SPEAKING SECTION (10 marks)

PART 1: Teacher – Student interaction (individually)

In this part of the speaking test, each student interacts with the examiner, using the language normally associated
with the vocabulary and grammar structures worked in the lessons - units. Teacher can do this part by asking
information questions to each one of the students in order to evaluate the awareness in giving personal information.

PART 2: Teacher – Students - (group interaction)

This is the proposal way to evaluate this part:

This examination will be assessed through a rubric sent by Uniagraria’s Languages Department.

First teacher has to ask students organize into small groups (number depends on the total of students in each class),
then teacher must choose two or three questions in order to motivate students to answer them by using gerunds,
infinitives or future forms, trying that they interact between them while doing the task.

Gerunds / Infinitives / Future forms

What do you think is the most important thing to improve your English performance?

What are your plans once you get your degree?

What do you always avoid doing until the last minute?

What are some things you enjoy doing every day? How about every week?

Is there anything you have quit recently?

What is language used to?

What do you miss most about your childhood?

What do you often discuss with your friends when you hang out with them?

What is something you are thinking of doing next year?

What is something you plan to do in your next birthday?

What is something you started to do, but didn’t finish?

Talk about a recent big decision you made. What did you decide?

Is there anything specific you would like to learn?

What are some of you hopes for the future?

Talk about some difficult choices you have made recently.

What do you want to do this coming break?

SPEAKING ASSESMENT RUBRIC (10 MARKS)

The Assessment Speaking rubric is divided into five bands from 1 to 3,33, with 1 being the lowest and 3,33 the
highest. Descriptors for each criterion are provided for bands 1; 2,25 and 3,33 and indicate what a student is
expected to demonstrate at each band. This rubric is aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference
(CEFR).
Item / Grammar and Vocabulary Fluency and Pronunciation Interactive communication and SCORE
Mark task achievement
s
3.33 - Shows a good degree - Is mostly intelligible, and has - Maintains exchanges and
of control of some control of phonological requires very little prompting
grammatical forms. features at both utterance and and support.
- Uses a range of word levels. - Stays on task, communicates
appropriate vocabulary - Speaks smoothly with little effectively and responds
according to the hesitation that does not appropriately.
situations given. interfere with communication.
2.75 PERFORMANCE SHARES FEATURES OF BANDS 3 AND 5
2.25 - Shows sufficient - Is mostly intelligible, despite - Maintains simple exchanges,
control of grammatical limited control of phonological despite some difficulty.
forms. features. - Stays on task most of the
- Uses appropriate - Speaks with some hesitation, time, communicates
vocabulary despite but it doesn’t interfere with effectively and generally
some minor errors. communication. responds appropriately.
1.75 PERFORMANCE SHARES FEATURES OF BANDS 1 AND 3
1 - Shows only limited - Has very limited control of - Has considerate difficulty
control of a few phonological features and is maintaining simple exchanges.
grammatical forms. often unintelligible. Requires additional prompting
- Uses limited - Hesitates too often when and support.
vocabulary and isolated speaking, which often interferes - Purpose of the task isn’t clear
words and phrases. with communication. and needs a lot of help
communicating.
Score: ____/10