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BIU3013 GENERAL ENGLISH
SEMESTER 1 2013/14

SPEECH (READING) PRESENTATION

MARK SCHEME
CONTENT VOICE

5
The speech contains a majority of the
following :
Content structure is well organised
and logical with an introduction telling
the audience what would happen, a
main body and a conclusion
Creating an introduction that clearly
states the purpose of the presentation
Maintaining very relevant points
throughout the presentation
Providing evidences that are relevant
to the topic of presentation

5 Voice:
Very accurate pronunciation of words with very
occasional slips
Varying the tone of voice
Excellent speed of speech
Very clear speech


4
The speech contains a majority of the
following :
Content structure is quite logical with
an introduction telling the audience
what would happen, a main body and
a conclusion
Introduction clearly states the purpose
of the presentation
Maintaining relevant points
throughout the presentation
4 Voice:
Pronunciation of words almost always accurate
Considerable varying of the tone of voice
Good speed of speech
Clear speech
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Providing evidences that are relevant
to the topic of presentation


3
The speech contains a majority of the
following :
Content structure is somehow logical
with an introduction telling the
audience what would happen, a main
body and a conclusion
Introduction states the purpose of the
presentation
Maintaining quite relevant points
throughout the presentation
Providing some evidences that are
relevant to the topic of presentation

3 Voice:
Pronunciation of words largely accurate
Some variation in the tone of voice
Moderate speed of speech
Speech is always clear


2
The speech contains a majority of the
following :
Some content structure is somehow
logical but not well-organised
There is an attempt at providing an
introduction to state the purpose of
the presentation
Some relevant points throughout the
presentation
Providing some evidences that are
relevant to the topic of presentation

2 Voice:
Some accurate pronunciation of words
Little variation in tone of voice
Some stuttering in speech
Speech is quite clear

1
Content structure is badly organised
and illogical
1 Voice:
Very frequent pronunciation errors
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No attempt at providing an
introduction to state the purpose of
the presentation
Very few relevant points throughout
the presentation
Very few evidences that are relevant
to the topic of presentation

Monotonous voice
Speaking too fast or too slow
Speech is very difficult to understand