Topic Conversation 1 (Daily Life) and Topic Conversation 2 (Living Environment)
Conduct of the
test
The teacher/examiner generally
conducted the two topic conversations well, asking the questions as written
and giving
the candidate
sufficient time to answer. She clearly indicated the transition between the
two topic conversations. However, the topic conversations were too short, and the
teacher/examiner needed to make more use of extension and further questions to
allow the candidate to demonstrate more of her speaking skills.
Candidate response
The candidate had sound comprehension skills overall
and was often able to respond straightaway, especially in topic conversation 2.
She communicated very brief answers.
In topic conversation 1, the candidate was not
able to fully answer Questions 4 and 5 and may have benefited from being asked
the alternative questions.
In topic conversation
2, the candidate responded spontaneously to all questions, with short but
relevant answers. Although there is evidence of simple straightforward opinions,
e.g.
因为我爱旅行, the candidate did not really develop her ideas and
opinions or give justifications and explanations. However, the candidate was
placed in the Good descriptor level because she
The candidate had sound comprehension skills overall
and was often able to respond straightaway, especially in topic conversation
2. She communicated very brief answers.
In topic conversation 1, the candidate was not
able to fully answer Questions 4 and 5 and may have benefited from being asked
the alternative questions.
In topic conversation 2, the candidate
responded spontaneously to all questions, with short but relevant answers. Although
there is evidence of simple straightforward opinions, e.g. 因为我爱旅行, the
candidate did not really develop her ideas and opinions or give justifications
and explanations. However, the candidate was placed in the Good descriptor
level because she responded well to questions and did not need any rephrasing
and gave answers which were almost always relevant to the questions.
The candidate met the level descriptor statement
for Good because she did not develop her ideas and opinions enough.
For Quality of Language, the candidate was
able to demonstrate a few basic correct sentence structures in the short
conversations that were heard.
The candidate’s pronunciation, fluency,
intonation and expression were generally good which was taken into account
when considering the level awarded. The candidate convincingly met the level
descriptor statement for Satisfactory.
Mark awarded for Communication = 10 out of 15
Mark awarded for Quality of Language = 9 out
of 15
Total mark awarded = 27 out of 40
