Listening Test

Name: __________________________________________________ Course: 1st Bachillerato.

Date: _____________________________ Time: 30 minutes

Source: NorthStar Listening and Speaking 2 Podcast - tracks 35 & 36

Activity #1

Listen to the complete meeting. Were any of your answers, correct? Did your answers help
you understand the meeting? Circle the correct answer.

1. What is it sometimes difficult for doctors to get patients to do?

a. to follow their instructions

b. to stop playing video games

c. to get rewards for being healthy

2. How might video games help patients?

a. They might teach patients about their illnesses.

b. they might motivate patients to stay healthy.

c. they might help patients to have fun.

3. What types of games does the administrator mention?

a. games for children.

b. games for adults.

c. games for children and adults.

4. Which health problems can these games help with?

a. diabetes and burns.

b. diabetes and cancer.

c. cancer and burns.

5. Do the doctors agree that video games will be useful for their patients?
 a. Some do, but others are not sure.

b. they disagree.

c. they agree.

Activity #2
Listen to the audio again and circle the correct answer letter to each question.

1. Who is the administrator talking to?

a) Patients

b) Doctors

c) Video games designers

2. What is the purpose of the meeting?

a) To help doctors understand technology.

b) To teach doctors how to play video games.

c) To introduce doctors to video games that will help them and their patients.

How do you think video games can help doctors and patients? List three ideas.

a) __________________________________________________________________

b) __________________________________________________________________

c) __________________________________________________________________

_____________________________
Sign
 Scoring Rubric for Listening skills
Score Score Score
Answer Key Score
8-10 points 5-7 points 1-4 points
Activity #1 The student The student The student
Question 1: a answers totally answers the answers the
or partially the questions with questions with
Question 2: a
exposed 2 errors in 3 or more
Question 3: c questions with their answers. errors in their
Question 4: a total coherence answers.
Question 5: a and
comprehension.
The student The student The student
answers totally answers answers the
Activity # 2 or partially partially or questions
Question 1: c correctly or with selects 1 completely
Question 2: c certain errors. wrong wrong or does
question. not answer
the questions.
The student The student The student
fully or partially partially does not
understands the understands understand
Open question: audio and lists the audio and the audio, and
list three ideas the ideas fully or lists the ideas lists/does not
according to partially with little list the ideas
the audio. coherently and coherence with many
with few or no and certain grammatical
errors. grammatical errors.
errors.
Total points: /10
 Speaking Test

Group: __________________________________________________ Course: 1st Bachillerato.

Date: _____________________________ Time: 14 minutes

Group Oral Exam

Topic: Gaming Your way to better Health.

Part 1
Work in small groups. Take turns asking and answering the questions.

Are you convinced that What do you think is the

using video games and
simulations are effective
for training doctors to
deal with patients? Why
or why not?
Do you like to work out,
either in a gym or at
home? If not, do you do
any other sports or
activities to stay fit? Do
you keep track of your
progress?
best motivation to take
care of your health? In
other words, why should
people want to take care
of their health? How can
doctors encourage their
patients to be healthy?
Do you keep a regular
sleep pattern, or do
you sleep at different
times during the week?

Do you use any Do you think there is a

traditional treatments connection between
or medicines to take your feelings and your
care of your health? If physical health? Give
so, what do you use? an example.
PART 2
Describe the followings pictures and give an opinion about them.
 SCORING RUBRIC FOR SPEAKING SKILLS

CRITERIA/PROFICIENCIES RATINGS Score

4 pts 3 pts 1.4 pts 0.5 pts
Group Group Group Group
members members members members
always usually sometimes seldom
Communication skills
listen and listen and listen and listen and
tolerate tolerate tolerate tolerate
with others with others with others with
others.
3 pts 2.25 pts 1.6 pts 0.5 pts
Students Students Students Students
show very show high show low show very
Self-efficacy high self- self- self- low self-
motivation motivation motivation motivation
and and and and
confidence confidence. confidence. confidence.
3 pts. 2.25 pts 1.5 pts 0.5 pts
A leader A leader A leader A leader
always usually often rarely
contribute contributes contributes contributes
Leadership and
s a lot of a lot of a lot of a lot of
teamwork skills
effort, and effort, and effort, and effort, and
members members members members
always usually often work rarely work
working. work. well. well.
Total points: /10

References

Newton, J. and I.S.P. Nation (2021). Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking. Routledge.

Mills, R. and Frazier, L. (2015). NorthStar Listening & Speaking 2. Pearson.

Paredes, F. Mgs. (2014). Methodology and Didactics III: Teaching Listening and Speaking.
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