Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language 0510/0511 syllabus for 2019, Details of the assessment
Speaking assessment criteria grid
Give a mark out of 10 for each category (structure, vocabulary, development and fluency}, and then
add these marks to give an overall total out of 30.
Mark Structure Vocabulary Development and fluency
9410 The candidate uses _—_The candidate uses The candidate shows sustained
arange of structures a sufficient range of ability to maintain a conversation
accurately and vocabulary to respond (and contribute) at some length.
consistently, and is with precision. Shades of The candidate responds to
confidently in control meaning are achieved and a change of direction in the
of the structures used. some sophisticated ideas conversation, demonstrating the
are communicated ability to expand and develop the
topic and contribute original ideas.
Pronunciation and intonation are
clear
7-8 — The candidate uses The candidate uses The candidate maintains a
range of structures that a sufficient range of competent conversation,
are generally accurate vocabulary to convey responding relevantly and at length,
land used) with some information and ideas using some original ideas. Frequent
confidence, Errors will with competence and prompting is unnecessary.
occur when attempting some confidence.
Q " . Pronunciation and intonation are
to use more complex
generally clear.
sentences,
56 The candidate uses. The candidate uses The candidate makes an attempt to
simple structures a sufficient range of respond to questions and prompts.
securely, but has vocabulary to convey Etfort is needed to develop the
difficulty venturing simple ideas and conversation which will not be
beyond them, information clearly, but entirely successful.
not entirely successfully. Sronunciation and intonation are nat
always clear, but the candidate can
be understood,
34 Thecandidate uses ‘The candidate uses The candidate has to be
very simple, ited a restricted range of encouraged to go beyond
structures with vocabulary and has responses which are brief and
errors which restrict difficulty in conveying widely spaced, The candidate
communication. simple ideas. There is struggles to develop a conversation.
Ikaly tobe hesitation Pronunciation and intonation cause
repetition and searching some communication difficulty
for words.
1-2 The candidate The candidate has ‘The candidate's responses are so
attempts a response, insufficient vocabulary _brief that little is communicated
but rarely achieves to convey even simple snunciation and intonation
communication. ideas.
patterns cause difficulty for even
the most sympathetic listener.
° No response, No response, No response.