English_Oral

English Oral General Mish-Mash Mark-Time Distribution Component Mark Allocation Time Taken/ Reading 10 m 3 min Spoken Interaction 20 m 7 min Total 30m 10 min Tips and Tricks 1. Greet the teacher and state your name, class and index number, thank him at the end of the examination 2. Remain calm and collected; do not be afraid to pause and gather your thoughts (“May I have a bit of time to think please”) 3. Disposition: Maintain apt eye contact, sit straight, show sincere enthusiasm and interest, smile :), be clear and audible, and treat the examiner like a friend :D Preparation Reading Aloud: 2.5 min ● Note the Purpose, Audience and Context implied in the italicised portion and vary your tone accordingly ● Analyse the Text For: - Sentences which require unique pacing and tone - E.g. lists, excitement, rhetorical questions - Words to be emphasised (see below) - Words with tricky pronunciations - Points where sounds such as “th”and “ed” appear - Awkward and Unpredictable Sentence Structures - The pauses throughout the passage (Generally) - Sentences where chunking is necessary ● Read slightly faster than usual, and note the areas where you trip up - Anticipate the words ahead whilst reading instead of reading them, and note areas where the words/sentence structures differ from your intuition Stress Placement Element to be Emphasised Examples Words with extremities Extremely, Importantly, exhilarated End Consonants “d” in “hid” Long/Short Vowels - Piss vs Peace

- Pot vs Port - Tongue placement for ‘that’ Number-Related Words - Three thousand and two hundred aborted unicorn fetuses - Every Spoken Interaction: 7.5 min Points to Plan 1. 5W1H: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How - Note Unique elements - May be from perspective of participants - Personal Importance 2. Question 1: Feelings towards the Activity - 2 positive and 2 negative 3. Anecdotes and Interesting Opinions you have heard 4. Thematic Vocabulary/Sayings 5. Advantages/Disadvantages (2 each) 6. Problems and Solutions (2 each) 7. Causes (2 each) 8. Possible overarching themes and points for relevant opinion: Spot Patterns/Anomalies - Two should suffice Reading Aloud During the Reading ● Don’t Be nervous, you will not be penalised for an awkward start - Count down from 3 to mentally prepare yourself ● Read at a pace that allows for every word to be enunciated clearly ● If you misread a word, continue reading and do not pause to correct yourself ● Exercise Chunking Spoken Interaction Answering Technique ● Question Format 1. Feelings about activity in the picture/What a participant is thinking - May be asked from the perspective of one of the participants - Thoughts: Ensure that it is not an emotion - Ensure that you describe the picture early in your answer 2. Topic-Based - Opinions on overarching theme - Challenges Faced - Common Saying - Suggestions

3. Topic Based Answering Format: 2PEEL + New Rel