by Małgorzata | Nov 2, 2017 | BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, FORMAL WRITING, ORAL EXAM, SPEAKING, STANAG 6001 EXAMS, WRITING, WRITTEN EXAM
Is grammar really that important? Is it necessary to communicate? What do boring grammar exercises have in common with speaking? These are the often heard and asked questions which become especially important when we talk about exams. I'll try to answer them. Imagine...
by Małgorzata | Sep 26, 2017 | BRIEFING, ORAL EXAM, SPEAKING, STANAG 6001 EXAMS
At the request of some students preparing for the level 3 speaking, I'm giving you today a sample STANAG 6001 level 3 briefing, followed by a plan/notes and examples of questions which might be asked by the second candidate about it. FULL TEXT You can use the full...
by Małgorzata | Aug 1, 2017 | BRIEFING, ORAL EXAM, SPEAKING, STANAG 6001 EXAMS
10 MOST COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID IN A BRIEFING Today, I want to tell you about ten most common mistakes people make when giving a briefing at the STANAG level 3 speaking and what to do to avoid them. 1. READING Trying to read out the whole text of a briefing is the...
by Małgorzata | Jul 26, 2017 | BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, ORAL EXAM, SPEAKING, STANAG 6001 EXAMS
WHY IS THE STANAG LEVEL 3 SPEAKING SO DIFFICULT? If you are interested in passing STANAG 6001 level 3, you have probably already heard how difficult it is. So, why is it so difficult? And what to do to overcome these difficulties? The thing is that all...
by Małgorzata | Jul 11, 2017 | BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, ORAL EXAM, SPEAKING, STANAG 6001 EXAMS
SELF-STUDY TIPS FOR PRACTISING SPEAKING I know…you may ask me now how it is possible to practise speaking on your own. I agree that it would be ideal to have someone to talk to, preferably a native speaker, a private tutor or maybe another person preparing for...
by Małgorzata | May 30, 2017 | BRIEFING, SPEAKING, STANAG 6001 EXAMS
MARKING CRITERIA - SPEAKING POINTS There 20 points to get at the STANAG 6001 English exam in speaking. 10 points for Task 1 (briefing) and 10 points for Task 2 (discussion). To pass the exam you need to obtain 70%, that is 14 points out of 20. It doesn't matter how...
