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LEWWWP English Level Assessment What’s your LEWWWP English Level? NOTE: This assessment has many questions that apply specifically to how well you demonstrate your knowledge of what LEWWWP offers, of navigating LEWWWP, as well as questions that will assess your understanding and use of English. 2

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Things to consider… Assessments are guides to help your learning! Please visit our Goal-Setting discussion category [lots of helpful guidance there]Goal-Setting discussion category Think about these: Your purpose for learning English Your focus in/for learning English Your motivation level Your available time & time management skills Your access to classes, internet, opportunities to practice, materials where you study when you study (and how often) Your willingness to ask for help 4

Try the LEWWWP English Level Assessment! 5

The LEWWWP English Level Assessment has several parts. You will be asked to Read (and follow instructions) Write Listen Speak (record your response) 6

NOTES / Tips: You may stop at any point (but this will affect your score). You may leave some answers blank (but please do complete as many as possible). You may take this assessment as many times as you wish, but please submit your scores and wait at least one month before you try again. Please read the questions carefully. For the most accurate results, it is recommended that you choose a day and time when you feel 'ready‘. and Begin and finish in one sitting (without any lengthy interruptions). Be as honest as you can be in your responses. Please follow the instructions carefully. 7

The LEWWWP English Level Assessment! Approximate time to complete = 45 to 90 minutes (It will probably be different for each of you. It is OK if it takes you less than 45 minutes. It is OK if it takes you more than 90 minutes.) 8

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The LEWWWP English Level Assessment! Submitting your answers: option 1: Download the scoresheet [Then, fill in your answers and send this completed form as an attachment file to Holly on Skype: HollyDilatush-LEWWWP] Download the scoresheet *NOTE: The questions are ‘numbered’ A, B, C, D, E… through to Z and then continue with ZA, ZB, ZC, ZD, ZE… and continue through to ZN, followed by optional challenge questions. OR option 2: Copy the list of questions from this PowerPoint and paste them into a message to me, with your answers typed in. [Click on Holly’s LEWWWP profile page and then click "send a message,” and paste your answers into the message.]into a message to meHolly’s LEWWWP profile page 10

Answer as many of the questions as you can. Write in complete sentences when it makes sense to do so. Write to impress! [Use your best grammar, punctuation, vocabulary.] 11

LEWWWP English Level Assessment: Begin here, with Question A: A. Today's date is __________________. B. The time I began this test was _________. C. My LEWWWP member name / username is ____________________________________. D. Is anyone helping you with this test [translating / explaining the instructions]? _____ (Yes / No / I don't think so). E. I joined LEWWWP on ___________. (provide month, day, year). 12

F. I have ____ LEWWWP friends. (fill in the true/correct number) G. Which of the following sentences is (or Which of the following sentences are) truest for you? Write the number or numbers of your answer(s) here: _________________. 1.I want to improve my speaking, listening, reading and writing of English. 2.I want to improve my speaking skills in English more than my listening, reading, and writing skills. 3.I want to improve my listening skills in English more than my speaking, reading, or writing skills. 4.I want to improve my reading skills in English more than my listening, speaking, and writing skills. 5.I want to improve my writing skills in English more than my listening, speaking, and reading skills. 6.I mainly want to improve my pronunciation in English. 7.I mainly want to improve my understanding of and how to use different grammar structures in English. 8.My main interest in English is just to enjoy practicing! 9.My main interest in English is to pass an exam. 10.None of these are true for me. 13

H. The questions asked so far have been ___________ (easy / not very difficult / difficult) for me to answer. I. The time is now _______. J. I have edited my LEWWWP profile page. ______________ (Yes / No / I don't think so / I don't know / I don't know how to). K. I have joined at least three discussion categories. ______ (True or False) L. I have joined at least one live class with an active LEWWWP site teacher [on Skype, in a Google+ Hangout, or on an other platform]. ________________________ (Yes / No / I don't think so). 14

M. If your answer to the prior question (L) is yes, what do you remember about the class? Circle your choice: a lot / a little / nothing / some. Please tell me more:_____________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________. N. If your answer to L is no, please tell me why: __________ ____________________________________________ ___ ___ _________________________________________________. (I didn't want to / I'm not interested in listening or speaking English / I'm afraid! / I'm too shy to try yet / other: please explain). O. LEWWWP now has ______ members. P. There are ____ members in the Topic of the Day Discussion Category (be specific). Q. I have written ___ blog posts on LEWWWP. (write in the accurate number) 15

R. Name a country that has more than one LEWWWP member. List/Write the name of that country:______________________ S. One of the topics in LEWWWP’s Help Discussion Category is: ___________________________________________________ (write the title here). T. Name three things you can find in the left column of LEWWWP's home page ___________________________ _____________________________________________. U. How many subtabs are under the tab labeled Courses? _____ V. Describe the badge that LEWWWP has assigned to your profile image: __________________________________. W. All live classes on/from LEWWWP are free. _______ (True or False) 16

