Exchange of IDEAS among the September 25 TSAA IELTS Examinees
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Exchange of Ideas of July 31 TSAA examinees
This page is intended for the exchange of thoughts of the July 31 examinees. Please don't forget to identify your name as you leave your ideas about the exam, especially the speaking test. More power!
are you working/studying?
ReplyDeletepart2: tv presenter you like, who, why you like
shopping in big malls
mama mia! i just finished my speaking exam.. my interviewer is stewart williamson..grabeh! he is very friendly and smiles a lot.. pero kuyawan gihapon ko..kay nagpataka lang kog yaw yaw..heheh here are my questions:
ReplyDeletedescribe your hometown?
part 2 : an important occasion when you arrived late.. when? why? what was the result?
most of my questions are about time..why filipinos are always late..where we got this trait..
goodluck guys! :)
my interviewer was mr. williamson. he's very accommodating, always with a smile. my questions were easy as 1-2-3 hehehe kay napractisan man TNX TSAA!!..anyway, he asked me about friend/s(part 2)..why is a friend important, describe your friend, traits of your friend, why you liked her. I answered candidly kay as what i've said, nagpractice. lol
ReplyDeletehe stopped me in the middle of my monologue. is it ok sir rob? xempre medjo nagpanic ako kay baka i was out of the topic kaya he stopped me.
After the 2nd part, he continued asking me, and he asked if it's easy for me to make friends, what do i do to win them, is giving things to a friend still important now? change topic napud.. and now its about my hometown, like, where is your hometown, how long have you been staying in your hometown. But the biggest blunder that I made was when he asked me if I know the history of my hometown! As always, nagpanic napud ko..I made up stories pero I don't think my answer was right. :'(
anyway, we ended our conversation with both of us smiling...
But sir rob, i think the reading part was difficult..nahugno jud ko sir..grabe ka taas sa mga passage...but i hope i still made it.
I found the listening test medyo easy as well as the writing test. Pero grabe makapanic kung actual test na d i..pero with your help sir rob, i think i made it..
tnx again for the help! more power to your company!!!
What was the most traumatic event you've experienced?
ReplyDeleteAnswer: When I took the IELTS exam sir! Taamaaaaa!!!!
Hay Naku!
Just finished the speaking test...it was fun! Stewart Williamson was my interviewer. He was very friendly and accommodating pero kulba lang gihapon. Ako mga question kay nag sige lang og hometown...Paita! kahibalo palang ko nga mangutana diay xa sa history samong hometown nag research ta ko.hehehe...tapos nag ask pud xa about dancing, if i like dancing ba daw or why daw mahilig mag dance ang youth (nagkamamu napud. He also asked me about sea...if i like sea, how many hours would i stay sa sea, what are the things that people enjoy about sea. If i would like to live near the sea...Puro nalang sea! si sea na walang malay, si sea na walang kasalanan! Honestly speaking, I hate sea!!!! Init kaayo, parat na, lagkit pa! daghan pa jud balas! Pero xempre ang answer: Oh! I love the sea...In fact I would love to build a house near the sea! Echus! Perting pamakak ui...may lang untag dili sa akong score mo reflect ang gaba!hehehehe
Part two: About Environment! Tiurok!
The question was talk about something that you did about helping the environment. What was it? when? explain how you do it. Nag kamamu jud ko sir...as in!!!! Ambot lang adto...
Part three: Diri na jud ko nisamot og ka tiurok!
Iya question puros about environment (of course!). Tapos relate dayon nya sa situation diri sa philippines, sa hometown, og daghan pa nga na erase nalang og pinakalit sakong hunahuna tungod sa trauma..heheh!
Tapos after sa test, iya na gi off ang recorder. Chika to the max dayon..murag mas dugay pa ang among chika2x kesa sa interview proper.
Overall, he was terrific! I was terrible! Still, fingers crossed...hoping for the best!
