A1.

2 FINAL ORAL EXAM INSTRUCTIONS

Dear students:

Take into account the following information to take your final oral exam:

1. SPEAKING RUBRIC

2. Your final oral exam is divided into TWO parts:

A) Individual evaluation over 10 marks.
B) Group evaluation over 10 marks.
3. Final oral exam content.

A1.2. FINAL ORAL EVALUATION

A1.2. UNITS 11 and 12
Unit 11. INDIVIDUAL EVALUATION. (10 MARKS)
Purpose: To generate a short description of your last holiday by one-minute talk.
Instructions:
Choose one of the two topics below related to unit 11.
Your oral participation will last one (1) minute as a minimum.
My last vacation.
 Dear students,
 
In this activity, you are going to talk
about "your last vacation".  
Describe the event, focusing on the
use of:  use of:
Simple past statements with BE and
actions verbs. e.g. "I remember it was a
beautiful day – warm and sunny… We
went to … When we got back…"
1. At least eight words to
describe people or
experiences. (e.g. I was very
scared of… happy… quiet, busy,
nice, nervous, friendly, good, fun,
exhausted, tired, pleased…)
2. At least four (4) new
expressions with go. (went
hiking, went biking, went skiing,
went camping, went swimming,
went snorkelling, went on
vacation, went on a road trip,
went to the beach…)
3. At least four (4) new
expressions with get. (got lost,
got sick, got a gift, got scared, got
married, got an autograph, got a
bad sunburn…)
4.     At least four (4)
connectors like when, first, next, then,
after, before, finally, so, because.
Could you speak at least for a minute,
please!
a) It would help if you considered
the following questions to guide
your oral participation:
1. My last holiday.
2. When was your last holiday?
3. Where did you go exactly?
4. What was the weather like?
5. What did you do there?
6. How long were you there?
Source:
My first best friend. 
 In this activity, you are going to think
about the time you met your best friend
and talk about it.
 
Describe the event, focusing on the
 
Simple past statements with BE and
actions verbs. e.g. “We weren’t very old
– I think I was eight and my best friend
was ten. We went to …”
1. At least eight (8) words to
describe people or
experiences. (e.g. I was very
scared of… happy… quiet, busy,
nice, nervous, friendly, good, fun,
exhausted, tired, pleased…)
2. At least four (4) new
expressions with go. (go hiking,
go biking, go skiing, go camping,
go swimming, go snorkelling, go
on vacation, go on a road trip, go
to the beach…)
3. At least four (4) new
expressions with "get" (got
lost, got sick, got a gift, got
scared, got married, got an
autograph, got a bad sunburn…)
4.     At least four (4)
connectors like when, first, next, then,
after, before, finally.
Could you speak at least for a minute,
please!
a) It would help if you considered
the following questions to guide
your oral presentation:
My first best friend.
1. How old were you?
2. What was your best friend’s
name?
3. How did you first meet? What
happened?
4. What did you say when you first
met? I said, “…”
5. What did your best friend say?
He/She said, “…”
UCE IAI (2020). ENGLISH A1.2 SYLLABUS
McCarthty, M., McCarten, J., & Sandiford, H. (2014). Touchstone 1. New York: Cambridge University Press.