Topic 3

Topics 1 and 6 were chosen ( (العطلات & الهاتف الجوال

The teacher/examiner followed the randomisation instructions from the instructions booklet and he correctly chose the two topic conversations.

The teacher/examiner moved to the second part of the exam and announced it successfully

"ننتقل الآن إلى القسم الثاني وهو مواضيع التحدث". 

Topic conversation 1: (4:02 minutes)

The topic title of the conversation was announced .

"موضوعنا الأول عن العطلات." 

The teacher/examiner asked Question 1 and Question 2. The candidate had no problem understanding these questions and the responses were detailed.

The teacher/examiner then asked the first part of Question 3.  

 "أين ذهبت في آخر عطلة؟"

This question allowed the candidate to use the past tense to talk about his last holiday. The teacher/examiner listened carefully to the candidate’s answers and then asked the second part appropriately.

"كيف قضيت العطلة في باريس؟"

The candidate answered confidently and successfully to both parts of the question and communicated information which was relevant to the question. Therefore the teacher/examiner did not need to ask an extension question or use the alternative question (given in the exam booklet).

Question 4 consisted of two parts. The question allowed the candidate to say his opinion and to justify his answers. Unfortunately, the teacher/examiner did not pause between the first part and the second part of the question. Despite this, the candidate successfully answered both parts. His answer was accurate, he used a wide range of structures and vocabulary, he did not make any errors, and his answer was complete.

Question 5 also consisted of two parts. This question allowed the candidate to talk about his plans for his future holiday, and the reasons he had made these plans. The teacher/examiner asked the first part of the question and listened carefully to the candidate’s answer. When he heard that the candidate had already answered the second part within his response to the first part, the teacher/examiner did not need to ask the second part of the question. The timing for this topic was 1:57 minutes, which was too short. Therefore, the  teacher/examiner was allowed to ask two further questions related to the same topic, that the teacher/examiner had prepared in advance.

Q1:"بعض الناس لا يسافرون في العطلات، بل يقضون وقتهم في الراحة المنزلية أو في ممارسة هواياتهم. ما رأيك في ذلك؟"

Q2:"كيف يمكن للإنسان أن يستفيد أقصى استفادة من عطلته؟" 

Topic Conversation 2: (4:00 minutes)

The teacher/examiner moved to the second conversation. There was a very clear distinction between the first topic and the second one as the teacher/examiner announced the following:

"سننتقل الآن إلى الموضوع الثاني وهو عن الهاتف الجوال."

The teacher/examiner asked the questions exactly as printed and in the same order shown. The questions in this topic did not have a second part. The teacher/examiner asked each question and listened carefully to the candidate’s answers. The teacher/examiner did not need to repeat any of the questions or to use the alternative questions in the last three tasks, he also did not need to ask the candidate to extend his answer as all the questions were understood by the candidate, all his answers were detailed and accurate, with a wide range of vocabulary.  

The timing for this topic was 1:57 minutes, which was too short. Therefore, the teacher/examiner was allowed to ask two further questions related to the same topic, that the teacher/examiner had prepared in advance. However, the teacher/examiner asked three further questions, which is not allowed.

Q1:هل تأخذ هاتفك الجوال معك إلى المدرسة؟

Q2:بعض المدارس تمنع استخدام الهاتف الجوال داخل مبانيها. ما رأيك؟

Q3:ما هي العقوبات التي تفرضها المدارس على الذين يخالفون هذا الأمر؟

 Candidate response

The candidate responded confidently to all the questions in all parts of the exam. His answers were accurate, extended, and complete. He did not need any use of the alternative questions, extension questions or repetition of any of the questions.

The candidate developed his ideas and gave opinions, justifications, and explanations.

He used a wide range of accurate structures and vocabulary. His pronunciation was excellent and he spoke fluently in modern standard Arabic, with very good intonation and expression.

Communication mark awarded = 15 out of 15

Quality of Language mark awarded = 15 out of 15

How the teacher/examiner performance could improve

The teacher/examiner followed the instructions to make sure that the recording was not stopped or paused.

How the teacher/examiner performance could improve

The teacher/examiner conducted the test successfully, with the exception of asking one too many questions in Topic Conversation 2. The teacher/examiner should have avoided asking questions with yes and no answers. He also needed to announce the end of Topic 2 and the end of the exam.

 "انتهينا من الموضوع الثاني من الامتحان... انتهى الامتحان، شكراً."

For each candidate’s test the teacher/examiner needs to start the test by saying the following:

·         Teacher/examiner name / Candidate number / Candidate name / Candidate card number / Date of the exam

(Note: For this resource, this information has been removed from the audio to anonymise the tests.)

How the candidate performance could improve

The candidate’s performance was excellent and did not need any improvement.

Total mark awarded = 40 out of 40