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How To Devise Direct Items

The document provides sample materials for assessing English language skills, including writing tasks (an informal letter describing an event, an informal letter giving advice, and a story) and a speaking task (answering interview questions). The writing tasks include directions for content and length, as well as marking criteria for grammar, vocabulary, organization, and overall effect. The speaking task provides interview questions at CEFR levels B1 and B2 and marking criteria related to discourse management, grammar, pronunciation, and justification of opinions for different question types.

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How To Devise Direct Items

The document provides sample materials for assessing English language skills, including writing tasks (an informal letter describing an event, an informal letter giving advice, and a story) and a speaking task (answering interview questions). The writing tasks include directions for content and length, as well as marking criteria for grammar, vocabulary, organization, and overall effect. The speaking task provides interview questions at CEFR levels B1 and B2 and marking criteria related to discourse management, grammar, pronunciation, and justification of opinions for different question types.

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DIRECT ITEMS

WRITING
*Competences: written production

Informal letter describing an event


Content

Write a letter to your friend, describing an event you have recently been to.

Use the following plan:

Paragraph 1: name time and place of event

Paragraph 2: preparations (food, decorations)

Paragraph 3: description of the actual event – costumes, music, dancing, etc.

Paragraph 4: feelings, comments, final thoughts

Write your letter (140-180 words)

Level: B1

Objectives: the ss will write an informal letter describing an event in 140-180


words
Marking criteria:

• Task achievement/ Content


• Grammar and vocabulary
• Organization, cohesion, layout
• Overall effect
https://teacherspa.ro/
DIRECT ITEMS
WRITING
*Competences: written production

Informal letter giving advice


Content

You have received this letter from your English friend

Hi, my school wants to raise money for some new sports equipment. Have you got
any ideas about what we could do to raise money? Could you also give me some
advice about how to organize events?

Write your letter (160-200 words)

Level: B2

Objectives: the ss will write an informal letter giving advice on how to raise
money and organize events in 160-200 words

Marking criteria:

• Task achievement/ Content


• Grammar and vocabulary
• Organization, cohesion, layout
• Overall effect

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DIRECT ITEMS
WRITING
*Competences: written production

Writing a story (to express past events)

Content

You have seen this announcement in an International magazine for schools:

We are looking for stories for our magazine your story must begin with this
sentence/ your story should be entitled “The most exciting holiday of my life”

Write your story (140-180 words).

Level: B1

Objectives: the ss will write a story about the most exciting holiday of their lives,
in 140-180 words.

Marking criteria:

• Task achievement/ Content


• Grammar and vocabulary
• Organization, cohesion, layout
• Overall effect

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DIRECT ITEMS
WRITING
*Competences: written production

For and against/ advantages & disadvantages essay

Content

You have had a class discussion about credit cards. Your teacher has asked
you to write an essay discussing the advantages and disadvantages of credit
cards.

Write your essay (220 - 260 words)

Level: C1

Objectives: the ss will write a for and against essay, discussing the
advantages and disadvantages of credit cards, in 220 - 260 words

Marking criteria:

• Task achievement/ Content


• Grammar and vocabulary
• Organization, cohesion, layout
• Overall effect

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DIRECT ITEMS
SPEAKING
*Competences: spoken production

Interview questions

Content
1) Answer the questions: What’s your favourite food? Why?
2) Describe your ideal friend.
3) Consider the statement: “Any act of kindness, no matter how small, is never wasted. Use relevant
arguments and examples to support your ideas.

Level: B1/B2

Objectives:

1) Ss will express their preference to eating certain foods and give reasons for their preference
(B1)
2) Ss will describe their ideal friend (B1)
3) Ss we'll express their opinion and justify it with relevant examples (B2)

Marking criteria:
1)Answer the questions ….
• Discourse management (relevance of ideas, coherence, cohesion)
• Grammar and vocabulary
• Pronunciation
2) Describe …
• Discourse management (relevance of ideas, coherence, cohesion)
• Grammar and vocabulary
• Pronunciation
3) Consider the statement …
• Argumentation and justification, with examples
• Discourse management (relevance of ideas, coherence, cohesion)
• Grammar and vocabulary
• Pronunciation

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