The Oral Exam

Part I - Interview (40%)

· What can you tell me about yourself?

My name is ____________. It means __________ in Hebrew. I have ______ brothers and ______ sisters. My father is a ____________ and my mother is a ______________ .

We live in ____________, on __________street, at 10 Haatzmaut Street.

· Tell me about your school/class. What is your major / 5 point subject? What subjects do you study?

Our School is a vocational school. We have about _______ students in our school. We study both academic and vocational subjects.

My major subject is _______________. I chose it because ____________________. I also study ___________________.

I like my school. I enjoy coming to school. I like my teachers. They are devoted, dedicated…

· What are your plans for the future?

I’ll continue for another year/ two years in order to be a technician/ a practical engineer. This is part of the Technological Reserve.

I hope to be admitted to the University/the Technion/ the Academic Reserve.

I am going to the army. I want to be a pilot. I want to serve in the ________________.

I am going to travel to ________________ for ________ months.

Only later will I decide what to study.

I am going to study ________________________.

I am going to work for a while and then ___________________ .

· What do you do in your free time / after school?

I like to / I usually ______________. I volunteer at…(Sneider Hospital).

I work as a _______________

I watch TV/ read books. I talk on the phone with my friends. I help my mother at home.

My favorite TV/radio program is ____________. I like it because ___________.

· How do you see yourself in 10 years from now?

· What would you show a visitor in your city?

· What are the qualities of a good friend?/of a good teacher?

· How did you prepare for this exam?

Part II -The Project (60%)

Present your project. (3 minutes)

· Introduction

My project is about ______________. I did it alone / together with _____ friends. I/We chose this project because _______________________________________.

· Tell the tester about the main points in your project.

My project deals with…

My project analyses… My project focuses on/concentrates on…

· Sum up. The most interesting part / the part I liked best was… I improved my English, Internet "skills"…

Interaction

The tester will ask some questions. Examples of questions he / she might ask:

· Why did you or your group choose this topic?

· How did you or your group choose this topic?

· What interests/interested you about the topic?

· What was the most interesting part in your project?

· What new information did you gain from the project?

· What skills did you learn from doing the project?

· How did you divide the tasks / work among your group members?

· Name two sources you used.

· Where did you find your sources?

· What did you enjoy about doing the project?

· What did you find difficult about doing the project?

· What was the most difficult part in this project? How did you overcome it?

· What else would you like to know about the topic?

· What would you have done differently?

· How did you present your project?

REMEMBER !!

Speak politely!

"Excuse me?"

"Could you repeat that, please?"

"If you don't mind, I'd rather not talk about that."

"Would you mind if I told you about ….?

"I would like to tell you about my trip to Poland."

JUST BE YOURSELVES!!!

Good luck!

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In order to prepare yourselves for the oral presentation of the project, write an outline, including the following:

a. Introduce your project:

1. What the topic is.

2. Why you chose to do this topic.

3. What you learned while doing this project about the following:

§ Doing a research project in English.

§ About the topic, itself.

§ Skills needed while doing a research project.

4. Did you know anything about the topic before you started working on it?

b. Body of presentation:

1. What were the main issues that you researched with regard to your topic?

2. What did you learn about each issue?

3. What issues did you learn about from other members of your group?

4. Name two sources you used.

5. Where / how did you find your sources?

c. Working in groups:

1. How many people were in your group?

2. Do you think that doing the work in groups was beneficial?

3. How did you divide the work among the different members?

4. Do you think you worked well together as a group?

d. Summary:

1. What is your opinion of your project? Did you do a good job? Why?

2. What did you enjoy about it the most?

3. What aspect did you find the most difficult?

4. Is there anything you would change in the way you worked?

5. What else could you have researched / learned about your topic?

6. How did you present your project to your classmates?

7. What was your creative part of the project? How did you decide on it? Are you happy with outcome?

Good luck again!!!