Directions: For this task, you will be asked to speak
about a topic that is familiar to you. You will hear a question. You will
then have 15 seconds to prepare your response and 45 seconds to speak.
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Talk about a special present you received and why that present was
important to you. Include details to support your response.
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A special present I received was a baseball glove when I was
little. But it was not the actual glove that was so special
to me, it was the box that it was, or wasn’t packaged in. I
was very excited to open my present for my birthday, but the
box seemed a little light to me. Like most children, I shook
the box and tried to guess what was in it, but it didn’t
make a sound. I unwrapped the box and opened it, but all I
found was newspapers. I was very confused about the empty
box, but after a good laugh, my parents gave me the baseball
glove that they were holding behind their back. I used that
glove for many years, but I will always remember how I got
it.