Microsoft Word TOPICS FOR MIDTERM TEST docx TOPICS FOR MIDTERM TEST – SPEAKING 3 Requirements students are formed into pairs, assigned one of the following five speaking tests, then record a clip Note.
TOPICS FOR MIDTERM TEST – SPEAKING Requirements: students are formed into pairs, assigned one of the following five speaking tests, then record a clip Note: Please have a look at this page to see some instructions on how to perform the test well https://becexamguide.com/speaking-part-2-3-higher/ TEST PART 1: INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION The candidate chooses one topic and talk about it for about minutes Qualities of a good leader The importance of appearance to success Important events or experiences which can make you feel more like an adult PART 2: COLLABORATIVE TASK Staff relocation Your company needs to relocate several members of staff to a new branch opening in another part of the country Discuss, and decide, together: Which types of financial incentives the company could offer to staff (What other types of incentives might be important) What information staff would need to know about a new location TEST PART 1: INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION The candidate chooses one topic and talk about it for about minutes Factors influencing your decision when buying a product A turning point between childhood and adult hood The importance of an effective leader PART 2: COLLABORATIVE TASK Giving advice One of your co-workers in a Sale Department has some trouble with being organised at work He thinks that his new office does not have enough space for him to store paperwork He has piles of customers’ papers everywhere He even lost his phone last week His customers seem to lose trust in him Discuss, and decide together: What should he to be more organised at work? How can he build the trust among customers to improve the sales? TEST PART 1: INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION The candidate chooses one topic and talk about it for about minutes A science subject you liked best in school Factors influencing your choice of food Some important steps to gain success PART 2: COLLABORATIVE TASK Incentive scheme Your company is considering setting up an incentive scheme to improve staff performance You have been asked to make recommendations for the scheme Discuss, and decide together: What benefits an incentive scheme for staff could bring to the company What types of incentives could be offered? Which employees in a company should be targeted TEST PART 1: INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION The candidate chooses one topic and talk about it for about minutes The meaning of success to you An incident that affects your life How TV advertising affects what food you eat PART 2: COLLABORATIVE TASK Recruitment Your company is looking for a new head of Human Resources You have been asked to help select the candidate Discuss the situation together and decide: What experience, qualities and skills you will look for in applicants What kind of package (perks, benefits) you can offer the person in addition to a basic starting salary TEST PART 1: INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION The candidate chooses one topic and talk about it for about minutes An experience that taught you a lesson An invention that has changed the world in a positive way Negative affects of technology PART 2: COLLABORATIVE TASK Team building The company you work for is about to take over another company and asking to encourage staff from both companies to work together effectively You have been asked to prepare a proposal for team building Discuss and decide together: What arrangements should be made before new colleagues start working together? What kinds of work projects and leisure activities could be such a bother to encourage teamwork? What benefits effective teamwork could bring to the company VIDEO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Each pair records themselves doing speaking tasks in the test using the recording function on Zoom • Both speakers must appear side by side during the recording • Edit your video e.g delete unwanted parts if necessary • Save your video as an mp4 file • Name your video as [No of Pair] - [Speaker1's Middle & First name] - [Speaker2's Middle & First name] with Speaker = Speaker on the left, & Speaker = Speaker on the right in the video e.g 01-MinhAnh-Hồng Vỹ • Each pair just needs to submit one clip only on Google Drive MARKING CRITERIA TASK (4 pts) TASK (6 pts) MARKING CRITERIA SCORE Accuracy (Pronunciation, Grammar and Vocabulary) Discourse Management (Fluency, Relevance, Coherence, and Cohesion) Task achievement ………/1 Accuracy (Pronunciation, Grammar and Vocabulary) Discourse Management (Fluency, Relevance, Coherence, and Cohesion) Interactive Communication & Use of Functions Task achievement ………/1 ………/1 ………/2 …… /1 ……./1 ……./3 NOTES ... incentive scheme to improve staff performance You have been asked to make recommendations for the scheme Discuss, and decide together: What benefits an incentive scheme for staff could bring to the company... build the trust among customers to improve the sales? TEST PART 1: INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION The candidate chooses one topic and talk about it for about minutes A science subject you liked best in... offered? Which employees in a company should be targeted TEST PART 1: INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION The candidate chooses one topic and talk about it for about minutes The meaning of success to you An incident