PET-for-schools-口语考试

Sample test with examiner’s comments

This document explains the Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) for Schools Speaking test. It accompanies this video, where you can see Victoria, from France, and Chiara, from Italy, take a Speaking test. These candidates both do quite well in the test, and Chiara is generally stronger. Contents:

About the Cambridge English: Preliminary for Schools Speaking test

How the examiners assess your speaking

Comments on the test video:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Overall

© UCLES 2013. This material may be photocopied (without alteration) and distributed for classroom use provided no charge is made. For further information see our Terms and Conditions at http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/footer/terms-conditions.htmlAbout the Cambridge English: Preliminary for Schools Speaking test

The Speaking test lasts about 10 to 12 minutes. You take the test with another student. There are two examiners in the room. One examiner talks to you and the other examiner listens to you. Both the examiners give you marks.

Part 1

The examiners introduce themselves and then one examiner asks you and your partner to say your names and spell them. The examiner then asks you questions about yourself, your daily life, interests, etc.

Part 2

The examiner asks you to talk about something together and gives you a drawing to help you. Part 3

You each have a chance to talk by yourselves. The examiner gives you a colour photograph to look at and asks you to talk about it. When you have finished talking, the examiner gives your partner a different photograph to look at and to talk about.

Part 4

The examiner asks you and your partner to say more about the subject of the photographs in Part 3. You may be asked to give your opinion or to talk about something that has happened to you.

© UCLES 2013. This material may be photocopied (without alteration) and distributed for classroom use provided no charge is made. For further information see our Terms and Conditions at http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/footer/terms-conditions.htmlHow the examiners assess your speaking

There are two examiners in the room. The interlocutor speaks to you, and the assessor just listens.

As you do the test, the assessor focuses on these areas of your English:

Grammar and Vocabulary

Are you using a range of grammatical structures and vocabulary? Are you using these structures and vocabulary correctly? Are you using a range of vocabulary which is appropriate for familiar topics?

Discourse Management

Are you using both long and short answers, depending on the task? Is everything you say relevant to the task? Are your ideas expressed clearly and easy to understand? Are you using some language to link and organise your ideas?

Pronunciation

You don’t need to have an English accent, but it is important to be clear. Are you pronouncing individual sounds clearly? Are you placing stress on the right parts of words and on the right words in sentences? Does your voice go up and down at the right times?

Interactive Communication

Are you able to interact well with the other candidate? Are you listening to the other candidate and answering in a way that makes sense? Are you able to add ideas to the discussion and help keep it going with your partner?

The interlocutor focuses on your Global Achievement. This is about your general performance. How well can you communicate about the topics you are given? Are you using language which is right for the Cambridge English: Preliminary level? Don’t worry if you sometimes make mistakes or hesitate when you are speaking, as long as your ideas are clear. When your test is complete, the examiners give you marks for each of these things: Grammar and Vocabulary, Discourse Management, Pronunciation, Interactive Communication and Global Achievement. The marks are for what you do over the whole Speaking test, not for each part of the test. The examiners give you marks for your own performance – they don’t compare you with the other candidate.

© UCLES 2013. This material may be photocopied (without alteration) and distributed for classroom use provided no charge is made. For further information see our Terms and Conditions at http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/footer/terms-conditions.htmlComments on the test video

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© UCLES 2013. This material may be photocopied (without alteration) and distributed for classroom use provided no charge is made. For further information see our Terms and Conditions at http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/footer/terms-conditions.html

© UCLES 2013. This material may be photocopied (without alteration) and distributed for classroom use provided no charge is made. For further information see our Terms and Conditions at http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/footer/terms-conditions.html

© UCLES 2013. This material may be photocopied (without alteration) and distributed for classroom use provided no charge is made. For further information see our Terms and Conditions at http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/footer/terms-conditions.html

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