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Experience of a Speaking Test The interviewer was a lady with no facial expressions or any signs indicated that she was actually listening to me. I did some research after the interview. Someone online said that it was a standard practice in I speaking test, and that the less reactions a interviewer had, the more experienced she/he was. She was impatient the whole time and disrupted me several times. During the interview, I felt uncomfortable when writing answer tips on a piece of paper so I moved my chair a little closer to the desk, she told me it was prohibited and I should stay where I had originally been. The grading would be the last thing I want to confront right now. The worst part is the test fee is appallingly high and I have to take another one for one more try. Is it I’ operating phylosophy to make profits? I want to ask, was it really a norm and the fact I was intimidated by her was none other than paranoid, or was I just unlucky to meet a not-so-nice lady?
Jul 28, 2014 3:37 AM
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Experience of a Speaking Test

The interviewer was a lady with no facial expressions or any signs indicated that she was actually listening to me. I did some research after the interview. Someone online said that it was a standard practice in I speaking test, and that the less reactions a interviewer had, the more experienced she/he was.
She was impatient the whole time and disrupted me several times. During the interview, I felt uncomfortable when writing answer tips on a piece of paper so I moved my chair a little closer to the desk, she told me it was prohibited and I should stay where I had originally been.
The grading would be the last thing I want to confront right now. The worst part is the test fee is appallingly high and I have to take another one for one more try. Is it I’ operating phylosophy to make profits?
I want to ask, was it really a norm and the fact I was intimidated by her was none other than paranoid, or was I just unlucky meeting a not-so-nice lady?

July 28, 2014
It is standard practice to not show a lot of emotional responses during a speaking test. That doesn't mean being impolite though. During my speaking test my two testers would interrupt me while speaking, usually that is a sign that they have already graded your speaking ability on that topic. If you don't make any mistakes they may want to hurry along to a higher level topic. If you make too many mistakes they may want to see how you do with a lower level topic. I think your tester may have been a little rude, because all of mine have always been very nice even if they didn't show a lot of emotional response to what I was saying.
July 28, 2014
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