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Member Teachers´ Meeting

4th August 2012

AEXALEVI Oral Exams Specifications Booklet 2012

o AEXALEVI Oral Assessment Descriptors Page 2

o AEXALEVI Oral Card for 3rd Children Page 3

o AEXALEVI Oral Card for Preadolescents Page 6

o AEXALEVI Oral Card for 1st Year Page 10

o AEXALEVI Oral Card for 2nd Year Page 11

o AEXALEVI Oral Card for 3rd Year Page 12

o AEXALEVI Oral Card for 4th Year Page 13

o AEXALEVI Oral Card for 5th Year Page 14

o AEXALEVI Oral Card for 6th Year Page 15

o AEXALEVI Oral Card for 7TH Year Page 16

o AEXALEVI Oral Card for Advanced Page 17

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ORAL ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTORS for Teens and Adults

9-10 - Successfully accomplishes the tasks presented

- Sustains connected speech and participates in coherent discourse with little
or no hesitation to express thoughts and search for language
- Participates actively, effectively and appropriately in the tasks
- Pronunciation is easily understood, with little or no L1 interference
- Uses a wide range of accurate and appropriate linguistic resources to
express ideas.
- Attempts to use more complex language, though this may lead to some
inaccuracies.

7-8 - Achieves the task competently with little or no prompting

- Is able to sustain connected speech and participate in coherent discourse
with some hesitation to express thoughts and search for language
- Is able to participate actively and appropriately in the tasks
- Grammar and vocabulary is sufficient for effective, functional use of the
language
- Occasionally produces inaccuracies and inappropriacies
- Is able to monitor his/her own discourse , i.e. does not require major
assistance or prompting by the examiner
- Pronunciation is understood though there may some be L1 interference.

5-6 - Able to manage discourse adequately, although there are hesitations and
Pass mark some incoherent contributions
Depends - Able to participate in the development of the discourse although not able to
On level engage in extended interchange
- Grammar and vocabulary is adequate for simple communication but the
meaning of some utterances may not be clear.
- Although the candidate’s pronunciation is affected by L1 features, he/she
can make him/herself understood.
- Shows some evidence of repair strategies when prompted by the examiner.
- If necessary, the candidate can ask for assistance in L2.

Below - There may be breakdowns in communication, long hesitations and

Standard irrelevant contributions
- Interactive communication is impeded by lack of comprehension and
4-3 inability to maintain communication in L2.
- Limitations in grammar and vocabulary prevent the intended message being
2-1 conveyed.
- Pronunciation features may be so distorted that utterances may be
incomprehensible.
- No evidence of repair strategies

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3rd Children – Oral Card

PART ONE: PERSONAL QUESTIONS

 What’s your name? How old are you? When’s your birthday?
 What do you do after school every day?
 What’s your mother’s name? What does she do? / What´s her job?
 Can you play sports? What sports can you play? How often do you play …?
 What did you eat yesterday? What’s your favourite food?
 What do you like wearing in the summer?
 What do you like doing at weekends? Why?

PART TWO: QUESTIONS ON PICTURES/ OPTIONAL READERS (based on

textbook/readers or any other related pictures)

A) SAMPLE QUESTIONS ON PICTURES

12.15 p.m.
 What time is it?
 What time of day is it?
 What’s the weather like?
Lee and Paul  What is there in the picture? Can you
describe it?
Jim
Tom  Look at Tom and Jim. Can you
compare them?
 What do Lee and Paul like doing?
 Is it spring? Do you like summer?
Why?

B) Sample questions on THE CAMPING TRIP (Only questions based on

pictures)

PICTURE A (FAMILY AT HOME)

 Who are these people?

 What are they doing?
 Why are the children at
home?
 Where do they live?

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PICTURE B (PACKING)

 What are they doing? Why?

 Where are they going?

 What things do they need?

Why?

 Are the children bored now?

B) Sample questions on DUPER AND THE SPY (Only questions based on

pictures)

PICTURE A (DUPER IN THE KITCHEN)

 Where is Duper?
 What is he doing? What’s the problem?
 Why isn’t his family with him? Has he got
any brothers or sisters?

PICTURE B (MR MARVEL WITH DUPER)

 Who’s this (point to Mr Marvel)? What does

he do?
 What is he doing? Why?
 Is he helping Duper? Why?

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PART THREE: EXTENDED SPEAKING

Talk about this topic for about ONE minute. Be ready to answer the examiner´s
questions.

Sample 1: City life vs. Country life

 What is there in the city? Describe it.

 What is there in the countryside? Describe it.
 Compare the city and the country. Are they very different? Why (not)?
 What can you do in the city?
 What can you do in the country?

