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fizzile:
I called them and they gave me d right date. Am writing here in Calabar.

ok dats gud. which of d dates was ryt for speaking test. 28th or 29th

fizzile:
Well I went back to my mail and saw a second mail. The first mail indicated 29th for d speaking test while the second mail indicated 28th. I'll go with the second mail,but I will call the customer care this morning to ascertain that.

dis British council sef... why d discrepancy in d date. just call dem to knw confirm. I may call dem too. BTW where are u writing urs

fizzile:
My payment has been confirmed this morning. But I haven't gotten any information about details of the test like venue or time but the customer care agent told me my speaking test should come few days to the main test. Plz update us.

av just bin sent d exam details. . But am just suprised my speaking test comes up immediately after d other tests on d same day. I think dis kinda deviated from d norm where d speaking test take place first. Does dis happen sometimes or its just peculiar to some centres. Am writing in enugu .Go check ur mail to confirm ur details bro

ceiling:
The speaking test is probably the most difficult for
candidates because they have to speak to
someone. Actually, you might not need to worry as
much as you do. A number of studies have
suggested that candidates feel their speaking skills
are weakest when this is not the case. If you can
speak confidently, clearly and make your ideas
understood, there is no reason why you shouldn't
get a reasonable speaking test score. These tips
will help:
1. Unless your pronunciation is particularly poor,
don't waste time on pronunciation lessons. It is
much more beneficial to spend the time acquiring a
good range of vocabulary and structure.
2. This is easy to say, but don't be nervous. Think
of is like this: if you are really nervous and can't
speak then your score will be poor. If you are
confident and speak freely, you will have no idea
what your score will be - it could be great!
3. Remember your job is to give the assessor
something to assess - if you only say 'Yes' or 'No'
during the interview, the assessor won't be able to
give you a good score. Your job is to give the
assessor as much as possible to consider. This
means speaking as much as you can. Don't go off
topic and don't talk about anything that comes into
your head, but speak as much as you can. The
assessor will stop you when he is ready.
4. Remember the assessor won't prompt you to
speak. If you don't say enough he/she will go onto
the next question. If you continue not to say
enough, the interview could be very short!
5. Don't ask the assessor what questions mean. All
he/she can do if you don't understand is repeat the
question. You can though ask the examiner to
repeat a question if you are not sure you
understood it.
6. As with the writing test, don't show off. Some
candidates the interview as a way of showing the
assessor what you know. They use sophisticated
vocabulary and difficult grammar without really
knowing how to use both. The result will be a
decline in how well you speak and your score will
go down.
7. Extend your answers by giving reasons:
a. "I don't really like going to the cinema."
b. "I don't really like going to the cinema because
it's expensive and I don't like crowds very much."
Phase 1 Tips
8. In the first phase of the speaking test, the
assessor will ask you questions about yourself.
Research the topic! The assessor might say "Tell
me about your parents' jobs." If you don't know
anything about them, you will be stuck. It can be
surprising how little people know about their own
situation.
9. Consider this phase of the test meeting someone
for the first time and telling them about yourself.
Try to be relaxed and keep the conversation going.
10. Don't worry about lying - this is not a test of if
you are a good person. If the assessor says "Tell
me about your hobbies and interests" and you reply
"I don't have any" then you aren't saying enough to
allow the assessor to assess you. In situations like
this, lie. Make up the wildest story you can imagine.
Phase 2 Tips
11. In Phase 2 of the speaking test. You are asked
to make a presentation on a topic. It will always be
something person, like talking about a holiday you
went on. After the test, many candidates suggest
they didn't know about the topic which is why they
couldn't answer the question. Clearly, this can't be
the case. What they mean is they couldn't answer
the question because they couldn't think of what to
say. If this is the case for you, during the one
minute you have to prepare, brainstorm your
answer. For example, the assessor my ask you to
talk about a holiday you really enjoyed. On you
piece of paper, write down questions words:
Where?
When?
Why?
What?
Who with?
How?
Etc.
When you have asked the questions, answer them:
Where? Chiang Mai
When? last year
Why? celebrate end exams
What? climbed mountains / saw hill tribes
Who with? uni friends
How? bus from Morchit Etc.
If you then 'expand' (say as much as you can
about) your answers you should fill up your two
minutes easily.
12. One of the things you must do in both phases of
the speaking test is show a range of grammar
structures. In phase two you might be asked to talk
about a holiday you had. This is the answer:
'We went to Thailand for our holiday last year. First
we went to Bangkok and saw the Grand Palace.
Then we went to Ayuthya and saw the ancient city.
After that we went to Chiang Mai and met the hill
tribes. Finally, we went to Chiang Rai and saw the
hill tribes, too."
Although grammatically perfect, there are only a
few sentence structures used. We could change
this by changing the order of things:
"Before going to Chiang Rai and seeing the hill
tribes we visited Ayuthya and went to the ancient
city."
This adds another structure to the answer 'Before +
Verb + ing' - this will improve your score. Take
some time now to look at the answer above and
consider as many ways possible including more
sentence structures.
13. You can't ask the assessor direct questions
about a presentation topic, but it is permissible to
'scope' what you can talk about in a presentation.
For example you can as I talk about the hill tribes in
Chiang Mai?" The assessor will answer 'Yes' or
'No'.
Phase 3 Tips
14. Phase 3 is where the final score is given to a
candidate. This is the part of the test where you
must excel. Do the best that you can here without
trying to hard or getting yourself into problems.
Although a number of sources suggest that scores
are averaged between the three phases of the
speaking test, this stage is where the 'ceiling' is
established - you can't get a higher score than your
performance in phase 3.
15. Phase 3 is much more like a conversation
between you and the assessor. Here he/she
doesn't have a script and can ask you anything he/
she wants. If you go off topic, the assessor will
make attempts to make sure you stay on topic -
there's no point in rehearsing a speech!
16. Amongst other things, in Phase 3 you will be
asked to speculate about the future, give and
opinion, suggest a solution to a problem, or describe
a process or procedure. Try to come up with a
complete answer. If you are asked how you would
solve traffic problems world wide, don't just talk
about buying more buses; consider where the
money for the buses would come from, explain how
you would raise the money for the buses and
persuade people who to use them. This will
certainly impress the assessor.
17. Make eye contact with the assessor. Although
theoretically you could speak great English with
your head down, the fact is you may not come
across as confident. Although there is no mark for
confidence, you need to present yourself in as
positive way as possible.

