Writing & speaking assessment
- 1. PROPUESTA PLAN CURRICULAR DE ESTUDIOS INGLES POR NIVELES Emisión: 16/06/15 Revisión: 1 Código: FO-CAD-25 Página: 1 de 1 ASSESSMENT PROCESS WRITING & SPEAKING SKILLS 2015-2016 “Working together towards excellence”
- 2. PROPUESTA PLAN CURRICULAR DE ESTUDIOS INGLES POR NIVELES Emisión: 16/06/15 Revisión: 1 Código: FO-CAD-25 Página: 2 de 1 ASSESSMENT PROCESS WRITING TASK PART 1: TASK FULLFILMENT (20 POINTS) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 The task meet the requirements set 2 Avoids irrelevant details and/or repetition 3 Task description 4 The format, style and/or register are appropriate to the task 5 The task is too long/short — check the word length range TOTAL MARKS PART 2: ORGANISATION (20 POINTS) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 Presentation and/or layout has improved 2 Paragraphing improvement TOTAL MARKS PART 3: GRAMMAR (20 POINTS) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 Grammar improvement 2 Word order improvement TOTAL MARKS PART 4: VOCABULARY (20 POINTS) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 Range of vocabulary 2 Use of correct words TOTAL MARKS PART 5: SPELLING/PUNCTUATION (20 POINTS) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 Spellings of words 2 Punctuation TOTAL MARKS STUDENTS' NAME FINAL SCORE (100p) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WRITING TASK PROCESS “Working together towards excellence”
- 3. PROPUESTA PLAN CURRICULAR DE ESTUDIOS INGLES POR NIVELES Emisión: 16/06/15 Revisión: 1 Código: FO-CAD-25 Página: 3 de 1 WRITING TASK – A2 1st Term: Correspondence (word length range: 40–60 words) You went to a very bad café last week. Write an email to your friend describing the café and saying what you didn’t like about it. Invite your friend to your favorite café. 2nd Term: Factual writing (word length range: 80–100 words) Your friend is going to buy a video game for you. Write directions to the video games shop for your friend. Say what game you want and when you are going to play this game. 3rd Term: Creative and descriptive writing (word length range: 80–100 words) Write a description for a holiday magazine about a camping trip you went on last year. Describe where you camped, what you did and compare it to another type of holiday. WRITING TASK – B1 1st Term: Correspondence (word length range: 70–80 words) A radio station has asked your class to present a short music program. Write a letter to the radio station saying which songs your class has chosen, why you have chosen these songs and if you think the program will be popular. 2nd Term: Factual writing (word length range: 110–130 words) You recently performed in a concert. Write an article for a music magazine describing what you did at the concert and saying what you had to do to prepare. Give your opinion of the concert. 3rd Term: Creative and descriptive writing (word length range: 110–130 words) Your friend has just become a vegetarian. Write your diary explaining why your friend has become a vegetarian, giving your opinion of your friend’s decision and saying if you think more people will become vegetarians in the future. WRITING TASK – B2 “Working together towards excellence”
- 4. PROPUESTA PLAN CURRICULAR DE ESTUDIOS INGLES POR NIVELES Emisión: 16/06/15 Revisión: 1 Código: FO-CAD-25 Página: 4 de 1 1st Term: Correspondence (word length range: 120–150 words) Your local council is planning to close the market which sells local produce and products. Write a letter to the council expressing your disagreement with the plan, highlighting the advantages of the market and persuading the council not to close it. 2nd Term: Factual writing (word length range: 170–200 words) Write an article for a social affairs magazine about the personal values of young people. Explain which personal values you think young people consider to be most important, reporting the views of some young people you know and saying if you think these personal values will remain the same in adult life. 3rd Term: Creative and descriptive writing (word length range: 170–200 words) A childhood friend who you have not seen for a long time has become a politician. Recently you met him/her by chance. Write a diary entry describing your feelings when you met, saying what your friend told you about life as a politician and saying whether you would like to change places with him/her. WRITING TASK – C1 1st Term: Correspondence (word length range: 180–210 words) You have read a newspaper article that argued that if young children were given more freedom they would grow up into more responsible citizens. Write a letter to the newspaper giving your broad agreement to this argument while expressing some reservations about the writer’s standpoint. Give some examples of how more freedom for young children might be beneficial. 2nd Term: Factual writing (word length range 220–250 words) You recently attended a talk by an academic speaker on the influence of computer games on children and young adults. Write a report for a youth organization summarizing the key points of the talk, evaluating how far you agree with them and outlining how you expect computer games to develop in the future. 3rd Term: Creative and descriptive writing (word length range: 220–250 words) Write a description for a music website about a talented musician who was very successful at first but who then disappeared from the public eye. Describe what qualities of his/her music touched people, evaluate the different stages in his/her career and express your regrets about how the musician’s career declined. ASSESSMENT PROCESS - SPEAKING TASK PART 1: PRONUNCIATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 5 Pronunciation problems that do not affect communication of simple ideas and common expressions “Working together towards excellence”
- 5. PROPUESTA PLAN CURRICULAR DE ESTUDIOS INGLES POR NIVELES Emisión: 16/06/15 Revisión: 1 Código: FO-CAD-25 Página: 5 de 1 4 Intelligible, though one makes occasional pronunciation mistakes 3 Pronunciation problems that occasionally lead to misunderstanding 2 Hard to understand, must frequently be asked to repeat 1 Very hard to understand, frequent pronunciation mistakes TOTAL MARKS PART 2: GRAMMAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 5 Able to communicate simple ideas and common expressions with few grammar or word order mistakes 4 Occasionally grammar and or word order mistakes that do not obscure meaning 3 Able to communicate simple ideas with frequent grammar and or word mistakes 2 Frequent grammar mistakes that obscure meaning 1 Incomplete sentences that make conversation virtually impossible TOTAL MARKS PART 3: LEXIS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 5 Uses new vocabulary and expressions in order to communicate simple ideas 4 Does not use new vocabulary or expressions but is able to communicate simple ideas 3 Sometimes uses wrong words or inappropriate expressions that obscure meaning 2 Frequently uses wrong words that make conversations difficult 1 Misuse of words that make conversation difficult TOTAL MARKS PART 4: FLUENCY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 5 Express simple ideas slightly affected by language hesitation 4 Able to communicate simple ideas with language hesitation 3 Speed and fluency affected by language limitations 2 Hesitant speech often forced into silence 1 Halting and fragmentary speech that makes conversation virtually impossible TOTAL MARKS PART 5: CONTENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 5 Expresses appropriate ideas and expressions related to simple topics 4 Able to communicate ideas an expressions with some difficulty 3 Sometimes expresses ideas that are not relevant to the topic 2 Seems to have difficulty when following and/or expressing simple ideas in a conversation 1 Cannot communicate ideas or express related simple topics TOTAL MARKS STUDENTS' NAME FINAL SCORE (100p) 1 2 3 4 5 6 “Working together towards excellence”
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- 7. PROPUESTA PLAN CURRICULAR DE ESTUDIOS INGLES POR NIVELES Emisión: 16/06/15 Revisión: 1 Código: FO-CAD-25 Página: 6 de 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 “Working together towards excellence”