Sir, ayaw nalang katingala og magpa enroll ko usab ha...lisud jud ang exam...nagkamamu ko sa listening, reading, writing og speaking!
my interviewer was mr. williamson.. the part 2 question was all about "the knowdlege tv program quiz" why u want to join? is it easy or difficult to join? what preparation u will make? some questions are: describe ur town? do you love sea? watching movies in cinema vs watching at home? part 3... in the future will, knowledge tv program quiz grow in the industry here in our country? nosebleed jud ko sir...hehehe anyways salamat sa mga lessons sir... i really, really, really learn a lot eventhough 1 week lang ako sa review center... i'll just hope 4 the best... salamat
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ReplyDeletenow, here was when the interview got more serious....
4. Talk about what you can personally do to help the environment? Where did you first learn about this? How can you do this at home?
- So I talked about RECYCLING and SEGREGATION
- I told him that I learned about it through TV, Newspapers, Magazine articles that I've read and even through the Government. I also continued to tell him that in Davao City, the Government implements segregation as it provides color-coded trash cans in every subdivision or village...
- I told him that I could do this at home simply by separating the types of trash.. grouping the plastics, paper.. non-biodegradable and biodegradable in their respective trash bins..
5. FF-UP: Why is recycling important?
- I got lost in explaining for a bit because I rambled on the importance of space in the earth and how much trash has been accumulating and i noticed his facial expression got a bit confused... I then transitioned into the importance of reusing these trash because we're running out of materials to produce such things as paper, cups, plates.. then he smiled after i was able to say that last statement
6. Each and everyone of us is responsible for climate change. Do you agree or disagree?
-"I agree with that statement. I think each and every one of us has contributed to pollution and endangering the earth... etc..etc.."
7. He gave me a situation: "Let's talk about the Philippines. What can people in the PROVINCES do to help the environment. We know that going green is certainly a lifestyle change, so how can we make this possible for people in provinces and poorer communities?" (I think he was challenging me at this point... ??? )
- I told him that it certainly won't be an easy task to implement such habits to be more environmentally friendly. And I even gave the example why it is a difficult task -in the Philippines, we obviously can't force everyone to buy hybrid cars because most of us, simply can't afford it. (He nodded and said a loud YES to this statement)
- So I explained that the Government has the responsibility to educate people in Provinces with regards to their natural resources. I gave the province of Bukidnon as an example on how illegal logging was rampant there for many years in the past, and this happened, because the people weren't educated on the importance of trees to the environment. I said that if people were educated then they could fight for their natural resources more and demand protection against big companies that destroy these said resources...
........... interview over... =)
Thanks Marsha and Jasmine for the very detailed feedback! To Marsha, nothing was wrong when Stewart cut you off in the middle of your talk in the 2nd Part of the interview. It just meant that you satisfied the time requirement already. Congratulations in advance:-). To Jasmine, you just did fine. Your answers were smart. Congrats too! :-)
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ReplyDeleteHi Everyone!
I was interviewed tonight by Mr. Stuart Williamson. He was very nice and accommodating. He wasn't at all intimidating, but still, I guess it was the whole "feel" of being tested that made the whole thing so scary. Anyway, here was how it went (but take note that nothing is verbatim. I'm just typing whatever I can still recall)...
(Stuart starts to record)
Stuart: Hello... My name is Stuart Williamson and this is an official IELTS Speaking test.. blahh blahh...
Stuart: May you please tell me your name?
Me: My name is...
1. So tell me about your hometown's history? Where are you from by the way?
---I started out by telling Stuart that Davao's name came from the word, "Daba Daba." But then, I laughed a little and told him that it was unfortunate that I couldn't remember what that meant. So I continued by telling him how the Davao City that we know today has become the city that it is from the migration of many tribes from all over the country. "Davao City now is a melting pot of cultures... that is why some people from other parts of the Phils may even wonder why the language/local dialect we have here is a mixture of Visayan, Tagalog and even Ilonggo" (I think that's how I phrased it)...
