GEPT

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GEPTHigh-Intermediate LevelSpeaking Test
Preparation (2)  

• GEPT Study Group

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Outline

• Reminder
• Practice

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GEPT ?????????????

• Next Wed AV-107 1215??????
• Question Types
• 20 mins oral (???? ???? ??)
• 50 mins writing(translation and guided writing)
• Oral
• Part I-1 15 secs. 2-3 sentences (Question type
  and Tense!!!)
• Part I-2 30 secs. 4-5 sentences
• Part II prep time0.5 mins answer time 1.5
  mins
• Part III--prep time1.5 mins answer time 1.5
  mins

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Practice!!!

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Part I-1 15 secs. 2-3 sentences (Question type
and Tense!!!)

• Q 1 When was the last time you exercised? What
  did you do?
• Q 2 What is your favorite song? When did you
  first heard it sung?

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Part I-2 30 secs. 4-5 sentences

• Q 1 If you could take a one-year break from what
  you are doing full-time, what would you do?
• Q 2 Your friend decides to quit school, what
  will you say to him?

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Part II explanation
(?????30 sec)

• Look at the picture, think about the questions
  below for 30 seconds, and then record your
  answers for 1½ minutes.
• (????1.5 mins)
• What are the people doing?
• Where are they? How can you tell?
• Why do people wear surgical mask in public? When
  is this a sign of alert?

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Vocabulary

• Pandemic, epidemic
• Transmission
• Now there are worries that swine flu can spread
  around the globe.
• WTO is worried that it may be too late to contain
  the outbreak.
• symptoms

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References

• What are the signs and symptoms of swine flu (or
  H1N1) in people? The symptoms of swine flu in
  people are similar to the symptoms of regular
  human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat,
  body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some
  people have reported diarrhea and vomiting
  associated with swine flu. In the past, severe
  illness (pnemonia and respiratory failure) and
  deaths have been reported with swine flu
  infection in people. Like seasonal flu, swine flu
  may cause a worsening of underlying chronic
  medical conditions.
• How does swine flu spread? Spread of this swine
  influenza A (H1N1) virus is thought to be
  happening in the same way that seasonal flu
  spreads. Flu viruses are spread mainly from
  person to person through coughing or sneezing of
  people with influenza. Sometimes people may
  become infected by touching something with flu
  viruses on it and then touching their mouth or
  nose

http//www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm
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Q -2

• Look at the picture, think about the questions
  below for 30 seconds, and then record your
  answers for 1½ minutes. (????1.5 mins)
• What do you see on the picture?
• Where are they? Is it dangerous to bike in the
  middle of a road?
• Do you like biking? What are the advantages and
  disadvantages of using biking as your means of
  transportation?
• Describe the picture in more details if you have
  time.

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Vocabulary

• Advantages save money (automobile costs), lose
  weight/stay fit,
• Disadvantages higher safety risks (risks of
  being injured), theft, weather(sun tan and
  getting soaked up in the rain)
• Equipments helmet
• month maintenance (tires, brakes, grease, etc.).
  
• Mixed-mode commute, folding bike bicycle lane

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Part III Discussion

• Read the questions, think about your answers to
  the questions for 1½ minutes, and then record
  your answers for 1½ minutes. Explanation
  (?????1.5 ?)
• (??,1.5 ?)
• It is reported that both shark and tuna are now
  endangered species. Do you know why? Do you eat
  shark fin or tuna? What can we do to help?

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Some ideas

• Overfishing of sharks could cause a worldwide
  collapse in sharks populations and possibly the
  extinction of many species.
• outlaw finning
• We can refuse to eat shark fin.

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Part III Discussion (2)

• In a recent survey done by Gallop Polling, 95
  percent of the Americans feel they are as good or
  better than their parents. Yet, almost 40
  percent say they don't spend enough time with
  their kids. What do you think about these
  figures? Are they good parents or not?

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Some ideas

• 1. Compared with parents in the past, todays
  parents are expecting more of themselves in
  parenthood, while they are also busier at work.
• 2. Feeling guilty may not be necessary. But
  actions can be taken to say no to some
  unnecessary social activities during the evening
  time.

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Part III Discussion (3)

• Taiwans Adult Baseball team, silver medallists
  at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, became the first
  team to be sent packing from this years
  tournament. What do you think are the problems
  with Taiwans adult baseball?

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Some ideas

• Government subsidy (subsize corporations which
  want to set up professional or amateur baseball
  teams)
• Long-term training and support of baseball
  players, as well as helping them to make lifelong
  career planning
• Clear regulation of professional baseball teams
  to avoid gambling and bribery.
• Careful organization and thorough training of
  national teams.