UNIT

2 Evaluation rubrics

Speaking
Asking for information Talk about choosing an after-school activity

Criteria Band 5 Band 4 Band 3 Band 2 Band 1

Task fulfilment Fully covers all steps Covers all steps Covers all steps Doesn’t cover all Doesn’t cover all
required by the task: required by the required by the the steps required the steps required
Think, Prepare, task: Think, task: Think, by the task and/or by the task and/or
Practise, Perform. Prepare, Practise, Prepare, Practise, with little detail in with very little
Perform. Perform but with the Think and detail in the Think
some detail Prepare sections. and Prepare
missing from the sections.
Think and Prepare
sections.

Communication Communicates Communicates Communicates Often struggles to Struggles to ask

effectively with a effectively with a with a partner but ask questions or questions or
partner, always asks partner, asks some doesn’t always respond respond
questions/responds questions but respond appropriately. appropriately.
appropriately. occasionally appropriately.
responds
inappropriately.

Language Uses a wide range of Uses a range of Uses a limited Uses a very Doesn’t use a
vocabulary including vocabulary range of limited range of range of
key vocabulary from the including key vocabulary vocabulary vocabulary or key
unit: skills and vocabulary from the including key including key vocabulary from
abilities. Uses key unit: skills and vocabulary from vocabulary from the unit. Doesn’t
grammar: present abilities. Uses key the unit: skills and the unit: skills use key grammar:
perfect with grammar: present abilities. Uses key and abilities. present perfect
for/since/How perfect with grammar: present Uses key with
long…?/just/yet/ for/since/How perfect with grammar: for/since/How
already, and present long…?/just/yet/ for/since/How present perfect long…?/just/yet/
perfect and past already, and long…?/just/yet/ with already, and
simple, with no or very present perfect already, and for/since/How present perfect
few mistakes. Uses a and past simple, present perfect long…?/just/yet/ and past simple.
good number of key with only a few and past simple, already, and Doesn’t use key
phrases: for asking for mistakes. Uses with some present perfect phrases: for
and giving some key phrases: mistakes. Uses a and past simple, asking for and
information. for asking for and few key phrases: with several giving
giving for asking for and mistakes. Uses a information.
information. giving limited number of
information. key phrases: for
asking for and
giving
information.

Pronunciation Speaks clearly and with Speaks clearly, Speaks clearly, Often struggles to Struggles to
intelligible occasionally sometimes speak intelligibly. speak intelligibly.
pronunciation for the struggles with struggles with
most part. pronunciation but pronunciation but
without affecting without affecting
understanding. understanding.

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Writing
Write a blog post about a skill

Criteria Band 5 Band 4 Band 3 Band 2 Band 1

Task fulfilment Fully covers all Covers all steps Covers all steps Covers the steps Doesn’t cover all
steps required by required by the required by the required by the the steps required
the task: Think, task: Think, task: Think, task: Think, by the task.
Prepare, Write, Prepare, Write, Prepare, Write, Prepare, Write,
Check. Check. Check but with Check but with a lot
some detail of detail missing.
missing.

Language Uses key Uses key Uses some key Uses limited key Uses very limited
vocabulary: skills vocabulary: skills vocabulary: skills vocabulary: skills key vocabulary:
and abilities and and abilities and and abilities and and abilities and skills and abilities
learning learning learning learning and learning
techniques, with techniques, with techniques, with techniques, with techniques, with
no or very few only a few spelling some spelling several spelling spelling mistakes.
spelling mistakes. mistakes. Uses key mistakes. Uses mistakes. Uses Uses very limited
Uses key grammar: grammar: present some key grammar: limited key key grammar:
present perfect perfect and past present perfect grammar: present present perfect
and past simple simple, with only a and past simple, perfect and past and past simple,
accurately, with no few mistakes. with some simple, with with mistakes.
or very few mistakes. several mistakes.
mistakes.

Organisation Organises the blog Organises the blog Organises the blog Uses 1 or 2 Uses only one
post into 5 sections, post into 5 sections, post into a few sections. Doesn’t section. Doesn’t
one for each one for each sections. Organises organise the text so organise the text so
question. question. Organises the text so that the that the reader that the reader
Organises the text the text so that the reader understands understands little of understands very
so that the reader reader understands some of the the message. little of the
understands all of most of the message. message.
the message. message.

Subskill Shows Shows Shows some Shows little Shows no

understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of
the subskill: uses the subskill: uses the subskill: there’s the subskill: there’s the subskill: doesn’t
verb tenses and verb tenses and a limited number of a very limited use correct verb
time expressions time expressions verb tenses and number of verb tenses or any time
accurately with no with only a few time expressions tenses and time expressions.
or very few mistakes. but with some expressions with
mistakes. mistakes. mistakes.

