Interview 15: Spontaneous Talks (3)
This week we’re listening to Solange from Brazil. Solange has already appeared in a couple of podcasts and this week we focus on making a spontaneous 2-minute talk.
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February 23rd, 2007 at 8:46 am
I like the spontaneity of Solange, she never stops her conversation remaining fluent during the whole exercise, another splendid podcast!
Congratulations!
February 23rd, 2007 at 10:29 am
It’s a nice piece of talk of you,Solange!You managed to fulfill the task, you organised your ideas very well , though you made some mistakes.But don’t worry,it’s natural because of stress.Moreover,you have a good pronounciation! So you’ve got all the necessary skills for taking the CPE exam:-)Go for it but still don’t forget about practice.Practice makes perfect !
Good luck
February 26th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
I have found your speech clear and coherent. I also believe that you were able to oganize your ideas, I like your introduction and your conclusion.
May I give you a piece of advice?
Try to avoid making sounds during the pauses.
At any rate: CONGRATULATION! well done
April 9th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
Well done, piece of speech , I really enjoyed listening to you even it was too short , but well ordanized ideas , and clear pronounciation with a small fluent Spanish accent , rare mistakes , Good luck
October 19th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Well Done Solange!!!
*I would disagree with Carlotta.
“Try to avoid making sounds during the pauses.”
When people are speaking naturally they Do make sounds to show that they are still “speaking” we might say we have “thinking sounds”, “hesitation sounds”, “agreeing sounds” and so on and so forth….
so I would say that Solange accomplished her goal pretty successfully and she could menage keep the listener interested in her talk.
*she is from BRAZIL Mustafa her mother tongue is PORTUGUESE therefore she might have some traces of PORTUGUESE accent.
cheers
October 21st, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Hi! I have one question: Do you think that Salagne’s speech was at CAE level? If I speak like her, I would pass the CAE?
Another thing which cames to my mind is that Salagne during her speech used the world “different” too many times. I thought we should used more diverse vocabulary.. Am I right?