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Delta Module 3

Extended Assignment
Appendices

Name

Adam Chamberlain

Centre Name

British Council, Milan

Centre Number

IT010

Candidate Number

001

Specialism

Teaching Exam Classes

Title

Preparing young learners (13 - 18) for the FCE speaking exam

Submission

June 2014

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Preparing young learners (13 - 18) for the FCE speaking exam
Contents of Appendices

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Appendix 3

- Needs Analysis/Diagnostic testing tools

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Appendix 3.0

- Analysis of topics that can appear in the exam - PSA

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Appendix 3.1

- Indirect speaking test - PSA

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Appendix 3.2

- Previous exam results - TSA

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Appendix 3.3

- Analysis of learning styles and intelligences - LSA

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Appendix 3.4

- Questionnaire - LSA

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Appendix 3.5

- Speaking activity - Best ways of improving English - LSA

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Appendix 3.6

- Diagnostic Test /Needs Analysis from recorded tests

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Appendix 3.6.1

- Sample of materials used for Progress test (PSA) and


DT recorded test taken from First Certificate Expert,
(Pearson 2010) All materials photocopiable

Appendix 3.6.2

- Sample analysis from progress test

Diagnostic test

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Appendix 3.7

- Sample of recorded test

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Appendix 3.8

- Check list

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Appendix 3.9

- Question forms

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Appendix 4

- Assessment and course evaluation


- Formative assessment

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Appendix 4.0

- Speaking strategies notebook sample pages

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Appendix 4.1

- Student Mark Sheet from notebook

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Appendix 4.2

- Can do checklist from notebook

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Appendix 4.3

- Vocabulary worksheet - example page from notebook

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Appendix 4.4

- Mini feedback form example page from notebook

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Appendix 4.5

- Checklist

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Appendix 4.6

- Appraisal form for teacher student meeting

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Appendix 4.7

- Course evaluation summative evaluation

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Appendix 4.7.1

- Lesson evaluation

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Appendix 4.7.2

- Course diary

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Appendix 4.7.3

- Speaking Feedback Form

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Appendix 5

- Lesson sample materials

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Appendix 5.1

- Example pages from Lesson two

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- FCE Cambridge Speaking Overview activity Part 1


Appendix 5.2

- Example pages from Lesson three

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- FCE Cambridge Speaking Overview activity Part 2


- Example pages from Lesson four
Appendix 5.3

- Lesson 4.0

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Appendix 5.4

- Lesson 4.1

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- Example pages from Lesson five


Appendix 5.5

- Lesson 5.0

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Appendix 5.6

- Lesson 5.1

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Appendix 5.7

- Example pages from Lesson nine

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Appendix 5.7.1

- Personality Quiz

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Appendix 5.7.2

- Job list

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Appendix 5.7.3

- Phrases

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Appendix 5.7.4

- Sentence discussion

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Appendix 5.7.5

- Speaking task

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Appendix 5.7.6

- Difficult jobs

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Appendix 3 - Needs Analysis/Diagnostic testing tools


Appendix 3.0 - Analysis of topics that can appear in the exam

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Appendix 3.1 - Indirect speaking test

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Appendix 3.2 - Previous exam results

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Appendix 3.3 - Analysis of learning styles and intelligences

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Appendix 3.4 - Questionnaire

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Appendix 3.5 - Speaking activity - Best ways of improving English

Look at the ideas below, they all show different ways in which you could improve your English.
With your partner discuss which two methods you think could best help you prepare for the FCE
exam?

Do lots of practice tests.

Have English radio on while you sleep.

Watch films in English.

Read books in English.

Talk to native speakers.

Make a study plan.

Keep a notebook of new words.


Read English magazines.

Keep an English diary.

Speak English always in English lessons.


Make a webpage in English.
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Give a presentation in English.

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Appendix 3.6 - Diagnostic Test/Needs Analysis from recorded tests.


Appendix 3.6.1 - Sample of materials used for Progress test (PSA) and DT recorded test taken from
First Certificate Expert, (Pearson 2010) photocopiable activities

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Appendix 3.6.2 - Sample analysis from progress test

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Diagnostic test
Appendix 3.7 - Sample of recorded test click on link to activate:

https://soundcloud.com/mradam123/voice-016

Appendix 3.8 - Check list


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Simple or no language to show not understanding the question


Good language to show exactly what is not understood
Answers which dont match the questions
Answers which are unnaturally long or short
Interrupting
Mentioning what the other candidate has said, or missing obvious chances to do so
Silence
Dealing with questions which are ambiguous
Dealing with difficult questions, e.g. pausing for thought
Nice high level language connected to the topics
Flat intonation
Dealing with wanting to say something that they dont know or cant remember the
English
name for.

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Functions
Agreeing/disagreeing
Persuading
Comparing and contrasting
Advice and suggestions
Advantages and disadvantages
Grammar
Present tense review
Comparatives and superlatives
Discourse features:
Register and format
Linkers (sequencing, contrast, addition, generalisation)
Cohesion (reference words- anaphoric and cataphoric, lexical)
Phonology
Word stress (compound adjectives, polysyllabic words)
Syllable stress
Intonation (question tags, sounding interested)
Phonemic chart revision
Weak forms
Vocabulary
Word building: prefixes, suffixes
Work and employment
Job titles
Sports (equipment, rules)
Phrasal verbs
Describing people: compound adjectives- character, attitude.
Skills
Speaking: comparing and contrasting, advice and suggestions, agreeing and
disagreeing, advantages and disadvantages.

Appendix 3.9 - Question forms

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Assessment and course evaluation


Formative assessment
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4.0 Speaking strategies notebook sample pages


PART 3

How might our attitudes towards these things change at different stages of our lives?
What might be the greatest priority at each of these stages?

