Teacher assessment

A2 Key for Schools Speaking Paper

Candidate

Grammar and Can the speaker use appropriate vocabulary to talk about familiar, everyday
Vocabulary situations easily, mostly or not at all? Do they use simple grammatical forms
with good accuracy and control?

Band (0 to 5)
x2=

Pronunciation Can the speaker be understood easily, mostly or not at all? Do they use
appropriate intonation, word stress and pronounce individual sounds clearly?

Band (0 to 5)
x2=

Interactive Does the speaker understand the questions? Can they answer with little or
Communication no support? Can they give more than one- or two-word answers? Can they
maintain a short interaction?

Band (0 to 5)
x2=

Global Achievement How well does the speaker communicate overall?

Band (0 to 5)
x3=

Total /45*

* To arrive at the overall score remember to x2 or x3 as shown. This gives you a practice test score.
Use a conversion table to convert this score into an approximate Speaking grade.

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Teacher assessment
B1 Preliminary for Schools Speaking Paper

Candidate

Grammar and Can the speaker use appropriate vocabulary to talk about familiar situations
Vocabulary easily, mostly or not at all? Do they use simple grammatical forms with
good accuracy and control? Do they attempt to use more complex
grammatical forms?

Band (0 to 5)

Discourse Is the length of the speaker’s answers appropriate? Is hesitation and repetition
Management limited? Are their responses relevant? Do they use appropriate cohesive devices
and discourse markers?

Band (0 to 5)

Pronunciation Can the speaker be understood easily, mostly or not at all? Do they use
appropriate intonation and word stress to enhance meaning? Are individual
sounds pronounced appropriately?

Band (0 to 5)

Interactive Does the speaker understand the questions? Can they answer with little or
Communication no support? Can they initiate and maintain an interaction with very little
prompting and support?

Band (0 to 5)

Global Achievement How well does the speaker communicate overall?

Band (0 to 5)
x2=

Total /30*

* To arrive at the overall score remember to x2, as shown. This gives you a practice test score.
Use a conversion table to convert this score into an approximate Speaking grade.
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Teacher assessment
B2 First for Schools Speaking Paper

Candidate

Grammar and Can the speaker use appropriate vocabulary to talk about familiar situations
Vocabulary easily, mostly or not at all? Do they use simple grammatical forms with
good accuracy and control? Do they attempt to use more complex
grammatical forms?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Discourse Is the length of the speaker’s answers appropriate? Is hesitation and repetition
Management limited? Are their responses relevant? Do they use appropriate cohesive devices
and discourse markers?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Pronunciation Can the speaker be understood easily, mostly or not at all? Do they use
appropriate intonation and word stress to enhance meaning? Are individual
sounds pronounced appropriately?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Interactive Does the speaker understand the questions? Can they respond with little or no
Communication support? Can they start and maintain an interaction with very little prompting
and support? Can they manage the discussion towards an outcome?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Global Achievement How well does the speaker communicate overall?

Band (0 to 5)
x4=

Total /60*

* To arrive at the overall score remember to x2 or x4 as shown. This gives you a practice test score.
Use a conversion table to convert this score into an approximate Speaking grade.
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Teacher assessment
C1 Advanced Speaking Paper

Candidate

Grammatical Do they use both simple and complex grammatical forms with accuracy
resource and control?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Lexical resource Can the speaker use appropriate vocabulary to talk about familiar and
unfamiliar situations easily, mostly or not at all?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Discourse Is the length of the speaker’s answers appropriate? Is hesitation and repetition
Management limited? Are their responses relevant? Do they use a range of cohesive devices
and discourse markers appropriately?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Pronunciation Can the speaker be understood easily, mostly or not at all? Do they use
appropriate intonation and word stress to enhance meaning? Are individual
sounds pronounced appropriately?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Interactive Can the speaker initiate and maintain an interaction without prompting and
Communication support? Can they direct a conversation towards an outcome?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Global Achievement How well does the speaker communicate overall?

Band (0 to 5)
x5=

Total /75*

* To arrive at the overall score remember to x2 or x5 as shown. This gives you a practice test score.
Use a conversion table to convert this score into an approximate Speaking grade.
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Teacher assessment
C2 Proficiency Speaking Paper

Candidate

Grammatical Does the speaker use both simple and complex grammatical forms with a high
resource degree of accuracy and control?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Lexical resource Can the speaker use appropriate vocabulary to talk about familiar and
unfamiliar situations easily, mostly or not at all?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Discourse Is the length of the speaker’s answers appropriate? Is hesitation and repetition
Management limited? Are their responses relevant? Do they use a range of cohesive devices
and discourse markers appropriately?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Pronunciation Can the speaker be understood easily, mostly or not at all? Do they use
appropriate intonation and word stress to enhance meaning? Are individual
sounds pronounced appropriately?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Interactive Can the speaker initiate and maintain an interaction without prompting and
Communication support? Can they direct a conversation towards an outcome?

Band (0 to 5)
x2

Global Achievement How well does the speaker communicate overall?

Band (0 to 5)
x5=

Total /75*

* To arrive at the overall score remember to x2 or x5 as shown. This gives you a practice test score.
Use a conversion table to convert this score into an approximate Speaking grade.
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