Exam Information
Exam duration : 15 minutes
The examination consists of three assessed phases
- Candidate-led discussion of a topic prepared by the candidate (up to 5 minutes)
- Interactive Task (up to 4 minutes)
- Conversation on two subject areas selected by the examiner (up to 5 minutes)
Candidate Performance
In performing the required tasks, the candidate is expected to demonstrate the following:
Phase 1 : Topic Phase
- Show understanding by responding appropriately to the examiner.
- Communicate a variety of facts, ideas and opinions, and account for these, about a chosen topic linked across a series of extended turns.
- Engage the examiner in discussion of the topic.
- Be prepared to ask and answer questions about the content of the topic.
- Handle interruptions or requests for clarification throughout the discussion of the topic.
Phase 2 : The Interactive Task Phase
- Initiate the discourse.
- Maintain the discourse by asking for information.
- Help the discussion along by inviting comment from the examiner.
- Take and give up turns when appropriate to do so.
- Where appropriate to the individual task, make use of the functions listed below.
Phase 3: The Conversation Phase
- Show understanding by responding appropriately to the examiner
- Share the responsibility for the maintenance of the interaction with the examiner.
- In case of breakdown in communication, show awareness and take basic steps to remedy it.
Two of the following areas will be discussed during the exam.
- Pollution and Recycling
- Early Memories
- Village and City life
- National Customs
- National and local Produce and Products
- Education
- Your
Functions
- Giving advice and highlighting advantages and disadvantages.
- Making suggestions.
- Describing past habits.
- Expressing possibility and uncertainty .
- Eliciting further information and expansion on ideas and opinions.
- Expressing agreement and disagreement.
Grammar and language to be used in the exam
- Second conditional
- Simple Passive
- Used to
- Relative Clauses
- Modals and phrases used to give advice and make suggestions, for example Should/ought to, could, you’d better
- Modals and phrases used to express possibility and uncertainty may, might, I’m not sure.
- Discourse connectors because, due to
- Expressions of agreement and disagreement
- Appropriate words and expressions to indicate interest and show awareness of the speaker, e.g Really? Oh dear! Did you?
- Simple fillers to give time for thought, e.g Well…..Um….
