Speaking – 8 parts

Criteria for assessment

1) Task response – (Speak for the allotted time, relevance)

2) Coherence – (flow of the content and usage of linkers)
3) Listen ability – (grammar, fluency, pronunciation)
4) Vocabulary- Advanced level

Task response

Tasks Preparation time Speaking time

1. Giving advice 30 secs 90 secs
2. Personal experience 30 secs 60 secs
3. Describing an image 30 secs 60 secs
4. Prediction 30 secs 60 secs
5. A. Compare and 60 secs -
choose
B. Compare and persuade 60 secs 60 secs
6. Difficult situation 60 secs 60 secs
7. Give your opinion 30 secs 90 secs
8. Unusual image 30 secs 60 secs

 Don’t go off-topic
 1 and 7 – have atleast 3 reasons in mind
 Use the correct tenses

Coherence

Task 1 – Giving Advice

State clear reasons using following connectors. Justification of at least 2 points
is required to extend
your response for 90 seconds:
• Primarily, ______
• Moreover, _______
• Besides/Lastly, ________
• Lastly, _______
• For justification: I mean ____, In my opinion _____, Due to ______ it
might/would/could/will/shall/can_____, Considering this, I think you
might_______, This might be
advisable because _________, It is a prudent idea since _______, It is
sensible/logical as ______
Task 2 – Talking about a Personal Experience
Use some supporting phrases such as:
• I still reminisce about the time when ______ (“Remi-nis” Meaning: to
remember something about a
past event)
• Few years ago, ________
• As far as I remember _________
• It was _______ and ______
• After that ________ Then _______
• Then ________
• Afterwards _______
• A moment later _______
• Finally, __________
Task 3 – Describing a Scene
• This is a scene of _______/the picture depicts_______
• In front of _________
• Just next to this_______
• At the left/right - downside/upside corner________
• In the middle/center_______
• In the foreground _______
• In the background ________
• Near to _____ there is/it can be seen that _______
• Behind ______, there is/it can be seen that ______
• The Boy/Girl/Woman/Man/Old man/Old lady/ in _______ (color)
dress/trouser/shirt/jeans/cap/gloves.
• Between ______, there is _________
• Opposite to ________, there is/it can be observed that _______
• Next to ______, there is ______
• In proximity (very near) to _______, there is __________/it can be seen that
__________
• Alongside (near to) _______
• Besides (near to) _______
• Just right/left to the man/woman/any animal/object/ ____there is a ______
who/which
Task 4 – Making Predictions
Use directional phrases and connectors as stated above. Other relevant phrases
are:
• Looking at the scene I contemplate/anticipate that _______may/might
• The man/woman/boy in red/girl/old man/old lady/dog/cat might _______
• The _____ would probably _______
• The _______may ______
• The ______could _______
• Perhaps _______ would/could _______
• ______ is likely to ______
• _______ will possibly _______
• _______could conceivably (meaning: possibly) _______
Task 5 – Comparing and Persuading
Knowledge of comparative adjectives and topic generic antonyms is important
for this task.
• economical/expensive, brighter/darker, cleanlier/dirtier, lighter/heavier,
better/worse,
smaller/bigger/larger, inferior/superior, exterior/interior, major/minor,
old/young,
attractive/unpleasant, quiet/loud, apparent/hidden, artificial/authentic,
contaminate/purify,
ascend/descend, begin/end, difficult/easy, tall/short, simple/complex,
boring/exciting,
centre/outskirts, danger/safety, proclaim/conceal, delight/sad, feeble/strong,
reliable/crooked,
transparent/opaque, gentle/rough, glorious/awful, outstanding/insignificant,
always/never,
barren/fertile, brief/long, cease/continue, huge/tiny, maximum/minimum, etc.
• Other phrases that could be used in this task are stated below:
• I totally comprehend the reason why you would like to _______. In my opinion,
however, _______
• In my opinion, this choice meets our expectation better than the other one.
• If we stick to the other option, we might ______
• This/your option has several positives/negatives. For instance, _________
• Another alluring feature is _______ //Besides, the most advantageous attribute
of this option is ____
• On the contrary, the other option has only ______ //Alternatively, your choice
does not offer ______
• There is a variation of almost $_____ as far as the price is concerned. Meaning
thereby, it is ideal
to go with my option as it is inexpensive and we could save enough money for
______
• Although this option is moderately/considerably/slightly/minutely expensive,
yet it offers______
• Your option has a divergent style/colour/pattern which could be inappropriate
for ______
• Another distinctive element of this choice is _______
Task 6 – Dealing with a Difficult Situation
• Hi John/Mrs. Jonas/Mr. Parker! I remember/understand that_____
• Hi John/Mrs. Jonas/Mr. Parker! I have been thinking about _________
• I was totally up with the plan of _________; however, because of _______
• I am stuck in a situation where ______
• Due to __________ it wouldn’t be possible for me to__________
• Instead of __________, we could __________
• If everything turns out all right _______
• In spite of this why don’t we plan/fix/schedule _________ //Another possibility
could be ___________
• I hope for your comprehension and accepting my reasons.
• Thank you for listening and understanding me.
Task 7 – Expressing Opinions
It would be appropriate to add a general statement before mentioning your
views on the topic. Few
starting lines and cohesive devices are mentioned as under:
• Due to multiple compelling reasons, I think/believe…
• Most importantly,…
• Another significant reason/purpose is...
• It is also pertinent to mention that…
• On the contrary, if….then…
• Finally, it is worth stating that
While expressing personal opinions, use the following phrases:
• Personally,
• As I see it/For me,
• As far as I’m concerned,
• From what I've heard/seen/experienced,...
• In my opinion/view/experience,
• Personally speaking,
• From my perspective/point of view,
• It seems to me that...
• I tend to feel/think/believe that...
• My personal view/opinion is that...
• I am of the opinion that...
While expressing strong opinions, use the following phrases:
• I’m sure that...
• I’m convinced that...
• I’m certain that...
• I wholeheartedly believe...
• I am strongly for/against...
• Under no circumstances should...
• On no account should...
• It can hardly be denied that...
• I strongly agree/disagree with the idea that...
Use following phrases for expressing agreement and disagreement:
• I quite agree that...
• I strongly/fully agree...
• That's my view exactly.
• I totally/completely agree with the idea/opinion that...
• I am quite inclined to the view/opinion that...
• I concur with the view that...
• I approve the idea...
• I am in agreement...
• I consent that...
• I disagree with the opinion that...
• I strongly/totally/completely disagree...
• I quite oppose the opinion that...
• I disapprove that...
• I see things rather differently because…
• I wouldn't say that is necessarily true.
• That’s not always true.
For expressing partial agreement, use the following phrases:
• I don't entirely agree.
• It is true that...however,
• That is partly true, but...
• I agree with that to an extent. However,
• I only partly/partially agree with this...
Task 8 – Describing an Unusual Situation
• Hi John/Mrs. Jonas/Mr. Parker! I am watching__/looking at___/calling to
explain__
• There is a strange _____
• I can also see a unique/odd-looking_____
• Another fascinating thing is the _____ of the _____
• I’m thrilled by looking at the_____
• The ____ of the ____ looks aberrant. Precisely, _____
• There is a bizarre looking _____
• The _____ are eccentrically placed at/on ______
• On first impression it would be easy to classify the _______ as eccentric
because _____
• The distinctive feature of _____ is that ______
• Throughout my life, I haven’t seen such a peculiar thing.
• I have never seen anything of this kind in my life.
• I hope you've got a clear idea about this weird looking______ from the
mentioned details.

