Assessmentcommentaryandmarks

CommentaryonKETSpeakingtest:LuisandGustavo

Luis			Gustavo
Grammaticalandvocabulary	2	4
Pronunciation	4	5
Interactivecommunication	3	5
Globalachievement	3	4

NOTES

Luis

GrammarandVocabulary:2

Luisshowssufficientcontrolofsomesimplegrammaticalformsandappropriatevocabulary(I’mstudent,myschoolisverygood,everybodyplayfootball,basketball,it’sfantastic,yes)butthereareexamplesoflimitedcontrolaswell,asmostofhisresponsesinPart1arebrief(Mexico,3days,yes,verygood)andoftenconsistofisolatedwordsandphrases(myteachersandmyfriends,yes,myschool).Hecancommunicateinasimpleway(myschoolisbig,myteachershappyandveryveryintelligent)butuseslimitedstructuresandvocabulary(Yes,isverygood,thepeopleishappy(P1),fromCanada(P2).InPart2hedoesnotattempttoformquestionsaccurately,relyingexclusivelyonthepromptsonhiscard(thelibrary,where?thelibrary,openingtimes?)Whenanswering,heoccasionallyattemptstomakeminorchangestothewordsonthecard(theteacherisEnglishandFrench)butmostofhisanswerscomestraightfromthecard(fromCanada,ICCCollege),andthisisnotalwayssuccessful(hewas(wants)tohavefootballclubafternoonschool).

Pronunciation:4

Luisiseasytounderstandandspeaksclearlythroughoutthetest.Hehassomecontrolofphonologicalfeaturesatutteranceandwordlevel(Myschoolisverygood,isbig,myteacher’shappyandveryveryintelligent).Hestressesmostwordscorrectly(fantastic,computers).Hereliesonrisingintonationratherthanquestionwordorderwhenaskinghisquestions,althoughthisisnotconsistent,asthefinalquestionhasfallingintonation(thelibrarycomputers)sosoundslikeastatement.Hisindividualsoundsaregenerallyaccuratealthoughthereareafewproblems:times(tames),big(bih),library(leebrary)andsomespelling(R=air,I=ee).

Interactivecommunication:3

Luisisgenerallyabletomaintaincommunicationinsimpleexchangeswithboththeinterlocutorandhispartner.InPart1hisanswersaremostlyappropriatebutlimitedtoshortutterances(attheHighSchool,December),buthisanswerto‘WhatdoyouthinkofCambridge?’(Idon’tknow)isnotappropriate,andneedsafollow-upquestion.InPart2theinteractionbreaksdownwhenhegivesaninappropriateanswertothequestion‘Whendidhestart?’(ICCCollege)althoughherespondsappropriatelywhenherealiseshismistake(oh,sorry,Idon’tknow).HeneedstheInterlocutortopointtotherelevantpartofthecardtoanswerthequestion.Healsostruggleswithfindingtheanswertothefinalquestionandformulatinghisresponse.Hecommunicatesallhisquestionstohispartner,butreliesheavilyonthepromptcardthroughout.

CommentaryonKETSpeakingtest:LuisandGustavoGlobal:3

Luiscanconveybasicmeaninginveryfamiliarsituationsinmostofthetestbutisnotabletoextendhisanswers.HegivesbriefbutrelevantanswerstotheInterlocutor’squestionsinPart1.InPart2heisnotabletoproducewell-formedquestionsalthoughheanswersmostofhispartners’questionsadequately,althoughhereliesheavilyonthepromptcards.

Gustavo

GrammarandVocabulary:4

GustavoshowsagooddegreeofcontrolofsimplegrammaticalformsIwouldliketobealawyer,No,I’mstayingatOakington,soit’salittlefarofhere(P1),Andwhatdoesheteach?,Whendidhestart?Yes,theyhavecomputersonthefourthfloor(P2).SometimeshedemonstratesonlysufficientcontrolIdon’tknow…Ilike,Icomeherebytax,mymotherisanacted(P1),Isheplaysports?(P2).Heusesappropriatevocabularywhentalkingabouteverydaysituations(law,lawyer,vet,studyingatschool)butdoesnotshowevidenceofarange.

Pronunciation:5

Gustavospeaksslowlyandclearlyandhismeaningisalmostalwaysconveyed.Hehassomecontrolofwordandsentencestressandweakforms(I’mformBrazil,Myfatherisalawyer,heisyoungerandstudyingatschool)andhisindividualsoundsaregenerallyaccurate(C-E-L-A-N-O,Oakington,ninethirtyamto5pm).Heislessclearwithhismother’sjob(acted)andsomevowelsounds(stoodyforstudy,twentfortwentyandmoosumformuseum).Heshowsappropriateintonationforhisquestions(Andwhatdoesheteach?–rising,Whendidhestart?(falling))andwhenaskingforrepetition(How?Canyourepeat?-rising).

Interactivecommunication:5

Gustavoisabletomaintaincommunicationinsimpleexchangesbothwiththeinterlocutorandhispartner.Hedoesnotneedpromptingorsupport.Heisabletoaskforrepetitionandproduceseveralutteranceswhentalkingabouthisfamily.Hereactsnaturallytohispartnerwhenexchanginginformationaboutthenewteacher(OK,andwhere’shefrom?)andprefacessomeofhisanswerswithacommunicativeYesandNowherenecessary(No,videosonepoundperweek).

Global:4

Gustavoisabletohandlecommunicationineverydaysituationsandspeaksfairlynaturallywithgenerallyappropriate,thoughlimitedvocabulary.Althoughhisutterancesaregenerallyshort,healwaysconveyshismeaning.Thereissomeattemptatexpansionandheisgenerallyaccurate,especiallywithhisquestionsinPart2.

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