SPEAKING TEST

UNIT 6
TIME: 1−2 MINUTES PER QUESTION
Teacher: Ask the student ONE question from EACH section of the test (five questions in total). Each section
is worth three points (refer to the Teacher’s Guide for help). Add up the student’s points at the end and divide
by 1.5 to get the final score out of 10.
For each section (1–5), once the student has spoken one or two sentences, move on.

Important: Ask students to use complete sentences and not just give yes/no answers.

Section 1 (Grammar 1, page 67)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B, or C.
A Can you play basketball and tennis?
[Function: use can/can’t and adverbs of manner to talk about what you can do and how you do it]
B What can you do very well?
[Function: use can/can’t and adverbs of manner to talk about what you can do and how you do it]
C What can’t you do well?
[Function use can/can’t and adverbs of manner to talk about what you can do and how you do it]

Section 2 (Grammar 2, page 69)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B, or C.
A Tell me about some rules at your school. Use have to and don’t have to.
[Function: use have to and don’t have to to talk about things that are and aren’t necessary]
B Tell me some of the things you don’t have to do at home.
[Function: use have to and don’t have to to talk about things that are and aren’t necessary]
C Tell me about a game or sport you play. Use have to and don’t have to.
[Function: use have to and don’t have to to talk about things that are and aren’t necessary]

Section 3 (Speaking topics from pages 65, 66, and 68)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B, or C.
A Do you like playing/watching sports? Why or why not?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Vocabulary, Reading, and Listening lessons]
B Who are the sports stars of the future?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Vocabulary, Reading, and Listening lessons]
C Describe a video game to me but don’t say its name. I have to guess it.
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Vocabulary, Reading, and Listening lessons]

Section 4 (Speaking topics from pages 70 and 72)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B, or C.
A What are the good and bad things about working on a team?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Language & Beyond and Writing lessons]
B What good sports teams do you know? Why are they good?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Language & Beyond and Writing lessons]
C Tell me about your sports hero.
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Language & Beyond and Writing lessons]

Section 5 (Speaking, page 71)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B, or C.
A Imagine I’m your mother/father. You want to go to a friend’s party. Ask for permission. You start.
[Function: use Can I? to ask for permission]
B Imagine you’re my mother/father. I want to go to a party. You don’t want me to go. Refuse permission.
I start. “Mom/Dad, can I go to a party this weekend?”
[Function: refuse permission]
C Imagine you’re my mother/father. I want to go to the movies with some friends. You think that’s OK. Give
me permission. I start. “Can I go to the movies with some friends tonight?”
[Function: give permission]