Tips for Spanish Oral

Question

I have 2 Spanish Orals on Friday any tips on how to make a good impression?I've already failed twice so really want to pass

I will be watching this thread as I have my oral soon too, - MaryMcc, Aug 31, 2011

Answer 1

I can't remember all the rules concerning scripts and such (I'm sure they probably change depending upon level aswell), but I used to do French orals and I think the main thing we were told to do was to elaborate and stretch answers, because that shows more ability than just giving one word or one sentence answers. If they ask about your brother tell them all about his ambitions as a pro surfer and how the difficulties caused by not living near a beach effect his dream!

Relaxing is really important too - it might be a bit nerve-wracking especially if it's in a separate building from your school that you have to find and arrive at yourself, but keeping calm means there's less chance of having to ask for a question to be repeated.

And bring a bottle of water if you're allowed to, because throats tend to go dry at the most inopportune moments. Buena suerte!

Answer 2

Practice in front of a mirror and use a recorder so you can listen to yourself. And then practice some more. try to make it fun like turning it into a song or a poem. and then practice some more

Answer 3

Strange, I have two orals on Friday too. Where are you in college?

ireland you? - awe4, Aug 31, 2011

yep, w.i.t. you? - Comerford4, Aug 31, 2011

ha ya same whats ur name - awe4, Aug 31, 2011

Bobby Comerford, going into 3rd year arts - Comerford4, Sep 1, 2011

bobbyyyyyy haha ya may let me no the timetable fr spanish not goin in till monday - awe4, Sep 6, 2011

Answer 4

From all my past orals, I learned one thing: You should control the conversation as much as possible. And approach it as if it's a conversation, not a test. There are most likely subjects that you can speak about quite easily in Spanish, so steer the conversation in that direction. If you can do that, then you will feel much more comfortable and you probably won't stumble over words and grammar. Ahead of time, write down some things that you know very well and practise those things. Like someone else said, expound on everything you can. Exhaust all you know about one subject, then ease into another one. You should be fine if you can do that.

Buena suerte.

Excellent advice! - territurtle, Sep 1, 2011

Answer 5

Keep a sense of humor (appropriate.) It relaxes you (the speaker) and makes it more entertaining for the audience.

Answer 6

Gracias everyone

Answer 7

Do you have any guidance regarding the topic areas they will cover? Practice, practice, practice until the vocabulary is second nature. And try to think of the possible questions too, there is no point in knowing lots of answers if you don't recognise the questions.

If you have someone who can take the part of the examiner then practice with them.

Tomorrow get an early night and on Friday make sure you have eaten and had a drink, take water in with you if you are allowed, and go to the loo before you go in, take lots of deep breaths to relax and go for it,

Try not to worry too much, what is the worst that can happen, no one is going to die are they?

Buena suerte.