Genre Uses organisation Uses organisation Uses some Uses limited Doesn’t use any
accurately as as appropriate for organisation as organisation for the organisation as
appropriate for the the writing genre: appropriate for the writing genre: short appropriate for the
writing genre: short short paragraphs writing genre: short paragraphs with writing genre: short
paragraphs with with headings. paragraphs with headings. paragraphs with
headings. headings. headings.

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Project
Create a tutorial for teaching a new skill; give the tutorial to another pair

Criteria Band 5 Band 4 Band 3 Band 2 Band 1

Task fulfilment Fully covers all steps Covers all steps Covers all steps Covers the steps Doesn’t cover all
required by the task: required by the task: required by the task: required by the task: the steps required
Think, Plan, Create, Think, Plan, Create, Think, Plan, Create, Think, Plan, Create, by the task.
Present. Present. Present but with Present but with a lot
some detail missing. of detail missing.

Super skill Critical thinking: Critical thinking: Critical thinking: Critical thinking: Critical thinking:
works very effectively works effectively with works well with a often struggles to doesn’t work
with a partner to a partner to identify a partner to identify a work with a partner effectively with a
identify a problem and problem and find the problem and find the either to identify a partner, either to
find the best solution; best solution; best solution; problem and/or find a identify a problem
understands understands understands some solution; understands or find a solution;
everyone’s needs and everyone’s needs people’s needs and a limited number of doesn’t understand
challenges, and challenges, challenges, people’s needs and people’s needs and
brainstorms a variety brainstorms some brainstorms a few challenges, challenges, doesn’t
of possible solutions possible solutions possible solutions brainstorms very few brainstorm possible
and evaluates the and evaluates the and evaluates the possible solutions solutions or
plan’s success. Uses plan’s success. Uses plan’s success. and may or may not evaluate the plan’s
several key phrases: some key phrases: Could use more key evaluate the plan’s success. Doesn’t
for finding the best for finding the best phrases: for finding success. Uses very use key phrases: for
solution. solution. the best solution. few key phrases: for finding the best
finding the best solution.
solution.

Content Creates a clearly Creates an organised Creates a tutorial Creates a tutorial Creates a simple
organised and easy to and easy to follow about a new skill but about a new skill but tutorial about a new
follow tutorial with key tutorial with key some key information a lot of key skill with very
information about a information about a is missing, or the information is limited information;
new skill, in an new skill, in an tutorial is sometimes missing, or the tutorial is hard to
appropriate format. appropriate format. hard to follow. The tutorial is hard to follow. The format
Includes all of the Includes most of the format may or may follow. The format may not be
following: - a title following: - a title not be appropriate for may not be appropriate for the
- an introduction - an introduction the target audience. appropriate for the target audience.
- a few steps - a few steps Includes some of the target audience. Includes very little
- a conclusion - a conclusion following: - a title Includes little of the or none of the
- images, videos or - images, videos or - an introduction following: - a title following: - a title
demonstrations where demonstrations - a few steps - an introduction - an introduction
relevant. where relevant. - a conclusion - a few steps - a few steps
- images, videos or - a conclusion - a conclusion
demonstrations - images, videos or - images, videos or
where relevant. demonstrations demonstrations
where relevant. where relevant.
Language Uses key language in Uses key language in Uses some key Uses limited key Uses very limited
the tutorial: present the tutorial: present language in the language in the key language in the
perfect, skills and perfect, skills and tutorial: present tutorial: present tutorial: present
abilities and learning abilities and perfect, skills and perfect, skills and perfect, skills and
techniques learning abilities and abilities and abilities and
accurately, with no or techniques, with learning learning learning
very few mistakes. only a few mistakes. techniques, with techniques, with techniques, with
some mistakes. several mistakes. mistakes.

Presentation Gives the tutorial to Gives the tutorial to Gives the tutorial to Gives the tutorial, but Gives the tutorial by
other students very other students other students well, many parts of tutorial simply reading the
clearly, with good clearly, with but some parts of the are unclear. Uses tutorial aloud.
pacing. Uses phrases reasonable pacing. tutorial could be very few phrases for Presentation is
for explaining how to Uses phrases for clearer. Doesn’t explaining how to do unclear. Doesn’t
do something. explaining how to do always use phrases something. use phrases to
something. for explaining how to explain how to do
do something. something.

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