ORALEXAMINATIONSPOKEN INTERACTION PART II

Reading

10 marks 33%

Oral Examination

Reading

10 marks 33%

Spoken

Interaction 20 marks 67%

Oral Examination

Spoken Interaction is not Idle Chatting.

Objectives

You should express

your opinions with

reasoning.

You aim to:

Maintain an interesting

conversation

Objectives

You should express

your opinions with

reasoning.

You aim to:

Maintain an interesting

conversation

Deliver your ideas clearly

Objectives

You should express

your opinions with

reasoning.

You aim to:

Maintain an interesting

conversation

Deliver your ideas clearly

Share personal comment on

the given topic

Objectives

You should express

your opinions with

reasoning.

You aim to:

Maintain an interesting

conversation

Deliver your ideas clearly

Share personal comment on

the given topic

Suggest potential problems

and solutions

Objectives

You should express

your opinions with

reasoning.

You aim to:

Maintain an interesting

conversation

Deliver your ideas clearly

Share personal comment on

the given topic

Suggest potential problems

and solutions

Use correct and appropriate

expressions and vocabulary

How to

Respond to

Topics

Stage 1Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage

Read an article

from the

newspapers or

listen to a news

report.

Stage Read an article

from the

newspapers or

listen to a news

report.

•Make notes about

it.

Stage

Think about the

issue.

Stage Think about the

issue.

• For example, is

whoever

responsible doing

everything to deal

with this issue?

Stage

Think about the

issue.

• For example, is

whoever

responsible doing

everything to deal

with this issue?

• Take a stand

based on what

you have read.

Stage

Think about the

issue.

• For example, is

whoever

responsible doing

everything to deal

with this issue?

• Take a stand

based on what

you have read.

•What facts

support your

viewpoint?

Stage

Share with family

or friends what you

think about the

issue.

Stage

Share with family

or friends what you

think about the

issue.

Listen to their

responses as they

may add on to your

views or give

different

viewpoints.

For many students,

Spoken Interaction is the most

dreaded part.

If you are

tongue-tiedwhenever you speak, then

practise to build

up your

confidence.

Shyness is notgenetically inherited.

With a positiveattitude and

determinationto practise your teacher’s tips,

you can change your

shyness.

Make the

commitmentand practise bit by

bit each day.

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Tip for Practice

1. Practise on your ownusing examination questions

provided by your teacher.

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Tip for Practice

1. Practise on your ownusing examination questions

provided by your teacher.

• Talk for two minutes

without stopping.

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Tip for Practice

1. Practise on your ownusing examination questions

provided by your teacher.

• Talk for two minutes

without stopping.

• Rope in family members and

friends to be your

‘examiners’.

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Tip for Practice

1. Practise on your ownusing examination questions

provided by your teacher.

• Talk for two minutes

without stopping.

• Rope in family members and

friends to be your

‘examiners’.

• Get them to give

constructivefeedback.

nd

Tip for Practice

2. Practise with your

friends regularly.

nd

Tip for Practice

2. Practise with your

friends regularly.

•Encourage each

other to talk or discuss about a

certain topic.

nd

Tip for Practice

2. Practise with your

friends regularly.

•Encourage each

other to talk or discuss about a

certain topic.

•Listen to as many

good speeches as you

can.

nd

Tip for Practice

2. Practise with your

friends regularly.

•Encourage each

other to talk or discuss about a

certain topic.

•Listen to as many

good speeches as you

can.

•Remember them

and return to them during

revision.

rd

Tip for Practice

3. You need to keep upwith what is happening in the

your country and the world

around you.

rd

Tip for Practice

3. You need to keep upwith what is happening in the

your country and the world

around you.

• Read widely on local

and international issues.

rd

Tip for Practice

3. You need to keep upwith what is happening in the

your country and the world

around you.

• Read widely on local

and international issues.

• Be aware of currentaffairs and get

different views before making or

forming your ownjudgement.

Expand your

Vocabulary

You must also build up your

vocabulary for talking about

social issues and current

affairs.

As you read, you will

gather more and more

useful words related to

a particular theme eg.

ageing, health, sports,

education.

• Look up the

dictionary for

meanings of

unfamiliar words.

• Jot them down in

your vocabulary

notebook.

Visual Stimulus

Study the visual and think of

the following:

Theme in the visual

Visual Stimulus

Study the visual and think of

the following:

Theme in the visual

Ideas/ issues related to the

theme in the visual

Visual Stimulus

Study the visual and think of

the following:

Theme in the visual

Ideas/ issues related to the

theme in the visual

Current news/ trends in

Singapore/ other countries

Visual Stimulus

Study the visual and think of

the following:

Theme in the visual

Ideas/ issues related to the

theme in the visual

Current news/ trends in

Singapore/ other countries

Issues culturally specific in

Singapore/ other countries

Visual Stimulus

Study the visual and think of

the following:

Theme in the visual

Ideas/ issues related to the

theme in the visual

Current news/ trends in

Singapore/ other countries

Issues culturally specific in

Singapore/ other countries

Personal experiences

Content ElaborationM

ind M

ap

Who,

What,

Where,

When,

How,

Why

Content ElaborationM

ind M

ap

Who,

What,

Where,

When,

How,

Why

Build on Topic

Compare/

contrast,

Like/ dislike,

Past/ present/

future

Content ElaborationM

ind M

ap

Who,

What,

Where,

When,

How,

Why

Build on Topic

Compare/

contrast,

Like/ dislike,

Past/ present/

future

Interesting View

point

Give honest

response

Support with

evidence e.g.

Should the

government spend

more money on spaceexploration?

Practice 1

Did your

family find any

of your toys

annoying?

Practice 1

Did your

family find any

of your toys

annoying?

Was there any

toy you always

wanted but

never had?

Practice 1

Did your

family find any

of your toys

annoying?

Was there any

toy you always

wanted but

never had?

When you

were younger,

did you prefer

playing with

toys to reading

books?

Practice 2

Do you enjoy

exercising in a

group like the

people in the

picture? Why

or why not?

Practice 2

Do you enjoy

exercising in a

group like the

people in the

picture? Why

or why not?

What

problems

might we face

if we do not

have enough

exercise?

Practice 2

Do you enjoy

exercising in a

group like the

people in the

picture? Why

or why not?

What

problems

might we face

if we do not

have enough

exercise?

To what extent

are we

responsible for

keeping

ourselves fit?

Practice 3

How do you feel

about the elderly

taking part in the

activity in the

picture?

Practice 3

How do you feel

about the elderly

taking part in the

activity in the

picture?

What kind of

activities would

appeal to the

elderly in your

community?

Practice 3

How do you feel

about the elderly

taking part in the

activity in the

picture?

What kind of

activities would

appeal to the

elderly in your

community?

Some people say,

“Life is what you

make it to be

and should not

depend on your

age.” Do you

agree?

Assignment

Craft 3 questions based on the given visual.

Personal OpinionGeneral

Knowledge