Structure
What is the first stage of oral exam called?
Presentation
Who speaks in the first stage of the oral exam?
The candidate
Hoe many criteria are you assessed on?
4 - A/B1/B2/C
What are the total marks for oral exam
30
Name the first theme - what is it based on?
Identities
What is the duration of the presentation stage?
4 mins
What text types is oral based on for SL and HL candidates?
Image / Extracts from novels
What is Criteria A? What does it involve
Language: Vocab / grammar / effective communication
What is Criteria B1? What does it involve?
Message in the image
How did you engage with the image
How well did you describe the target culture
Name the second theme - what is it based on?
Experiences
Describe the last stage of oral exam
Part 3: General discussion - 5–6 minutes
The teacher and student have a general discussion, using one of the other Themes of the syllabus. Here they talk about the bigger ideas like cultures / additional themes / personal opinion on the issue.
For SL candidates what should the image be related to?
Any of the 5 themes
One word response:
One of the main things assessed in Criterion B2 is the _________ of the answers
Depth
If a candidate's responses to questions are too short which criteria do they get a penalty in?
Criterion C
This theme explores human creativity - name it
Human ingenuity
What stage is followed by the presentation stage? What is the duration?
Follow-up discussion / 4-5 mins
What is target culture? What stage do you discuss target culture in?
Presentation / It’s the description of the society you see in the image. What kind of contrast is presented? What does it suggest about the world?
If the candidate remains quiet in response to a question what criteria is penalized?
Criterion C
If your intonation does not sound natural in the oral the examiner will assume you are reading off of a paper and will deduct marks in Criterion __
A
To what extent do pronunciation and intonation affect communication?
This theme explores the way communities are organised - name it
Social organisation
Following the first exam session in May 2020, the senior examiners are agreed that candidates will not be awarded more than 3 for criterion B1 if ___________________________________________
They don't relate a description of the image to a clear explanation of ideas about the target culture.
Describe the target culture in the shown image
People are starting to adapt to climate resilient ways of life / a society where destructive impact of climate change are unavoidable
If the teacher has to ask you too many questions to prolong the commentary to 15 mins what criteria are you not doing good in?
B2 / C
Criterion B1 says your ideas are relevant to the stimulus. What does it mean?
That you draw on the image / talk about details in the image and connect these details to the issue. If you just talk about the issue in general you lose marks here.
This theme looks at topics like poverty, education, rights for groups such as women - name it
Sharing the planet