INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPEAKING EXAMINERS

Speaking examiners known as

• Interlocutor & Assessor

• Instructor & Assessor

The assessor assesses using the analytical assessment scales.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Time for candidates to get prepared in Part 2 and Part 3.

• 15 seconds

• 20 seconds

• 40 seconds

• 1 minute

Time for candidates to speak in Part 2.

• 20 seconds

• 40 seconds

• 1 minute

• 2 minutes

Time for candidates to discuss in Part 3.

• 1 minute

• 2 minutes

• 3 minutes

• 4 minutes

If the language has been crafted carefully, examiners should PENALISE the candidate.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The assessor will assess the candidate's performance in the following criteria:

(Choose more than one answer)

• Overall Spoken Performance

• Grammar

• Vocabulary

• Communicative Competence

If a candidate does not respond, the interlocutor needs to wait for _____ before proceeding to the next part.

• 5 seconds

• 10 seconds

• 30 seconds

• 40 seconds

Both examiners must confer on the marks they award.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In any cases of breakdown of interaction, the interlocutor should...

(choose more than one answer)

• repeat the instructions

• paraphrase the prompt

• use the back-up prompts provided

• point the questions