SENIOR 5

Speaking Test
May 2024

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 INSTRUCTIONS:

The speaking test is divided into three parts as detailed below. The main focus of the
assessment is communicative achievement.

• Students will be assessed in the following four areas: Grammar and

Vocabulary, Discourse Management, Pronunciation and Interactive
Communication, which will be marked as indicated in the chart below.

Assessment criteria: grades:

Grammar and Vocabulary 5 marks 0 - 11 Fail

Discourse Mangement 5 marks 12 - 14 Satisfactory
Pronunciation 5 marks 15 - 16 Good
Interactive Communication 5 marks 17 - 18 Very Good
Task Achievement 20 MARKS 19 - 20 Excellent

Marking Scale for the above-mentioned areas:

1 Shows no command of the area being assessed

2 Shows some command of the area being assessed but needs improvement.
3 Satisfactory-Good
4 Very good
5 Excellent

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 Stage 1: Interview

Ask the candidates some of the questions which appear in PART 1. Provide the students
with thinking time and / or repeat questions if appropriate.

Stage 2: Picture description

Candidates are given a photograph that depicts a situation.

Very successful candidates make coherent sentences with some hesitation and try to
use some linkers and discourse markers. They can describe what they can see with
simple grammatical forms e.g. present simple or past simple and they attempt some
complex structures (e.g. relative clauses, conditionals, etc.) They can also use a range of
vocabulary. Average candidates achieve the task successfully despite hesitation. They
use simple grammatical forms appropriately although not always accurately. They use
appropriate vocabulary. Weaker candidates struggle with simple grammatical forms
and do not attempt complex structures. They use a very limited range of vocabulary.
They carry out the task with a lot of hesitation and are not able to produce much.

Examiner’s script:

Picture 1: Your photograph shows people enjoying art. Describe it.

Picture 2: Your photograph also shows people enjoying art. Describe it.
Picture 3: Your photograph shows friends chatting after school. Describe it.
Picture 4: Your photograph shows someone chatting online. Describe it.

Stage 3: Interaction

• Collaborative task: one-week trip to London

Examiner’s script:
Now, you are going to talk about something together for about two minutes. I am
going to describe a situation to you.

Show them the picture for Stage 3

Your friend is going on holiday to London for a week, but he isn’t sure what to take
on his trip. Here are some things he could take. Talk together about the different
things your friend could take for his one-week holiday in London and decide which
one would be the most important.

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 Part 1 - Interview

At the beginning of the test greet the candidates.

Ask the learners some of the following questions:

• What’s your name?

• Where do you live?
• How long have you been studying English?
• Do you enjoy studying English? Why?
• Tell me about your house
• Tell me about your last holiday
• Tell me about your city.
• Talk about your friends
• Talk about your family.

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 Part 2 – Picture Description

• Picture 1: people enjoying art

Now answer these questions:

• Do you like visiting art galleries? (Why/Why not?) / What forms of art do
you enjoy the most?

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 Part 2 – Picture Description

• Picture 2: people enjoying art

Now answer one these questions:

• Do you enjoy painting? (Why/Why not?) / What forms of art do you enjoy the most?

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 Part 2 – Picture Description

• Picture 3: friends talking after school

Now answer these questions:

• Do you prefer to chat with your friends face-to-face or online? Why? / How much
time do you spend chatting with your friends after school?

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 Part 2 – Picture Description

• Picture 3: friends chatting online

Now answer these questions:

• Do you enjoy chatting with your friends online? (Why/Why not?) / How much time
do you spend chatting with your friends online after school?

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 Part 3 – Interaction

Your friend is going on holiday to London for a week and he isn’t sure what to take on his
trip. Here are some things he could take. Talk together about the different things your
friend could take for his one-week holiday in London and decide which one would be the
most important.

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