How can we

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How can we tackle the CE Oral Exam effectively?
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Why do we speak English?
To communicate in real world like we speak
Cantonese
To pass the exam
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To Pass the Exam
Memorize Rules
Recite Sentences
Drilling on typical exam questions
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To communicate
Use English effectively in real life situations
In an interview
In the office
In a trip
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How
Should
We
Learn
Oral
English
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Role Play
Real life situations
People from all walks of life
Reporting
Information
Interviewing
Speaking
Listening
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Real Life Situations
Put yourself into the role given by the
SITUATION
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Who Am I?

• Chris / Christina Wong
• a student
• a personnel officer
• a manager
• a police officer
• a common person

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Who am I going to talk to?

• a teacher
• a student
• a tourist
• a neighbor
• a personnel officer
• a manager
• a police officer
• a common person

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Why Interviewing or Interviewed? (1)

• to do a survey to collect information (tourist
  attractions, studentsinterest,
  neighborscomplaints, etc.)

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Why Interviewing or Interviewed? (2)

• to make enquiries to get information you need (in
  a library, in a job agency, in any information
  centers)

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Why Interviewing or Interviewed? (3)

• to find a job

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Why Interviewing or Interviewed? (4)

• to report/question a case (like an accident, a
  robbery or a murder)

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Interviewing

• Greeting
• Introducing
• Explaining
• Requesting
• Thanking (1)
• Asking
• Listening Taking notes
• Thanking (2)

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Greeting
In this situation, I should say.

• Excuse me.
• Good Morning.
• Hello!
• Hi!
• Nice to meet you.
• Thank you for ..
• Welcome to ..

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Introducing

• Im Chris / Christina Wong from ABC co / Sec.
  Sch..
• My name is Chris / Christina Wong and Im from
  ABC co / Sec. Sch..
• Im Eric Kwok, the Marketing Manager here.
• Im Tom George, the senior inspector here.

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Explaining

• Im doing a survey on studentsattitudes to
  uniforms.
• We need a junior staff to handle simple enquires
  and some paper work as well.
• In order to track down the careless driver, we
  need your help and information about the accident.

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Requesting

• Do you have time to answer a few questions?
• Would you mind answering a few questions?
• May I ask some questions about you?
• Id like you to answer a few questions.

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Thanking (1)
Thank you. First, .
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Asking

• Closed questions
• Open questions
• Between questions

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Closed Questions

Is he ...?
Are you ?
Was she ?
Were you ?
Does she ?
Do you ?
Did you ?
Did he ?
Have you ?
Has he ?
Will you ?
Will she ?
Do you work hard? (normally) Are you
working hard?(now)
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Open Questions (1)

Time When? What time? What year? How long
ago? Duration How long? How much time?
How many hours / years? Place Where? In
what room? Person Who? Which person?
Type What kind / sort / type of? Reason Why?
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Open Questions (2)

Things What? Which? Ways How? Quality How
good / bad ? Quantity How many /
much? Distance How near? How far? Cost How
much? How expensive? Attitudes How do you feel
/ think about?
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Between Questions
Sorry, could you spell the word for me?

• Words like Well, Right, Yes, Oh, I
  seeare useful.
• Connectives like First,And, Then, Next,
  Finally could be used in between questions
• Ask again for accurate answers and spellings if
  you are not sure.

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Listening Taking Notes
Exercise four hours a day, I see.

• Listen very carefully
• Try to understand and do not jot down the exact
  words used by the interviewee
• jot down notes as briefly as possible - only key
  words are needed do not jot down exact words
  used by the interview
• you could read out the key words while you are
  writing

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Thanking (2)

• Thats all. Thanks a lot .
• Thats all. Thank you for your coming again.
  Well inform you the result soon.
• OK. Thats it. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Reporting

• Complete sentences are not necessarily required
  so far the information reported is accurate. But
  try to avoid Yes/No answers.
• Reporting verbs instead of reported speech are
  preferred
• reporting questions are useful for the sixth
  question

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Reporting Verbs

think
say
explain
expect
prefer
believe
suggest
look for
tell
propose
guess
hope
He tells me he is going to the meeting. Theyre
looking for a hardworking wife.
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Reporting Questions

ask
I asked if he could type and he told me that his
speed is over 60 words per minute.
I asked how she can speak English so fluently in
a year and she guesses that it is because she has
done a lot of practice in conversation.
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Practice

• Work in pairs, study the given situations
• Remember, put yourself into the role
• Each of you should imagine questions and answers
  relevant to the situation (in 10 minutes)
• Do the interviewing (in 3 minutes)
• The interviewee should provide brief answers to
  the interviewer
• Do the reporting (in 2 minutes)

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Situation 1
You are Paul/Pauline Chan, a student helper in
your school. The principal has asked you to
collect information from lower form students
about their opinions of the school facilities for
further improvement.
Task One Interview the lower form student. Task
Two The Principal will ask for the information
you have just got.
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Situation 2
You are Chris/Christina Wong, a senior personnel
officer in Advanced Exhibition Co. Your company
is going to hold an international exhibition on
Further education in Australia. Your boss wants
you to interview some F.5 students who are
interested in working as summer helpers.
Task One Interview the applicant. Task Two Your
boss will ask for the information you have just
got.
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Situation 3
You are Joseph/Josephine Chow, a police officer
in the Traffic Section. Your supervisor has asked
you to collect information from a witness who has
come to report a traffic accident.
Task One Interview the witness. Task Two Your
supervisor will ask for the information you have
just got.
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Kids, Move Have Fun!
Sure, but Mr. Law you must leave us alone!