1.
Oral
Fluency
Sample
Omsk
Universities/Various
Fall,
2013
(Start
of
Semester)
This
is
a
testing
instrument
designed
to
assess
your
developing
abilities
with
English
at
the
start
of
the
Fall,
2013
Semester.
You
will
draw
on
English
language,
culture,
and
civilization
skills,
knowledge,
and
themes
developed
in
your
work
this
semester.
As
outlined
by
your
instructor,
make
a
digital
audio
recording,
reading
aloud
the
following
text.
Do
not
prepare
or
rehearse
this
text;
use
several
moments
to
orient
yourself
with
the
text,
and
then
begin
reading.
It
is
not
expected
that
you
will
read
the
presented
text
materials
perfectly;
do
not
“agonize”
over
word
elements
you
do
not
know
or
repeat
words
or
phrase—one
measure
of
your
oral
fluency
is
the
total
time
taken
to
complete
the
reading.
Refer
any
questions
or
concerns
to
your
faculty
instructor.
At
the
conclusion
of
your
readings:
in
your
own
words,
describe
yourself
as
a
language
and
culture
learner.
Speak
freely
about
your
language
learning
process
and
goals
as
a
language
and
culture
learner.

2. 1.
Thursday
night,
at
the
Democratic
National
Convention,
President
Barack
Obama
accepted
his
party's
nomination
for
a
second
term.
President
Obama
noted
that
"If
you
believe
in
a
country
where
everyone
gets
a
fair
shot
and
everyone
does
their
fair
share
and
everybody
plays
by
the
same
rules,
then
I
need
your
vote
in
November!"
Mr.
Obama
said
he
supports
the
middle
class
while
Republican
nominee
Mitt
Romney
favors
the
wealthy.
He
said
the
differences
between
them
give
voters
"the
clearest
choice
of
any
time
in
a
generation."
"Over
the
next
few
years,"
he
said,
"big
decisions
will
be
made
in
Washington
on
jobs,
the
economy,
taxes
and
deficits,
energy,
education,
war
and
peace."
And
he
added,
those
decisions
"will
have
a
huge
impact
on
our
lives
and
on
our
children's
lives
for
decades
to
come."
Mr.
Obama
told
the
convention
in
Charlotte,
North
Carolina,
that
he
was
mindful
of
his
"failings."
"But
know
this,
America.
Our
problems
can
be
solved.
Our
challenges
can
be
met.
The
path
we
offer
may
be
harder,
but
it
leads
to
a
better
place.
And
I'm
asking
you
to
choose
that
future."

3.
2.
Now,
at
the
conclusion
of
your
reading:
in
your
own
words,
describe
yourself
as
a
language
and
culture
learner.
Say
as
much
as
you
can,
speaking
for
at
least
one
to
two
minutes.
How
much
speaking
and
listening
practice
in
English
do
you
have?
How
comfortable
are
you
in
speaking
English
and
understanding
native
speakers?
What
are
your
goals
in
language
and
culture
learning?
Which
language
learning
activities
or
classes
do
you
enjoy
the
most?
Which
activities
do
you
learn
the
most
from?
Be
as
specific
and
detailed
as
you
can.