1. Evaluation & Accreditation of Quality in Language Services
Bell Krakow speaking samples
B1
Anna and
Magda
Phases and
length
Tasks
Anna is a secondary school student. She has learnt English for five
years. She also learns French.
Magda is also a secondary school student. She has studied English
since she was in the kindergarten. She often travels abroad with her
parents.
Production:
Total: 2’48
Interaction: 2’48
Production: none
Interaction task: interview
Topics:
1. Where did you spend your last holiday?
2. What do you like doing in your free time?
Anna
(on left in video)
Level B1
Expressions in italics are citations from CEFR Table 3
(=EAQUALS CEFR Standardisation grid)
Range
Anna has sufficient language to get by and enough vocabulary to
express herself on both topics:
• holidays
• village
• I love meeting...
Accuracy
Although she makes occasional mistakes:
• I feel so comfortably I could talk…
• Firstly I went to…
Anna can express herself reasonably accurately.
Fluency
Though pausing and grammatical and lexical planning and repair is
evident, especially towards the end of the interview:
• It’s a good... And when I am with my friends...
Anna can keep going comprehensively:
• I spent there I think one week...
Interaction
Anna initiates, maintains and closes the conversation:
• Can you tell me about...
• And I think…
• Thank you, Magda
She can give reasons and explanations.
Coherence
Anna can link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements into a
connected, linear sequence of points, for example when talking about
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Magda
(on right in
video)
Level B1
her last holidays:
• and, for example
Expressions in italics are citations from CEFR Table 3
(=EAQUALS CEFR Standardisation grid)
Range
Magda has a sufficient range of language to express herself. She has
enough language to get across what she wants to say comprehensively
on such topics as her hobbies, interests and her last holidays:
• freedom
• comfortable
Accuracy
She uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently used
patterns. Her occasional mistakes do not cause misunderstanding:
• I can have not too much money
• It feels safely
Fluency
Magda keeps going comprehensively even in longer stretches and
can express herself with relative (B1+) ease both when talking about
her holidays and her interests:
• With parents? It kind of feels safely
• I think I have more freedom but sometimes I have a problem
Interaction
Magda can maintain a simple conversation on topics that are
familiar:
• And what do you like?
take her turn when appropriate and invite her partner to comment (B2)
• And when was your best holidays?
And repeat back part of what her partner said to confirm
understanding:
• On a camp? With friends?
Coherence
She can link shorter, discrete simple elements into a connected, linear
sequence of points with the use of simple connectors:
and, so, but
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