2. Tell me something that makes Davao City special or why Davao is an ideal place to stay (this isn't verbatim, but I think this was the thought of his question)... or wait.. I think he asked me about the LOCAL GOVERNMENT.. on how things are being run?...
-I talked about Davao being one of the safest places right now.. and that it received an award as the one of the safest places in southeast asia even... (i think when I was explaining, I got a bit lost and I repeated a few phrases... yikes!)
(CONTINUED)
PART 2:
ReplyDeletenow, here was when the interview got more serious....
4. Talk about what you can personally do to help the environment? Where did you first learn about this? How can you do this at home?
- So I talked about RECYCLING and SEGREGATION
- I told him that I learned about it through TV, Newspapers, Magazine articles that I've read and even through the Government. I also continued to tell him that in Davao City, the Government implements segregation as it provides color-coded trash cans in every subdivision or village...
- I told him that I could do this at home simply by separating the types of trash.. grouping the plastics, paper.. non-biodegradable and biodegradable in their respective trash bins..
5. FF-UP: Why is recycling important?
- I got lost in explaining for a bit because I rambled on the importance of space in the earth and how much trash has been accumulating and i noticed his facial expression got a bit confused... I then transitioned into the importance of reusing these trash because we're running out of materials to produce such things as paper, cups, plates.. then he smiled after i was able to say that last statement
6. Each and everyone of us is responsible for climate change. Do you agree or disagree?
-"I agree with that statement. I think each and every one of us has contributed to pollution and endangering the earth... etc..etc.."
(CONTINUED)
PART 3:
ReplyDelete7. He gave me a situation: "Let's talk about the Philippines. What can people in the PROVINCES do to help the environment. We know that going green is certainly a lifestyle change, so how can we make this possible for people in provinces and poorer communities?" (I think he was challenging me at this point... ??? )
- I told him that it certainly won't be an easy task to implement such habits to be more environmentally friendly. And I even gave the example why it is a difficult task -in the Philippines, we obviously can't force everyone to buy hybrid cars because most of us, simply can't afford it. (He nodded and said a loud YES to this statement)
- So I explained that the Government has the responsibility to educate people in Provinces with regards to their natural resources. I gave the province of Bukidnon as an example on how illegal logging was rampant there for many years in the past, and this happened, because the people weren't educated on the importance of trees to the environment. I said that if people were educated then they could fight for their natural resources more and demand protection against big companies that destroy these said resources...
........... interview over... =)
Anyway, after the interview, Mr. Williamson still wanted to talk a bit more about the environment. He asked me whether I've seen Al Gore's documentary and we talked a bit more about some of our opinions, with regard to climate change. He also asked me a few personal questions.
So that was how my interview went. All I can really say is.... *SIIIIIIGHHHHH.... I'm really not sure how I did. I honestly feel like I had a lot of pauses and that there were a few times where I went around my point. But Mr. Williamson was a very gracious interviewer. He always smiled and he was very interactive.
HINT: Check out his facial expressions for clues whether you're going off topic... he usually gives a grimace when this happens.. and he reacts with positive remarks and huge smiles when he likes whatever you're saying. =) I think he likes being intellectually challenged.. so be careful... hehehehe..
So that's it for my experience... GOD SPEED Everyone!!!!
Hi good morning phils! I was interviewed by Mr Stuart yesterday...wasn't able to post my Q's last night kay murag nagPTS ( post traumatic syndrome) ko esp sa listening exam. I think i didnt hear the 1st five Q's right....Murag kog nabungol...Na-rattle nako, but the 3 other sets ok lng. Mas lisod pa ang reading exam sa TSAA. Anyway, the Qs that Mr Stuart asked me were:
ReplyDelete1)What's ur full name
2)Describe ur hometown
3)What are the main products of your hometown/What makes ur hometown different from other places
4)Describe ur regular day/Would you like to change it?
5)Part 2: Family member you admire..why..discus his/her influence on you...
