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Time:20 minutes
Scriptand Materials
Procedure,
You now have 10 minutesto preparethe picture story
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Youmay use a non-electronicdictionary.
. You mustnot speak to the other candidates.
' . Youmay make notesbut do not read aloud from the nqtes
in the test.
. Youmay take this sheetof paper and your notesinto the
examination.
. In the test,give your notesto the examinerwhenasked,
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Outline of Speaking Test

Before the exam you haveten minutes preparationtime in the preparationroom. Here you receive
your Mark Sheetand a PictureStory sheet.You are allowedto useyour non-electronicdictionary
to PrePareyour story.
There will be two exarninersin the exam room - the Interlocutorwho is runningthe examandthe
Assessorwho is listeningand evaluating- and two (or very accasionally
three) candidatesat a time:

This test will have four tasks:

Task Timing
The lnterlocutorwill ask eachcandidateone
l.lnterview introductory question,and two on anothertopic. 2-3mins.
(e.g.food, travel)

. 2 mins
First CandidateA then CandidateB will telltheir
2. Picture Story
picturebasedstories
2 mins.
. Eachcandidategets three different situation
3. Transactional Dialogues cards in turns. They start "three-turn" 4-5 mins.
conversations with the Interlocutor
. Candidatesreceivea card with a sentence
describinga problem or situation.After thinking
of a few ideas,the candidatesdiscussthe
4. Discussion 3-4 mins.
advantagesand disadvantages ofvarious ideas
before comingto an agreementabout the most
suitable.

Togetherwith the welcome,setting up of tasksand closurethe speakingtask will be no longerthan

20 minutes.The Interlocutorwill speakfrom a scriptwhich you cansee on the followingpages.

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Speaking: lnterlocutor's' script

Wetcome (maximum30 seconds)

l,u Good morning/ afternoon/ evening.

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]'rrMy nameis ( name> and this is my colleague< name).
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3f'rtHave you got your mark sheets?
>>>candidateshand over forms <<<
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J'rtPleasealso give_methe tasks and your notes. l'll return theseto you later,.
>>>candidateshandover forms<<<
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A nome> and you are < candidoteB nome>l

],rr So you are < condidote

Task l: llterview (max 2 minutes)

of the followingquestionsandw'ill follow

>>>The Interlocutorwill ask a se:lect'ion
up with the interventions.<<<

l(a) Introduction
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First,we'd like to find out some infrrmation about you.
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What'sit like?
]o What do you enjoy noostabout yoiirrwork I studiesl
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tnviting participation

l',rWhat aboutyou?
l'u Wh"t do you think?
f,u Do you agree?
i'rrWhat'syour opinion?

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l,,r In what way?
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Changingtopic

l,,t Now I'd liketo askabout a differentsubject.

l,,rOK. Thankyou.
}'rt Let'schangesubjects.
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l(b) Topics

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andone
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(TheA questionis cbout the candidateslife or personalpreferences;
the B guestionconcernsons issueto
eleicitthe candidate'sopinion)

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Hobbies

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Task 2: Picture story (2xZminutes 3 + instructions)

l,u In this part of the rest, you are goingto tell the storiesyou preparedearlier.
l'rt < CondidoteA > here are the picturesand your notes'
l,,r NoW I'd like you to tell your story.You may look at your notes but pleasedo
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not read aloud from what you havewritten. Tell the story to < CondidoteB
< Assessor > and me. Rememberyou only havetwo minutesso don't worry if I
interrupt you. All right?
l,rtyou have30 secondsto look throughthe picturesand your notes.Please
start when you are readY.

A the pictur"esandnotesthat he/sheprepared

>>>The InterlocutorgivesCandidate
' beforethe exam'
>>>30seconds-Thecandidatelooksthroughhis/hernotes.<<<
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If necessary
l,rt Pleasestart now.

>>>2 minutes tel'ls his/herstory usingthe notesandthe

Thecandidate
Piclur"es.

l,,rThankyou.

