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TEENS 4 Speaking Version 1 / CFAA 2016 1 
 
Cultura Inglesa Belo Horizonte 
SPEAKING TEST 
TEENS 4 
 
 
Guidelines for Speaking Tests 
 
 
DO’S 
 
 The test should take approximately 
5’- 6’ (pairs) or 7’ - 8’ (groups of three). 
 
Teachers should read through the 
Speaking Test script in advance. 
 
Always refer to the Assessment Criteria. 
 
 Greet students with a view to 
establishing a friendly atmosphere. 
 
 Be friendly and smile throughout the 
test. Try to make students feel at ease. 
 
 Do the test in pairs or in groups of 
three. 
 
 The examiner should always 
demonstrate what is required to be done in 
each part of the test. 
 
 Follow the script on the information 
sheet. 
 
 Keep a brisk pace. Aim to stick to the 
time limit. 
 
 Students are assessed on their own 
individual performance and not in relation 
to each other. 
 
 Assessment is based on performance in 
the whole test and is not related to 
particular parts of the test. 
 
 At the end of the test just say: 
Thank you. That is the end of the test. 
 
DON’TS 
 
Don’t speak Portuguese unless 
communication is hindered. 
 
Don’t always address the same St first. 
 
 Don’t make any comments on St’s 
performance. 
 
 Don’t give all instructions at one go. 
Give instructions whenever Sts have to do 
something different. Always demonstrate 
to students what they are suppose to do. 
 
 Don’t penalise students for using short 
answers or just a word or phrase. 
 
 
 
 
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Cultura Inglesa Belo Horizonte 
SPEAKING TEST 
TEENS 4 
 
 
Description of Marking Criteria 
 
 
 
 
RECEPTION 
Listening and 
Interaction 
 
 
PRODUCTION 
Appropriacy 
 
PRODUCTION 
Extent and 
Promptness 
 
PRODUCTION 
Language 
(Grammar & 
Vocabulary) 
 
PRODUCTION 
Pronunciation 
4-5 Understands all 
questions, with 
some support. Can 
ask for help/ 
clarification when 
needed. 
Most utterances 
appropriate, some 
expansion. 
 
Most utterances 
appropriate, 
some expansion. 
 
Grammar and 
vocabulary are 
nearly always 
sufficient to 
complete the tasks. 
Some inaccuracies, 
but usually these 
do not obscure 
meaning. 
All minimally 
required 
utterances 
comprehensible 
in pronunciation, 
expansion not 
penalised 
3,5 
2-3 Understands most 
of the questions, but 
with frequent 
support. Can 
sometimes ask for 
help/ clarification 
when needed. 
Most utterances 
minimal but 
appropriate. 
 
 
Most utterances 
minimal but 
appropriate. 
 
 
Grammar and 
vocabulary are 
sufficient to 
complete the tasks 
some of the time. 
Frequent 
inaccuracies, and 
these may 
sometimes obscure 
meaning. 
Most utterances 
comprehensible 
in pronunciation. 
1,5 
0-1 Understands very 
few of the 
questions, even with 
a lot of support. 
Utterances 
minimal, many 
inappropriate or 
unarticulated. 
Uses a lot of L1. 
 
 
Utterances 
minimal, many 
inappropriate or 
unarticulated. 
Uses a lot of L1. 
 
 
Grammar and 
vocabulary are not 
sufficient to 
complete the tasks. 
No control of 
structural forms. 
Some utterances 
comprehensible 
in pronunciation 
or too few 
utterances to 
assess 
 
Note: This criteria is based on the YLE of Cambridge. 
 
 
 
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 Cultura Inglesa Belo Horizonte 
SPEAKING TEST 
TEENS 4 
 
 
The examiner should use the descriptors below as a guide to assess the student’s language 
skills. These descriptors are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for 
Languages created by the Council of Europe. 
 
A1 (Junior 1, 2, Teens 1, 2,) 
Listening 
 The student can understand familiar words and very basic 
phrases concerning himself/herself, his/ her family and 
immediate concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and 
clearly. 
 
Spoken Interaction  The student can interact in a simple way provided the other 
person is prepared to repeat or rephrase things at a slower rate 
of speech and help him/ her formulate what he/ she is trying to 
say. 
 The student can ask and answer simple questions in areas of 
immediate need or on very familiar topics. 
 
