1. Form 3 Half-yearly Oral Examination Time: 10/12-12/12 during English lessons Format: TSA Individual presentation (mind map) 4 minutes preparation, 2 minutes presentation

2. Marking scheme MarkCommentContent (10 marks) Phonology (10 marks) 9-10Excellent Speaks extensively with vitality and originality. Uses a wide variety of appropriate and idiomatic language correctly. Speaks very clearly and with little or no accent. 8Very Good Ideas less original and interesting. Language may not be idiomatic. Still very clear, but perhaps occasional inappropriate intonation and stress.

3. 7Good Predictable content, but still fairly thorough description. Less variety of language. Slight accent, but still fairly clear. Some inapppropriate stress and intonation. Occasional mis- pronunciations. May be slightly slow.

4. 5-6 Satisfactory Conveys accurate impression overall, but does not develop ideas. Vocabulary insufficient for thorough description. Lack of grammatical variety. May need some prompting. Mistakes made in fairly simple grammatical structures. Some hesitation and stumbling. Accent may impede communication. Little suitable stress or intonation. Slow & monotonous pace. May sometimes be inaudible.

5. F.3 Final examination Speaking Group Interaction

6. Format A group interaction with ● 4 min preparation ● 4 min examination ● 4 students in a group You have to discuss with your classmates in order to complete a task based on one or more than one stories in The Happy Prince and Other Stories.

7. Examination starts on the 28/5/2007 (Oral and Enhancement English lessons) Preparation: Read the four stories in The Happy Prince and Other Stories and Read the TSA book PP. 21-31 on discussion skills

8. e.g. i)What gift is the best for the Selfish Giant? ii)Which character would you like to have as your classmate?

9. You are expected to show your discussion skills such as: 1) Introduction: ‘Today we’re going to talk about The Happy Prince. What do you think?’  Is it a good introduction? 2) Agreement: You can say 'OK', 'Alright', 'That's right' instead of 'I agree with you' all the time. 3) Disagreement: Say something good first, then what needs to be improved  'It's a good idea to have the swallow as our classmate, but he is a bird!'

10. 4) Turn-taking: Sustain the discussion by helping the quiet student speak and interrupting the talkative one. 5) Conclusion: Make sure you listen to all the points made and are able to summarise them. However, it is not a must to reach a conclusion.