Oral Assessment 1
National Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express
feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions
IL STATE GOAL 28: Use the target language to communicate within and beyond the classroom setting.
28.B.1a Respond to and ask simple questions with prompts.
28.B.1b Imitate pronunciation, intonation and inflection including sounds unique to the target language.
1. Ask greater variety of basic memorized questions.
2. Respond to a number of questions and prompts that use familiar language.
3. Use routine courtesy expressions appropriately (e.g., Mr., Mrs., Miss, please, thank you).
4. Use formal and informal words of address.
5. Imitate sounds, words, and phrases with age- and stage-appropriate pronunciation, intonation, and
inflection.
Target Proficiency: Novice mid/Beginner Stage B
Objectives:
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I can greet people in a polite way using single words and memorized phrases.
I can say my name and ask someone what his/her name is.
I can ask and give the time, date, birth date, age, and phone number.
Essential Questions:
1. How are you?
2. What is your name?
3. What is your telephone number?
4. When is your birthday?
5. How old are you?
6. What is today’s date?
7. What day is today?
How are you?
What is your name?
What is your telephone
number?
When is your birthday?
How old are you?
What is today’s date?
What day is today?
Informal
¿Cómo estás? ¿Qué tal?
¿ Cómo te llamas?
¿Cuál es tu número de
teléfono?
¿Cuándo es tu
cumpleaños?
¿Cuántos años tienes?
Formal
¿ Cómo está Ud.?
¿ Cómo se llama Ud.?
¿Cuál es su número de
teléfono?
¿Cuándo es su
cumpleaños?
¿ Cuántos años tiene
Ud.?
¿Cuál es la fecha de
hoy?
¿Qué día es hoy?
Responses
Bien, así-así, mal
Me llamo _____.
Mi número de teléfono
es _______.
Mi cumpleaños es el (#)
de (month)
Tengo (#) años.
Hoy es el (#) de (month)
Hoy es (day of the
week)
1
1-2 questions
23-4 questions
3
Responds
appropriately with
one word answers or
short phrases
Mixes both formal and
informal speech while
addressing the
teacher.
Error patterns with
certain sounds,
can be understood
with some difficulty
by someone
accustomed to a
language learner.
Short pauses in
speech- minimal
hesitations, little to no
prompting from the
listener, slight pause
before responding
does not disrupt flow
of conversation
Responds appropriately in complete
sentences
5+ questions
Asking Questions
Responses
Does not respond, responds
inappropriately, responds in English
Formal speech
Uses informal, familiar speech
when addressing the teacher
Pronunciation/intonation/inflection
Inaccurate
pronunciation/intonation/inflection
Impedes understanding
Fluency
Choppy= long pauses that disrupt
the flow of conversation, needs
prompting, assistance, and
patience from listener
Asks all questions in formal speech,
Used formal greeting, Addressed
the teacher with Sir or ma’am
Accurate
pronunciation/intonation/inflection,
Generally understood by those
accustomed to interacting with
language learners.
Good speech fluency- appropriate
speaking speed for level, no
prompting or assistance from
listener, responds quickly to
questions.
Scenario 1
Oh my! It’s a good thing you worked as a lifeguard at the pool this summer and took a first aid course.
You are in your Spanish class on an unusually hot fall day. Your teacher suddenly trips over the cord to
the fan, falls to the floor, hits his/her head, and passes out. You have someone call 911 and someone
else run to the office. While waiting for help to arrive, your teacher wakes up. Ask some basic questions
to check his or her level of head injury. You will want to include the following questions:
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How are you?
What is your name?
What is your telephone number?
When is your birthday?
How old are you?
What day is it?
What is today’s date?
Remember, you want to impress your teacher and classmates as well as gather information for the
Emergency Responders. Feel free to ask as many questions as you can.
Scenario 2
You and a friend were touring Machu Picchu in Perú, and once returning to Lima on the
tour bus, all the altitude changes and the fact that you didn’t drink enough water catches
up with you. As you get off the bus, you pass out, hitting your head on the way down.
When you come to, you are in a hospital with your friend and the doctor immediately
starts asking you questions about yourself to see if you have a concussion or not. Your
answers to the questions will determine the level of head injury you have.
The doctor asks you to provide the following information:
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How you’re doing
Your name
Your telephone number
Your birthday and age
The day and date
You want to get back to your vacation quickly so to impress the doctor add any other
information about yourself.