Listen ability

Grammar – Tenses, sentence structures, active-passive, direct-indirect

Fluency – Tongue twisters

Betty bought some butter but the butter was bitter so Betty bought some better butter to make the
bitter butter better.

Pronunciation

1. Police
2. Pizza
3. Vegetable
4. Wednesday
5. Almond
6. Pronunciation
7. Develop

Vocabulary

Advanced level

Badly shocked – Flabbergasted, appalled

Abrasive – rude and unfriendly

Part 1 – giving advice –

- Talk as if you are directly to the person

- 3 advices

Part 2 – Personal experience

- Use the past tense

- 1 min – answer all the sub questions

Part 3 – Describing an image/scene

- Present continuous tense

Playground vocabulary

Swing

Slide

See saw

Trampoline

Jungle gym

Merry-go-around

Monkey bar

Part 4 – Prediction
 - Future tense
- Probable, would, may, might, high chances
- Prediction has to be practical
- Immediate prediction

Part 5 – Compare and Persuade

Part 5a – Compare – Selection 60 secs

5b – Persuade– Strong reasons , take help of all the descriptions

Price

Part 6 – Difficult situation

- Choose only 1 option and convince that person

- DO not make them upset / angry
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Feb 16th 5pm

Feb 16th meeting

- Convince your friend that you will not come to the wedding
- Convince your boss that you will not attend the meeting