This document contains questions for three parts of an oral English proficiency exam for 9th grade students in Portugal. The first part asks personal questions about where the student lives, hobbies, interests, technology use, and any voluntary work. The second part provides topics for the student to speak about like places, people, animals, activities, objects, time, weather, and feelings. The third part is a reading comprehension section with questions about gap year volunteering programs, what people gain from them, and types of volunteer work mentioned in the passage like teaching English, wildlife rehabilitation, and conservation work.

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Prova de equivalência à frequência de Inglês – Prova Oral – 2ªfase
Prova 21 / 2018
3º Ciclo do Ensino Básico - 9º Ano de Escolaridade
Duração da prova: 15 minutos
1st
PART
Let’s talk a little bit about you.
 Tell me something relevant about yourself.
 Where do you live?
 What do you do in your free time?
 Do you enjoy practising sports?
 What is your favourite sport?
 What are you interested in?
 Do you enjoy reading?
 What do you like to read?
 Do you like reading newspapers and magazines?
 What about technology, do you use it a lot?
 What gadgets do you prefer? Explain.
 What do you use the internet for?
 Have you ever done voluntary work?
 What did you do? / What would you like to do? Explain why.

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2nd PART
Talk about:
Place
People
Animals
Activities
Objects
Time of the day
Weather
Feelings
Talk about:
Place
People
Animals
Activities
Objects
Time of the day
Weather
Feelings

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3rd
Part
Read the text.
Volunteering abroad on your gap year is an ideal way to make the most of your time away, to
travel and see the world while also giving something back. Many gap year travellers cite the
time they spent on their gap year volunteering abroad as the best and most rewarding part of
their travels. Gap year volunteering is an opportunity to settle into a local community and help
those in need.
There are plenty of gap year volunteer programs out there to suit your skills and interests. You
can do anything from teaching English as a foreign language in developing communities, to
rehabilitating injured orangutans in Borneo, to helping conservation work in vital ecosystems
in Costa Rica. Whatever you choose, volunteering gives you the chance to make a difference
to the world, live somewhere incredible overseas, make new friends and memories, and come
home with invaluable experience for your CV.
1. What is a gap year?
2. What can you do on yourgap year?
3. How do many gap year travellers see their gap year volunteering abroad?
4. What kind of volunteer work can you do?
5. Is volunteering good for your CV?
6. From the programmes mentioned which one would you like to try? Why?