1. The idea is to describe a past holiday using picture prompts like these of your own. The 4 x questions on the next page are designed to help you plan what to say. Ideally you will deliver it all as a presentation without being asked individual questions.

2. Year 8 Spanish summer speaking assessment
1. ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones el año pasado? (Where did you go on holiday last year?) 
2. ¿Con quién fuiste? ¿Cómo fuiste? ¿Cómo fue el viaje? (Who did you go with? How did you get there? What was the journey like?) 
3. ¿Qué hiciste allí? (What did you do there?) 
4. ¿Qué tal lo pasaste? (Did you have a good time?) 

3. Prepare answers of 2(or 3) sentences for each question that include the following: 
Present (reg & irreg) 2
Future
Preterit 8
Imperfect
Verb & infinitive 1
links
opinions
reasons
adjectives
questions
negatives
comp./sup.
spelling errors
Level 2: short, simple (one or part phrase) responses to 3 of 4 questions. Pronunciation is approximate but meaning clear. Level 3: answers of two phrase length in 2 of 4. Pronunciation is intelligible in general. Several complete sentences. Level 4: answers presented as one mini-presentation - pronunciation generally accurate, sentences mostly have correct verb forms. Opinions & reasons included with linking words. Level 5: Pupils do as for level 4 and delivery is quite fluent, pronunciation generally accurate, sounds like the speaker is meaning what they say confidently. NB: Half levels are also possible.