Please print the guidelines to help you prepare for the Final Test or click on them to download the word file.
Date:
Wednesday December 10th / Thursday December 11th
Wednesday December 10th / Thursday December 11th
Pair work:
You should find a partner to do a dialogue with for your Final speaking test.
You should find a partner to do a dialogue with for your Final speaking test.
Dialogue:
You should make a dialogue that is a discussion on a topic from the choice outlined below.
Make sure to use examples and reasons to support your opinion.
You should make a dialogue that is a discussion on a topic from the choice outlined below.
Make sure to use examples and reasons to support your opinion.
Time:
You have a ten minute time slot.
You have a ten minute time slot.
I expect the discussion to take about five minutes.
Each person should speak for 2-3 minutes.
Each person should speak for 2-3 minutes.
Vocabulary:
I will be listening out for vocabulary words.
The more you use the better, but I will not specify how many you should use.
I will be listening out for vocabulary words.
The more you use the better, but I will not specify how many you should use.
Speaking skills
You may want to use some of the skills from pages (144,189)
You may want to use some of the skills from pages (144,189)
Topics:
You can spend all the time discussing one topic in detail
You can spend all the time discussing one topic in detail
OR
You can choose to talk about two topics in less detail.
Unit 6
Discuss the mandatory community service that students do in order to graduate from high school. What are the benefits to the students and community of volunteering?
Unit 7
Do students get too much homework? What are the benefits of doing homework? What is an appropriate amount of homework and what type of homework would be most beneficial to students?
Unit 8
What are the main factors influencing food trends in Korea? Think about the different issues and discuss how much of an effect they have on the food that you eat.
Unit 9
Talk about some of the problems that immigrants encounter when they come to live in a new country. Would you like to emigrate to another country, if so why, if not why not?
Unit 10
How serious is noise pollution where you live? Talk about the impact of noise pollution on your lives and the potential damage to people’s health. What can be done to prevent noise pollution?
You can choose to talk about two topics in less detail.
Unit 6
Discuss the mandatory community service that students do in order to graduate from high school. What are the benefits to the students and community of volunteering?
Unit 7
Do students get too much homework? What are the benefits of doing homework? What is an appropriate amount of homework and what type of homework would be most beneficial to students?
Unit 8
What are the main factors influencing food trends in Korea? Think about the different issues and discuss how much of an effect they have on the food that you eat.
Unit 9
Talk about some of the problems that immigrants encounter when they come to live in a new country. Would you like to emigrate to another country, if so why, if not why not?
Unit 10
How serious is noise pollution where you live? Talk about the impact of noise pollution on your lives and the potential damage to people’s health. What can be done to prevent noise pollution?
Evaluation
I will video record all of the discussions.
I will evaluate your speaking for fluency and clarity.
I will evaluate your speaking for fluency and clarity.
I will evaluate your speaking for content and accuracy.
I will evaluate your vocabulary use for appropriateness and variety.
I will evaluate your vocabulary use for appropriateness and variety.
(see rubrics for more details)
