SPEAKING

Spring 2020-2021
The speaking exam consists of 1 part.
Each test taker discusses a familiar question (taken from
the textbook)
Students discuss contemporary problems / situations to
analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of their solutions.
They are expected to use functional language (giving
opinions/ stating facts/ pinpointing a problem/ adding
information/ discussing problems) learnt in units 7-9.
SPEAKING
Instructions:

 a) The speaking test will be conducted for two/three students at a time.

 b) The teacher will act as an interlocutor (who is involved in a conversation) as well
as an assessor who will also give marks to the students.
 Students (A) will be given 1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes to talk about the
topic. (1 min. preparation + 2 min. presentation + 1 min another student (B)
evaluation = 4 min.)
 The Interlocutor may ask any student A or B to begin first.
 After one student (A) has finished his or her presentation, another student (B)
should be asked to evaluate presentation.
 The same process should be repeated with the other student also.
 You are given one minute to prepare and two minutes to speak on a given topic.
1 You have one more minute to comment on a student A/B ideas..

 Student A  Student B
‘People have responsibility to protect wild animals’ ‘Consumers are becoming more suspicious of advertising
claims about food products that they buy’
Think and discuss:
Think and discuss:
1. Do people have responsibility to protect wild species on
1. Does advertising help us understand the difference
the planet?
between fast food and junk food?
2. Are all species worth saving or only some? 2. Is fast food unhealthy and advertising it irresponsible?
3. To what extent is biodiversity essential to the well-being 3. To what extent does advertising encourage people to
of the planet? eat fast food and ruin their health?
Explain your decisions. Give reasons and examples.
Explain your decisions. Give reasons and examples.
 Student A
Student B Refer to the main points made by Student B and express
Refer to the main points made by Student A and express your
your mind on the same topic
mind on the same topic
The criteria for marking Speaking Paper are
the following:
 Grammar and Vocabulary,
 Discourse Management,
 Pronunciation,
 Interactive Communication.
Each component takes maximum 4 points. Therefore, overall score is 16 which equals
to 4 points: 16/4. Accordingly, student’s raw score is divided by 4.