Have tried so Diego have you taken the Isles exam before.
No it's going to be the first time is the first time OK.
Yeah.
All right.
And why are you taking the exam is for immigration reports.
OK.
All right.
And what country are you trying to possibly immigrate to.
I'm trying to integrate choose to Canada.
I'm actually meeting here in Winnipeg and then trying to integrate to Canada.
And I need that that test should do that.
OK.
Before we get started with the actual practice test do you have any questions about the speaking section
at all.
No I think that we can we can start.
OK.
All right so as we're going through the practice test the first two the first two questions I might
stop you to make sure that you're doing things strategically correctly or having anything that I want
to point out that you should be doing differently.
All right.
But when it gets started as you know speaking section you have three parts you have one which is opening
conversation.
You have part two which is an individual statement to make a statement and then you have three which
are followed questions that are related to cartoons.
All right examples in terms of the situation where are we.
This is where we're in a situation where we're in the actual exam right now.
And so that is a situation we're in and so I want you to put yourself in that situation where you are
sitting in that chair and you're about to do your exam right now.
OK.
Perfect.
So would you please tell me your full name.
My my name is Giorgo see love the Bastos the middle name Filepp in the east from my mother.
And the last name dastards is from my father.
OK.
And is there a particular name popular in your country.
Yes especially the last name Bastos is very popular in my country.
But the middle name is not that popular.
OK.
And speaking of countries where are you from exactly.
I'm from Brazil.
I was born in a city called Janja near to the capital Brasilia.
It's a small city.
OK.
All right.
And if someone were to visit your city what would you what would you specifically recommend they do
or try
if someone wants to go to my city.
I should recommend them to me.
I could travel to Brasilia.
It's two hours from my CV.
If people doesn't have a lot of things to do in my city to serve just a regular CD so I would recommend
them to go to a city that has more attractions like Brazilia.
And are you a student or do you have a job.
I do have a job.
I am I'm working as a software developer.
Years back my city that I use for now OK and why did you choose to do that kind of work.
Well as a passion I had since I was a child when I my father gave to me my first computer in 1990 eight.
It was something that I started to be really passionate about it.
And since that time I spent all my my time studying and working in cases related to I.T. I so so far
you doing pretty good.
I mean I don't hear a lot of a lot of big mistakes or big problems you know yet to be careful with some
grammatical things like he would never say near to or he wouldn't say I live near to I live near Right
years only near only near.
Oh you can be so close to right.
All right.
Right.
But you just say near so be careful with that.
Be careful with your chance.
Like you said my father my father gave to me.
You're talking about the past.
Gay.
Exactly exactly right.
And one other thing is a pronunciation issue.
But you're Brazilian So that's can be something you have to think about but you guys have a tendency
to say you're you like studying or I can't.
I had I can't do it the way you girls do you are you it's is should be it should be just studying.
Right.
Yeah.
But you guys have to see the draft that you and your iness the Brazilian think.
And this is something that you guys hear everybody who speaks a different language has something that
they do different with English and they have you know for if you're from Brazil or something that you
have to think about is that you are not dropping or caring that you are right.
Right.
All right.
But so far so good.
All right.
Just in part number one you want to make sure that you're conscious of you know what's what is what
is what are the things that are going to get you a very high grade.
So you know when you're talking about things the graders line graders love when you going to the waiter's
love when you don't repeat the question.
Right.
They love when you're able to paraphrase the question.
So if I say Where are you from you say I am from.
That's right.
OK.
On one of the best things to do is is to try to paraphrase and use synonyms because people like to paraphrase
and use synonyms.
That shows a higher level of English.
They want to make sure that they're able to do is try especially in part one make every answer a minimum
of two of two sentences probably a maximum of three sentences but don't give any one sentence answers.
All right.
Answer the question very directly and then explain your answer.
You saw on some of them all right.
Most of them we did a pretty good job right.
But just be aware of that.
That's something else they are likely to be able to do because the speaking section for the IRS exam
unbrushed.
And keep in mind that is an English test.
Right.
And some people think well I'm just answering questions right.
I didn't answer the question if I answer the question I'm doing great.
Well no.
What ability or what level are you showing them.
So try to mix and try to mix in different types of sentences sometimes use a complex and sometimes use
a compound sentence sometimes just simple to use.
You know you've got to you want to show all the different ability that you have.
OK.
All right.
Let's keep going.
I just wanted to mention some of those things before we keep going keep going.
And we're going to continue with a little bit more part number one.
All right.
So where do you live now.
We thanks.
This CD that I live in in the province of Manitoba Canada.
So for example Winnipeg is a city where is a city where I reside and it's low or is located in the province
of you know.
So we just got to be careful with that.
So how how how do you live in an apartment or a house.
I live in apartments.
It's in the downtown area of the CD.
It's really good because I have I can take advantage of that because they provide good public transportation
in that area.
All right.
And if you were to look outside of your window what would you see
today.
My window is I can't see through my window.
Day care school.
So a lot of kids and making noises all day.
OK.
We remember we're focused on visual right.
So this this is this is when they give you a question like that that's an opportunity for you to show
how you can give a lot of different vocabulary.