thanks much. God bless

fizzile:
Bro its like yours is worse compared to mine. Mine I registered and paid,dey sent an email to me confirming the registration with my reference number,but I haven't gotten confirmation mail with regards my payment. Am more scared cos my own exam is this month on the 29th. I've been calling their customer care. Maybe u can mail me on dck307@yahoo.com so we can talk and we can see how we can sort this out. I got a number of one of their staffs and I've been calling him and mailing him so that mine can be sorted out latest on monday.

did u try logging in to ur candidate page? if ur payment is confirmed it will show dre or if u are able to use d road to IELTS practice session (dis always shows d number of days left to ur exam...i.e a countdown ). Am having my exam dis Saturday as well August 29 in enugu. Am just patiently waiting for dre mail to knw d details for my test. Or has anyone writing dis Saturday in any of d centres got a mail for the exam details?

same thing i experienced abt 3 months ago where a cockroach was found in 7 UP drink.. check d thread out www.nairaland.com/2196201/advices-needed-urgently-want-petition

mozo:
It has been sorted already. I called them, it was an error on their part.

Guess i wasn't really worried cos i had lots of materials keeping me busy. They apologized and sent me another confirmation code after an hour.
Thanks

pls which confirmation code again o. my application has been completed and a mail sent to me confirming my application n test date. Do they send confirmation code? If yes to wat purpose is d code

Humblega:
when nd wc venue did you choose?

