Activity 1. Speaking Assessment: Grammar and Vocabulary Word Bank: accurate, appropriate, effective, range A) Grammar and vocabulary refers to how well you are able to use a ........ of grammatical structures and vocabulary when expressing yourself.
B) It also describes how ........ your use of English is.
C) The language you use also has to be ........ to the tasks you are asked to do.
D) With all this taken into consideration, you will be assessed on how .... your use of English is.
Answers: A range, B accurate, C appropriate, D effective
Speaking Assessment: Discourse Management Word Bank: relevant, extent, complexity, coherently A) This section describes how well you are able to express thoughts and ideas ......... or clearly, linking your contributions logically during monologues or dialogues.
B) Your utterances, or things you say should be expressed with a level of ........ and fluency appropriate for the level of your exam.
C) This criteria also describes the ........ of your contributions, which means you say enough, but not too little or too much when appropriate.
D) During a conversation or discussion your contributions should be ........ or to the point.
Answers: A coherently, B complexity, C extent, D relevant
Speaking Assessment: Pronunciation Word Bank: intonation, rhythm, sounds, stress A) Pronunciation describes how well your utterances are comprehensible to the listener. You will be assessed on things such as ........, which means how well you pronounce strong and weak syllables within individual words.
B) It also relates to ........, which is your ability to connect words together naturally with stress on appropriate words.
C) Your use of ........ should be possible to express a range of attitudes and meanings.
D) You should also be able to pronounce individual ........ (for example consonant clusters, vowels and dipthongs) effectively.