Follow up questions*: Do you like living in the city? Why (not)?

Sample 2: Healthy habits

 Describe a healthy routine

 Describe a healthy diet.
 Are you a healthy person? What do you do to be healthy?
 How often do you do it?
 How much exercise do you do?
Follow up questions*: What healthy activities did you do last weekend?

*Follow-up questions will not appear on the students’ cards

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Preadolescents Beginners - Part III
Talk about this topic for about ONE minute. Be ready to
answer the examiner´s questions.

School subjects

 Your favourite subject at school. Why?

 When have you got PE/Music/Art?
 Look at the picture. What subjects have you got at
school?
 What subjects haven’t you got?
 What subject don’t you like? Why?

Follow-up question*: Who is your favourite teacher at

school? Why? / What do you like doing after school?

*Follow-up questions will not appear on the students’ cards

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Preadolescents 1 – Part III

Talk about this topic for about ONE minute. Be ready to

answer the examiner´s questions.

Seasons and times of the year

 Your favourite season. Why do you like it?

 What’s the weather like?
 Your typical activities in that season
 When’s your birthday? What season is that?
 What’s the weather usually like on your birthday?

Follow-up question*: What do you like doing at

weekends?
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Preadolescents 2 – Part III
Talk about this topic for about ONE minute. Be ready to
answer the examiner´s questions.

Fashion and clothes:

 Your favourite kind of clothes.

 Where do you buy them?

 Who do usually you go shopping with?

 What kind of clothes do you like wearing on special occasions?

Follow up question: if you don’t like shopping, what do you like

doing in your free time? What is your favourite possession?

*Follow-up questions will not appear on the students’ cards

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Preadolescents 3 – Part III
Talk about this topic for about ONE minute. Be ready to
answer the examiner´s questions.

Movies
 Your favourite kind of movies.

 A film you’ve seen recently and really enjoyed. Explain why.

 An actor/actress you like a lot and would like to meet.

 The last time you went to the cinema.

Follow-up question: What other activities do you enjoy doing in
your free time?

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1st Year - Part III
Talk about this topic for about ONE minute. Be ready to
answer the examiner´s questions.

Music:

 Your favourite kind of music

 Your favourite band or singer. Describe
him/her/them
 How often you listen to it
 Can you play any musical instrument? If not, would
you like to play one?

Follow-up question*: What other hobbies do you

have? What do you like doing at weekends?

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2nd Year - Part III
Talk about this topic for about ONE minute. Be ready to
answer the examiner´s questions.

Sports:
What sport or exercise you do and how often you
do it. Where do you practice it? Who with?
What equipment do you need?
What sport do you like watching on TV?
What sport would you like to be good at?

Follow-up question*: Have you ever been to an

important sports event?

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3rd Year - Part III
Talk about this topic for about ONE minute. Be ready to
answer the examiner´s questions.

Holidays:

- Where you went on your last holiday and when

- Who you went with
- How long you stayed there
- What you did there

Follow-up question*: Have you ever been abroad? If

yes, where did you go?
If no, what city/country would you like to visit? Why?

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4th Year - Part III
You and your partner have decided to go to the
cinema next week. Have a look at the posters
and choose ONE of the four films. Persuade your
partner to go and see the film you’ve chosen.
Explain why you think you will both enjoy it.
You have to come to a decision.

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5th Year - Part III

You and your partner are planning to take up one sport

together. Have a look at the photos and decide on
which one you will start practising.
Discuss:
- advantages and disadvantages of team/ individual
sports
- places where to practice
- frequency, etc

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6th Year - Part III
Out and About
An English friend of yours is coming to Buenos Aires
for the first time. You and your partner would like to
make him/her spend an amazing weekend in the city.
Together, have a look at the photos below and decide
what activities you will do.
Discuss:
- advantages / disadvantages of open air activities;
- day and nighttime attractions;
- touristy places / hidden attractions

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7th Year - Part III
Family time
It´s more difficult now for families to spend quality time
together.
Discuss some ways in which families can keep in touch and
stay close and enjoy their little time together in spite of their
busy lifestyles.
You can consider the following points in your discussion:

 daily/weekly contact

 special occasions and celebrations

 family rituals

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Advanced - Part III
Lifestyles
 Modern times: How would you define/describe
people’s lifestyle nowadays? How has it changed
over time? What is people’s attitude towards work
and leisure at present?

 The role of technology: How has technology

contributed to our present way of living? Has it
affected our everyday lives? In what ways?

 The Future: How do you see life in fifty years’ time?

What aspects/skills do you think people will have to
develop in order to cope with the changes to come?
(If you think there will be any changes!)

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