August 29, venue enugu. But am presently in ibadan

Pls i just paid via bank draft as my online payment was not successful. Pls wats d next step cos i cant even travel to there lagos ,abuja or port harcout office to submit because of distance. Am in ibadan and they said d draft must get to dre office in 2 days

Pls i just paid via bank draft as my online payment was not successful. Pls wats d next step cos i cant even travel to there lagos ,abuja or port harcout office to submit because of distance

Anyone moving from ibadan? U can drop ur number.. i will contact u so we can move together

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arimahoseloka:
let me just say my experience although it was a long time ago. I was in a taxi going travelling 2 my school. there was this lady sitting next to me. she didn't wear bra and her top was handless.
men, I no no wetin enter my head o. I start to dey use style dey touch with my left hand, I folded my hands in a way that it would appear am just folding my hands but I was trying to reach her boobs.

I did!! at first omo see fear, but I noticed the lady didn't budge at all. I instinctively knew she knows what am doing, in my craziness I carry my full hand put inside her handless top. remember she wasn't wearing bra. she even bent her body to conceal what's happening so other passengers don't notice. I also noticed while it was happening she would look straight into my face to know maybe who this crazy guy is. and probably if am worth taking the risk for.

the journey sweet o. when I reach my destination I came down and left I didn't say a word to her.

I strongly believe u cos a very close friend of mine once told me two similar experiences he had,d first was inside a car while traveling, dey both sat at d front beside d driver, d girl sat closest to d driver n my guy folded his hands but d right hand was abit extended, and d bag he was travelling with was placed on his chest and while doing it d girl didn't say a single word.

The second was on a bike...

[qe author=arimahoseloka post=32262629]let me just say my experience although it was a long time ago. I was in a taxi going travelling 2 my school. there was this lady sitting next to me. she didn't wear bra and her top was handless.
men, I no no wetin enter my head o. I start to dey use style dey touch with my left hand, I folded my hands but in a way that it would appear am just folding my hands but I was trying to reach her boobs.

I did!! at first omo see fear, but I noticed the lady didn't budge at all. I instinctively knew she knows what am doing, in my craziness I carry my full hand put inside her handless top. remember she wasn't wearing bra. she even bent her body to conceal what's happening so other passengers don't notice. I also noticed while it was happening she would look straight into my face to know maybe who this crazy guy is. and probably if am worth taking the risk for.

the journey sweet o. when I reach my destination I came down and left I didn't say a word to her.[/quote].

I strongly believe u cos a very close friend of mine once told me two similar experiences he had,d first was inside a car while traveling, dey both sat at d front beside d driver, d girl sat closest to d driver n my guy folded his hands but d right hand was abit extended, and d bag he was travelling with was placed on his chest and while doing it d girl didn't say a single word.

The second was on a bike... I swear to God

ahamonyeka:
I think av heard of this before how come is still happening to you or are they just putting the cockroach inside knowingly?
W

It shows how negligent dey are too consumer health

xxxtedyxxx:
Make I break into two if u see 1 naira collect from 7up.

U think so? Dont worry just keep ur space here cos i will definitely update.. Am sure u will wanna know d end of d story

ManTiger:
@Dsauce

I have 2 proven ways for you but I'm not willing to share it openly.

Send me a pm and let's tok about it.

I onced had this opportunity but the barman sharply open the bottle of legend and emptied it then give me another drink, in my own case, a strawl was cocked inside the bottle.

Expecting your pm.