You should pray that he'll be ur interviewer. he's a very nice guy. He lives in Panglaw, Bohol. He spent 5 years studying//doing Business in Beijing. After the interview he asked me where I plan to migrate. He talk about the weather in Canada,Australia, & New Zealand.
Good luck and God bless.
Good morning.
ReplyDeleteMy interview with mr Williamson went well yesterday. He is very nice, accommodating and soft spoken. Reacts like nodding and smiling if he agrees with the answer given and sometimes frown if he thinks otherwise then makes a follow-up question.
Here are some questions that I can remember:
1st part:
For the record, can you state your name??
Describe your hometown where you live?
Can you tell me the history of your hometown?
Where did you learn English? How often do you speak it?
How many languages do you speak?
Which do u prefer, watching movie in cinema or at home? What kind of movies does u like??
2nd part:
Name a successful person that you know.
WHO?
What did he/she does?
Why he/she is successful?
Ff-up question: How do you count success?
3rd part:
Do you agree or disagree. Having a success in a field of work/ profession, someone does not have a personal success (family) at the same time.
(wla ko kpanukad ani na question..)
We shake hands and I leave the room. I get my cp from the facilitator and I went to the lounge area. After few minutes, the facilitator told me to leave the area because I might talk to the examinee and it’s a form of cheating. Kalimot pud ko. Pagka na lang jud!
Yes, sir Robert is right that Mr Williamson likes to interview woman. While waiting, I heard him saying to the facilator “I thought im going to interview a woman. Please let him (me) in”….
Good luck. Aja!
my interviewer was corazon jibrin.... she is very friendly and always smiles...opens the door for you...my questions were.
ReplyDelete1. why do you like your city???
2.is cellular phone important to you??
3. think of a place where you were able to learn from the past? what, where, why?
Jaym:
ReplyDeleteThe 3rd question you posted was also the very question I had during my actual test. I talked about San Pedro Church, it being one of the strongest Catholic influences in Mindanao.
To the incoming interviewees, talk about any historical places that have helped you learn something (in my case, specific details about how Christ lived and died here on Earth based on the graphic works of art found on the walls of San Pedro Church).
Good luck to all of you!
Rob
thanks for that advice sir Rob..
ReplyDeletehello fellow candidates!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy interviewer was mr.williamson.as i've been reading all the comments posted, i've observed that my questions were different from everybody.wla jud ko nabasa na the same sa ako mga questions....here they are:
>what is your full name?
>describe your hometown?
>what can you do to improve your hometown?
>do you have any collections when you were young?
>how about at present, do you still have collections? what are they?
(i found this part quite easy ky naa man sa listahan ni sir rob hahahaha!!! peace? but the problem was this....)
>Part2:Which part of your town needs to be changed quickly? what was it used to be like? when did it happen? why was this happening? explain!!!!
(hay naku gibalikan jud ko niya sa akong hometown mora na jud ko mabuang ky wla jud ko idea ani....wla nko kabalo unsa nato ako gipangyawyaw....
>Part3:( the whole part3 was all about customs and traditions..are children ba dw should be taught about our customs....what are the differences between young children in the past and young today in terms of practicing your customs.....when you were young, if you were told to go home at 6, will you still tell this to your children from today's generation?(maau nlng nauli-ulian ko ky practical answer nlng jud to ako.)
anyway, about yesterday,tama sila sir lisud btaw ang listening.pero thankful gihapon ko sa tsaa ky nka review jud ko maskig 1mon. lng. tnx sir rob & sir dan. my experience in ielts was very much fulfilling because of you...more power!!!!!
and to those who have not taken yet their speaking test, although i've only shared to you some of the questions that i've remember, good luck to all of you guys!!!!
Interviewer:Mr. Williamson
ReplyDeletePart 1:
= Describe your hometown?
= What are the improvements/changes in your town?
=How can the people in your town help the environment?
=How often do you use your cellphone?
=How important is your cellphone to you?
=What are the dis-advantage of having a cellphone?
