exams feedback NA1 students

1. ORAL EXAMS FEEDBACK
-TOO MANYBASIC AND INTERMEDIATE MISTAKES. (Youneedmore readingpractice,youstill
have to consolidate lowerlevels.Remember,we’ve gotalibraryand plentyof material onthe
blog)
-LACK OF ORGANIZATIONOF IDEAS. (AsI toldyou, there’snoneedtoanswerall the
ideas/questionsof the oral examcard.Theyare justsome ideas.Youneedtoprepare the
topicsinadvance and workon possible ideasforeachtopic.Remembertoprepare yourown
summaries andmindmaps aftereach topic)
-NOT ENOUGHLEXICAL AND GRAMMATICALSTRUCTURES (Force yourself touse new lexis
and structures.Revise and PRACTICE,PRACTICE AND PRACTICE. You’re notintermediate
studentsanymore. YOUARE ADVANCED STUDENTS!)
-USEDISCOURSE STRATEGIES AND MAKE THE MOST OUT OF ALL THE THINGS YOULEARN IN
CLASS. (Repetitionforthatisessential!)
-REMEMBER THAT THE ORAL PRACTICE WE DO IN CLASS IS JUST A SMALL PORTION OF A BIG
CAKE. (Readaloud,make sentences,practice withfamilyandfriends,practice withall the
pagesyou’ve goton the blogand go to the language exchangesforfurtherpractice)
WRITING EXAM FEEDBACK
-TOO MANYBASIC AND INTERMEDIATE MISTAKES. (Youdon’tread andpractice enough,you
still have toconsolidate lowerlevels.Remember,we’ve gotalibraryand plentyof material on
the blog)
-LACK OF ORGANIZATIONOF IDEAS. (Rememberthe writingprocess:organisethe infofirst,
thenthe draft,thenthe final versionandfinallythe revision.Youneedtoprepare the topicsin
advance and workon possible ideas foreachtopic.Remembertowrite yourownsummaries
and mind-mapsaftereachtopic.Revise how differentkindsof textsare organised)
-NOT ENOUGHLEXICAL AND GRAMMATICALSTRUCTURES (Force yourself touse new lexis
and structures.Revise and PRACTICE,PRACTICE AND PRACTICE. You’re notintermediate
studentsanymore. YOUARE AN ADVANCEDSTUDENT! somake sentences,write summaries,
compositions,reviseyourmistakes,read,underlineuseful experessions,revise all yournotes
and classcopies)