def METHOD_NAME(self, endpoint, params=None,
                   oauth_token=None, oauth_token_secret=None):
    # the test server at 'term.ie' is unreachable
    raise unittest.SkipTest()
    session = oauth.OAuth1Session(
        CONSUMER_KEY, CONSUMER_SECRET,
        oauth_token, oauth_token_secret,
    )
    try:
        response = session.get(TESTSERVER + endpoint, params=params)
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.text
    except OSError:
        raise unittest.SkipTest()