Part 2:
=Question about a day that you have relaxed from work/studies?when,where,with whom, and describe what you feel?
Part 3:
=What is the difference bet. older people and younger ones in the way they relax?
=Who spends more money in relaxing older people or the younger ones?
=How does people relax?
=What is the typical relaxation in your town?
Good Luck!
Arjan..Ü
Good day to everyone!
ReplyDeleteI was interviewed by Mr. Stewart Williamson. He was very accommodating, friendly and he keeps on smiling as you answer his question. His gestures made me feel comfortable right at the start so I haven't struggle that much. By the way, here are my questions:
!. What is your full name?
2. What do you like in your city?
3. What do you think is lacking in your city?
4. Why do you like to go to malls?
Part 2: What news story you heard that made you happy? Where and when heard? Who are involved? Explain why interesting to you?
5.How influential are news report to people?
6.Who is more interested to news report, the young or the older generation?
7.What is the most commonly used communication gadget for news to be easily spread?
8.Do you think 20 years from now there will be another gadget to be used in lieu of the internet to access foreign news?
9.Is foreign news easily accessed by the people?
10. What is your favorite weather/the weather that you don't like? Why?
If you will notice, most of the questions are already familiar. Its worth that you study the sample questions from TSAA, in my case it helped a lot.Thank you very much TSAA for the practice materials and the teachings that you had instilled to us. I learned a lot from you. GOD BLESS TO ALL. WE CAN MAKE IT!!!
Thanks Arjan for the feedback!
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Marites said:
ReplyDeletehello everyone...just came from marco polo now.my interviewer was mr. williamson.
i was asked with the ff:
1. full name
2. place where i came from
3. history of my hometown
4. about holiday..where i spend most of the time,news program (TV or newspapar)
task 2 was all about new law in your place,benefits etc
ffup questions was all about police officers their job, if allowed to carry guns anytime....
goodluck guys...sir rob tnx..sana sana lang jud,huhuhu...as usual sir reading gihapon.im not so sure also with the interview..basta smile man kyo ko pati pud xa,hahahaha
Interviewer: Mrs. Corazon J.
ReplyDelete1. full name
2. What do you like in your city?
4. Why do you like to go to malls?
task2: talk about a sport that you need to learn? How difficult?
hello tsaa pips!...finally, nhuman nko sa speaking test...i was interviewd by stewart williamson, i shared the same experience with the others who were interviewd by him...questions thrown at me were:
ReplyDelete-tell me something about your hometown
-what are the books that you read when you were a child?
-do you read books from new authors?
-would you like to write a book?
-how do you normally spend your day?
-part2: describe a clothing that someone bought you, why? when?
-how do people shop in your neighborhood?
-what is the difference between men and women when shopping?
-what can you say about people who go for branded or designer clothing? what do you think is the reason why they like to buy designer clothes even though they are way expensive? (sir rob, i reasoned out-to maintain a status in the community, ok ba?)
-do you think designer clothes will become cheaper in the future?...those are the ones i can remember...thank you TSAA, Godbless!...we have done our best, now we lift our prayers to God and rely on his grace, and with the hope to gain favorable results!...
Myleen
whew!! mine was all about:
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1. state your name
2. history of hometown
3. do you like to be with your family?
Part 2:
describe a new law imposed in your City. what? what is the effect in the society?
part 3
1. importance of policemen in province and city?
2. is it okay for policemen to bring GUNS?
3. are lawyers well respected in your countrY?
whew...
Hello Everyone!
ReplyDeleteI was interviewed my Ms.Corazon J.
She was all smiles which was very helpful to begin with.
Please note that i am only typing what i remember.
Part 1:
Tell me something about yourself.
What do you like about your city?
Is there anything to improve in your city?
Part 2:
Films: Talk about it for 2minutes. (what,when,where and why did you like/dislike it)
What do you think of korean shows shown on TV?
What about bollywood? (Well of course she had to throw this in Haha!)
