Model 2014 Speaking

1.       Answer the following question:  What kind of clothes do you like?

2.       Describe a happy memory from your childhood.

3.      Give your opinion on the following statement: “Being in the public eye is not for everyone”. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas

BAREM DE EVALUARE Producerea de mesaje orale (100 de puncte)

Subiectul I_______________________________________________________________ 20 de puncte

• formulează un răspuns scurt, adecvat subiectului, folosind expresii/fraze simple, asigurând prin relatorii cel mai des folosiţi legătura între acestea 14 puncte

• foloseşte un repertoriu lexical elementar, adecvat temei 2 puncte

• foloseşte relativ corect forme şi structuri gramaticale foarte simple 2 puncte

• pronunţă relativ corect cuvintele folosite 2 puncte

Subiectul al II-lea_________________________________________________________ 30 de puncte

• povesteşte/descrie/expune cu precizie o serie de elemente distincte legate de tema propusă, producând un discurs destul de clar pentru a putea fi urmărit şi exprimându-se cu uşurinţă 15 puncte

• foloseşte un repertoriu lexical suficient pentru a se exprima cu ajutorul parafrazelor asupra temei propuse şi dovedeşte o bună stăpânire a vocabularului elementar 5 puncte

• dovedeşte o bună stăpânire a structurii frazei simple şi a frazelor complexe cel mai des folosite şi are un bun control gramatical, în ciuda unor influenţe ale limbii materne 5 puncte

• pronunţă clar şi se exprimă cursiv, dar cu pauze ocazionale 5 puncte

Subiectul al III-lea_________________________________________________________ 50 de puncte

• dezvoltă o argumentaţie clară, susţinându-şi punctul de vedere cu argumente şi exemple pertinente 10 puncte

• foloseşte eficient un repertoriu variat de conectori pentru a-şi lega frazele într-un discurs bine structurat şi coerent 10 puncte

• foloseşte corect un vocabular adecvat temei şi suficient de bogat încât să-i permită să varieze formulările pentru a evita repetările dese 10 puncte

• foloseşte corect forme şi structuri gramaticale variate, în ciuda unor erori nesistematice şi a unor mici greşeli sintactice rare 10 puncte

• se exprimă fluent, dovedind o pronunţie şi o intonaţie clare şi fireşti 10 puncte

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Nivelul de competenţă se va acorda în funcţie de punctajul obţinut, după cum urmează: - :

0-10 puncte

A1: 11-30 puncte

A2: 31-60 puncte

B1: 61- 80 puncte

 B2: 81- 100 puncte

1.     I like to wear comfortable clothes, so that I can move easily and be able to relax. I like sport, so  I prefer a good quality sports suit and a pair of trainers. I sometimes wear jeans and T-shirts, and sometimes like a good elegant black suit, but I always like to keep an eye on fashion.  

2.      There are many happy memories that I have from my childhood, for example my first bike. My parents bought it for me on my 8^th birthday and I was so proud and happy because none of my friends had such a bike. I had seen it in one of the shops but never dared to ask  my parents to buy it because it was expensive. They must have guessed that I wanted that bike and they bought it as a surprise gift. I went and showed it to my friends and rode the bike all day long, we also made some sort of bike riding competition and I won. It was a very happy day for me.

3.   Being in the public eye is not for everyone.

A person in the public eye is someone who becomes a VIP, a person who rises above the crowd and makes his/ her voice heard, e.g. a singer, an actor, a diplomat, an artist, a sportsman/ sportswoman.

In my opinion, the expression “not for everyone” has double meaning.

On one hand, not everybody can become an important person, even if he/she is talented and works a lot. There are many factors that influence someone’s life: inner qualities like determination, talent, work, personal charm and knowledge, but also outside factors like chance, a solid support from others, knowing the right people, meeting the right people and getting help from them and, of course, the most sordid but also the most important factor… money. Having money opens a lot of doors. So it is difficult to become an important person. You either have to be the best in your field, or to have many relations and a great deal of money.

On the other hand, it is difficult to stay in the public eye. When you are on top, you are easy to spot. The media will be after you, looking for bits of scandal, and distort what you say. If you become rich and known, you also become proud and think you know all, so you are liable to make mistakes. There are a lot of temptations: drugs, alcohol, false friends. If we look at the lives of many film or music stars we can see that in spite of being rich and successful, they are depressed, alcoholic, addicted to drugs, and they sometimes end their lives by committing suicide or being killed.

In conclusion, being in the public eye is a difficult goal to achieve, but after you got there, the temptations are many and you have to be a strong person in order to resist.