The oral exam is usually conducted with two candidates and an examiner, and contains four parts:

1. The candidates are questioned alternately on general themes. The questions are chosen by the examiner (for example, free time hobbies and activities, the family etc.).
2. Individual candidates speak on a topic for a minute (for example, an important day/occasion).
3. There is a discussion in pairs to take a decision in the presented context (for example, choosing a birthday present, deciding something to do together at the weekend etc.).
4. There is a discussion in pairs to express opinions on general topics of interest (for example, “Smoking should be banned”, “It is better to learn English with a teacher instead of through a self-study course” etc.).

Assessment during the oral exam takes the following aspects into consideration:

• the candidate’s ability to interact and communicate;
• the candidate’s ability to communicate with fluency on everyday topics;
• the candidate’s use of a wide variety of grammatical and lexical forms;
• the candidate’s accuracy in grammar and pronunciation.

The oral exam is usually conducted with two candidates and an examiner and contains three parts:

1. Each candidate answers questions on general themes.
2. Each candidate speaks for a minute giving their opinion on a topic (for example, important factors to consider when choosing what to study at university).
3. The candidates discuss the advantages and disadvantages, problems and solutions or consequences of a situation outlined by the examiner.

Assessment during the oral exam takes the following aspects into consideration:

• the candidate’s use of lexis and grammar;
• the candidate’s ability to speak with little hesitation;
• the candidate’s ability to express themselves comprehensibly in terms of pronunciation;
• the candidate’s ability to interact and develop a conversation.

In order to prepare yourself for the exam:

• you should engage in a lot of conversation practice with another person or create short monologues / dialogues on the topics indicated above;
• you should attend a course to increase your chances of speaking in English.

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The oral exam is organized for pairs and lasts for 20 minutes. Candidates should prepare a presentation in advance (using PowerPoint, Prezi etc.) of no more than 4 minutes on any topic pertinent to International Studies. Candidates are allowed to bring a laptop or a USB key to the exam but are advised to also have a paper copy of the presentation.

The oral exam is organized for a candidate and an examiner and is divided in two parts of 5 minutes each:

1. First part: the examiner asks questions based on a topic chosen at random. The candidate will have to respond to the questions of the examiner giving their reasoning. Examples of questions are: “Why do you study law?”, “Talk about a teacher who positively influenced you during your studies” etc.
2. Second part: this part consists in either a role play or one or more images to comment on. In the case of a role play, the candidate’s role and that of the examiner are determined by a document which contains a description of the scene to reproduce. In the case of one or more images, the candidate has to think of a story based on those images. The examiner can ask the candidate some questions in order to support them and facilitate the oral account.

This oral exam generally assesses:

• the candidate’s ability to express themselves in a given communicative situation;
• the candidate’s ability to initiate, maintain and end an interaction;
• the candidate’s grammatical knowledge;
• the candidate’s lexical knowledge and knowledge of pronunciation. 

The oral exam is conducted between a candidate and an examiner.  Ten minutes’ preparation time is given to reflect on a topic chosen at random.

During the oral exam the candidate has to present and argue a point of view regarding the topic they were assigned. That will be followed by a discussion with the examiner on the subject.

The oral exam lasts for about 10 minutes.

This oral exam assesses:

• the candidate’s grammatical and lexical knowledge as well as their pronunciation;
• the candidate’s ability to express their point of view linking ideas in a clear and ordered way with appropriate examples;
• the candidate’s ability to adequately respond to the reactions and questions of the examiner during the discussion.

The oral exam lasts 12 minutes and consists of two parts:

1. The candidate introduces themselves (a monologue of 2–3 minutes).
2. The candidate speaks about an aspect of their personal life (a monologue of 3–4 minutes) and continues, with the examiner, to elaborate on some aspects (a conversation of 5–7 minutes).

The oral exam lasts 12 minutes and consists of three parts:

1. The candidate presents an aspect or experience from their own personal life (a monologue of 3–4 minutes);
2. The candidate describes a scene from everyday life prompted by a photograph (a monologue of 3–4 minutes). 
3. The candidate has a conversation with the examiner starting from a proposed interaction (a conversation of 4–6 minutes).

The oral exam lasts 12 minutes and consists of two parts:

1. The candidate expresses their opinion as regards a topic or headline from a newspaper (a conversation of 3–4 minutes) and continues, with the examiner, to elaborate on some aspects and relate their experiences (a conversation of 3–4 minutes).
2. The candidate describes the situation presented in a photograph (a monologue of 2–3 minutes) and continues, with the examiner, to elaborate on some aspects and relate their experiences (a conversation of 3–4 minutes).

The oral exam lasts 12 minutes and consists of two parts:

1. The candidate expresses the advantages and disadvantages of some assertions made in relation to a current issue (a monologue of 2–3 minutes) and continues in discussion with the examiner to clearly illustrate and support their point of view (a discussion of 3–4 minutes).
2. The candidate gives an account of a situation presented in a photograph (a monologue of 2–3 minutes) and continues in discussion with the examiner to illustrate and support their point of view and describe in detail their personal experience (a discussion of 3–4 minutes).

The oral exam lasts 20 minutes and consists of three parts:

1. First, there is a text to be read by the candidate (5 minutes).
2. The candidate then has to clearly and precisely summarise the main idea and other ideas of the text (a monologue of 3–4 minutes).
3. Finally, the candidate has to precisely express their own opinion, developing it with other ideas (a monologue of 2–3 minutes) and continuing in discussion with the examiner to clearly and precisely illustrate and support their point of view with complex arguments (a discussion of 5–6 minutes).