>>>Thisisthenr"epeatedwjththeothercandidate.<<<

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Task 3: Transactional Dialogues (5 minutes)

f'tt In this part of the test you must saysomethingthat is appropriateto sayin a
situation.Readeachcard and follow the instructions.
>>>The Interlocutorgivesa card to Candidate A, whoreadsit andstarts a
conversation 'is
with the interlocutor.Thjs r"epeated with Candidate B, andthen the
wholeSequenCetwomoretjmes,withd.ifferentcards'<<<

l'l < CondidateA > Readthis card. When you are ready
pleasestart arconversation
with me. I am your friend.
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You are planninga night
If necessary >>>
out. Your friend wants
lot Pleasestart now. to go to the cinema.You
>>>Cand"idate <<< want to go to a restaurant
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for a meal.Suggestthis to
3'uCant we go for a mealand then go to the cinema your friend.
afterwards?
>>> Candidate <<<
3l'rtThank You.

l,rt < Candidote B> Readthis card. When you are ready
pleasestart a conversationwith me. I am your friend.
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If necessary >>>
You meet a friend to go
],rt Pleasestart now. to a birthday party. Greet
>>> Candidate <<< him/her and ask if theyVe
broughta present.
l,,l Of course,it's the new CD by that group she likes,
how aboutyou?
>>> Candidate <<<
l'rt Thankyou.

ltt < CandidoteA > Here is your next card. Pleaseread it

and speakwhen you are ready.I am the waiter.
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If necessary>>> You havehad a drink at a
caf6.You are in a hurry to
l,rl Pleasestart now. leave.Ask the waiter for
>>> Cand'idate<<< the bill.
lut l'm afraidit'll be a few minutes,we're rather busy.
>>> Cand'idate<<<
]'rt Thankyou.

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{'tl < CondidoteB > Here i,syour next card. Pleaseread it

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when you are ready.I am your boss.
and speal<
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You askedyour bossto
Ir necessary>>> give you Mondayoff work
"J'rtPleasestart now. to gg to a concert. You
need to buy the tickets
>>> Candidate <<<
today.Ask him again.
l',1l'll tell you tomorrow, if that'sOK?
>>> Candidate <<<
l,rrThankyou.
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l,t < CondidoteA > Here is your last card.Fleaseread it

when you are ready.I am the nurse.
and speal<
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If necessal]>>> You are in a hospitaland
fut Pleasestart now. are lookingfor the x-ray
>>> f6p(idate <<< department. Stopa nurse
in the corridor and askfor
JutYes.You needto go down to the end of the corr.idor,
directions.
turn left andthen left again.lt's the firSt door on the
right.ShallI asksomeoneto takeyou there?
>>>uanotoate<<<
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I'rt Thankyou.
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B > Here is your last card.Pleaseread it

l,t < Condidote
and speakwhen you are ready.I am the passenger.
ttt # Card 3.
if necessany>>> You are on a train.A
.t passenger oppositeyou
f'rt Pleasestart now. starts to cry. Ask what the
>>> Candidate <<< matter is.
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J'rtNo, no, it's nothing.Do you havea tissueI can usel
>>> Candidate <<<
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Task 4: Discussion(4 minutes)

l'u For the final part of the test, you are goingto talk to eachother about a topic I
will giveyou. I'm just goingto listen.

>>>The Interlocutorpicks up a TopicCard,readsit out loud andgivesthe

followinginstructions:

],rt First makea spokenlist of four or five things.

l'rt Then,when you havedone that, discusswhich one is the best/ most important.
J,rtRememberto give reasonsfor what you say.
lut You have3 minutesaltogetherto try and agree.All right?

>>>TheInterlocutorplacesthetopiccardjnfr.ontofthecandidates.<<

l'u Thankyou. That is the end of the test. Good bye.Havea niceweekend/ evening.

>>>The cards fon candidatesare on page49.

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Picture Story: Candidate A

The story starts like this: "Helen really wanted a guitar for her Birthday. Daniel had other
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Picture Story: Candidate B

The story starts like this: "One day Alice got a phone call from her friend, Josie from
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Speaking: Topic Cards for Task Four: Discussion

B2-SampleSet 2-4

What aresomeissuesyou haveto dealwith

whenyou starta newiob?

