FCESpeakingOverviewActivityteachersnotes

Description AquestionnaireactivitytocheckknowledgeoftheformatoftheSpeakingtest Timerequired: Additional materialsrequired: Aims: 30minutes None ThisactivityaimstogivestudentsanoverviewofPaper5.

Procedure 1. TellyourclassthatyouregoingtolookattheSpeakingpaper. 2. Studentscanworkindividuallyorinpairs. 3. Giveparticipantsacopyeachorperpairofthequestionnaire.Askthemtofillinthe questionnairequickly,andtoguessanyanswersthattheymaynotbesureof. 4. Whenparticipantshaveanswered,gothroughtheiranswerstogetheranddiscussany difficulties. 5. Studentslookattheinteractionchartandmatchtheappropriatedescriptiontoeach partofthetext. 6. Checkanswers. Variation Ifyoufeelthatyourgroupshouldknowtheanswerstothequestionnaire,youcouldremove theoptions.Anotheralternativeistosetatimelimitforchoosinganswers,especiallyifyou wanttodiscusseachoneatanylength.

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FCEPaper5Overviewanswerkeys
Key 1. B 14minutesexceptiftherearethreecandidates,thenitlasts20minutes. 2. B twocandidates,exceptifthereisanunevennumberattheendofthesession/day whenagroupofthreecandidatesisallowed. 3. B no,athreeisonlyallowedwhenthereisanunevennumberofcandidates. 4. B twoexaminerstheinterlocutorwhomanagestheinteractionanddirectsthetest, andtheassessorwhositstoonesideandgradesthecandidateslanguage. Sometimestheremightbeanotherpersonintheexamroomthispersonisateam leaderwhoispresenttomonitortheperformanceoftheexaminers(notthe candidates)andwhodoesnottakeanypartinthetest. 5. A yes,althoughusingdifferentscales.TheInterlocutorgivesamarkforglobal achievement(referringtothecandidatesoveralleffectivenessindealingwiththe tasksinthefourseparatepartsofthetest),whereastheassessorawardsmarks accordingtothefollowingfouranalyticalcriteria: Grammarandvocabulary Referringtoaccurateandappropriateuseofarangeofgrammaticalformsand vocabulary Discoursemanagement Thecandidatesabilitytolinkutterancestogethertoformcoherentspeech,without unduehesitation Pronunciation Thecandidatesabilitytoproduceintelligibleutterancestofulfilthetask requirements,includingstressandintonationaswellasindividualsounds Interactivecommunication Thecandidatesabilitytotakeanactivepartinthedevelopmentofthediscourse, requiringtheabilitytoparticipateintherangeofinteractivesituationsinthetestand todevelopdiscussionsonarangeoftopicsbyinitiatingandrespondingappropriately 6. B No,onlytheinterlocutorspeaks.Theassessorremainssilentexceptforgreetingand sayinggoodbyetothecandidates. 7. D fourpartsinterview,longturn,collaborativetaskanddiscussion 8. A Yes,theinteractionpatternsvaryduringthetest.InParts1and2,thecandidates speaktotheexaminerbutinPart3theymustdiscusssomethingtogether,so hereitisessentialthattheyspeaktoeachotherandNOTtotheexaminer.In Part4 theymayspeaktoboththeexaminerandtheirpartner. 9. B No.Eachparthasadifferentfocusandisonadifferenttopicortheme,exceptPart4 whichislinkedtothetopicofthediscussionactivityinPart3. 10. A Yes,theassessmentstartsimmediatelythecandidatesintroducethemselves.

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Interactionchart Part1:C Part2:D Part3:B Part4:A

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FCEPaper5OverviewStudentsWorksheet
Activity1 LookatthesequestionsabouttheFCESpeakingtest(Paper5).Seeifyoucananswerthem byselectingthecorrectanswer.

1. HowlongdoestheSpeakingtestusuallylast? a)12minutes b)14minutes c)15minutes d)itvaries

2. Howmanycandidatesusuallytakethetesttogether? a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4

3. Cancandidateschoosehowmanypartnerstheyllhave? a)Yes b)No

4. Howmanyexaminersarethere? a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4

5. Dobothexaminersassessthestudents? a)Yes b)No

6. Dobothexaminersspeakduringthetest? a)Yes b)No

7. Howmanypartsarethere? a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4

8. Dothecandidatesspeaktoeachotheraswellastotheexaminer? a)Yes b)No

9. Areallthetasksonthesametopicortheme? a)Yes b)No

10. Areallthepartsassessed? a)Yes b)No

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Activity2 MatchthedescriptionsoftheeachsectionoftheSpeakingtesttotheinteractiondiagramsbelow. Key:I=Interlocutor A=CandidateA Part1 3min Part2 B=CandidateB =Interaction 4min Part3 3min Part4 4min

A
Interview

A
LongTurn...

A
Discussion...

CollaborativeTask... c)Thecandidatesarenot activelyinvitedtotalktoeach otherinthispartofthetest, thoughtheymayiftheywish. Thisshortsocialexchangewith theinterlocutorisanaturalway tobeginaninteraction.

a)Theinterlocutordirectsthe interactionbyaskingquestions whichencouragethecandidates tobroadenanddiscussfurther thetopicsfromtheprevious section.Thispartofthetest givescandidatesanopportunity toshowtheyarecapableof discussingissuesinmoredepth.

b)Thetaskgivescandidatesthe opportunitytoshowtheirrange oflanguageandtheirabilityto invitetheopinionsandideasof theirpartner.Candidatesare expectedtocollaborateand negotiatewitheachother, sharingtheinteraction.

d)Candidateshavethe opportunitytoshowtheirability toorganisetheirthoughtsand ideas,andexpressthemselves coherentlywithappropriate language.Thelistening candidateshouldnotspeak duringtheirpartnerslongturn.

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