Spoken Production  The student can use simple phrases and sentences to describe 
where he/ she lives and people he/she knows. 
 
 
A2 (Teens 3, 4, 5, 6) 
Listening 
 The student can understand phrases and the highest frequency 
vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal 
relevance (e.g, very basic personal and family information, 
shopping, local area, employment) 
 The student can catch the main point in short, clear, simple 
messages and announcements) 
 
Spoken Interaction  The student can communicate in simple and routine tasks 
requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar 
topics and activities. 
 The student can handle very short social exchanges, even 
though he/ she can’t usually understand enough to keep the 
conversation going. 
 
Spoken Production  The student can use a series of phrases and sentences to 
describe in simple terms his/ her family and other people, living 
conditions and educational background. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Cultura Inglesa Belo Horizonte 
SPEAKING TEST 
TEENS 4 
 
This test lasts about 7 - 8 minutes, involving the interviewer and a pair of students (or 
groups of three). 
 
PART 1: (about 3 minutes) 
 
Each candidate interacts with the interlocutor, giving information of a personal kind. Ask 
the questions below: 
 
 
▪What’s your name? 
▪Where are you from? 
▪How old are you? 
▪When’s your birthday? 
▪Have you got any brothers or sisters? 
 
The examiner should select five or six questions from the box below to ask each student. 
 
 
▪Which school do you go to? How do you get to school? 
▪What do you like doing in the evening? 
▪What time do you usually get up on Saturday / Sunday? 
▪How was your weekend? Where did you go? Who did you go with? Did you enjoy it? 
▪What did you do on Saturday / on Sunday / last night? What was it like? 
▪What do you want to do on your next holiday? 
▪What do you usually do after school? 
▪How do you spend your free time? 
▪ What are your favourite hobbies? Why? 
▪ What’s your favourite pet? Why? 
▪ What’s the most beautiful place in Brazil? 
▪ What’s your favourite place in your town? 
▪Do you have to make your bed? 
▪Do you have to tidy your room? 
 
 
 
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PART 2 (about 4 minutes) 
Note: You do not have to go through all tasks. If pressed for time, choose two or three tasks 
for each pair of students or groups of three. 
 
 
A – Great places of the world 
 
Each student receives a card with information about a different country. They should ask 
and answer questions about the countries. 
 
Student A receives the card with the prompts first. She/ He asks students B questions 
about Argentina/ Australia or Italy. Explain to students that they should formulate the 
questions using the prompts. 
 
Then students swap roles. It’s Student B’s turn to ask Student A questions about Argentina/ 
Australia or Italy. 
 
For groups of three: do the same for Student C 
 
 
 
B –At the Clothes Shop 
 
Tell Students that they have to imagine a situation: they’ve got £30 to buy a present for a 
friend. They are at the Clothes Shop and they need to have a conversation to decide on 
what to buy. Tell students that their friend loves playing football and also loves clothes. 
 
Students look at the pictures and role play the dialogue. 
 
 
 
C – Interview 
 
In this part of the test, students interview each other.Give a card to Student A. Tell him/her 
to interview Student B by asking the questions on the card. Tell Student B to answer the 
questions. Students then swap roles. 
 
For groups of three: Student A interviews Student B. Student B interviews Student C. 
Student C interviews Student A. 
 
 
 
 
 
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D – What are you doing on Monday? 
 
Students ask each other questions about what they are doing next week. They should find 
a day to go to the cinema together. 
 
 
 
 
E – Odd one out 
 
 
There are three pictures in each line. Students take turns saying which one is different. 
 
Demonstrate first: ‘Look at the three pictures. The lemonade is different. You eat a sandwich 
and you eat pizza, but you drink lemonade. 
 
Now, look at the next three pictures. Which one is different? Why? Students A and B take 
turns saying which picture is different and why. 
 
(Accept any possible answer). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Cópia do aluno. Favor fazer impressão colorida em folha mais durinha. Recortar os cards. Se necessário, 
plastificar para durar mais. 
 
PART 2 A – Great places of the world 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PART 2 A – Great places of the world 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PART 2 B – At the Clothes Shop 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PART 2 C – Interview 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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D – What are you doing on Monday? 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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D – What are you doing on Monday? 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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E – Odd one out