SPEAKING TEST, OVERVIEW OF TASKS / CHILDRENS ORAL EXAMS I, II, III

Level
Childrens
Oral I

Childrens
Oral II

Childrens
Oral III

Time
(mins)
14-16 mins
for 3
students
maximum
14-17 mins
for 3
students
maximum

Materials

Pictures or
objects from
Childrens Oral
I word list
Pictures or
objects from
Childrens Oral
II word list
Pictures or
objects from
14-18 mins
Childrens Oral
for 3
III word list
students
(story on card)
maximum
+ converstion
topics

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

Requires
Preparation By
The Student?

Warm up

Objects to point to/

name

Song, Rhyme,
Chant

No/ yes (if task

three used)

Warm up

Asking and answering

questions about
pictures + following/
giving commands

Song, Rhyme,
Chant

No/ yes (if task

three used)

Warm up

Asking/ answering
questions.

Story telling

No/ yes (if task

three used)

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SPEAKING TEST, OVERVIEW OF TASKS / FIRST STEP TO PRELIMINARY LEVEL

First Step

12-16
mins

Pictures or
objects from
First Step word
list

warm up

Objects to point to/

name

Song, Rhyme,
Chant

No/ yes (if task

three used)

Junior

12-16
mins

Pictures +
question words

warm up

Asking and answering

questions about
pictures

Song, Rhyme,
Chant

No/ yes (if task

three used)

Primary

12-14
mins

Pictures + infogap cards

warm up

Asking and answering

questions about picture
characters

Preliminary

13-15
mins

Pictures + story
on card +
gapped card

warm up

Telling a story based on

visual materials

odd-one-out
no

Asking and
answering
questions about
the story

no

SPEAKING TEST, OVERVIEW OF TASKS / ELEMENTARY TO MASTERS LEVEL

Elementary

1416 mins

Photographs/
pictures

talking about (familiar)

pictures
warm up

Or

discussion topics

Student-student
Interview
/discussion

Reader-based Task

prepared talk and followup questions

PreIntermediate

1416 mins

role cards A and B

warm up

Or

role play

Reader-based Task

discussion topics
Prepared discussion
Intermediate
(B1)

14 - 16
mins

appointments role
cards

warm up

a) structured role
play making
appointments

Or

planning an event
role cards

Reader-based Task
3

b) discussion and
decisionmaking around

students must
find 3 pictures
and be
prepared to talk
about them or
read one of the
suggested
graded books
for this level

yes students
prepare a My
favourite
topic or read
one of the
suggested
graded books
for this level

yes students
prepare
answers to the
hypothetical
discussion
topics or or read
one of the

organising an
event

prepared talk and

discussion

discussion topics
Advanced
(B2)

20 mins

priority-ordering
cards

warm up

Or
Reader-based Task

AcCEPT
Proficiency
(C1)

Masters (C2)

20 mins

Readings for
discussion

yes students
prepare a short
talk or or read
one of the
suggested
graded books
for this level

warm up

Discussion of recent
issues in the news, from
prepared short news
items

prepared debate
and discussion on
topical issues

yes students
prepare tasks 2
and 3

warm up

Discussion of recent
issues in the news, from
prepared longer news
articles

prepared debate
and discussion on
topical issues

yes students
prepare tasks 2
and 3

list of discussion
topics

17 - 20
mins

discussion and
decision-making
around priority
ordering

suggested
graded books
for this level

Readings for
discussion
list of discussion
topics