MÁS SOBRE EL FUTURO EN INGLÉS

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PREPARARSE PARA HABLAR

Tendemos a pensar que una prueba de Speaking no se prepara porque creemos que podremos improvisar lo que hablamos tal y como lo hacemos en nuestra lengua. Pero una conversación o una prueba oral  se pueden y se deben preparar, lo mismo que otro tipo de pruebas.

Se trata de prever qué te van a preguntar, sobre qué tendrás que hablar. Luego se pueden escribir las respuestas o el discurso que tendrás que decir. Después puedes practicarlo en voz alta hasta hacerlo con soltura y naturalidad. Es al preparar estas preguntas cuando te saldrán las dudas de vocabulario ("¿Cómo se dice ...?") a las que tendrás que enfrentarme en el momento de la prueba. Mejor que eso no ocurra el día de la prueba, ¿no te parece?


Recuerda: si la primera vez que hablas en inglés es en el momento de la prueba oral, probablemente no lo harás muy bien. Prepararla te evitará errores y te servirá de entrenamiento.

 Evita las respuestas demasiado breves, de solo sí o no o de una sola palabra. Intenta usar modificadores delante de los adjetivos, adverbios delante de los verbos, nexos entre frases y, en definitiva, enriquecer tu respuesta mostrando que conoces vocabulario. Y, por supuesto, descarta contestar con la frase 'I DON'T KNOW'.


He aquí algunas preguntas sobre tres temas que podrían salir en una prueba oral:

HOLIDAYS
Talk about the last place you visited on holiday./ Tell me about your last holiday:
  • How did you get there?
  • Who did you go with?
  • How long did you go for?
  • What was the place like? / What did you think of it? / Did you enjoy it? Why?
  • What was the weather like?
  • What about the people?
  • Tell me about the food: did you like it? Where did you eat?/ Did you try any local dishes that you really enjoyed?
GADGETS
Talk about your favourite gadget:
  • What gadgets have you got?
  • What is your favourite?
  • What do you use it for?
  • Can you describe it? What does it look like?
  • Why do you like it ? How has it changed your life?
TELEVISION
Talk about television:
  • How much TV do you watch?
  • What sort of programmes do you watch?
  • Television is good for us. Do you agree?
  • People should watch several hours of TV. What do you think?
  • The government should ban all advertisements on TV. Give your opinion.
  • Reality shows are a good form of entertainment. Do you agree?


CUESTIONARIO SOBRE VIAJES


Si tienes que preparar un examen oral, no improvises: lo mejor es prever qué preguntas te pueden hacer y sus posibles contestaciones. Éste es un cuestionario cuyo tema son los viajes. Está sacado de una página con docenas de cuestionarios similares clasificados por temas.

TRAVEL CONVERSATION QUESTIONS


  • Do you prefer active or relaxing holidays? Why?
  • When was the last time your travelled?
  • Have you ever been abroad?
  • Where have you been?
  • What was your best trip?
  • What was your worst trip?
  • Do you think it is a good idea to travel with friends, or alone? Why? How about with your family?
  • Are you afraid of going abroad alone?
  • Have you ever been in a difficult situation while traveling?
  • Have you ever been on an airplane?
  • Have you ever got lost while traveling? If so, tell about it.
  • How much luggage do you usually carry?
  • What are the most important things to take with you if you go on a trip?
  • If you travelled to South America, what countries would like to visit?
  • What kind of souvenirs do you usually  buy?
  • What are some countries that you would never visit? Why would you not visit them?
  • What are some things that you always take with you on a trip?
  • What countries would you most like to visit? Why? Do you think you will ever go there?
  • Would you rather go to a place where there are a lot of people or to a place where there are few people?
  • Where are you going to go the next time you travel?When are you going to go?
  • Who are you going to go with?
  • How long are you going to go for?
  • What are you going to do there?
  • What kind of things do you think you will buy?
  • Where did you go on your last holiday?How did you go?
  • Who did you go with?
  • What are popular tourist destinations in your country?
  • Have you been to any of them?
  • Why do people travel?
RECUERDA: Evita las respuestas demasiado breves, de solo sí o no o de una sola palabra. Intenta usar modificadores delante de los adjetivos, adverbios delante de los verbos, nexos entre frases y, en definitiva, enriquecer tu respuesta mostrando que conoces vocabulario.