Hello and welcome to module 5.
On speaking on how to prepare for it effectively and efficiently.
We're coming to the end of the course.
Nevermind but there's still a lot to be learnt.
We hope you are feeling more confident now
and that you have benefited
from what we have tried to show you in this course.
Come on, you can pass this exam!
In this module we're going to deal with in area
that traditionally is overlooked in online language courses:
speaking, OK?
We're going to start off with a first video that compares and contrasts
face-to-face and online assessment of speaking skills.
This is important for you to understand.
So what are, if you like, five important aspects of speaking
for a B1-level oral exam that you are going to see in this module?
We can think of this using an acronym, RAFIC.
OK, RAFIC, which is the Range of vocabulary
which has to be appropriate to the task, obviously.
The production needs to be Accurate,
not only the pronunciation but the stress, intonation, etc.
Fluency, avoid hesitation, as I said before,
you need to start to plan what you want to say you,
but you can't do it while you are actually talking.
We want a nice fluid intervention.
Interaction, if we are actually speaking to and with someone right
we don't need to speak obviously at the same time they do.
And if necessary we can ask the clarification
and we can respond adequately.
Sometimes, if we don't understand,
we can even paraphrase what they say as a way of asking a question:
"I'm sorry we are asking me for directions to the bus station".
And finally, Coherence.
Think about what we want to say.
There will be an explanation
of the speaking part of the exam to help you.
Once again, we are going to use the best practices
that we have from our central language centre at UNED, CUID,
Centro Universitario de Idiomas Digital y a Distancia.
We are going to try to provide you
with useful tips on how to succeed when doing the speaking exam.
So, how can you under applying this understanding?
Well firstly, undertaking guided listening to example recordings.
Are they good? Or not so good?
These B1 candidates,
do you think you and that they would pass the test?
And then, you need to understand what is acceptable and advisable
and note what typical errors need to be avoided when we do our speaking.
This will help you prepare for the exam and practice.
It will give you a structure to your learning.
Come on! now it is your turn.
We're going to have a peer-to-peer activity
to assess a candidate's oral production, OK?
You're going to use the forums to discuss the oral exam
and the main worries you have about speaking in English.
And it is like everything, the more we do it, the better we are.
So please let me finish now by wishing you good luck in Success
in the English B1 level exam
and in your future use of the English language.
There is a whole world out there waiting for you to communicate with.