English – Year 7 – Oral – Teacher’s paper – 2019 Page 1 of 8

DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM,

LIFELONG LEARNING AND EMPLOYABILITY

Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes

Educational Assessment Unit

Annual Examinations for Middle Schools 2019

YEAR 7 ENGLISH ORAL PAPER TIME: 10 MINUTES

Teacher’s Paper

Instructions to Examiner (15 marks)

1. Each candidate is given either Task 1A or Task 1B, and either Task 2A or Task 2B.

2. Use each task with approximately half the candidates. It is the responsibility of the examiner

to inform the invigilator which papers should be handed to the student preparing for the

examination.

3. Greet the candidate and hand out the candidate’s paper. (Candidate has previously prepared

himself/herself outside the classroom for a maximum of 10 minutes)

Task 1

4. Read out the role-play situation to the candidate.

5. Use a normal speaking voice and try to make your spoken interaction sound as natural as

possible.

6. You may repeat the question or reply to the candidate but do not improvise.

7. Do not rephrase questions.

Task 2

8. The candidate should attempt to answer all the questions/prompts on the task card.

9. Candidates can be prompted to answer any question/prompt they do not attempt.

10. Do not rephrase or improvise questions.

Awarding of marks

11. Refer closely to the Marking Criteria to enable you to arrive at a fair assessment of the

candidate’s ability to use spoken English.

12. A global mark out of 15 is to be awarded after both tasks have been completed.

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TASK A

Teacher’s Paper

Warmer task – Not Assessed (1 minute)

Good morning, .

Please, take a seat.

How are you today?

Are you ready?

Task 1A – ROLE-PLAY - MENU

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Teacher’s Paper

Task 1A – ROLE-PLAY (4 minutes)

Read out to the student:

You and your grandmother are sitting at a restaurant table. Your

grandmother has left her reading glasses at home and she asks you to help

her order her food.

Look at the menu below to help her plan her order.

In this situation the teacher will play the role of your grandmother.

Teacher: This is my first time at this restaurant and I’ve forgotten my specs! Can you please

tell me what choice of starters there is on the menu?

Student: (1)

Teacher: OK. I think I’ll go for the second one. What about the main course? Can you

please tell me what’s available?

Student: (2)

Teacher: Hmmm. They all sound very good! I wonder if I should choose a dessert too.

What’s on the menu?

Student: (3)

Teacher: Quite scrumptious indeed! But I think I’ll give dessert a miss this time. What

drinks shall we order?

Student: (4)

Teacher: I’ll go for water. Thanks for your help dear. Will you order for me please?

Student: (5)

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Teacher’s Paper

Task 2A – PICTURE INTERPRETATION (4 minutes)

The Examiner tells the student, while placing the pictures in front of him/her: “I want you to look at these pictures. Then, using the prompts below, talk about them.”

Talk about…

what you can see in the pictures;

if there’s anything in common in the pictures; give reasons;

your feelings when you see the above pictures;

how we are harming the environment;

the measures that we can take to protect the environment;

whether you think we are doing our best to preserve the environment.

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TASK B

PLEASE TURN THE PAGE

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TASK B

Teacher’s Paper

Warmer task – Not Assessed (1 minute)

Good morning, . Please, take a seat.

How are you today? Are you ready?

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Teacher’s Paper

Task 1 B – ROLE-PLAY (4 minutes)

You are a waiter in a coffee shop. A new customer asks for your help to

place an order.

Look at the menu below to answer your customer’s questions.

In this situation the teacher will play the role of the customer.

Teacher: Hello, I decided to stop for a quick meal at your lovely coffee shop for the first

time. What kind of snacks do you serve please?

Student: (1)

Teacher: That sounds quite good. What side dishes can I add to my meal?

Student: (2)

Teacher: I really don’t know what drink to order. Any ideas?

Student: (3)

Teacher: OK … And last but not least, I’d love to order a good dessert. Can you please

describe what’s available?

Student: (4)

Teacher: They all sound delicious. I’ll think about it and let you know soon. Is that OK?

Student: (5)

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Teacher’s Paper

Task 2A – PICTURE INTERPRETATION (4 minutes)

The Examiner tells the student, while placing the pictures in front of him/her: “I want you to look at these pictures. Then, using the prompts below, talk about them.”

Talk about…

what you can see in the pictures;

if there’s anything in common in the pictures; give reasons.

the feelings of the people in the pictures;

which picture you prefer and why;

which job you would like to do when you grow up and why;

which job you consider the most challenging and why.