SPEAKING SKILL:

INSTRUCTIONS: Three questions will be asked (the teacher chooses any question so
you have to be prepared), each question will be graded over 25%. At the end of the
session your grade on each question will be averaged in order to get the final grade
over 25%:

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 TOTAL

/25 /25 /25 /25

QUESTIONS:

1. Talk about an accident you had when you were a child, describe the event. (4)

(p. 31 accidents and injuries vocabulary, expressions, simple past, past

progressive)

When I was a girl I played whit my dolls on the stairs at home, buy a day my

brother left his toy airplane that had wheels. I slipped on the toy airplane and

lost the consciousness

That is awful

2. Talk about any natural disaster you have seen, read about or heard. (4) (p. 31

accidents and injuries vocabulary, expressions, simple past, past progressive,

past perfect)

I remember that on April 16, 2016. the earth suddenly trembled.

My family and me were scared because the earth did not stop shaking.

The next day, we learned on television that the earthquake had as its epicenter

pedernales located in the province of Manabí

This earthquake lasted approximately more than a minute.

Unfortunately, this left much damage to the materials and many human losses

3. Describe a dramatic experience you have had. (4) (p. 31 accidents and injuries

vocabulary, expressions, simple past, past progressive, past perfect, adverbs for

telling stories)

I remember that this semester I had to stay with my partner in the university until

the night, because we were finishing the programming project.

Luckily, his father went to see her, but he had not parked near us.

So, we had to go through the middle of the university

we were really terrified because everything was dark

4. Talk about any changes of plan you had recently (5) (meant to/supposed to)

I'm supposed to go on that bike every day for exercise, but

I'm meant to get on the bus on rainy days because my suitcase could get wet

5. Talk about your future plans: already made, decision at the moment of

speaking, something you are sure will happen. (5) (Future forms)

6. Talk about something that went wrong (5) (Future in the past, p. 41)
7. Give some advices on how to save money (6) (p. 46 expressions, linking words)

8. Give advice to a problem and give reasons for your advice (6) (p. 50 linking

words for reasons)

9. Describe your personality: qualities and flaws, give reasons to support your

answer (7) (personality adjectives)

NOTE:

Please bring the Rubric printed the day you take the

exam.

ASPECTS TO CONSIDER 5 4
Little or no hesitation, natural
pauses (minimum). Responses
appear spontaneous. Good
creativity and personalization.
Creative answers to questions
FLUENCY posed by the professor. If student
cannot think of a word, he/she can
describe the word needed or use
another word. Answers consist of
several sentences.
Excellent pronunciation, it was
clear; expressions were used to
enhance communication. Clear
PRONUNCIATION
articulation, proper volume and
enthusiasm. Shows confidence
while speaking.
Uses the best vocabulary related to
the topic. Uses vocabulary and
USE OF expressions learned in class and
VOCABULARY extra vocabulary related to the
question. Correct use of the words
according to the context.
No problems when applying the
USES OF
grammar structures. Always
GRAMMAR AND used correct grammar. Applies
ACCURACY the structures needed and
learned.
The student's speech reflects a
clear understanding of the topic
or prompts and includes details.
Answer is totally according to
IDEA/CONTENT
the question, ideas are well
LENGTH-PACE
organized.
Speaker takes from 1 to 1
minute 30 to develop the
answer, in a moderated pace.
TOTAL: QUESTION 1
/25 /25
RUBRIC FOR ORAL EVALUATION:
Little hesitation, natural pauses.
Responses appear spontaneous.
Good creativity and
personalization. Creative answers
to questions posed by the
professor. If student cannot think
of a word, he/she can describe the
word needed or use another word.
Answers consist of several
sentences.
Very good pronunciation it was
clear, no serious problems
arose; expressions were used to
enhance communication. Clear
articulation, proper volume and
enthusiasm. Shows confidence
while speaking.
Uses the best vocabulary related to
the topic. Uses vocabulary and
expressions learned in class or
extra vocabulary related to the
question. Correct use of the words
according to the context most of
the time.
Minor problems when applying
the grammar structures.
Student mostly used correct
grammar, with no serious
errors. Applies most of the
structures needed and learned.
The student's speech reflects a
clear understanding of the topic
or prompts. Answer is closely
according to the question, ideas
are organized.
Speaker takes from 50 seconds
to 1 minute to develop the
answer, in a moderated pace.
3 2
Some hesitation. Material
seems to be memorized. Some
creativity. Satisfactory answer
to questions posed by
professor. Answers consist of
three to one sentence.
Good pronunciation it was
clear, Some errors exist,
however, meaning is clear;
expressions were used to
enhance communication.
Considerably clear articulation,
proper volume and enthusiasm.
Uses good vocabulary related to
the topic. Uses vocabulary
learned in class or extra
vocabulary related to the
question. Correct use of the
words according to the context
most of the time.
Some problems when applying
the grammar structures.
Applies most of the structures
needed and learned but with
many errors.
The student's speech reflects
comprehension of the topic or
prompts. Answer is according
to the question, ideas are
mostly organized.
Speaker takes from 50 seconds
to 1 minute to develop the
answer, in a slow pace.
QUESTION 2
/25
Some hesitation. Material
appears to be memorized. Little
creativity. Satisfactory answer
to questions posed by
professor. Answers consist of
one sentence.
Some communication problems
arose due to unclear
pronunciation, considerably errors
exist, and some expressions were
used to enhance communication.
Considerably clear articulation,
proper volume.
Some use of vocabulary and
phrases related to the topic and
studied in the course but not
enough variety. Substantial
errors. Little or no creativity.
Some incorrect use of words
according to the context.
Many problems when applying
the grammar structures.
Applies some of the structures
needed and learned but with
many considerable errors.
The student's speech reflects basic
comprehension, but with frequent
errors, answer is somehow
according to the question, ideas
are barely organized
Speaker takes less than 50
seconds to develop the answer,
in a moderated pace.
QUESTION 3
/25
1
Major pauses. Memorized material
with little or no understanding or
creativity. Poor answers or inability
to answer questions posed by
professor. Inappropriate responses.
Answers are in words rather than
sentences. Major hesitation.
Communication breaks down.
Communication problems arose
due to major pronunciation
errors, little expressions were
used to enhance
communication. Unclear
articulation, it was difficult to
hear.
Little use of vocabulary and
phrases related to the topic and
studied in the course, not
enough variety. Substantial
errors. Little or no creativity.
Frequently incorrect use of
words according to the context.
Major problems in grammar.
Problems when using the
grammar structure required,
does not apply any of the
structured needed or learned.
The student's speech does not
reflect comprehension of the
topic or prompt, answer is not
according to the question, ideas
are not organized.
Speaker takes less than 50
seconds to develop the answer,
in a slow pace.