✓ or ✗

1 - Giving Advice

1. Did your partner speak for 90 seconds?

2. Did your partner speak directly?

3. Was your partners advice clear and polite?

4. Was it easy to follow? Were both pros and cons presented?

5. Did your partner conclude with an appropriate closing remark?

✓ or ✗

2 - Talking about a Personal experience

1. Did your partner speak for 60 seconds?

2. Did your partner speak directly?

3. Was your partners advice clear and polite?

4. Was it easy to follow? Were both pros and cons presented?

5. Did your partner conclude with an appropriate closing remark?

✓ or ✗

3 - Describing a Scene

1. Your partner set the scene.

2. Your partner described items in relation to each other using prepositions of location.

3. For each idea discussed, specific details were included.

4. Your partner's description gave you a clear mental image of the picture.

5. The description was concluded with a sentence that summarized a key feature about the picture.

✓ or ✗

4 - Making predictions

1. Your partner set the scene.

2. Your partner described items in relation to each other using prepo- sitions of location.

3. Your partner provided some reasons for what he or she thought would happen based on the evidence in the picture.

4. A range of vocabulary was used to give as much information as pos- sible about the predictions.

5. The description was concluded with a sentence that summarized a key feature about the picture.

✓ or ✗

5 - Comparing and Persuading

1. Your partner spoke directly to you as if you were the individual identified in the task.

2. Your partner provided at least 3 ways that his or her choice was better.

3. Your partner gave reasons why his or her choice was better (supporting details).

4. Your partner rephrased information using his or her own words, and did not simply repeat information from the question.

5. Your partner had a concluding sentence to complete the response.

6. Your partner avoided repetition.

✓ or ✗

6 - Dealing with a Difficult Situation

1. Your partner spoke directly to you as if you were the individual identified in the task.

2. Your partner provided details about the situation.

3. Your partner expressed the difficulty of this decision.

4. Your partner showed regret.

5. Your partner offered consolation.

6. Your partner concluded on a positive note.

7. Your partner avoided repetition.

✓ or ✗

7 - Expressing Opinions

1. Your partner clearly stated his or her opinion.

2. Your partner provided three or four reasons for that opinion.

3. Your partner presented developed and convincing.

4. Your partner used transitions and his or her reasons were easy to follow.

5. Your partner had a concluding sentence to complete the response.

0 - no attempt
1 - poor attempt
2 - adequate
3 - good

Assessment of Performance

•The speaker addresses the task.
/3
•The speaker speaks clearly with minimal pausing and hesitations.
/3
•The speaker accurately uses a wide variety of words.
/3
•The speaker uses time indicators to add depth and detail to response.
/3
•The speaker avoids repeating ideas.
/3
•The speaker's tone is appropriate for the social context of the task.
/3
•The speaker uses appropriate rhythm, pronunciation, and intonation patterns.
/3
•The speaker concludes with an appropriate closing remark.
/3
•The response contains ideas that are well organized, easy to follow, and express precise and/or deeper levels of meaning.
/3
•The response is long enough.
/3
Total
0/30

Based on CELPIP Speaking Workbook - Third Edition