Speaking Skills

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    Candidates must demonstrate the ability to initiate and sustain verbal interaction using accurate pronunciation and intonation. Responses must evidence the manipulation of complex grammatical structures, including the subjunctive mood and compound tenses, to justify opinions and narrate events. Successful communication requires the spontaneous adaptation of language to unpredictable questions, utilizing repair strategies and idiomatic fillers to maintain fluency.

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    Interacción y Espontaneidad - Utilization of 'muletillas' (e.g., 'pues', 'a ver', 'o sea') and repair strategies to maintain fluency under pressure
    Narración Temporal - Distinguishing between Preterite (specific completed actions) and Imperfect (background description) to recount past events accurately
    Opinión y Subjetividad - Employment of subjunctive triggers (e.g., 'es importante que', 'no creo que') to express doubt, desire, and necessity

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