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What are someof the pr.oblems for people

golngto live in a differentcountry?.

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Scoring in the speakingtest G I( , 5 5 a of terms

circumlocution
All four tasks (interview, picture story,
transactionaldialogues and communication
task) are markedtogether.The assessor(the coherent discourse
person who is NOT asking the questions)
givesa maximumof twentymarksin total.The cohesive devices
interlocutor
givesfive marks.
Range and Accuracy (5 marks) - is the
candidate using grammar, vocabulary and
other languageappropriatefor the level?And
to what extentis the candidategettingit right?
Fluency and Coherence (5 marks) - is
the candidatespeakingwithout stoppingand
starting?ls s/he makingsense?
Pronunciation (5 marks) can we
understandthe words? Does it sound like
English? repair strategies
Communication Strategies (5 marks) -
is the candidatereallytalkingto the examiner
and (in task4) othercandidate?E.g.answering,
asking,listening. turns
rf NS
You don't know a word so you talk aroundit,
e.g. bird that thingthat flies
What you are saying is logical and makes
SENSE
Words like and, but however,also,first of all
which tie your sentencestogetherand make
it easyto understand
connected speech When words are said togetherin sentences
they change.E.g.Fishand Chipssoundslike
fi-shan-chios
intonation patterns This is 'music' of the language. Yes/no
questionsfor examplego up at the end, e.g.
Are vou ill?
register Different groups of people use different
typesof language.The registerof lawyersfor
exampleis differentfrom pop groupsingers.
Everybody (including native speakers) go
wrong sometimes when they are saying
something.Repair strategiesare putting it
rightagain.
When peopletalk togetherthey take turns.
Knowinghow to take your turn or giving a
turn to otherpeopleis an importantspeaking
skill.

Range and Accuracy F l u e n c ya n d Gommunication

Pronunciation
Coherence Strategies
Wide rangeof grammar, Maintainsa smooth ;i:11 Althoughthere may still
lexisand cohesive flow of languagewith be an evidentforeign Initiatesmaintains
and
devicesusedto hesitationmainlyto accent,pronunciation is endsturns.
completethe tasks, formulateideas,not naturaland placeslittle Usesrepairstrategies
circumlocutiononly language. strainon the listener. (clarification,
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occasionallynecessary. Linksideasintoclear The candidateoften circumlocution)where
Comfortablewith more coherentdiscoursewith utilisesfeaturesof necessary.
complexstructuresand littleor no jumpiness connectedspeech Usesappropriate
lexisalthougherrorsstill even in extended and Englishintonation registerandintonation,
occur. contributions. patterns.
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Sufficientrange of (
grammar,lexisand
cohesivedevicesto Initiatesmaintainsand
adequatelycomplete Some hesitationwhile ends turns satisfactorily
the tasksalthough formulatinglanguage, Pronunciation is althoughnot always
circumlocution but can effectively clearlyintelligible
in smoothly.
may be
maintainflow of speech spite of evidentforeign Evidenceof abilityto
necessary.
3 Can link ideasintoclear, accentand occasional use repair strategies
Few errorsin simple
coherentdiscourse mispronunciations (clarification,
senlences.
althoughwith noticeable puttingsome strainon circumlocution) although
Errorswhen attempting
jumpinessespeciallyin the listener. not alwaysapplied.
more complex
extendedcontributions. Usesappropriate
structuresand lexis do
not generallyhinder register.
communication.
2
Rangeof grammar, Generally,failsto initiate
lexisand cohesive Mispronunciations and

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Frequenthesitationand inabilityto produce maintainand end turns

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devicesinsufficientto
adequatelycompletethe
tasks.
ffiinabilityto linkideas
IN coherentlycausesgreat
certainsounds
frequentlyimpedes
satisfactorily.
Does not use repair
strategies(clarification,
Repeatederrors even in d strainon the listener. iiti!,tl
communication
message.
of the
circumlocution).Uses
simplesentences. ffil ffii inappropriate register.
0 Insufficient
languagefor assessmenl

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