Can you
talk about the last film you have seen?
Can you tell me about the last book you have read?
Ok, ok, ok…..let´s face
it, going to the cinema is very expensive nowadays and you don´t have enough time for reading…fair enough but the
thing is that these are typical speaking questions you may find in your
speaking exam, what can you do, then?
Even if you are not a book
worm, you must have read something in your life or maybe you have seen a film
based on a book…that may work for both topics. Have you seen The Hunger Games (Los juegos del hambre?
It is a book (a trilogy) made into a film, so you can see it and then use it
both ways…..
If you are a book worm
like me, the problem may be to decide which book summarize and my advice here
is that you should choose something easy to talk about, don´t pick something such as The New
York Trilogy by the great Paul Auster nor Ulises by James Joyce… instead, pick a straightforward and easy to summarize novel and talk about
the
plot, the genre, the characters, the setting, why you enjoyed or didn´t enjoy
it and say something like: It´s a page
tuner / I couldn´t put it down
You should do the same in
case you have to talk about a film, talk about the plot, setting, characters,
genre, soundtrack, nationality, etc…in order to avoid “thinking time”, prepare something before the exam date and decide
which film you are going to talk about. This will save time and you´ll feel
more confident.
My last piece of advice:
don´t get nervous, we are only teachers and we are human, we just need to check
you have learned what we have taught you throughout the academic year so…don´t
worry!!!
You´ll be fine J
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