Wednesday 8 April 2009

ENGLISH CONVERSATION MIDTERM SPEAKING TEST GUIDELINES

FORMAT: Your speaking test will be an interview with the teacher. It will be a maximum of 5 minutes long, consisting of material covered in class and in the Smart Choice book from Units 1-5. This includes vocabulary and grammar. You will NOT be tested on the EXTRA episodes.

QUESTIONS: You will be asked 5 MAIN questions; one from each unit. For each question, you must be able to understand the questions and speak with good pronunciation, fluency, and use vocabulary and grammar from the book. One question from each unit will be randomly chosen. Prepare something for each question. You don’t know which one will be asked!

Unit One: Agree or disagree and discuss.
1. I visited my relatives last month.
2. I went to a concert on the weekend.
3. I went hiking on Sunday with my family
4. I don’t like to go camping.
5. I never have time for breakfast
6. I am going to go to Jeju Island for vacation this summer.

Unit Two: Agree or disagree and discuss.
1. I love watching action movies. Car chases are sooo exciting!
2. I think classical music is really boring.
Answer the question and discuss.
3. What is your favorite movie genre? Why?
4. What is your favorite music genre? Why?
5. What’s your favorite movie? Why?
6. Who is your favorite singer/band? Why?

Unit Three: Answer the questions and discuss.
1. Have you ever been to a wedding?
2. Have you ever visited a foreign county?
3. Have you ever been injured?
4. What is the most interesting/memorable thing you’ve ever done?
5. Have you ever seen a celebrity?
6. Have you ever been on a real vacation?

Unit Four: Agree or disagree and discuss
1. I think Busan is the most beautiful part of Korea
2. Canada is the best place to go for a vacation.
3. I think India has the most delicious food in the world!
4. Titanic is the worst movie ever made!
Answer the questions and discuss.
5. Who do you think is the most interesting actress/actor? Why?
6. What city is the most popular in Europe?

Unit Five: Answer the question and discuss.
1. What do you do before you go to a party?
2. What do you do after you wake up in the morning?
Discuss.
3. Talk about your first birthday in Korea.
4. Talk about wedding customs/traditions in Korea
5. Talk about special days in Korea and how you celebrate them
6. Talk about special holidays around the world.

SCORING

CONTENT:
You answered all the questions asked, using 3 or more different ideas. This is worth 50% of the exam.

COMPREHENSION, GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, PRONUNCIATION AND FLUENCY: You showed me that you have used ideas and grammar from the “Smart Choice 2” textbook and in-class lessons. This is also worth 50% of the exam. Scores will be given from 1-10. (1 is poor and 10 is excellent)

1. Comprehension: You understood the questions asked and gave answers that were relevant.

2. Grammar: You made sentences using correct grammar that we covered in class from the textbook.

3. Vocabulary: You used appropriate vocabulary found in the textbook…or new vocabulary you found on your own.

4. Pronunciation: You spoke clearly with correct English pronunciation (no Konglish), and used examples of correct pronunciation covered in class.

5. Fluency: You spoke at a normal pace indicating your comfort level with grammar/vocabulary and pronunciation.

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