MIDTERM ORAL TEST

MASTERMIDTERM
IN ENGLISH 2 -ORAL
TEACHER’STEST
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TYPE BTYPE B

TASK 1 3 minutes | Pairs or trios

Ask at least one individual question to each student and one question for students to discuss together.

INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS: QUESTIONS FOR

DISCUSSION:
§§ Do you like anything that can be considered alternative?
(Why?) §§ Do you think that people
§§ What do you think about people who live completely apart who seek alternative lives
from the mainstream? are simply running away?
§§ How do you react when you witness an act of racism? §§ Is it a good idea to teach
§§ Do you think alternative people are more respectful of children about the civil
civil rights? rights history?

TASK 2 3 minutes | Pairs or trios

Give each student a minute to describe and compare the two pictures. Then ask them to answer a
question about their partners’ pictures. For trios, use one set from Type A.

STUDENT A
Teacher: (Student A), I am going to show
you two pictures in which people
are on vacation. I would like you to
compare them and explain whether
unusual experiences can be more
valuable than more traditional ones.
Give Student A one minute and then ask this
question to Student B.
Teacher: (Student B), what has been your most
unusual vacation experience?
STUDENT B
Teacher: (Student B), I am going to show
you two pictures of people who
have unconventional lives. I
would like you to compare them
and say what attracts people to
alternative lifestyles.
Give Student B one minute and then ask this
question to Student A.
Teacher: (Student A), if you could completely
change your lifestyle, what would you do?

TASK 3 4 minutes | Pairs or trios

Ask students to discuss a question together for about two minutes. Then give them another minute to
come to a conclusion about their discussion.

Teacher: These are destinations off the beaten track. Talk to each other and discuss what attracts
people to these experiences.
After two minutes
Teacher: Thank you. Now you have a minute to decide which one is the most unusual destination.
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ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES FOR THE ORAL TESTS

In order to promote teachers’ and students’ familiarization with what is expected in the FCE, the
Midterm and Final Oral Tests for Master in English 1 and 2 follow the same typology as the speaking
component of the exam.
Cambridge English official criteria and scales are also to be applied when assessing students. They
can be found in the Intranet > Educação > Cursos de Inglês > Master in English > Master in English 2
> FCE – Handbook for Teachers (pages 82, 83).
There are four aspects to be assessed and the marks for each aspect range from 0 to 5.
For the Midterm Oral Test mark (total 10), the total result obtained as per the official scales should
be divided by 2 and then registered in the Students’ Evaluation Chart. For example:

Grammar and Vocabulary 3.5

Discourse management 3.5

STUDENT A Pronunciation 4.0

Interactive communication 4.0

Total: 15.0 divided by 2 = 7.5 to be registered

For the Final Oral Test mark (total 20), the total result obtained as per the official scales should be
registered in the Students’ Evaluation Chart without any other adjustment. For example:

Grammar and Vocabulary 3.0

MASTER IN ENGLISH 2| New CNA Platinum 2 - Midterm Oral Test

Discourse management 3.5

STUDENT A Pronunciation 3.5

Interactive communication 3.5

Total: 13.5 to be registered

The procedures for the setup of the test can also be found in the Intranet > Educação> Cursos
de Inglês > Documentos Comuns Kids a Pre-advanced, ME1 e 2 > Oral Tests - Orientações. Those
guidelines should also be adapted and complemented with the information found in the FCE -
Handbook for Teachers.

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TASK 2 TYPE B

Are unusual experiences more valuable

STUDENT A
than the more traditional ones?
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TASK 2 TYPE B

STUDENT B What attracts people to alternative lifestyles?

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TASK 3 TYPE B

What attracts
people to these
Visiting a
Camping in experiences? spiritual
the woods retreat in
Tibet

Backpacking Living with

across the an indigenous
country tribe

Traveling
to the
North Pole