Cambridge speaking activities rubic grid

1 speaking Practice Science speaking game and rubric Created by Robert Dobie @ All Things Grammar Level: Advanced Print the speaking activity for conversation practice and grading grid on the following pages and distribute to your students. See teaching notes at the end of this document for suggested activities and notes. 1. Conversation Practice For Groups of 3 4. Advanced Level Students 1 2 3 4 5 6. What are Should we What is the Should we Is science Ask any some good make greatest clone an 1 question! things about tech- nology? robots that look human? invention in the last 100. years? people? Why (not)? interesting school subject? What are At what age What are Should we What some good should kids some bad try to 2 things about the Internet?

2 Have a cell phone? Why? things about tech- nology? Ask any question! change human DNA? Is science? Would you Would you Do you like How will What is like to be a like to own science technology your Ask any 3 science teacher? Why (not)? a robot? Why (not)? fiction movies? Why (not)? change our world in the future? favorite science subject? question! What Will robots What are Should we Can you become some bad clone NOT use 4 Is techno- logy? Ask any question! smarter than people? things about the Internet? animals? Why (not)? the Internet for one week? Should we Do you Should we How can Do you teach more think aliens spend more we stop think 5 science in schools? Why (not)? exist on other planets? money to explore space? global warming? Ask any question!

3 Robots will replace teachers? Would you Should we Will people Is it okay to Does like to be a try to bring have change modern 6 scientist? Why (not)? dinosaurs back to life? Ask any question! homes on the moon in the future? plant and animal DNA? technology make us happier? Robert Dobie Cambridge University Press NOTES and SAMPLE RUBRIC. ACTIVITY SAMPLE speaking RUBRIC. NOTES First, what is a speaking Rubric' and why use one? A rubric is simply a set of instructions for grading a test. For Students find their example, how does a teacher know when to give a grade of B+. question by rolling on a speaking test, and when to give a C? Rubrics, of course, are useful for tests, but you should also consider using them every the die twice. The now and then as a part of classroom speaking activities .

4 There 1st roll determines are at least three reasons for this: the number on the (1) When your learners are familiar with a rubric, they may focus more on specifics such as organization, vocabulary top. The 2nd roll and grammar, etc. when they speak. determines the (2) Used regularly over time, rubrics (along with speaking task number on the left. grade sheets) can help you track the speaking progress of your learners. This is especially important when you The learners then have a large class size (and individual learners merge talk for one / two namelessly' into the crowd). minute(s) about (3) Rubrics (and task grade sheets) can be shared with your learners in real time they provide learner feedback. that topic. Their Do you have a large class size?

5 Then consider training your learners classmates will ask how to use a rubric and have them grade each other (as practice the speaker follow- only, not as a real' test) and give feedback to their classmates. The up questions. The rubric and grade sheet below is a sample only think about your own particular group of learners and create your own rubric! speaker's partners can ask the speaker SAMPLE RUBRIC: any question found in any of the board game squares if she lands on Ask Any Question . Robert Dobie Cambridge University Press DATE. SPEAKER'S NAME. Organization Organizes speaking by using main ideas as well as examples and details; uses signal words' and phrases such as: First of all; on the other hand;. for example', etc. 1 2 3 4 5. Vocabulary and Grammar Uses advanced-level vocabulary and correct verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, plural nouns, articles, etc.

6 1 2 3 4 5. Fluency Appropriate speaking speed; emphasizes 1 2 3 4 5. key words and ideas. Body Language and Eye Contact Uses natural, relaxed body language to emphasize 1 2 3 4 5. ideas. Uses appropriate eye contact. TOTAL GRADE. Add up the above grades for the final grade out of 20 points. out of 20 points AREAS in SPECIAL NEED. of FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. Do you use any of these strategies? Which one do you think is most useful or practical in your own particular teaching context?