english language - spoken interaction part 2
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ORALEXAMINATIONSPOKEN INTERACTION PART II
Reading
10 marks 33%
Oral Examination
Reading
10 marks 33%
Spoken
Interaction 20 marks 67%
Oral Examination
Spoken Interaction is not Idle Chatting.
Objectives
You should express
your opinions with
reasoning.
You aim to:
Maintain an interesting
conversation
Objectives
You should express
your opinions with
reasoning.
You aim to:
Maintain an interesting
conversation
Deliver your ideas clearly
Objectives
You should express
your opinions with
reasoning.
You aim to:
Maintain an interesting
conversation
Deliver your ideas clearly
Share personal comment on
the given topic
Objectives
You should express
your opinions with
reasoning.
You aim to:
Maintain an interesting
conversation
Deliver your ideas clearly
Share personal comment on
the given topic
Suggest potential problems
and solutions
Objectives
You should express
your opinions with
reasoning.
You aim to:
Maintain an interesting
conversation
Deliver your ideas clearly
Share personal comment on
the given topic
Suggest potential problems
and solutions
Use correct and appropriate
expressions and vocabulary
How to
Respond to
Topics
Stage 1Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage
Read an article
from the
newspapers or
listen to a news
report.
Stage Read an article
from the
newspapers or
listen to a news
report.
•Make notes about
it.
Stage
Think about the
issue.
Stage Think about the
issue.
• For example, is
whoever
responsible doing
everything to deal
with this issue?
Stage
Think about the
issue.
• For example, is
whoever
responsible doing
everything to deal
with this issue?
• Take a stand
based on what
you have read.
Stage
Think about the
issue.
• For example, is
whoever
responsible doing
everything to deal
with this issue?
• Take a stand
based on what
you have read.
•What facts
support your
viewpoint?
Stage
Share with family
or friends what you
think about the
issue.
Stage
Share with family
or friends what you
think about the
issue.
Listen to their
responses as they
may add on to your
views or give
different
viewpoints.
For many students,
Spoken Interaction is the most
dreaded part.
If you are
tongue-tiedwhenever you speak, then
practise to build
up your
confidence.
Shyness is notgenetically inherited.
With a positiveattitude and
determinationto practise your teacher’s tips,
you can change your
shyness.
Make the
commitmentand practise bit by
bit each day.
st
Tip for Practice
1. Practise on your ownusing examination questions
provided by your teacher.
st
Tip for Practice
1. Practise on your ownusing examination questions
provided by your teacher.
• Talk for two minutes
without stopping.
st
Tip for Practice
1. Practise on your ownusing examination questions
provided by your teacher.
• Talk for two minutes
without stopping.
• Rope in family members and
friends to be your
‘examiners’.
st
Tip for Practice
1. Practise on your ownusing examination questions
provided by your teacher.
• Talk for two minutes
without stopping.
• Rope in family members and
friends to be your
‘examiners’.
• Get them to give
constructivefeedback.
nd
Tip for Practice
2. Practise with your
friends regularly.
nd
Tip for Practice
2. Practise with your
friends regularly.
•Encourage each
other to talk or discuss about a
certain topic.
nd
Tip for Practice
2. Practise with your
friends regularly.
•Encourage each
other to talk or discuss about a
certain topic.
•Listen to as many
good speeches as you
can.
nd
Tip for Practice
2. Practise with your
friends regularly.
•Encourage each
other to talk or discuss about a
certain topic.
•Listen to as many
good speeches as you
can.
•Remember them
and return to them during
revision.
rd
Tip for Practice
3. You need to keep upwith what is happening in the
your country and the world
around you.
rd
Tip for Practice
3. You need to keep upwith what is happening in the
your country and the world
around you.
• Read widely on local
and international issues.
rd
Tip for Practice
3. You need to keep upwith what is happening in the
your country and the world
around you.
• Read widely on local
and international issues.
• Be aware of currentaffairs and get
different views before making or
forming your ownjudgement.
Expand your
Vocabulary
You must also build up your
vocabulary for talking about
social issues and current
affairs.
As you read, you will
gather more and more
useful words related to
a particular theme eg.
ageing, health, sports,
education.
• Look up the
dictionary for
meanings of
unfamiliar words.
• Jot them down in
your vocabulary
notebook.
Visual Stimulus
Study the visual and think of
the following:
Theme in the visual
Visual Stimulus
Study the visual and think of
the following:
Theme in the visual
Ideas/ issues related to the
theme in the visual
Visual Stimulus
Study the visual and think of
the following:
Theme in the visual
Ideas/ issues related to the
theme in the visual
Current news/ trends in
Singapore/ other countries
Visual Stimulus
Study the visual and think of
the following:
Theme in the visual
Ideas/ issues related to the
theme in the visual
Current news/ trends in
Singapore/ other countries
Issues culturally specific in
Singapore/ other countries
Visual Stimulus
Study the visual and think of
the following:
Theme in the visual
Ideas/ issues related to the
theme in the visual
Current news/ trends in
Singapore/ other countries
Issues culturally specific in
Singapore/ other countries
Personal experiences
Content ElaborationM
ind M
ap
Who,
What,
Where,
When,
How,
Why
Content ElaborationM
ind M
ap
Who,
What,
Where,
When,
How,
Why
Build on Topic
Compare/
contrast,
Like/ dislike,
Past/ present/
future
Content ElaborationM
ind M
ap
Who,
What,
Where,
When,
How,
Why
Build on Topic
Compare/
contrast,
Like/ dislike,
Past/ present/
future
Interesting View
point
Give honest
response
Support with
evidence e.g.
Should the
government spend
more money on spaceexploration?
Practice 1
Did your
family find any
of your toys
annoying?
Practice 1
Did your
family find any
of your toys
annoying?
Was there any
toy you always
wanted but
never had?
Practice 1
Did your
family find any
of your toys
annoying?
Was there any
toy you always
wanted but
never had?
When you
were younger,
did you prefer
playing with
toys to reading
books?
Practice 2
Do you enjoy
exercising in a
group like the
people in the
picture? Why
or why not?
Practice 2
Do you enjoy
exercising in a
group like the
people in the
picture? Why
or why not?
What
problems
might we face
if we do not
have enough
exercise?
Practice 2
Do you enjoy
exercising in a
group like the
people in the
picture? Why
or why not?
What
problems
might we face
if we do not
have enough
exercise?
To what extent
are we
responsible for
keeping
ourselves fit?
Practice 3
How do you feel
about the elderly
taking part in the
activity in the
picture?
Practice 3
How do you feel
about the elderly
taking part in the
activity in the
picture?
What kind of
activities would
appeal to the
elderly in your
community?
Practice 3
How do you feel
about the elderly
taking part in the
activity in the
picture?
What kind of
activities would
appeal to the
elderly in your
community?
Some people say,
“Life is what you
make it to be
and should not
depend on your
age.” Do you
agree?
Assignment
Craft 3 questions based on the given visual.
Personal OpinionGeneral
Knowledge