EAP 1A – MASTERY TEST 1

SPEAKING – MARKING CRITERIA

SCORE Grammar and Vocabulary Idea and Task Completion Pronunciation Interactive Presentation
- Show a good degree of control - Complete the requirements of - Is Intelligible - Initiates and responds
of simple grammatical forms, and the Prompt, produce well- - Intonaton is generally appropriately
attempts some complex structured speech about the topic appropriate - Maintains and develops the
5 grammatical forms - Have good ideas and support the - Sentence and word stress is interaction and negotiates
- Uses a range of appropriate ideas with details and relevant generally accuratelly placed towards an outcome with very
vocabulary to give and exchange examples. - Individual sounds are little support
views on familiar topics. generally articulated clearly.
4 Performance shares features of Scores 3 and 5
- Shows a good degree of control - Produces responses which are - Is mostly intelligible - Initiates and responds
of simple grammatical forms extended beyond short phrases, - Has some control of appropriately
- Use a range of appropriate despite hesitation. phonological features at both - Keeps the interaction going
3 vocabulary when talking about - Somewhat meets the utterances and word levels. with little prompting and
familiar topics. requirements of the task, with support
slight digression or
misunderstanding of the prompt.
2 Performance shares features of Scores 1 and 3
- Show sufficient control of - Produces responses which are - Is mostly intelligible, despite - Maintains simple exchanges,
simple grammatical forms characterised by short phrases and limited control of phonological despite difficulty.
1 - Use a limited range of frequent hesitation. features. - Requires prompting and
appropriate vocabulary to talk - Repeats information or digresses support.
about familiar topics from the topic
0 Performance below Score 1

The final score will be the sum of all 4 sectional scores, e.g. G&V 4 + Idea 4 + Pronunciation 3 + Presentation 3 = 14/20

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