Level 3 session 3 Oral N29060A

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LT E
London Tests of English
Certificate of Attainment
Oral Examination
Oral Tests Level 3A
Session 3 2006
Materials required for examination
Items included with question papers
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXAMINERS AND ASSESSORS
London Tests of English Level 3A – Upper Intermediate (B2)
The Interviewer interviews the candidates.
The Assessor assesses the candidates using the assessment criteria in this booklet.
The Interviewer may contribute to the assessment at the request of the assessor.
Candidates must be assessed on all six criteria.
All marks must be entered in the Oral Test Marksheets and OPTEMS.
Candidates must be examined in pairs.
Timing per pair of candidates must be 12 minutes.
If there is only one candidate please use all the allowed time.
If there are three candidates, allow 18 minutes for the examination.
The interview has three phases.
Phase 1 Introduction: 2 minutes
Phase 2 Theme/Scenario: 5 minutes
Phase 3 Development: 5 minutes
Please note:
Ensure that you record the sample of oral examinations that you have been instructed to record.
Candidates must be tested on all phases of the examination.
Candidates must be assessed on all five criteria in the assessment criteria grid.
This grid may be removed from the booklet for your reference during the examination.
USE OF PICTURE CARDS:
Please use the enclosed sets of picture cards when examining the candidates.
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LEVEL THREE
Marks awarded should take account of
THE LINGUISTIC REQUIREMENTS OF LEVEL THREE:
Effective communication Interaction
Vocabulary
Grammar
Pronunciation
Features:
Communicates
•
Features:
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Responding relevantly
Features:
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Adequate / appropriate
word choice for producing
connected speech
Features:
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Use of all tenses (active +
passive)
Features:
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Individual sounds
Information
•
Asking questions with
and without prompting
•
Use of word /
sentence stress
•
Some ideas
•
Full range of modals
Opinions
clearly enough to be
understood.
•
Commenting on ideas
and opinions with and
without prompting
•
Awareness of style (formal
/ informal)
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Use of intonation
features
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Use of reported speech
•
Use of verb patterns (eg.
Infinitives / …ing forms)
•
Vocabulary for discussing
topical issues (advantages
+ disadvantages, viewpoint)
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Natural flow: not
too fast / slow
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Developing ideas to
sustain interaction
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Superlatives
•
Variety of clause types
•
Level 3 themes
5 Excellent understanding
and communication,
keeps listener’s
attention.
Excellent contribution to the
interaction.
Excellent range and accurate use of
vocabulary.
Excellent range and accurate use of
grammar.
Excellent pronunciation,
causing no strain on the
listener.
4 Good understanding and
communication, easily
understood.
Good and balanced contribution
to the interaction, including
legitimate pauses.
Range of vocabulary is good and
mostly accurate.
Good range of grammar; mostly
accurate.
Pronunciation generally
good; minor lapses do not
impede communication.
3 Sufficient understanding
of speakers and tasks to
be able to communicate
and complete the tasks.
Satisfactory and balanced
contribution to the interaction,
including legitimate pauses.
Range and accuracy of vocabulary
sufficient to carry out the tasks.
Range and accuracy of grammar
sufficient to carry out the tasks.
Pronunciation sufficiently
clear, requiring only
occasional need for
repetition.
2 Limited understanding/
communication/ task
completion; not always
understood.
Unsatisfactory contribution to
the interview. Significant
prompting required.
Insufficient range and/or accuracy.
Grammatical range and/or accuracy
inadequate.
Lack of clarity in
pronunciation causes
considerable strain on the
listener.
1 Extremely limited
understanding/communic
ation/intelligibility.
Extremely limited/totally
unsatisfactory contribution to
the interaction.
Severely limited range and/or
accuracy.
Severely limited range; very
inaccurate use of grammar.
Pronunciation so flawed
that only stretches of
language intelligible.
No assessment possible.
No assessment possible.
No assessment possible.
No assessment possible.
No assessment possible.
0
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When you record an interview
on cassette or CD
, please
state clearly
at the beginning of the interview:
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Centre number
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Level being examined
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Name and examiner number of the Assessor
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Name and examiner number of the Interviewer
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Full names and numbers of the candidates
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