ELIA 113 Final Speaking Exam Information and Sample

The Final Speaking Exam consists of two tasks:

Task 1—The teacher reads 5 thematically-related questions (see Sample Task 1 below) to each student and
the student needs to respond to the questions. Different students will receive questions on different
themes covered in the course book. The student will not see these questions; he or she will only hear
them. The rating scale (grading rubric) favors longer and more complete responses.

Task 2— The teacher will read to each student a topic and some questions (see Sample Task 2 on the next
page). The student needs to think about the questions and answer them. The student will not see these
questions; he or she will only hear them. The teacher may ask some follow-up questions after the student
finishes speaking. The rating scale generally favors longer and more complete responses.

Topics for both tasks come primarily from the sections marked “Speaking” in each unit. These are often
near the end of the page in .1, .2, and sometimes .3 parts of the unit (for example, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3).
Sometimes they come from other places in the unit marked "Speaking”.

Occasionally a prompt may come from a page not listed below. In these cases, it will still be related to the
major themes of the units and/or any themes mentioned in the bulleted “goals” on the Contents Page of
the course book. Finally, in some cases the bullets for a prompt may combine themes from several units.
In most cases, on any one student’s exam, the themes for Task 1 and Task 2 will come from different units:

Unit Theme Page #s Unit Theme Page #s

1 Meeting New People / Talk 3,5,7,10, 7 Entertainment (Reading, TV Shows, 79,81,83
about People’s Personalities 11 Movies) & Events
2 Possessions 15,17,19 8 What you have been doing 91,93,95
Catching up on News
3 My City 27,29,31, 9 Preparing for the Future, Study Rules, 103,105,
36 Planning a Challenge, Language 107, 111
Learning
4 Describe Opinions & 41,43,45 10 What we buy and want to buy 117,119,
Reactions / Make Plans 121
5 Lost and Found / Helping 53,55, 11 Success and Failure, Imaginary 129,131,
Others / Surprises / Hobbies 57, 61 Situations, Give Opinions on a Topic 133
and Interests
6 Urban Problems, Accidents 65,67,69, 12 Accidents, Extreme Experiences, 141,143,
Other Experiences 145

Sample Task 1:
I am going to ask you some questions about things you have had.
1. Tell me about one of your favorite items.
2. How long have you had it?
3. How did you get it?
4. What do you like about it?
5. Tell me anything you dislike about it.

ELIA 113 Final Speaking Exam Information and Sample (vA) CTU 2022/2023
 ELIA 113 Final Speaking Exam Information and Sample
Sample Task 2:
Example 1
(Your teacher will read this to you)
Talk about something you been working on recently
(for example: a hobby, school, work, etc.). Say:
• What you have been working on
• What you have done so far
• What you haven’t done yet
Thank you. Now, I have 2 more questions for you.
(Your teacher will ask 2 more questions about what
you said)
ELIA 113 Final Speaking Exam Information and Sample (vA)
Example 2
(Your teacher will read this to you)
Describe how your tastes have changed in reading
material. Say:
• What kind of reading material you used to like.
• Which authors you used to read.
• What kind of reading material and which authors
you like now.
Thank you. Now, I have 2 more questions for you.
(Your teacher will ask 2 more questions about what
you said)
CTU 2022/2023