X. Name at least one discussion category on LEWWWP that every LEWWWP member should consider joining: ________ ________________________________________________. Y. Explain why someone should consider joining the discussion category you named: ________________________________ _________________________________________________. Z. How many people have you invited to join LEWWWP? ____ (Fill in an exact number OR circle one of these choices: none / fewer than 5 / between 5 and 15 / more than 15) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ZA. The questions asked in this middle section of the LEWWWP Level Assessment have been ___________ (easy / not very difficult / difficult) for me to answer. ZB. The time is now _______. 17

ZC Answer these questions after you listen to the video ONCE. The link to the video is on the following page. Read through these questions first, before you listen: 1.In the video, Holly talks about a ____________________. 2.I was able to understand about ______ (25% or less / 25% to 50% / 50% to 75% / nearly all / all) of what Holly said on the video. [Circle the answer that is truest for you.] 3. Three words I think I heard Holly speak in the video were _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________. 4. One question Holly asked was _______________________ _________________________________________________. 5. Please record yourself answering as many of the questions from the video as you are willing and able to answer (you can use LEWWWP’s AudioBoo channel). LEWWWP’s AudioBoo channel *Please see the next slide 18

Begin your recording by saying, " Hello Holly. My name is ________. Today's date is __________. My LEWWWP member name is _________. Here are my answers: _________________________. " (You may speak for up to 5 minutes) Listen to the video nowListen to the video now. [AudioBoom Speaking & Listening Channel link]AudioBoom Speaking & Listening Channel link 19

ZD. Please visit this LEWWWP post.visit this LEWWWP post Please answer the following questions: 1.Please write/type the name of the LEWWWP member who wrote this post: _______________________________________ 2.Is this a LEWWWP blog post or a LEWWWP discussion category post? _____________________________________________ 3.What is the name of the discussion category this post was added to? ______________________________________ 20

4. Please write/type one sentence that explains what this post is about. __________________________________________ _________________________________________________. 5.Listen to at least a couple of minutes of the TED talk video [Please write the time that you begin watching the video_______. Please write the time you finished watching the video ________.] 6. Please write/type or record one or more sentences about the video, answering this question: What is the TED talk video about? ____________________________________ _______________________________________________. ZE. The questions asked in this section of the LEWWWP Level Assessment have been __________________ (easy / not very difficult / difficult) for me to answer. 21

ZF. I think my English proficiency level in listening is ________________. ZG. I think my English proficiency level in speaking is ________________. ZH. I think my English proficiency level in reading is _________________. ZI. I think my English proficiency level in writing is __________________. ZJ. I think my English proficiency level in pronunciation is ____________. ZK. I think my English proficiency level in understanding grammar concepts is ________________. ZL. I think all of the questions on this test are/were the same as the last time I took the assessment. _______ (True / False / Not Applicable) ZM. I didn't complete question(s) ____________(write in the ‘number’ of the questions) because _________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________. ZN. (optional) Please add any additional comments here (please use complete sentences) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 22

You are almost to the end of the LEWWWP English Level Assessment Final questions: 1.How often do you sign in to LEWWWP? ______________ (almost every day / about 3 times a week / about once a week / less than 3 times a month / today is my first day on LEWWWP / other; please explain). ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 2.How many people have you referred to LEWWWP? _______ Have any of them been teachers? (Yes / No / I'm not sure) 3.Did you use a dictionary to help you with any portion of this test? _________ (Yes / No / I don't think so). 4. It took me approximately _______ minutes to complete this test. Start time ______ Stop time ________. 5. IF YOU STOPPED and then RESTARTED the test later the same day or the following day, or a few days later, please tell me and explain why: _____________________________________________________ 23

Final Questions, continued: 6.This is the ______ (1 st / 2 nd / 3 rd / 4 th / 5 th / higher #) time I have taken / tried to complete this assessment test. 7.I think this version of the test is the ______ (same / different / I'm not sure / not applicable because this is the 1 st time I have taken the LEWWWP Level Assessment) that I took before. 24

The end! Thank you! Note: OPTIONAL challenge questions on the following slide. Please see Slide #10 for instructions on how to submit your answers. [Send a message to Holly if you have questions about this] Send a message to Holly if you have questions about this Please WAIT up to 3 days to receive a reply from me with your scores and my explanations. If you have not heard from me with in 3 days, please contact me and ask me what my determination of your LEWWWP English Level is. 25

Challenge question #1: Name a LEWWWP discussion category with over 71 LEWWWPers. _________________________ _______________________________________ Challenge question #2: What is LEWWWP’s slogan? “____ ___ ____ loop _____ __________!” 26

Thank you! *I recommend that you repeat the assessment Monthly. Document the dates you take the assessment, document the responses you receive. After you complete your SECOND/subsequent assessment, ask yourself these questions: Did I complete it faster the second time? Do I feel more confident and competent after the second / third / fourth / fifth time? (When you answer “Yes” = That's called progress!) 27

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