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MS - ISE - 2020 - V9withcovers - A2 and B1 Scales
MS - ISE - 2020 - V9withcovers - A2 and B1 Scales
MS - ISE - 2020 - V9withcovers - A2 and B1 Scales
Part 1 • Interlocutor asks candidates • Spoken questions provided by • Responding to questions (including • Giving factual personal information.
questions to elicit personal interlocutor frame. one extended response). • Talking about present circumstances.
Interview information, daily life, interests,
• Expressing opinions.
3-4 minutes likes, dislikes, etc. followed by one
longer turn ‘ Tell me something • Explaining and giving reasons.
(5-6 mins. for 3 candidates)
about…..’ question. • Talking about future plans.
• Talking about past experiences.
Part 2 • Interlocutor initiates a discussion task. • Spoken rubrics. • Responding appropriately. • Discussing likes, dislikes and giving
• Visual prompts and topic question reasons.
Discussion task given in candidate booklet.
5-6 minutes
(8-9 mins. for 3 candidates)
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Speaking Test Assessment Scales
• Has very limited control of • Is mostly intelligible, despite • Is mostly intelligible, and has
Pronunciation
phonological features and is limited control of phonological some control of phonological
often unintelligible. features. features at both utterance and
Stress
Individual sounds word levels.
Interactive • Has considerable difficulty • Maintains simple exchanges, • Maintains simple exchanges.
Support required
Please note: At the end of each test the assessor should also refer to the Missing Marks Checklist (on the following page) when completing mark sheets.
Key Level A2 Global Achievement Scale
0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
• Has difficulty conveying basic • Conveys basic meaning in very • Handles communication in
meaning even in very familiar familiar everyday situations. everyday situations, despite
everyday situations. • Produces utterances which tend to hesitation.
• Responses are limited to short be very short – words or phrases – • Constructs longer utterances but is
phrases or isolated words with with frequent hesitation and pauses. not able to use complex language
frequent hesitation and pauses. except in well-rehearsed utterances.
Band 1 descriptor.
More features of 1.0 than of 3.0.
More features of 3.0 than of 1.0.
More features of 3.0 than of 5.0.
More features of 5.0 than of 3.0.
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Preliminary Level B1 Speaking Test Features
PARTS TASK FORMAT CANDIDATE OUTPUT
Part 1 • Interlocutor asks candidates • Spoken questions provided by the • Responding to questions. • Giving personal information.
questions to elicit personal interlocutor frame.
• Expanding on responses. • Talking about present circumstances.
Interview information.
• Talking about past experiences.
2-3 minutes
(3-4 mins. for 3 candidates) • Talking about future plans.
Part 2 • Interlocutor delegates an individual • Spoken rubrics. • Sustaining a long turn. • Describing people, places and
task to each candidate. • Visual stimuli given in the candidate situations.
• Managing discourse.
Long Turn booklet (one photograph per • Naming personal characteristics,
– Coherence and clarity of message.
2-3 minutes candidate). objects and activities.
– Organisation of language and ideas.
(4-5 mins. for 3 candidates) • Paraphrasing words and ideas if
– Accuracy and appropriacy of linguistic necessary.
resources. • Explaining and giving reasons.
Part 3 • Interlocutor delegates a • Spoken rubrics. • Turn-taking and responding • Exchanging information and opinions.
collaborative task (simulated appropriately. • Expressing and justifying opinions.
• Visual stimuli given in the candidate
Collaborative Task situation) to the pair of candidates. booklet (line drawings). • Negotiating. • Negotiating agreement.
3 minutes
(4 mins. for 3 candidates) • Making and responding to
suggestions.
• Discussing alternatives.
• Making recommendations.
Part 4 • Interlocutor leads a discussion • Spoken questions provided by • Responding appropriately. • Exchanging information and opinions
with candidates. interlocutor frame. (likes/dislikes, preferences,
• Developing topics.
experiences, habits, etc.).
Discussion
3 minutes • Expressing and justifying opinions.
(4 mins. for 3 candidates)
Speaking Test Assessment Scales
Discourse • Produces responses which are • Produces responses which are • Produces extended stretches of
characterised by short phrases extended beyond short phrases, language despite some
Management and frequent hesitation. despite hesitation. hesitation.
Extent • Repeats information or digresses • Contributions are mostly relevant, • Contributions are relevant despite
Relevance from the topic. but there may be some repetition. some repetition.
Coherence • Uses basic cohesive devices. • Uses a range of cohesive
Cohesion devices.
Interactive • Maintains simple exchanges, • Initiates and responds • Initiates and responds
despite some difficulty. appropriately. appropriately.
Communication
• Requires prompting and support. • Keeps the interaction going with • Maintains and develops the
Some features of 3.0 and some features of 1.0 in approximately equal measure.
Some features of 3.0 and some features of 5.0 in approximately equal measure.
Please note: At the end of each test the assessor should also refer to the Missing Marks Checklist (on the following page) when completing mark sheets.
Preliminary Level B1 Global Achievement Scale
0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
• Conveys basic meaning on very • Handles communication on familiar • Handles communication on familiar
familiar or highly predictable topics. topics, despite hesitation. topics, despite some hesitation.
• Produces utterances which tend to be • Constructs longer utterances but is • Organises extended discourse but
very short – words or phrases – with not able to use complex language occasionally produces utterances
frequent hesitation and pauses. except in well-rehearsed utterances. that lack coherence, and some
inaccuracies and inappropriate
usage occur.
Band 1 descriptor.
approximately equal measure.
approximately equal measure.
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