Roadmap for Your Speaking and Listening
Min.
Prepare yourself.
Study the instructions of your assignment and look for material, e.g. a short
text, a chart, a picture etc.
o List or mind map what occurs to you.
1. o Prepare your own line of thought; note down your own points and
evidence.
o Think of points that your partner might make. – It will make it easier for you
to follow when your partner presents his or her assignment in the exam.
o Prepare mind maps and, if possible, cue cards.
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Solo Presentation by Partner A
Present your case.*
(You seem self-confident but reasonable.)
Give your speech a clear line of argument and make listening easy for your
partner.
a) Tell them what you
are going to tell them.
First announce your three main points.
List and elaborate three clearly defined points, 1.,
2., 3., supporting each with arguments and
examples.
b) Tell them.
2.
c) Tell them what you
have told them.
Finally draw conclusions.
Solo Presentation by Partner B
Listen to your partner.†
(Remain quiet and nod encouragingly when your eyes meet).
o Take notes of your partner’s three points.
o Listen for weaknesses in their arguments and prepare questions.
o Listen for common ground for an agreement later on.
Two-way conversation
Agree on an agenda of three points and negotiate them one after the
other.‡
o Address the three points that you have agreed to discuss one after the
other.
3. o You can always ask for clarification and/or defend your own case giving
more evidence.
o Identify points on which you “agree to disagree” or where to reach a
compromise.
o You will want to be taken seriously. Therefore use polite language and
base everything you say on sound reasoning.
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*
Teachers will remain quiet for as long as possible.
Ideally, teachers will keep silent here, too.
‡ Additional material might be introduced at this point if the silence grows unbearably long.
†
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Roadmap for Your Speaking and Listening
Min.
Prepare yourself.
Study the instructions of your assignment and look for material, e.g. a short
text, a chart, a picture etc.
o List or mind map what occurs to you.
1. o Prepare your own line of thought; note down your own points and
evidence.
o Think of points that your partner might make. – It will make it easier for you
to follow when your partner presents his or her assignment in the exam.
o Prepare mind maps and, if possible, cue cards.
> 15
Solo Presentation by Partner A
Present your case.§
(You seem self-confident but reasonable.)
Give your speech a clear line of argument and make listening easy for your
partner.
a) Tell them what you
are going to tell them.
First announce your three main points.
List and elaborate three clearly defined points, 1.,
2., 3., supporting each with arguments and
examples.
b) Tell them.
2.
c) Tell them what you
have told them.
Finally draw conclusions.
Solo Presentation by Partner B
Listen to your partner.**
(Remain quiet and nod encouragingly when your eyes meet).
o Take notes of your partner’s three points.
o Listen for weaknesses in their arguments and prepare questions.
o Listen for common ground for an agreement later on.
Two-way conversation
Agree on an agenda of three points and negotiate them one after the
other.††
o Address the three points that you have agreed to discuss one after the
other.
3. o You can always ask for clarification and/or defend your own case giving
more evidence.
o Identify points on which you “agree to disagree” or where to reach a
compromise.
o You will want to be taken seriously. Therefore use polite language and
base everything you say on sound reasoning.
www.englisch-bw.de – Kommunikationsprüfung – "Road Map"
§
Teachers will remain quiet for as long as possible.
Ideally, teachers will keep silent here, too.
†† Additional material might be introduced at this point if the silence grows unbearably long.
**
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>5
> 10