C Fun Topical Speaking

Level

EC1

Lesson

Book 2-3/Welcome to My House| A Hedgehog

Prompt

Many people have pets. Do you want to have a pet? Give two reasons to support your
answer.
>The student should answer whether he/she would like to have a pet.
> Accept specific types of pets for pet
e.g. I like to have a dog (opinion is 3)

Guide

>SOT - Choosing both or neither stance

>Complete vs. Incomplete Opinion
Yes (1, short answer)
Yes, I want to. (2)
I want a pet (3)

Level

EC2

Lesson

Book 2-3/Maisie and the Dolphin

Prompt

You find a treasure box. There are many gold coins in the box. *What do you want to
*do with the gold coins? Give two reasons to support your answer.
>Students may do one thing or multiple things with the coins.

Guide

>*Accept - what and do -> these key ideas may be substituted by the specific
thing that the student would like to do
e.g. I will give the gold to my mother (opinion is 3)
>Accept responses like I want to buy a house (implied that the student will use
the gold to buy the house, Opinion is 2)
>SOT -Doing nothing unless a specific action is stated (I would throw them away.)
>COT doing something that is absolutely unrelated
>Complete vs. Incomplete Opinion
Hide it (2, what is it?)
Hide the gold under my bed (3)

Level

EC3

Lesson

Book 2-3/Ali and His Camera

Prompt

There are many kinds of jobs in the world. *What *job do you **want to have
**when you grow up? Give two reasons to support your answer.

Guide

>Students must choose one job or one kind of job.

>*Accept - what and job -> these key ideas may be substituted by the specific job
that the student would want to have
E.g. I want to be a scientist (opinion is 3)
>**either want to have or when you grow up
E.g. I want to have doctor job OR I want doctor when I grow up (opinion is 3)
>Accept - Specific and descriptive kinds of jobs (easy job, rewarding job)
>Accept - Traditional and nontraditional jobs
1

>SOT - Saying they dont want to have a job

>SOT choosing a lot of jobs
>Complete vs. Incomplete Opinion
Pilot (1)
I want to have a pilot (2, unclear)
I will be a pilot (3) Note that this specific opinion will get a score of 3 since the
student is stating something that s/he would want to be in the FUTURE.
Level

EC4

Lesson

Book 1-7/Blackbeards Island and Other Stories

Prompt

You open a store. You want many people to visit your store. *What will you *do to get
more customers? Give two reasons to support your answer.
>*Accept - what and do -> these key ideas may be substituted by the specific
thing/s that the student would like to do
>Accept one or multiple things to get more customers.

Guide

>SOT -Doing nothing unless this is the way to get more customers
>COT doing something that is absolutely unrelated
>Complete vs. Incomplete Opinion
I will get more customers (2)
Make 1 + 1 promo in my store (2)
I will always clean my store to get more customers (3)