Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range Pronunciation
and Accuracy 7 • speaks at length • uses vocabulary resource • uses a range of shows all the positive without noticeable effort flexibly to discuss a variety complex structures features of Band 6 and or loss of coherence of topics with some flexibility some, but not all, of the positive features • may demonstrate • uses some less common • frequently produces of Band 8 language-related and idiomatic vocabulary error-free sentences, __ hesitation at times, or and shows some awareness though some uses a wide range of some repetition and/or of style and collocation, with grammatical mistakes pronunciation features self-correction some inappropriate choices persist • sustains flexible use of • uses a range of • uses paraphrase features, with only connectives and effectively occasional lapses discourse markers with some flexibility • is easy to understand throughout; L1 accent has minimal effect on intelligibility Analisis Band Score Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range Pronunciation and Accuracy 6 • is willing to speak at • has a wide enough • uses a mix of simple • uses a range of length, though may lose vocabulary to discuss topics and complex pronunciation features with coherence at at length and make meaning structures, but with mixed control times due to occasional clear in spite of limited flexibility repetition, self- inappropriacies • shows some effective correction or hesitation • may make frequent use of features but this is • generally paraphrases mistakes with not sustained • uses a range of successfully complex structures, connectives and though these rarely • can generally be discourse markers but cause comprehension understood throughout, not always problems though mispronunciation of appropriately individual words or sounds reduces clarity at times Paraphrase Questions Paraphrase Answers
Do you like cooking? Þ Cooking is my cup of tea…
Þ I love cooking so much.. Þ Cooking is my hobby.. Þ I would not think twice about that.. Are you good at cooking? Þ Honestly, I am not talented at that Þ I don’t think I have skill on that.. Þ Of course, my family said that food made by me is delicious.. Do you prefer tea or coffee? Þ I would choose.. Þ Tea is better for me… What is your favorite Þ I am a big fan of blue colour… colour? Þ Without doubt, I love green colour… Do you like your hometown? Þ Yes, I love to stay here since….