PARENTS

EDUCATION
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TRAVEL / HOLIDAYS
MONEY
WHERE YOU LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT

TEENAGERS / YOUNGSTERS

EDUCATION
TRAVEL / HOLIDAYS
MONEY
WHERE YOU LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT

ELDERLY/RETIRED PEOPLE / PENSIONERS / SENIOR CITIZENS

EDUCATION
TRAVEL / HOLIDAYS
MONEY
WHERE YOU LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT

4.1 Student Mark Sheet from notebook

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Student:

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1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

Grammatical Resource
Lexical Resource
Discourse Management
Pronunciation
Interactive Communication

COMMENTS

Grammatical Resource

Lexical Resource

Discourse Management

Pronunciation

Interactive Communication
4.2 Can do checklist from notebook

Please indicate (select one only) your speaking ability in English with a brief comment.
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5.0

comment


Understand how many parts are in
the exam and what happens in
each part.
Answer questions on topics we
have practised for part one of the
speaking exam.
Use language to compare and
contrast for Part 2.

Complete a Part 2 task in one


minute.

Give opinions and develop them

Listen to my partner and use


language to ask for my partners
opinion.
Use language for
agreeing/disagreeing.

Use language for giving a


reason/explaining.
Answer questions on topics we
have practised for part four of the
speaking exam.

Assess my speaking.

Assess my partners speaking.

4.3 Vocabulary worksheet - example page from notebook

Your Vocabulary Log


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Lesson one:
Word

Synonym

Antonym

Word Formation
Lesson one:
Word

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adverb

Topic Areas
Topic:
Lesson one:
Example
sentence
Phrasal verbs
Collocations

4.4 Mini feedback form example page from notebook


Lesson one:

An activity I found useful

An activity I didnt find useful

Comments

4.5 Checklist
Date/lesson

Name _______________

Recording new
language in
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Teacher ______________

notebooks
Comments:

Practice using new


vocabulary in
speaking tasks.
Comments:

Discuss and give


feedback on peer
work
Comments:

Record/organise
new language in
notebooks
Comments:

Show familiarity with


exam requirements.
Comments:

Show motivation and


understanding of
progress made.
Comments:

Completion of
homework
assignments.
Comments:

4.6 Appraisal form for teacher student meeting

Name:
Appraisal date:
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bring it to the lesson on the day of our meeting.

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What would you like to discuss?


1.
2.
3.
Your results so far:

What areas of speaking and exam strategies


would you like to work on?
1.
2.
3.

Comments Your comments :

Comments on practice tests/


work done in class -

Appendix 4.7 - Course evaluation - summative evaluations


Summative
4.7.1 Lesson evaluation
Lesson evaluation form

Teacher_____________

Indicate your views about the course material. You may use more than one criteria. Please make specific comments.

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= useful = not useful = difficult/confusing = eliminate


Lesson day and course material

Lesson one:
Notebooks FCE Cambridge Speaking Overview activity
-Macmillan English Campus.
Lesson two:
FCE Cambridge Speaking Overview activity - Part 1 Notebook.
Lesson three:
FCE Cambridge Speaking Overview activity - Part 2 Notebook.
Lesson four:
FCE Cambridge Speaking Overview activity - Part 3
Notebook Articles.
Lesson five:
FCE Cambridge Speaking Overview activity - Part 4
Notebook - Reading.
Lesson six:
Speaking activity adapted from coursebook - Notebook.
Lesson seven:
Speaking activity adapted from coursebook - Link maze Notebook.
Lesson eight:
Speaking activity adapted from coursebook - Dictation
computer - Notebook.
Lesson nine:
Speaking activity adapted from coursebook - Notebook.
Lesson ten:
FCE Cambridge Speaking assessment activity - Notebook.

Homework

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comment

4.7.2 Course diary

General comments

Homework completed/ activities completed,


etc.

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

Lesson 6

Lesson 7

Lesson 8

Lesson 9

Lesson 10

4.7.3
Speaking Feedback Form-To help us improve our courses we would like your opinion on how
useful you found the lessons - please include as much information as you can - Thank you

What do you think of the speaking practice lessons and your Speaking Strategies notebook?

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Was there too much work or would you have liked more?

Do you know more about the Speaking exam now? What have you learnt?

Did you learn useful strategies for the speaking exam? What were the most useful?

Are you a more confident speaker of English? How?

Did you learn any techniques that can improve your studying in the future? Can you give some examples?

Would you like anything to be different on this course?

Appendix 5 - Lesson sample materials


Appendix 5.1 - Example pages from Lesson two - FCE Cambridge Speaking Overview activity Part 1

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Appendix 5.2 - Example pages from Lesson three - FCE Cambridge Speaking Overview activity - Part 2

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Appendix 5.3 Lesson 4.0

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Appendix 5.4 Lesson 4.1

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Appendix 5.5 Lesson 5.0

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Appendix 5.6 Lesson 5.1

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Appendix 5.7 - Lesson nine


Appendix 5.7.1 - Personality Quiz

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Appendix 5.7.2 - Job list

Appendix 5.7.3 - Phrases

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Appendix 5.7.4 - Sentence discussion

Would you like to make voluntary work, e.g. gardening for old people?
Which do you think is more common in your country: a nine-to-five working day or
a flexibility working day?
Do you know anyone you would describe as a workaholic?
What do you think the disadvantages of working from the home are?
How far do you agree that we live in a work-centred cultural?
Do you think its true that having a proper job means having paid employer?
How important do you think the workplace is as a social meeting place?
How do most people get to work in your country? What is your experience of
commuting?

Appendix 5.7.5 - Speaking task

Appendix
Difficult

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