I have a vague memory that someone on this forum (or maybe it was on Reddit) mentioned that someone had made a bunch of monologues for students to use as models for the speaking exams. In the context it was mentioned that examiners were wise to studnets who had simply memorized these monologues. If I remember correctly they were for B1 French exams.
Now to my actual question: does anyone have a link to these model monologues (or something like them)? I'm specifically looking for French A2 at the moment, but B1 and B2 would be useful as well. I would like to use them specifically as models, and adapt them to my own life situation.
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Re: Model monologues to learn for exams
For my Romanian exam, I've been using model questions and answers from this site for FCE (B2 in English).
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Re: Model monologues to learn for exams
jeffers wrote:I have a vague memory that someone on this forum (or maybe it was on Reddit) mentioned that someone had made a bunch of monologues for students to use as models for the speaking exams. In the context it was mentioned that examiners were wise to studnets who had simply memorized these monologues. If I remember correctly they were for B1 French exams.
Now to my actual question: does anyone have a link to these model monologues (or something like them)? I'm specifically looking for French A2 at the moment, but B1 and B2 would be useful as well. I would like to use them specifically as models, and adapt them to my own life situation.
If we are remembering the same situation, it was a problem with a German teacher on youtube, and a bunch of people memorising the sample monologues too much, and even admitting the source when questioned by the testing center. They didn't take them as models to work with and adapt, but really just memorised them and it was considered exam cheating. And I think it was really the B1 level, that really got out of hand.
It was discussed both here and on reddit, if I remember correctly and if it was this case. I'd have to search, to find a link to that German teacher.
Not sure about such a source for French.
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I think this was the YouTube teacher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGz4IFjdbHg
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