Kristian Božić
TASK 1: picture description
The focus during the assessment should be on task fulfilment and content. It is also important to assess their organization and how they deliver their ideas. The
testees should talk about the chosen pictures without any problems and they should include all the questions from the instructions in their speech.
cut off point: min. 20/35 total points
TASK FULFILMENT /
pts
CONTENT
The content of the output is
fully relevant and
appropriate to the chosen
9-
image. The output contains
10
answers to all 5
questions/elements from the
task instructions.
The content of the output is
almost fully relevant and
appropriate to the chosen
7-
image. The output contains
8 the use of grammatical
answers to 4
questions/elements from the
task instructions.
The content of the output is
partially relevant and
appropriate to the chosen
5-
image. The output contains
6 connectives are largely
answers to 3
questions/elements from the
task instructions.
ORGANIZATION AND
COHESION
The duration of the speech is
4-5 minutes. Describing
elements are clearly stated
and are easy to follow.
There is a good variety of
appropriate connectives.
The duration of the speech is
3.5-4.5 minutes. Describing
elements stand out and there
is a logical sequence with
the use of relatively
appropriate and repetitive
connectives.
The duration of the speech is
3-6 minutes. Describing
elements are somewhat
difficult to follow and
absent, or they are repetitive.
Mostly simple sentences are
used.
pts PRONUNCIATION
Excellent pronunciation with
very little influence if L1
accent that does not cause any
5 difficulties. Intonation is
appropriate and sentence and
word stress is accurately
placed.
Very good pronunciation with
very little influence if L1
accent that causes little to no
4 difficulties. Intonation is
appropriate and sentence and
word stress is appropriately
placed with some errors.
Good pronunciation, the
influence of L1 accent is
present and may cause
3 difficulties. Intonation is
generally appropriate, and
sentence and word stress is
generally accurately placed.
VOCABULARY GRAMMAR
Very wide range of
vocabulary. Always Very few grammatical
or almost always errors. Good variety in
good choice and the use of grammatical
appropriate use of forms and structures
vocabulary
Wide range of
Few grammatical errors.
vocabulary. Mostly
Mostly good variety in
good choice and
appropriate use of
forms and structures.
vocabulary.
Considerable number of
Good range of grammatical errors.
vocabulary. Good Mostly the use of
choice and identical simple
appropriate use of grammatical forms and
vocabulary structures. Text is mostly
comprehensible.
 The content of the output is
poorly relevant and The duration of the speech is
Poor pronunciation; L1 accent Frequent grammatical
appropriate to the chosen 2-7 minutes. Describing Limited range of
is largely present and it causes errors. Identical simple
image. The output contains elements are hard to follow vocabulary. Often
3- difficulties. Intonation is grammatical forms and
answers to only 1-2 and there is no logical 2 wrong choice and
4 inappropriate and sentence and structures.
questions/elements from the sequence. Connectives are inappropriate use of
word stress is inappropriately Comprehensibility
task instructions. The not used and sentences are vocabulary.
placed with errors. difficult.
examiner is asking helpful very simple.
questions.
The content of the output is Bad pronunciation; L1 accent
The speech lasts under a
irrelevant and inappropriate is dominating and it causes Very limited range of
minute/there is no organized Very frequent
to the chosen image. The many difficulties. Intonation is vocabulary. Very
1- speech, or the speech is too grammatical errors. Text
output is completely 1 inappropriate and sentence and often wrong choice
2 long. The speech is almost
unrelated to the task even word stress is inappropriately and inappropriate use
unconnected, unorganized, incomprehensible.
with the help of the placed with many errors. The of vocabulary
and incoherent.
examiner. speaker is incomprehensible.

SOURCES:
Scoring of productive skills.pdf – Moodle FFOS, slide 12
Rating scale 2, Rating scale 3 – Moodle FFOS
http://www.thepetjournal.net/2012/03/evaluating-students-speaking.html
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Notes-on-Assessing-Speaking-O%E2%80%99Sullivan/cb510001c80916bc71a27001fa078bd873ede1ae/figure/16
TASK 2: role play
cut off point: min. 18/32 total pts

GRAMMAR AND
pts ROLE INTERACTION APPROPRIATNES pts VOCABULARY
PRONUNCIATION
POV was Natural like interaction with the Output is always in line with
Plenty vocabulary Speech is always clear and
always interlocutor, good flow, responses the situation and the context
knowledge, excellent easy to understand, proper
7-8 realistic and are relevant to the interlocutor’s given, all the time appropriate 4
and appropriate choice management of grammatical
consistently messages and the information is speech acts and address forms
of vocabulary structures
in character easily given/gotten are used
Very good interaction with the
POV was interlocutor, responses to the Output is often in line with the Enough vocabulary Speech is often usually clear
often interlocutor’s messages are often situation and the context given; knowledge, very good and easy to understand, some
5-6 3
realistic and relevant and the information is appropriate speech acts and and appropriate choice errors in the use of
in character given/gotten without some major address forms are usually used of vocabulary grammatical structures
misunderstandings
Decent interaction with the
Output is mostly in line with
interlocutor, messages are somehow Some vocabulary
POV was the situation and the context Speech is somewhat clear
conveyed and responses to the knowledge, mostly
3-4 usually in given; appropriate speech acts 2 and easy to understand, often
interlocutor’s messages are not good choice of
character and address forms are mostly grammatical errors
always relevant, the information is vocabulary
used
given/gotten with difficulties
Output is not in line with the
POV was Almost no interaction with the Insufficient vocabulary Speech is unclear and rarely
situation and the context given;
rarely interlocutor, the information is not knowledge, easy to understand,
1-2 speech acts and address forms 1
realistic in given/gotten, and the inappropriate choice of grammatical errors cause
used are incorrect and
character communication is non-existent vocabulary incomprehensibility
inappropriate

SOURCES:
https://www.eslprintables.com/previews/425675_1-RUBRIC_FOR_ROLE_PLAYING.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/Zos2PLJCKWzCcPWKv5J7jvvWbK6OmQWAh0DQ6hwbSiQLqWu63G-
7mPf0TpjLZgBPRCoRuGVfwV88I11VSjGiTDUO9v3Siu9knHkSS5e-p5hdc8FRApau5rqA1ZehtENV8h6L5Vhe
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Role-Plays-Evaluation-Rubrics_tbl1_331473739https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Role-Plays-Evaluation-
Rubrics_tbl1_331473739