Av bin trying to reach u via email,but sims mot to go.. U can drop ur number

Thanks u all. After proper evaluations for advices from u guys,we have decided to Change our motive n protect d general right of consumers. We ain't suing no more,but we will write 7UP PLC informing dem of d situation and d case will be reported to NAFDAC,SON,Consumer ptotecion council (CPC) and also some media houses(incase NAFDAC n co compromises) etc for proper steps against dis company ,dis will serve as a deterrent to others cos such an occurrence like dis has bin happening for a long time. D show of shame must stop

SPLiTZ1:
lolz nairalanders and their naiveness always makes me fear 4 Nigeria's future... look closely @ d bottle, if u are like blind bathemus zoom it.. ull c it's an empty bottle,no bubbles or water line nd d bottle is v.transparent due to no content in it,he finished drinking 7up and put cockroach inside

He guy do u think am so stupid to put an empty bottle here n source for cheap popularity? Can't u see d roach is floating.. I purposely turned it downwards for doubting thomases like u to see d sealed cork.. Thanks for ur contributions anyway.. Cheers

docayo:
It may not be very easy to get money out of them. I've been in that position before and contacted about three lawyer friends. They were unanimous with their advice that I may not get anything at the end of the day as I've the burden to prove how the drink affected my health negatively since I had not opened it. And if I open it, I had to prove I didn't drop it in there. The only thing I can try to prove is that the sight of it affected me psychologically which is easier done in Western countries. But they advised I negotiate with them rather than sue.

Good. Av bin waiting to see a similar case.. Did u get payed or u just forgot about it

adorablepepple:
to start with you have a good case, but I will advise you to get a good lawyer, when I mean good lawyer I mean a very good lawyer who will negotiate well on your behalf, if he sends 7up company a letter with pictures of the evidence, am sure the would want a meeting with you n your lawyer and will want to settle out of court, settling out of court will be the best because you can name your price and you won't need to parade the court as our judicial process takes lot of time n energy!! don't be greedy if they want u to settle out of Court grab that opportunity n negotiate with them.......

A good advice....thanks

mya1:
Your're smart especially regarding the emboldened.

I guess they would try to negotiate with you to settle out of court but most importantly not have this publicised or reported to the high power(NAFDAC).
Therefore, I wouldn't advice that this be swept under the rug.The company has a duty of ensuring consumer safety and have failed in this regard!I know you're doing it for the money but it would be worth encouraging quality assurance so you should follow up the case.


I'm tired of Nigerians not living up to their rights!Keeping mum about every wrong under the guise of the phrase "This is Nigeria".
You have to earn a better country if you want it and that begins with an action!

Thanks bro. Well said

obumsky059:
can i purchase dat 7up drink from u? if interest, pm me asap

Sure if only u can pay #10million non negotiable.. Lol

hmmmm,well thanks pals for ur advices. One thing i know certainly is dat dis company wouldn't want NAFDAC to get hold of d bottle cos it means heavy fine n maybe even suspension for them. Note that d batch code is still written bodly on d bottle, Please u guys saying we will just waste money on this case are wrong cos we plan taking up d services of a human rights activist lawyer who is ready to protect individuals without paying a dine. I don't av to take d drink den cause am to me bfre suing dem, or can a dead man sue?

As a trained microbiologist,and having worked at a similar drink producing firm bfre (Nigerian Brewery), for industrial attachment, i can assure that all d products produced in dat batch is highly contaminated with various pathogenic bacteria cos of d poor quality control measures during production..

FP please

Hi pals, I purposely opened a new acct for this cos of d sensitivity. Please i need ur candid advice on this issue.

A cousin of mine got a crate of soft drinks and found out dat one of d 7up has a very big COCKROACH corked inside.

He showed it to a Pepsi distributing van, he was begged to give dem the bottle and give him about four crates in return.

A thought came to my mind and i told him "Man we are educated individuals, we can get a substantial amount of money from dis company if we follow d right procedure.

Maybe by threatening to sue them to court for improper Good house keeping (GHK) during production and total disregard for consumer health safety by getting d services of a lawyer who will first write them of d situation or report to NAFDAC (last option though cos dis means making money for corrupt politicians to steal ,cos we know NAFDAC can't fine them for nothing less than several millions of naira).

As anyone ever done dis n got good money from this companies or gat advices to give.

NOTE:: pls don't castigate us, since d govt cant help us,we av to utilize d slightest opportunity to hit big time.