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DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATIONDepartment of Curriculum Management Educational Assessment Unit

Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2015

FORM 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONVERSATION Time: 7 minutes

Examiner’s Paper Instructions to Examiner (10 marks)

1. Each candidate is given either Task 1A or Task 1B, and either Task 2A or Task 2B.2. Use each task with approximately half the candidates. It is the responsibility of the

examiner to inform the invigilator which papers should be handed to the student preparing for the examination.

3. Greet the candidate and hand out the candidate’s paper. (Candidate has previously prepared himself/herself outside the classroom for a maximum of 10 minutes)

Task 1

1. Ask all the candidates a minimum of three questions.2. Choose different combinations of questions from the list so that, by the end of the

examination, all the questions will have been used. 3. If the candidate’s responses are brief, ask more than three questions.4. Make sure that the candidate is engaged in conversation for long enough (approximately

4 minutes) to enable you to make an accurate and fair assessment of his/her speaking skills.

5. Do not rephrase or improvise questions.

Task 2

1. The candidate should attempt to answer all the questions/prompts on the task card. 2. Candidates can be prompted to answer any question/prompt they do not attempt. 3. Do not rephrase or improvise questions.

Awarding of marks

1. Refer closely to the Marking Criteria to enable you to arrive at a fair assessment of the candidate’s ability to use spoken English.

2. A global mark out of 10 is to be awarded after both tasks have been completed.


DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATIONDepartment of Curriculum ManagementEducational Assessment Unit



Examiner’s Paper

Task 1A

Instructions to Examiner

Examiner: Look at the pictures. I will be asking you some questions about them.

The examiner allows the candidate approximately 1 minute to look at the pictures. The examiner will then ask questions from the list below to keep the candidate talking for 3 minutes.

If candidates get stuck or give a limited answer to a question, the examiner will repeat the question once. The examiner is to avoid rephrasing the question or asking a different question.

Picture A Picture B

1. What can you see in these pictures?2. Describe the people in Picture A. Where are they and what are they doing?3. Describe the people in Picture B. What are they doing?4. Do you usually enjoy family meals? Why or why not?5. Why do some people buy ready-made food rather than cooking it at home?6. Do you like cooking? Why or why not?7. Which is your favourite dish? Tell me more about it.





Examiner’s Paper

Task 2A

The examiner hands the task card to the student. He/she reads out the task card below to the student:

Describe your experience of the world of music.

These questions may help you.

Do you like listening to music? Why or why not?

Mention some different types of music. Which is your favourite?

Do you play any instrument? Talk about it. If not, which instrument would you like to play? Why?

Why do you think certain singers/bands remain popular across generations?

What makes a good piece of music?

What device do you usually use to listen to music? Why?

The examiner says: “You will have to talk about the topic for about 1 minute.”

The examiner is to make sure that the task card is handed back at the end of the examination.





Student’s Paper

Task 1AInstructions to Students

Look at the pictures for about a minute. The teacher will ask you some questions about them.

Picture A

Picture B





Student’s Paper

Task 2A

Describe your experience of world of music.












Examiner’s Paper

Task 1B

Instructions to Examiner

Examiner: Look at the pictures. I will be asking you some questions about them.

The examiner allows the candidate approximately 1 minute to look at the pictures. The examiner will then ask questions from the list below to keep the candidate talking for 3 minutes.

If candidates get stuck or give a limited answer to a question, the examiner will repeat the question once. The examiner is to avoid rephrasing the question or asking a different question.

Picture A Picture B

1. What can you see in these pictures?2. Describe the people in Picture A. 3. How do you think they are feeling?4. Describe the young man in Picture B. What's he doing? How do you think he's feeling?5. What do you think a healthy lifestyle is all about?6. Do you take part in any type of sport? If so, what sport is it and why do you like it? If not,

what stops you from practising it?7. What can be done to encourage teenagers to practise sports more?





Examiner’s Paper

Task 2B

The examiner hands the task card to the student. He/she reads out the task card below to the student:

Describe your experience of the world of films.


Do you like watching films? Why or why not?

Mention some different types of films. Which is your favourite?

Do you have any favourite actor / actress or director? Do you think that popularity changes a person's life?

Why are some films well-known even after many years that they are produced?

What makes a good film?

Where and when do you watch films? Why?

The examiner says: “You will have to talk about the topic for about 1 minute.”

The examiner is to make sure that the task card is handed back at the end of the examination.





Student’s Paper

Task 1BInstructions to Students


Picture A

Picture B





Student’s Paper

Task 2B









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Student’s Paper

Task 1AInstructions to Students


Picture A

Picture B





Student’s Paper

Task 2A

Describe your experience of the world of music.












Student’s Paper

Task 1BInstructions to Students


Picture A

Picture B





Student’s Paper

Task 2B









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