TOPICS UNIT 4

TOPIC 1:SITUATION: Asking for a loan in the bank.
A:Client: asking for a loan in the Suntrust Bank. You´d like to purchase an apartment in the city centre but you´re penniless at the moment. Make the bank assistant trust you and ask him about the taxes to pay afterwards. ASK FOR ADVICE (SHOULD)
B:Bank assistant: You are very reluctant to give money away. Ask your client about his bank account, salary, savings, expenses, main source of income, invoices… USE QUESTION TAGS when asking. and tell your clients his/ her musts and obligations (MUST)

TOPIC 2: LOOK AT THE PICTURES GIVEN AND COMMENT WHAT YOU SEE (PHYSICALLY) AND WHAT THE SITUATION IS. Follow the following steps to do it:

- the first/second picture shows... (la primera foto muestra...)
- It's a black-and-white/coloured photo (en blanco y negro/a color)
- In the foreground you can see (en el primer plano se ve...)
- In the background there is (en el fondo del cuadro...)
- In the middle/centre there are ...(En el centro hay...)
- At the top/At the bottom there is ... (Arriba / Abajo hay...)
- On the left/right there are (a la izda/ a la dcha hay)
- Behind/In front of ... you can see ...(detrás /delante de ... se ve...)
- Between ... there is ... (entre... hay...)
- It seems as if ... (parece como si...)
- The atmosphere is peaceful/depressing ... (el ambiente es...)
- I (don't) like the picture because ... (me gusta/ no me gusta la foto)
- It makes me think of ... ( me hace pensar en...)

ORAL EXAM TOPICS UNIT 3

1. FORMAL PHONE CONVERSATION

Situation: You have already handed in your University Project to your professor. When you have seen the marks you got, you have felt really disappointed.

A: UNIVERSITY STUDENT (CALLER): Try to talk to your teacher on the phone in order to complain about your marks.
B: PERSONAL ASSISTANT (PERSON ANSWERING): Answer the phone and try to help the student with his/her problem. Your boss is out at the moment, let her/him know and proceed with the suitable steps that you already know.

2. MOVING OUT

Situation: You have decided to move out. You´ll receive several pictures of houses. Decide with your partner which one is the best one for you and describe them carefully.

IMPORTANT: YOU´VE GOT TO USE AS MANY WORDS (ADJECTIVES, VERBS, NOUNS) FROM THE WORDLIST AS POSSIBLE.