SPM SPEAKING 2021

SPM SPEAKING 2021

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OVERVIEW

• IN PAIRS

• 13 MINS

• 3 PARTS

• TOTAL SCORE 24 MARKS

• WEIGHTAGE 25%

By the end of the lesson, teachers will:

• 3 parts of Speaking Exam

• sample questions

• what students need

• resources

PART 1 - INTERVIEW

• 3-4 minutes

• familiar topics

• 4 questions each

PART 1 - ESSENTIALS

GRAMMAR - PRESENT TENSE (I like to go..)

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY (I always eat...)

VOCABULARY (transport, daily routine, hobbies, likes and dislikes, free time activities)

PART 2 - INDIVIDUAL LONG TURN

• 3-4 MINUTES

• 1 question/candidate

  celebrations (birthdays, family outings) person of interest (admire)

• 20s to prepare

PART 2 - ESSENTIALS

GRAMMAR -

Past tenses

I had my celebration at...We ate the cake while we were watching...

Present tense

Family celebrations are important because...

EXPRESSIONS:

REASONS (...because...)

OPINIONS (...I think...)

VOCABULARY (celebrations and activities, likes and dislikes, opinions)

PART 3 - DISCUSSION

• 4 - 5 minutes

• 20s to prepare

• candidates discuss ALL the points

• interlocutor asks them to choose 1

• tense: present tense

• advanced : combination of tenses

PART 3 - ESSENTIALS

GRAMMAR - PRESENT TENSE (It is...)

LANGUAGE:

AGREEING AND DISAGREEING (I'm not sure about that..)

TURN TAKING (What do you think?)

MOVING THE DISCUSSION (What do you think of this one?

OPENING AND CLOSING A DISCUSSION (So let's talk about... I think we finished..)

Preparing candidates for SPM 2021 and beyond

• Format

• Targeted practicing - beginners

• Extensive practice - intermediate

• during lessons: topic practice and give them the vocabulary needed

Marking scheme

You will see how the candidates answer the questions in the videos after this. The marking scheme for Speaking will be divided into 3 categories: Grammar, Vocabulary and Communicative Achievement. Each category will have a maximum of 6 marks. So from the assesor (ingat ni org luar) the max total score is 3 x 6 = 18. The other 6 marks will come from the interlocutor (your teacher).

Anas and Tanisha

For Anas, his score was

Grammar : 4

Vocabulary : 4

Communicative achievement : 5

Overall (dari cikgu die) : 5

Total: 18/24

For Tanisha, her score was

Grammar : 5

Vocabulary : 5

Communicative achievement : 5

Overall (dari cikgu die) : 5

Total: 20/24

AMINAH AND ALIA

For Aminah, his score was

Grammar : 5

Vocabulary : 6

Communicative achievement : 5

Overall (dari cikgu die) : 6

Total: 22/24

For Alia, her score was

Grammar : 5

Vocabulary : 6

Communicative achievement : 6

Overall (dari cikgu die) : 6

Total: 23/24

Multiple Choice

How many parts are in the speaking paper?

• 1 part - bukan sekali harung je ke?

• 2 parts - yang xde markah, dan yang ada markah

• 3 parts - macam dara pingitan

• 4 parts - halal kalau nak bini sebyk ni

Multiple Choice

In part 1, what question will NOT be asked?

• What is your name?

• Where do you live?

• What do you do after school?

• Who will win in the next election?

Multiple Select

In part 2, choose the tenses students should know:

• Present simple

• Past simple

• Present continuous

• Past continuous

Multiple Select

To get good marks in part 3, if there are 6 points, the students only need to talk about : (you can choose more than 1)

• 1 point each

• 2 points each

• 3 points each

• any combination as long as all 6 points are commented

The level you are at

At the moment, it is safe to say that if you scored band 5 for PT3, you are a band 3 for SPM. Band 3 for PT3 is even lower in SPM.

Remember: You need to pass English. But let's not target pass. Let's target excellent. Because if you prepare now, it will be easier when you do it later.

PART 1 - INTERVIEW

PART 3 - DISCUSSION

• 4 - 5 minutes

• 20s to prepare

• candidates discuss ALL the points

• interlocutor asks them to choose 1

• tense: present tense

• advanced : combination of tenses