Exam Preparation:
Self-Introduction & Book Exam
Week 8: Exam Week
1. How to deliver your self-introduction
2. Grading criteria
3. How to prepare for book exam
Lesson 1
Book Exam
(units 1 – 3)
lesson 2
Self-Introduction
Speeches
Grading Criteria
10
9
8.5
8
7.5
7
Structure / Discourse
Markers
Body Language
Excellent
Excellent
Generally good
Generally good
Fair
Fair
Fair
Work needed
Much work needed
Fair
Work needed
Much work neede
d
Eye Contact
Excellent
Holds attention of entire
audience with
direct eye contact; extremely
engaging
Generally good
Engaging, but does not
always maintain direct eye
contact with audience
Fair
Excludes sections of
audience, or on occasion
prolonged look at notes, or
remembering memorized
script
Fair
Displays minimal eye
contact with audience; or, a
combination of
aforementioned problems, or
one recurring throughout
Work needed
Over-dependent on script or
mostly fails to engage audien
ce as remembering memoriz
ed script, for example
Much work needed
No attempt to make eye con
tact with audience; or reads o
nly from notes
Voice / Speech
Excellent
Speech is smooth & natural
throughout; speaks with fluctuation
in volume and inflection to
maintain audience interest
Generally good
Clarity / Expression
Time
Excellent
As instructed
Sophisticated use and good variety of vocabul
ary, expressions, grammatical structures. Easy
to understand and ideas/content expressed ve
ry well. A few incorrect uses of vocabulary/gra
mmar excusable.
Generally good
Speech is fairly fluent; more
fluctuation in volume and
inflection needed
Easy to understand and ideas/content express
ed satisfactorily; good use of vocabulary, expr
essions and grammatical structures with only
minor mistakes.
Fair
Fair
On occasion, incorrect uses of vocabulary, exp
Occasional hesitation, or speaks a
little too quietly/quickly, or
intonation a little flat, or Korean
interference with pronunciation
Fair
Recurring hesitation/ labored spee
ch, or a combination of the aforem
entioned problems
Work needed
Speech is labored throughout; freq
uent hesitation on common vocab
ulary words/structures. or student r
eads largely from notes
Much work needed
Reads only from notes
ressions, grammar, or difficult to understand,
or student has difficulty expressing ideas/cont
ent; or, voice/speech causes misunderstanding
Fair
Several instances of incorrect uses of vocabula
N/A
Had to be stopped
10-15% under
ry, expressions, grammar, or of extra effort bei
ng required by audience to understand, or of
voice/speech causing misunderstanding; or id
eas/content lacking substance
Work needed
Throughout, difficult to understand as a result
of incorrect uses of vocabulary, expressions, g
rammar, or due to voice/speech; or ideas/cont
ent noticeably unprepared
Much work needed
Reads only from notes
15-20% under
30% under
Delivery & Body Language
1. Eye contact
-
do not
do not
do not
choose
read from notes
let audience know that it is a memorized script
stare at only one person
somebody, make a point, choose somebody, make a point
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2. Voice/Speech
- DO NOT JUST HAVE a string of unbroken,
-chunk phrases together
continuous speech
- pause, stress correct syllables/words, modulate voice
Chunking
If the free market is so efficient / why / in terms
of its environmental consequences, / is the
global economy / so inefficient? / The answer is
simple. / Marketeers are brilliant at setting prices,
/ but quite incapable / of taking costs into
account. / Today / we have a free market / that
does irreparable damage to the environment /
because it does not reflect / the true costs / of
products / and services. / The proposals I will be
outlining this afternoon / all concern, / in one
way or another, / this fundamental flaw / in the
free market system.
Delivery & Body Language
3. Body Language
-
face audience
do not cross arms/legs
do not stand like a soldier
do not fidget
do not forget to smile
4. Finally
- Relax and talk to audience like they are your friends
-
Practice, PRACTICE, practice, Practice
Book Exam: Units 1-3
Unit 1 – Present Simple
• p6-8 + focus box
• present simple statements & question
• read about Paul and Emma (p8).
- Can you make question about them?
• p9/10 – make questions about companies
• P13 - Functional Language
Book Exam: Units 1-3
Unit 2 – Present Simple v. Present Continuous
• p18-20 + focus box
• do you know the difference in usage
• read about Petra (p19).
- Can you make questions about her?
• p21 – What do these people do in their jobs?
• p25 – Do you know the rules in the focus box?
Book Exam: Units 1-3
Unit 3 – Past simple
• p30-32 + focus box
• can you make past simple WH and Yes/No questions?
• P33
- Types of holiday / Accommodation / Transport
Some Example Questions
Make sentences using the words in brackets. Use the present simple
tense.
1. …………………………………………………………………………………….. (He / be / a designer)
Answer = He is a designer.
Make questions. Use the present pimple tense.
Dave is from England.
1. ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Answer = Where is Dave from?
Make present simple and present continuous questions.
Helen lives in Spain. This week she is working a lot.
1. ……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Answers
1. Where does Helen Live?
2. What is she doing this week?
Write WH past simple or YES/No past simple questions.
1. WH Question …………………………………………………… A: I grew up in Seoul.
Answer = Where did you grow up?
What do the following people do? Finish the sentences.
1. A taxi driver……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Example answer = ………takes passengers from one place to another.
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