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Muntlig prøve: vanlige spørsmål (the speaking test: common questions)

The questions the speaking test often starts with, model answers, and how to make your answers longer.

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The speaking test, muntlig prøve, is a conversation with an examiner, often with two candidates together. It usually starts with questions about you and then moves to a topic where you describe, compare and give your opinion. At A2, answer in full sentences and add a reason or an example.

muntlig prøveSay muntli proevuhمُنتلِ پروےوَMeans: speaking test (oral test)

Say it out loud (30 seconds): Hva heter du, og hvor kommer du fra?Say: va hehtuhr doo, oh voor kommuhr doo fra?وا ہےتَر دُو, او وُور کوممَر دُو فرا?Means: What is your name, and where do you come from?

A model answer

Jeg heter Hina Malik, og jeg kommer fra Faisalabad i Pakistan. Nå bor jeg i Trondheim med mannen min og to barn.Say: yai hehtuhr heena maleek, oh yai kommuhr fra faisalabad ee pakistan. noh boor yai ee trunnhaim meh mannuhn meen oh too barn.یائی ہےتَر ہینا مالیک, او یائی کوممَر فرا فائسالاباد ای پاکِستان. نو بُور یائی ای ترُننہائم مے ماننَن مین او تُو بارن.Means: My name is Hina Malik, and I come from Faisalabad in Pakistan. Now I live in Trondheim with my husband and two children.

Say it out loud (40 seconds): Hva liker du å gjøre i fritiden?Say: va leekuhr doo oh yoeruh ee freeteeduhn?وا لیکَر دُو او یوےرَ ای فریتیدَن?Means: What do you like to do in your free time?

A model answer

I fritiden liker jeg å lage mat og å gå tur. Om sommeren går vi ofte tur i skogen, og om vinteren prøver jeg å lære å gå på ski. Jeg synes det er morsomt, men vanskelig!Say: ee freeteeduhn leekuhr yai oh laguh mat oh oh goh toor om sommehruhn gohr vee oftuh toor ee skooguhn, oh om vintehruhn proevuhr yai oh laaruh oh goh poh shee. yai suenuhs deh ehr moshomt, mehn vanskehli!ای فریتیدَن لیکَر یائی او لاگَ مات او او گو تُور اوم سوممےرَن گور وی اوفتَ تُور ای سکُوگَن, او اوم وِنتےرَن پروےوَر یائی او لارَ او گو پو شی. یائی سیُنَس دے اےر موشومت, مےن وانسکےلِ!Means: In my free time I like cooking and going for walks. In summer we often go for walks in the forest, and in winter I am trying to learn to ski. I think it is fun, but difficult!

Say it out loud (60 seconds): Kan du fortelle om utdanningen og arbeidserfaringen din?Say: kan doo furtehlluh om utdanninguhn oh arbaidsarfaringuhn deen?کان دُو فُرتےللَ اوم اُتداننِنگَن او آربائدسارفارِنگَن دین?Means: Can you tell me about your education and your work experience?

A model answer

Jeg har en bachelorgrad i engelsk fra Pakistan, og der jobbet jeg som lærer i fem år. I Norge har jeg hatt arbeidspraksis i en barnehage, og nå utdanner jeg meg til å jobbe med barn.Say: yai har ehn bashehlorgrad ee ehngehlsk fra pakistan, oh dehr yobuht yai soom laaruhr ee fehm ohr. ee norguh har yai hat arbaidspraksees ee ehn barnehhaguh, oh noh utdannuhr yai mai teel oh yobuh meh barn.یائی ہار اےن باشےلورگراد ای اےنگےلسک فرا پاکِستان, او دےر یوبَت یائی سُوم لارَر ای فےم اور. ای نورگَ ہار یائی ہات آربائدسپراکسیس ای اےن بارنےہاگَ, او نو اُتداننَر یائی مائی تیل او یوبَ مے بارن.Means: I have a bachelor's degree in English from Pakistan, and I worked there as a teacher for five years. In Norway I have had a work placement in a kindergarten, and now I am training to work with children.

Say it out loud (40 seconds): Hvorfor lærer du norsk?Say: vorfohr laaruhr doo noshk?وورفور لارَر دُو نوشک?Means: Why are you learning Norwegian?

A model answer

Jeg lærer norsk fordi jeg vil få en jobb og klare meg selv i Norge. Jeg vil også kunne snakke med lærerne til barna mine og med naboene.Say: yai laaruhr noshk fordee yai vil foh ehn yob oh klaruh mai sehl ee norguh. yai vil ossoh kunnuh snakuh meh laararnuh teel barna meenuh oh meh naboanuh.یائی لارَر نوشک فوردی یائی وِل فو اےن یوب او کلارَ مائی سےل ای نورگَ. یائی وِل اوسسو کُننَ سناکَ مے لارارنَ تیل بارنا مینَ او مے نابوانَ.Means: I am learning Norwegian because I want to get a job and manage on my own in Norway. I also want to be able to talk to my children's teachers and to the neighbours.

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Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.

Quick check: What should an answer at A2 include?

  1. Full sentences, with a reason or an example
  2. One word if possible
  3. A text you learned by heart
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A: Full sentences, with a reason or an example — Answer, add a detail and add a reason.

Quick check: Which phrase gives you a moment to think?

  1. Ha det bra!
  2. Takk for maten!
  3. La meg tenke litt.
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C: La meg tenke litt. — La meg tenke litt means let me think for a moment.

Quick check: What does “Kan du gjenta spørsmålet?” mean?

  1. Can you answer the question?
  2. Can you repeat the question?
  3. May I ask a question?
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B: Can you repeat the question? — å gjenta means to repeat.

Quick check: Which answer is best at A2?

  1. Drammen.
  2. Jeg bor.
  3. Jeg bor i Drammen, nær sentrum. Jeg liker det, fordi det er lett å ta toget.
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C: Jeg bor i Drammen, nær sentrum. Jeg liker det, fordi det er lett å ta toget. — A detail and a reason show what you can do with the language.

Quick check: How is the speaking test usually done?

  1. As a conversation with an examiner, often with two candidates
  2. As a written essay
  3. As a phone call without an examiner
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A: As a conversation with an examiner, often with two candidates — muntlig prøve is a conversation, often with two candidates together.

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