三一英语口语等级考试十级级别描述

 

Format

Total time: 25 minutes

The examination consists of five assessed phases:

A presentaion of a topic prepared by the candidate(up to 5 minutes).

Discussion of the topic presentation with the examiner(up to 5 minutes)

Interactive task(up to 5 minutes)

Listening task(3minutes)

Conversation on two subject areas selected by the examiner(6 minutes)

Candidate performance

In performing the required task, the candidate is expected to demonstrate the following communicative skills and use the language items listed below.

Communicative skills

In the topic presentation phase,

Give a presentation, informative in nature, on a chosen subject, with an identifiable structure and sequence, using discourse connectors and cohesive devices

   Introduce the presentation, develop particular points, give supporting reasons and examples and conclude

 

In the Topic discussion phase,

   Invite questions and comments from the examiner about the content of the presentation

   Engage the examiner in a discussion of some of the points made

   Respond to the examiner抯 requests for clarification or elaboration

   Be prepared to defend a point of view and develop an argument further

 

In the Interactive task phase,

  Take the responsibility for the direction and maintenance of the interaction

  Utilize turn-taking conventions to ensure that the interaction flows and develops naturally

  Relate his or her own contributions closely to those of the examiner

 

In the Listening phase,

   Understand a range of spoken texts and recognize implicit meaning

   Use contextual, grammatical and lexical cues to identify attitude, mood and intentions and anticipate what follows

   Use knowledge of grammar, lexis and register to identify context and participants from a piece of discourse

 

In the Conversation phase,

   Share the responsibility with the examiner for the maintenance of the conversation

   Offer new contributions to influence the direction of the conversation

   Participate without much obvious searching for expressions

 

     Two subject areas for discussion will be selected by the examiner from the appropriate list below.

Roles in the family                              International events

Bullying                                      Equal opportunities

The school curriculum                           Social issues

Youth behavior                                 The future of the planet

Use of the internet                              Scientific developments

Designer goods                                 Stress management

 

 

Functions

developing an argument

defending a point of view

expressing beliefs

expressing opinions tentatively

summarizing information, ideas and arguments

deducing

 

 

Language production

  The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to use the items listed below.

 

Grammar

 the basic structures specified for Grade 6 and below,exercising consistent control

         the more complex structures of Grades 7 to 9,though errors may occur when attempting to use combinations of these structures across sentence boundaries

Lexis

 vocabulary specific to the topic and subject areas

         modifying words e.g. basically,quite,certainly

         intensifiers e.g. absolutely,completely,totally

         tentative expressions e.g.I may be wrong but? Don’t you think it might be?                       

 ‘signposting’ words e.g. firstly, finally

Phonology

         the correct pronunciation of topic and subject area specific vocabulary

         sounds with minimal L1 transfer

         a range of stress and intonation patterns, pitch and volume to engage and maintain the examiner’s interest signal the provision of new information indicate discourse structure

     ---In addition to the items listed for previous grades

 

Examiner and candidate language

 

The sample exchanges below show some ways in which examiners and candidates might express themselves during the conversation. These are only examples, not models to be learned.

 

Examiner                                  Candidate

I′m surprised that you thought that it   Well，the reason I said that was that it might

 wasn′t a good idea to distribute the    easily have fallen into the wrong bands.

Aid immediately.                     So do you have any questions about any of

What′s your view on the increase in     the points I′ve talked about?

Smoking among young people in recent  Of course I may be wrong，but I believe

years?                              it′s largely been caused by the influence

How common is bullying in your school   of television.

and how is it dealt with?                Unfortunately it′s quite common. We

If we don′t stop the industrialized        have a school council which interviews

Nations from damaging the earth，what         bullies and tries to make them more responsible

do you think will happen in future?             for their actions.

In your view，what are the main dangers of      I′m afraid that if will very soon be too

using the internet?                      late to save the planet. We can see the

Are opportunities for women more equal    evidence of global warming all around

these days than they used to be?                us. What ′s your opinion?

Do you think person influenced you?             For some of my friends，it′s become an

If you hadn′t decided to go into dentistry，  obsession. They seem to regard it as

what do you think you′d have done?       more important than spending time

together after school.

Until a few years ago，a woman could

Be doing exactly the same work as a

Man and earning less money.

I think she could have influenced me，

Although I didn′t realize it at the

time. I must have been quite naive

then…

I′d probably have become a lawyer...