ORAL - Option-based
There are three different types of ORAL Stimulus Conversation Picture :
1) Option-based
Option-based picture requires the student to make a decision on which activities do they prefer. There are many times a student choose two activities out of the four provided and at times they choose one.
How do we determine how many to choose ?
Look out for important keywords in your teacher's question.
- Which of these of you prefer most ?
- Which activities will you recommend to your best friend ?
If you hear the word most, do take note that you are supposed to choose one from the picture provided. As most refers to the one you like and prefer BEST !
If you hear the word activities, do feel free to choose more than one from the picture.
How should I answer the teacher's question if I want to score A ?
Clearly, you have to answer in complete sentence, good pronunciation of words and provide content which demonstrate your maturity in thinking and reasoning.
There are five golden rules !
1) Answer with your choice
Out of the four sports activities shown in the poster, I prefer ________
2) Support your choice with at least 2 reasons
There are a few reasons why swimming is my preference. First and foremost, ____________________________________ . Moreover, __________
____________________________. Lastly, _____________________
_______________________________________________________
3) *** Compare and Contrast - Compare and elaborate on why you did not choose the
others.
As compared to swimming, golf is a much more _______________________.
Just like golf, I find __________________________________________.
4) Provide Personal Examples
There was once, ___________________________________________.
5) Conclusion
It is crucial for you to provide a good conclusion as it will enable the examiners to
know that you are done with your reasoning and it is time for the next questions.
Should you miss out the conclusion, you may be seen as having an abrupt ending and
the teaching will not know if you have concluded your talk or if you have trouble
thinking of ideas to answer.
You can conclude using simple phrases like :
In a main
In a nutshell
To conclude
All in all
As a whole