Do you think films influence Filipinos?
Part 3:
Have you been on a long journey?
Guys this is all i remember!
A little something about Ms.Corazon: She is AWESOME! Smiles all the time, stops you once you have satisfied her question (this happened a lot, i think i was a little too talkative lol) and gives you time to explain yourself if you have not fulfilled her question.
Just be your best-selves.
Goodluck :)
She was my professor in public speaking in la salle.. I admire her..she's very nice, also very encouraging. :)
Deletemy interviewer was mr. stewart williamson. he is very friendly and he smiles a lot. he opens the door for students and when the interview was over he stopped the recorder and asks further questions like. are you a nurse? where do want to go? and he suggested helpful tips about which country would be best to choose.
ReplyDeletehere are my questions:
- describe your hometown
-how many languages do you speak?
-how often do you practice these languages?
-how and when did you learn English?
PART2
- describe a person whom you admired the most
who is that person?
why you admire him/her?
what are his/her traits?
how often do you see this person?
PART3
- when was the time you saw this person?
follow up question in PART2
-what are the advantages of being in a small family and in a big family?
- do you think in the future people will still live together like they do now? ( extended families, newly weds living with their parents)
-do you think that in the future decision making in the family will still be the same? ( bcoz the father is the head of the family and he is the one making the final decision)
JP delgado
ReplyDeletems. corazon jibrin
part 1
1. Are you working or studying?
2. what are the colors you like?
3.what clothes do you like to wear?
4. do you think do you wear the same type of clothes when you get old?
part 2
1.describe a family (not your own)that is interesting aand important to you?who are in that family?when you knew them?what are their interest?expalina why this family interesting?
part 3
1. what will happen if the young and old live in the same house.
2.how will the government help the family?
3. differentiate the family from the past and the young family today?
Thanks Marites, Myleen, Navin, BJ, Julianne and JP for the feedback!
ReplyDeleteTo Myleen: Your answer was great! :-)
i was interviewed by mr. williamson.he was very accommodating, smiles a lot, often nods as he listen,and he opens the door for the student.
ReplyDeletehe asked me the ff questions:
part 1
1. describe your hometown
2. products from your hometown
3. is the history/background of your hometown taught in school?
4. which do you prefer tv journalism or newspaper journalism?
5. what specific news do you usually watch?
part 2
describe a friend close to you, who?where do you first meet, what are his/her qualities that you like most?is friendship a long process?(something like that, sorry i totally forgot the exact phrase)
part 3
1. in your present situation do you often meet different people?
2. in the near future is it possible that real friends will be replaced by virtual friends?
3. he gave me a situation, he asked me to agree or disagree. that there is a thing that change when two friends get older.
yun lng po naremember ko...i hope this could help other students...
Thanks Dess!
ReplyDeleteRob
sir rob!
ReplyDeleteNakita ko na result ko sa net ngayon lng talaga kala ko tomorrow pa malabas. im very happy sa naging outcome!=) NAPASA gyud ko! abi nako mag take nsad ko balik.hehe
every penny that i spent in my review in TSAA is all worth it! major major Thank you sa inyo lahat!!!=) More Power!
Des P.
Good day..
ReplyDeleteL: 8.5
R: 7.5
S: 8
W: 6.5
is this result okay for canada?
checked the site, pero wla pa post results?...huhu, feeling anxious now...
ReplyDeletetnx very much TSAA!!! I made it!!!! gud luck and more power!!!!
ReplyDeletemarsha
Thanks TSAA!!! I made it for the second time with your review guys!!! Tested and proven na po ang TSAA!!!
ReplyDeleteI really thought I failed the exam, that's why I never posted my questions... I even had a hard time getting a 7 during the dry run with TSAA, but it was necessary to prepare us for the actual test... hehehe
My speaking was all about news, where do people get their news, how does it influence people...
RFW
tnx tsaa... tnx to all the staffs of tsaa.... more power i will recommend your center to all of my friends who plans to review.....
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