Poor performance at C1 oral exam Just in case any of you are to take the EOI oral exam for the C1 level, I'll tell you something about my recent experience. It's been this very afternoon, only some hours ago, when I've taken that test and, unfortunately, I can't tell that I am especialy proud of my performance. It's known that nervousness and anxiety don't help you at all in these situations and, definitely, aren't a good company. Nevertheless, you have to deal with those obstacles, as in every exam and in many other situations through our lives. How? No idea. But the truth is that being nervous or even frightened can't be used as an excuse or alibi. Anyway, the point of this text is giving some information about how this kind of exams are and writing down what topics were offered me to speak about. The exam, like in the rest of levels at the EOI (Escuela oficial de Idiomas) consists on three tasks. The first one is just a brief introduction of yourself where you are expected to say your name, age, occupation, hobbies, etc. The second one is a mologue about a topic that you can pick between two options. Mine were these: 1. "Hunting and other blood sports should be banned. Agree or disagree" 2. "Do you think that we live better or worse than we did 10 or 30 years ago in this country?" Finally, the third task is a dialogue with a partner about an only given topic. And in my case it was the following: "Are the radio and the television more reliable as sources of information than the internet? To be honest, I don't consider these topics especially difficult to talk about. That's precisely why I regret my poor performance. And it is also why I hope next time I'll do it better. Thanks for reading. Thanks for your comments and corrections. And good luck if you have to face something like that.

About to give up Hi everyone, I'm wondering why it's so difficult to find someone to have a friendly and polite chat around here. I must confess I fell quite desperate because I have to take a speaking exam tomorrow and I've been trying to find a partner for chating the whole evening with no success. Since I am pretty inexperienced and just discovered this comunity a few days ago, I am probably not doing things properly. Nevertheless, I thought it would be much easier. Should I give up? Please let me know how long it took you to find a mate who wanted to help and being helped. All the comments will be welcomed.