FINAL EXAMINATION

ENGLISH ORAL PROFICIENCY ADVANCED 1

Section: Speaking

Instructions for Teachers:

The speaking exam lasts for about 4 to 5 minutes. The student takes the test
individually. The student will have to complete two main parts. The student will
have 5 minutes to prepare for their answers and their talks.
- In part 1, The teacher will ask the student about him/herself, his/her home,
work or studies and other familiar topics.
- In part 2, The student will have to talk about the topic for one or two
minutes.

Speaking evaluation rubric

In order to evaluate students speaking skill, teachers are expected to use the
following rubric to maintain as much objectivity as possible throughout the exam.

EOA241 SPEAKING: BAND DESCRIPTORS

Band
10

3
2
1
0

Grammar
Uses a full range of
structures naturally and
appropriately

Vocabulary
Uses vocabulary with full
flexibility and precision in all
topics

Pronunciation
Uses a full range of
pronunciation features with
precision and subtlely

Fluency
Speaks fluently with only rare repetition
or self-correction

Uses a wide range of

structures flexibly

Uses a wide vocabulary

resource readily and flexibly to
convey precise meaning

Uses a wide range of

pronunciation features

Uses a range of complex

structures with some
flexibility

Uses vocabulary resource

flexibly to discuss a variety of
topics

Uses a mix of simple

and complex structures,
but with limited
flexibility
Produces basic sentence
forms with reasonable
accuracy

Has a wide enough vocabulary

to discuss topics at length and
make meaning clear in spite of
inappropriacies
Manages to talk about familiar
and unfamiliar topics but uses
vocabulary with limited
flexibility
Is able to talk about familiar
topics and makes frequent
errors in word choice

Shows all the positive

features of Band 6 and
some, but not all, of
positive features of Band 8
Uses a range of
pronunciation features with
mixed control

Speaks fluently with only occasional

repetition or self-correction; hesitation is
usually content-related and only rarely to
search for language
Speaks at length without noticeable effort
or loss of coherence

Produce basic sentence

forms and some correct
simple sentences but
subordinate structures
are rare
Attempts basic sentence
forms but with limited
success, or relies on
apparently memorized
utterances
Can use some very
simple grammatical
structures
Can use very limited
grammatical structures
Cannot produce basic
sentence forms
No sign of response

Organization of Content
Speaks coherently with fully
appropriate cohesive features;
develops topics fully and
appropriately
Develops topics coherently
and appropriately

Uses a range of connectives

and discourse markers with
some flexibility

Is willing to speak at length, though may

lose coherence at times due to occasional
repetition, self-correction or hesitation

Uses a range of connectives

and discourse markers but not
always appropriately

Shows all the positive

features of Band 4 and
some, but not all, of the
positive features of Band 6
Uses a limited range of
pronunciation features,
attempts to control features
but lapses are frequent

Usually maintains flow of speech but uses

repetition, self-correction and/or slow
speech to keep going

May over-use certain

connectives and discourse
markers

Cannot respond without noticeable pauses

and may speak slowly, with frequent
repetition and self-correction

Links basic sentences but with

repetitious use of simple
connectives and some
breakdowns in coherence

Uses simple vocabulary to

convey personal information,
has ifsufficient vocabulary for
less familiar topics

Shows some of the features

of Band 3 and some, but
not all, of the features of
Band 5

Speaks with long pauses, has limited

ability to link simple sentences

Can use isolated words to

convey personal information

Speech is often
unintelligible

Pauses lengthily before most words, little

communication possible

Only produces isolated words

or memorized utterances
Can use very limited simple,
isolated words
No sign of response

Not rateable
Not rateable

No communication possible, no rateable

language
Not rateable

Has a limited ability to link

simple sentences; gives only
simple responses and is
frequently unable to convey
basic message
Pauses lengthily before most
words; little communication
possible
Very little communication
possible
No rateable language

No sign of response

No sign of response

No sign of response

Source: Ti liu tp hun i hc Thi Nguyn, 2016

Organization of
Student Name

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Fluency

Overall score
Content

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Organization of
Student Name

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Fluency

Overall score
Content

18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

Organization of
Student Name

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Fluency

Overall score
Content

35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47