Task 8 - Speaking Practice Student Version
Task 8 - Speaking Practice Student Version
B Level
Student Version
Description/
Notes to the 1. You will have a speaking task on ZOOM on 19.01.2022 / 10:15-12:00.
Students 2. Your teacher will chat with students in turn. You can watch and listen to your classmates
when the teacher is speaking with them.
3. During the task, your teacher may mute other students and unmute the student s/he wants
to interview.
4. Your camera and microphone must be ON when it is your turn. If your camera or
microphone is off, you will get 1 out of 20.
5. When it is your turn, answer the questions your teacher will ask. Remember s/he wants to
speak with you like you do in the classes. This will take about 2 minutes in total.
6. Your teacher will grade each student according to the criteria below.
Outcomes - can describe skills and abilities using simple language (34)
- can ask and answer questions about what they do at work and in their free time (35)
- can give an extended description of everyday topics (e.g. people, places, experiences) (38)
- can make and respond to suggestions (41)
- can participate in short conversations in routine contexts on topics of interest (41)
- can communicate in routine tasks requiring simple, direct exchanges of information (46)
Task - Vocabulary (Units 7- 12.2)
requirements - Grammar (Units 7- 12.2)
Speaking Task - Criteria
Addresses the topic with a wide range of details (explanations and/or exemplifications). 5
Has some components of 3 and some components of 5 4
Addresses the topic with moderate details with a few repetitions and/or some points
3
Content are considered irrelevant.
Has some components of 1 and some components of 3 2
Is unable to include most of the details; and/or most details are irrelevant and/or mostly
1
repeated.
Uses a wide variety of vocabulary appropriately and accurately (word choice and word
5
forms) with proper pronunciation.
Has some components of 3 and some components of 5 4
Lexical Uses a moderate variety of vocabulary; and/or there are a few inaccuracies and
3
Competence mispronunciations.
Has some components of 1 and some components of 3 2
Uses almost all vocabulary items inaccurately and shows no variety and/or
1
mispronounces many words.
EXCEPTIONS:
A student will get 1 out of 20 if
1) his/her camera or microphone is off during the task.
2) s/he doesn’t respond to the questions at all or talks about totally irrelevant topics.
3) s/he produces too little language for assessment.