ESL - Entry Level
Learning Outcomes
Learners should:
- demonstrate the confidence to speak clearly
- present their thoughts and ideas effectively through speech
- begin to recognise and understand changes in tone and speech patterns
Marks at this level include:
Pronunciation: 20 marks
Intonation: 20 marks
Phrasing: 20 marks
Preparatore Grade (5 Minutes)
Learners should:
- Greet the examiner and introduce themselves (20 marks)
- Talk with the examiner about their Family (20 marks)
Introductory Grade (10 Minutes)
Learners should:
- Greet the examiner and introduce themselves (20 marks)
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Talk with the examiner about either their:
- Interests
- School
- Work (20 marks)
Preliminatory Grade (10 Minutes)
Learners should:
- Read aloud a short poem of their own choice (20 marks)
- Discuss with the examiner the poem (20 marks)
Transition Grade (10 Minutes)
Learners should:
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Speak from memory a short poem of their own choice.
(This should be age appropriate) (20 marks) - Talk with the examiner about how the feeling and tone of the poem suggests the way in which it is spoken (20 marks)