English

A. CONTENT

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1.        Task requirements

Two discussion questions

Length: 5 minutes

Your tutor will base your mark on the first 5 minutes and won’t count any mistakes after that. One mark will be taken off for a recording that is less than 4 minutes. If your oral presentation is too short—less than 3 minutes—or not related to the subject, you will lose 50% off the total of the oral evaluation.

2.        Communication

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• Fluent: no hesitation or reading by student, good intonation

3.        Clarity of information and ideas

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• Logical, well-chosen ideas        

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• Well-supported opinions

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• Clear message, easily understood by a non-expert native speaker
  (This means your tutor understands your text easily on the first listening.)

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B. FORM

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1.        Vocabulary

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• Appropriateness of tone and level of formality (no use of slang terms)

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• Related to the subject of “Change” (You should have used three vocabulary words from the list included at the end of Unit 2 in your course book.)

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• Varied and interesting, not repetitive (You avoid redundancy.)

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• Appropriateness of vocabulary (No word-for-word translation. Also, your tutor will take off 0.5 mark for every incorrect word, up to 1 mark.)

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2.        Grammar

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• Accurate use of verb tenses        
  (See the marking codes for verb tenses for Assignment 1: T1 to T12.)

• Possessives (poss)        

• Pronouns (pn)

• Question and negative forms (qf + nf)

(Your tutor will take off 0.5 mark for every mistake you make in any of the categories above, up to 4 marks.)

3.        Pronunciation

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(Your tutor will take off 0.5 mark every time you do not pronounce a word properly, up to 2 marks.)

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Tutor’s Comments

Sentences

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  1.         I like to go to new places and find out about different people.

  2.         I have not stolen computers.

  3.         I don’t get along with my mother.

  4.         I want to start a band.

  5.         I don’t do drugs.

  6.         I still contact my mother regularly.

  7.         I am willing to work in order to lead a better life.

  8.         I’ve never had a real family life.

  9.         I got financial help to be able to live on my own.

10.        I want to be a world traveller.