Tài liệu Anh văn: PAPER 5 SPEAKING GENERAL DESCRIPTION STRUCTURE AND TASKS

Paper format The Speaking test contains four parts. 15 minutes. 4. Two candidates and two examiners. One examiner acts as both interlocutor and assessor and manages the interaction either by asking questions or by providing cues for candidates. The other acts as assessor and does not join in the conversation. Short exchanges with the interlocutor and with the other candidate; a one-minute ‘long turn’; a collaborative task involving the two candidates; a three-way discussion. Exchanging personal and factual information, expressing and finding out about attitudes and opinions. Candidates are assessed on their performance throughout the test. PART 1 Task type and format...
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Tài liệu Anh văn: PAPER 5 SPEAKING GENERAL DESCRIPTION STRUCTURE AND TASKS PAPER 5 SPEAKING GENERAL DESCRIPTION STRUCTURE AND TASKS Paper format The Speaking test contains PART 1 four parts. Task type Conversation between the candidates and the Timing 15 minutes. and format interlocutor. The candidates are asked to respond to one No. of parts 4. another’s questions about themselves and to respond to the interlocutor’s questions. Interaction Two candidates and two pattern examiners. One examiner acts Focus General interactional and social language. as both interlocutor and Timing 3 minutes. assessor and manages the interaction either by asking questions or by providing cues PART 2 for candidates. The other acts as assessor and does not join Task type Individual ‘long turns’ with brief responses from in the conversation. and format the second candidate. Each candidate in turn is given visual prompts. Task types Short exchanges with the They talk about the prompts for about one interlocutor and with the minute; the second candidate responds as other candidate; a one-minute specified. ‘long turn’; a collaborative task involving the two candidates; Focus Organising a larger unit of discourse by describing, comparing and contrasting, and a three-way discussion. speculating. Task focus Exchanging personal and Timing One-minute ‘long turn’ for each candidate. factual information, expressing and finding out about attitudes and opinions. PART 3 Marks Candidates are assessed on Task type Two-way conversation between the candidates. their performance throughout and format The candidates are given visual and spoken the test. prompts, which are used in a decision-making task. At the end of this part, candidates are asked to report on the outcome of their discussion. Focus Negotiating and collaborating, discussing, evaluating, speculating, expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing and/or disagreeing, decision- making and/or selecting. Timing 4 minutes. PART 4 Task type Discussion on topics related to the collaborative and format task. The interlocutor leads a discussion to explore further the topics or issues of the collaborative task. Focus Exchanging information, expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing and/or disagreeing. Timing 4 minutes. c a e h a n d b o ...