All right.
Right.
So if you say well yeah or so I look outside my window I can see a daycare center.
You won't tell me one thing you can see right in there you're talking about here a lot of noise.
That's not really answering the question.
Right.
All right.
Right so you have to make sure that one thing the students have to realize sometimes when they're doing
this exam is that you want to make sure you stay inside the box of the question right.
So if the question is asking you about what you visually see given a nice strong answer about what you
visually see don't talk about what you hear or talk about what you smell.
Right.
All right.
Because none of that stuff answers the question.
So in that case what you would be a good answer because I just have a daycare center my eyes open my
window it's only there I can't see.
Let me ask you what.
Let me ask you this.
I've asked you a question and you answer and this question will answer your question.
Do you think the truth matters.
No.
Yeah.
I can try some something else.
All right so the truth is that I remember again the English has a lot of truth test.
Yeah.
OK.
No nobody is going to investigate it.
You know.
Right.
So you know when you're doing a speaking test like this is a good idea especially maybe it makes you
more relaxed is to think of it as something that's fictional are right it's not about the truth.
A lot of times people stumble because they're trying really hard to remember something true.
And that's what it's all about.
That's not what it's about.
As soon as you finished your speaking test no grade is going to sit down and grade you right they're
going to grade.
Right.
So they're not they're not going to get on the computer instead let's see your school look outside of
Diego's window right now and what he really sees a McDonald's.
Yeah good idea.
So it's right.
This is really something fictional right.
So does that make you more relaxed to know that you're not bound to the troops.
All right.
Say is just the same thing in writing right is the same thing in writing it's not it's not the truth
test.
It's a writing test.
How well do you write.
Yeah.
All right.
All right so let's keep going.
We're going to move on and talk about Dictionnaire.
How often do you eat.
How often do you use a dictionary.
I use this word very very often because since I'm not English speaker and native native English speaker
I use to to check the dictionary especially when I went to see a word that I don't know in English.
I used to to verify that dictionary very old friend.
All right.
What dictionary do you actually prefer a book an ebook or a mobile app.
I totally prefer a mobile app because I can have more access for that I can check the dictionary every
time.
So I them for both Bo-Bo
OK.
Now one thing that you have been just waiting is one thing that you're doing if you have to work on
is you have to work on being able to use synonyms for these.
So for the words in the question like for example I say do you do you often use a dictionary you say
yes I use a dictionary just does something simple as I've very frequently utilize a dictionary.
Right.
I didn't say often I say very frequently I answer directly I say use to say utilize do you prefer you
if you don't say you prefer you say I like better.
So like that or just just being able to show you know on the on the what we call English on the fly
are doing it very quickly.
You can use in Ames shows or you have a great quick command of the language OK.
Right.
And so that's your job is to try to be impressive because they're not really going to remember your
content is just not about your ideas.
So a lot of people you know they are not really that person is not looking at you in grading was saying
was a great idea.
It's so wonderful like you know they're there and looking.
Well you just did that with the for more.
He's really using a good synonym language.
So just think about it.
I say why do you prefer a mobile app.
I like very very much better than mobile web because I can have more accessibility for for DAPs anytime
I want to make make the education of a word that I don't know yet I can access the mobile app any time
I want.
So that's why I like better to use the mobile app.
OK.
All right now we're going to move on and move into a different type of question.
We're going to talk about computers.
Do you use a computer every day.
Yeah I work on a computer so I definitely need to use to use the computer every day and sometimes during
the iOS test I use two to beam in front of a computer every day to choose a finished Choo-Choo just
for the test.
OK.
And how many hours per day do you think you use the Internet.
It depends a lot of the work that I am doing right now I use the internet only for research issues likes
if I have adult adult relates and so should show subjects that I don't know yet.
I used to go to Google and and make their research but sometimes I just like to go to the Internet and
check my Facebook and Instagram.
So it depends on the day.
It's the time that it is and you find I'm really interested to see something on the Internet.
All right.
And do you think do you think the computer use will change in the future.
Well I think the kids today use computer computers and cell phones more than in adults.
And it's something that's And maybe the future will we really see that those kids you will grow grow
being depending more on the computers and the cellphones so yes definitely people you use more computer
than today.
So one thing that you want to make sure you work on before you do your exam is you want to try to work
on your one of the things that you want your fluency.
And so sometimes when you're giving an answer you're having some pausing and hesitation between words.
Right.
You want to you don't want as you know you have to be very careful with that and sometimes that comes
from practicing.
When do you have your exam is going to be tomorrow.
Good.
So that's the one thing that you want to make sure you do between now and tomorrow is only speak English.
Yes.
No no Portuguese.
OK.
All right.
OK.
Yeah.
You have to really really commit to doing that for the next 24 hours.
The reason why is a lot of times you know a lot of words is like when I when I was correcting you on
some grammar things you knew the correct answer you were supposed to say but a lot of times if if you
are you have to really get your brain in the mode of thinking and speaking in English before you're
going to take an english exam.
If you really if you really just only speak English for the next 24 hours then your mind is going to
be used to thinking in the.