UNIT 2 TEST

SPEAKING PAPER

Teacher: Ask the student ONE question from EACH part of the test – five questions in total. Mark
each part out of 5 (refer to the Teacher’s Guide for help). Total the student’s marks at the end and
divide by 2.5 to give their final mark out of 10.

For each part (1–5), once the student has spoken one or two sentences, move on.

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

Part 1 (Grammar 1, Page 19)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B or C.
A Tell me about a strange experience you’ve had. [Function: revise narrative tenses]
B Tell me about the best day of your life. [Function: revise narrative tenses]
C Tell me about something funny that happened at school. [Function: revise narrative tenses]

Part 2 (Grammar 2, Page 21)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B or C.
A How did people use to communicate before the internet?
[Function: use used to and would]
B What would you do on the weekends when you were a child?
[Function: use used to and would]
C What used to be different about life when your grandparents were young?
[Function: use used to and would]

Part 3 (Speaking topics from Pages 17, 18 and 20)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B or C.
A Do you know an urban legend? What’s it about?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Vocabulary, Listening and Reading lessons]

B Can you think of a traditional story from your country? What’s it about?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Vocabulary, Listening and Reading lessons]

C Is it possible to analyse someone’s character from their handwriting?

[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Vocabulary, Listening and Reading lessons]

Part 4 (Speaking topics from Pages 22 and 24)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B or C.
A Why is it important to consider the consequences of an action?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Language & Beyond and Writing lessons]
B If you could be anyone else in the world, who would you like to be? Why?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Language & Beyond and Writing lessons]
C What dreams or ambitions do teenagers often have?
[Function: revisit discussion topics from the Student’s Book Language & Beyond and Writing lessons]

Part 5 (Speaking, Page 23)

Teacher: Ask the student ONE of these questions, A, B or C.
A Imagine you’re telling me a story when I interrupt you for a minute. You ask me at what point in the
story you were interrupted. OK? I start: ‘Sorry about that. Go on.’ [Function: describe an experience]
B Imagine I’m telling you a story. Ask me a question about it. OK? I start: ‘You won’t believe what I
saw on my way here.’ [Function: ask questions about a story]

C Imagine I’m telling you a story. React to it. OK? I start: ‘I saw a bird steal some food from a woman
in the park!’ [Function: react to a story]

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