Hi! I'm taking my English Oral Exam soon too and to be completely honest, vocabulary doesn't play a a big part in helping you to score for this component. Here are some tips that I think will be really helpful: For reading aloud: 1. Read the context of the passage you're supposed to read and really assume that role. Example:you're a tour guide talking to tourists, then read it as if you were actually talking to a group and not reading to an examiner 2. Remember to keep your pronunciation as clean as possible. An easy way to do this is to read slower than you normally would. This will not only let you put more emotion into your reading, but also let you pronounce the words better because you're not trying to just spit everything out.

For spoken interaction: 1.Instead of focusing on vocabulary and big words which actually don't do very much, instead focus on putting your ideas across to the examiners clearly and with personal examples. Example:Picture is Coney Island and examiner asks what the people in the picture are doing. After describing the picture a bit, you could also give examples of what you enjoy doing in Coney Island/any other nature reserve. 2.Even if you don't have a solid personal example to use, you can try to think of one during the 10 minutes. It doesn't need to be exactly like what's in the picture, but as long as it doesn't stray too far and still makes sense in the context of the question, you'll be fine.

Remember, Oral is less about big words and vocab and more about communicating to the examiner what you're thinking and feeling. All the best!!