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Challenge tests
Unit 1 43
Unit 2 47
Unit 3 51
Unit 4 55
Unit 5 59
Unit 6 63
Extension Unit 67
Term 1 71
Term 2 75
Term 3 79
End of year 83
Evaluation overview
Welcome to the Evaluation and Key Competences section of The most appropriate way to assess the Key Competences
this Teacher’s Resource Material for Amazing Rooftops 6. This is through observation, and so three Key Competences
material will help you to evaluate what your children have evaluation grids have been provided to use with each of the
learned. It is divided into two parts: tests and evaluation in projects in the Class Book. See page 119 for more information
terms of the Key Competences. on how to use the Key Competences evaluation and Literacy
From the beginning of Primary education, evaluation evaluation grids with your class.
should be integrated into the teaching–learning process,
combining formative (or continuous) assessment with (more
Gradetracker
formal) summative evaluation. A proper evaluation requires The Gradetracker provided is an easy-to-use Excel®
observation and measuring tools, which combine to give spreadsheet, which allows you to transfer your children’s
both information about the children and an assessment marks from the Tests evaluation grids and the Key
of the evaluation process. As part of this process, we need Competences evaluation grids into a useful digital format.
to take into consideration the development of the Key (Please note that the Speaking or Literacy evaluation aren’t
Competences and the children’s own self-evaluation. included in the Gradetracker as this is an optional assessment
tool.) The spreadsheet allows you to not only quickly access
In this Teacher’s Resource Material, we offer two types of
each child’s individual grades, but the helpful Class overview
evaluation tool.
sheet also allows you to view your whole class’s marks at a
1 Formative and summative tests There is an extensive glance.
range of tests, along with answers, transcripts and
To use the Gradetracker, simply follow these steps:
marking schemes. There are six formative Unit tests and
three summative Term tests at two levels (Standard and 1 First, enter the names of all the children in your class in the
Challenge). Student Name column on the Class overview sheet. Your
children’s names will then automatically appear in the
2 Formative evaluation grids The evaluation grids provided
other sheets in the Gradetracker.
can be used to record and assess the progress of each
child, in terms of speaking, Literacy and the development 2 Depending on which evaluation method your children
of the Key Competences. have completed, click on the relevant sheet (Standard tests,
Challenge tests or the Key Competences evaluation (1) or
Key Competences (2)). Input the mark for each student (maximum marks are
always provided for reference), and the total mark and class
Key Competence-based evaluation is being recognized as
averages will be automatically generated.
increasingly important in the foreign-language classroom. On
pages 119–120, you will find a more detailed description of 3 Return to the Class overview sheet, and you will be able
the Key Competences, which you can use together with the to view at a glance the whole class’s marks (as well as
formative evaluation grids to help you assess your children’s automatically generated percentages) as entered in each of
Key Competences in English. the relevant sheets.
How to prepare children for the tests Name the cards Stick pictures on the board so that children
As young learners need constant recycling of language, here can only see the backs of the cards. Then number them one
are some additional games and resources that can be used to ten. Give a clue and ask children to guess the first card. If
to help consolidate language from the course and help the they guess correctly, turn it over and let them see it briefly.
children to prepare for the tests. Then turn the card over again. The object of the game is to
name all ten items correctly in turn without clues.
Games What’s this? Children take turns picking up a card and asking
To help children practise vocabulary you can use some of the What’s this? Their partner has to respond with the correct
following games and ideas. answer or lose the round.
Alphabet game Give a letter of the alphabet and a category Nought and crosses Select nine of the cards to revise and
of vocabulary and ask children to say a word as quickly as they play Noughts and crosses. Draw a noughts and crosses grid
can. For example: on the board, as shown..
Teacher: jobs: S
Child: scientist
Once children are confident, ask them to continue in pairs.
Articles game Say a word from any category and
children say if it is a or an.
Last and first letters Go round the class with a word game.
The first child says a word and the next child has to say
another word that begins with the last letter of the previous Other resources
word. For example: Class Book The large image on the page in Lessons 1 and 2
gymnastics ➞ snake ➞ excited ➞ daughter and the smaller images in Lesson 5 include all the core
vocabulary of the unit, and so these pages can be used as
The aim is to get all round the class without repeating a word.
an accessible and quick visual recap of the language they
Memory game Children look at words in a category, e.g. will need for each Unit test. Likewise, the three review units
clothes, for one minute then turn their books over. in the Class Book draw together all the core vocabulary and
Teacher: What (places) can you remember? target grammar from each term, providing a useful source of
preparation for the Term tests.
In a minute Choose a category, e.g. activities. Children say as
many activities as they can in a minute. Activity Book The Activity Book provides an ideal option
for preparing children for the tests by consolidating and
Ping pong Divide the class into two teams and sit them in reinforcing the language from the course. The Picture
two lines facing each other. Say a category e.g. adjectives. The Dictionary pages at the back of the Activity Book also offer a
‘ball’ is hit between the teams as they say a word from that quick and useful reading, writing and listening reference for
category. The teacher walks along the lines pointing to the each unit’s core vocabulary.
child whose turn it is to speak. Reinforcement and Extension worksheets The
Categories Write category titles on the board e.g. animals Reinforcement and Extension worksheets provided focus
and food, then say words and children have to point to the attention on written outcomes and so help prepare students
correct categories. for the Reading and Writing part of the tests in particular.
They also serve as an excellent means of reinforcing the core
Games with mini picture cards, wordcards language and building the children’s cognitive skills in a way
and real objects that will build their confidence ready for the tests.
Bingo This practises recognition of the vocabulary. Children i-Progress check The i-Progress check is an extra evaluation
select any six cards and lay them on their desks. The teacher tool. Children access it online and complete engaging review
calls out twice a word at random from the lists. Children who activities after every two units. This continuous assessment
have that card on their desks turn it over. The first child to turn will help children achieve even better results in their unit,
over all six of their cards shouts Bingo! and has won. term, and end of year tests.
Amazing Rooftops 6
Name Comprehension of written texts Production of written texts Total Observations
Knows and Recognizes high-frequency, Fulfils the Knows how to use
applies basic written lexis related to communicative basic syntactic
strategies everyday situations and functions of a structures in
in order to common topics related to written text written texts
understand gist, experiences, needs and
key information interests, using clues from
or main points of the text to understand
a text meaning
4
Speakingevaluation Assessment criteria
10: Excellent 8–9: Very good 6–7: Good 5: Adequate 1–4: Needs improvement
Unit
Amazing Rooftops 6
Name Pairwork activity Everyday Dialogue Project Total for Observations
(Lesson 1) / language (Lesson 8) Presentation Speaking
(Lesson 2) (Lesson 4) (Projects)
Participates in a Participates Participates in Delivers a
short dialogue in everyday a dialogue with presentation about
using the target exchanges appropriate their project
language sounds, stress and
intonation
Notes
1 Standardizing evaluation 2 Applying the marking scheme
Be sure to assess each child on the same item. Use the marking scheme key to award marks out of 10 for each assessment opportunity.
Add observations on areas to improve, achievement and effort throughout the year.