• a. Use ‘test mode’ speaking.

  
  

• b. Know that you are better prepared than 99% of the other candidates.

  
  

• c. Pretend you are speaking to a friend.

  
  

Development of ideas – which of the following are true?

• a. Part 1 – Two or three sentences is enough to answer each question.

  
  

• b. Part 2 – Keep talking until the examiner stops you.

  
  

• c. Part 3 – Development is most important in part 3.

  
  

• d. All of them

Organisation is:

• a. Important in part 1.

  
  

• b. Not important in part 2.

  
  

• c. Extremely important in part 3 as you are discussing abstract ideas.