Spring Conversation, Week 7

Time to prepare for an exam.

Hour 1

Class plan (5)

• Complete small group work task – retell, listen, analyze, synthesize. (25)
• Explain exam and make a schedule. (10)
• Vocabulary review. (30)

Small Group Analysis (25)

• Make small groups.
• Analyse data.
• Synthesize concepts.

Mon-Tues Class Midterm Exam (10)

The ESL speaking midterm exam is worth 20% of your final grade. It will have 4 parts:

1. vocabulary review (1 min)
2. book summary (1-2 min)
3. short story: boat and goat or man on street (1 min)
4. synthesize information and present an evaluation (1-2 min)

Total time = about 6 minutes

Core rubric (5)

• answer the question completely
• stay within time limits
• demonstrate overall fluency and accuracy
• demonstrate critical thinking skills
• answer follow up questions with alacrity

Question 1 (1 minute)

• I will ask you 3-5 of the words from this list.
• You give a quick definition and an example.
• Here is the list with 40 words for the quiz.
• The words in your question will be random.

Question 2 (1-2 minutes)

• speak fluently about the book you read
• summarize your book
• speak 60 seconds
• follow up questions

Question 3 (1-2 minutes)

• speak fluently about a short story
• boat and goat or man on street
• use long, full sentences with lots of details
• expect follow up questions

Question 4 (1-2 minutes)

• Summarize the 3 issues you heard and and discussed in your small group work.
• Define the key concepts; what are the pros and cons of each issue? Do you agree with them?
• How are these 3 issues connected?
• What does this mean for your future?

Make a Schedule (10)

There are no classes during exam week.

You choose one time for your test. Sign your name on the test schedule paper.

Hour 2

Vocabulary Review (20)

This jigsaw activity will help you review and remember 48 words. Explain a list of words to your partner. When your partner says the correct word, he or she writes it down on the paper. When you finish you should have 48 words on your paper.

Mon-Tues vocab worksheet

Thurs-Fri vocab worksheet

Try these vocabulary games and logic puzzles.

Worksheet (10)

• Things puzzle worksheet

Trivia Game (30)

Play trivia.

Hour 3

Play jeopardy (25)

Thurs-Fri Class Midterm Exam (5)

The ESL speaking midterm exam is worth 20% of your final grade. It will have 5 parts:

1. book summary (2 min)
2. short story: boat and goat or man on street (1 min)
3. vocabulary review (1 min)
4. 2 grammar questions (1 min)
5. Topic story – you choose one topic ( min)

Total time = about 6 minutes

Core rubric (5)

• answer the question completely
• stay within time limits
• demonstrate fluency and accuracy

Question 1 (1 minute)

• I will ask you 3-5 of the words from this list.
• You give a quick definition and an example.
• Here is the list with 40 words for the quiz.
• The words in your question will be random.

Question 2 (1 minute)

• speak fluently about the book you read
• summarize your book and
• speak 60 seconds
• follow up questions

Question 3 (1 minutes)

• speak fluently about a short story
• 1 story – boat and goat or man on street
• use long, full sentences with lots of details
• follow up questions

Question 4 Grammar (1 min)

You will get 2 different grammar questions

Part 1. Past tense verbs. I give you a verb. You make a past tense questions and answer. You will get 2-3 verbs.

Example:

• cook
• What did you cook yesterday?
• I cooked a steak at home yesterday.

Part 2. Like and look like. You will get one like question. You must answer with details and at east 2 sentences.

See this page to remember like and look like.

• Example
• What does your best friend like?
• He likes to play pool and drink coffee. He doesn’t like to go to the library to study.

Question 5 Topics A: Are you good at sports?

• What sports do you play?
• What is the most popular sport in your country?
• What are the best ways to keep fit?
• Do you think most people consider exercise a chore or do they find it fun?
• What is the most popular form of exercise in your country?

Question 5 Topic B: Free time

• How much time do you have each week for doing these things?
• Why do you like doing these activities?
• How did you start doing this activity at first?
• Is there some other hobby or sport you would like to try? Why?
• How has the way people spend their free time changed over the years?

Game

game 1

game 2