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Speaking
Meeting new people Talk about an invented identity

Criteria Band 5 Band 4 Band 3 Band 2 Band 1

Task fulfillment Fully covers all the Covers all the steps Covers all the steps Doesn’t cover all Doesn’t cover all
steps required by required by the required by the the steps required the steps required
the task: Think, task: Think, task: Think, by the task and/or by the task and/or
Prepare, Practice Prepare, Practice Prepare, Practice with little detail in with very little detail
and Perform. and Perform. and Perform but the Think and in the Think and
with some detail Prepare sections. Prepare sections.
missing from the
Think and Prepare
sections.

Communication Communicates Communicates Communicates with Often struggles to Struggles to ask

effectively with a effectively with a a partner but ask questions or questions or
partner and always partner and asks doesn’t always respond respond
asks some questions but respond appropriately. appropriately.
questions/responds occasionally appropriately.
appropriately. responds
inappropriately.

Language Uses a wide range Uses a range of Uses a limited Uses a very limited Doesn’t use a
of vocabulary vocabulary range of vocabulary range of vocabulary range of vocabulary
including key including key including key including key or include any key
vocabulary from the vocabulary from the vocabulary from the vocabulary from the vocabulary from the
unit: countries and unit: countries and unit: countries and unit: countries and unit: countries and
nationalities and nationalities and nationalities and nationalities and nationalities and
adjectives to adjectives to adjectives to adjectives to adjectives to
describe places. describe places. describe places. describe places. describe places.
Uses key grammar: Uses key grammar: Uses key grammar: Uses key grammar: Doesn’t use key
be, with no or very be, with only a few be, with some be, with several grammar: be, with
few mistakes. Uses mistakes. Uses mistakes. Uses a mistakes. Uses a many mistakes.
a good number of some key phrases: few key phrases: limited number of Doesn’t use key
key phrases: for for meeting new for meeting new key phrases: for phrases: for
meeting new people. people. meeting new meeting new
people. people. people.

Pronunciation Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Often struggles to Struggles to speak
with intelligible occasionally sometimes speak intelligibly. intelligibly.
pronunciation for struggles with struggles with
the most part. pronunciation but pronunciation but
without affecting without affecting
understanding. understanding.

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Writing
Write a keypal message

Criteria Band 5 Band 4 Band 3 Band 2 Band 1

Task fulfillment Fully covers all the Covers all the steps Covers all the steps Covers the steps Doesn’t cover all
steps required by required by the required by the required by the the steps required
the task: Think, task: Think, task: Think, task: Think, by the task.
Prepare, Write and Prepare, Write and Prepare, Write and Prepare, Write and
Check. Check. Check but with Check but with a lot
some detail of details missing.
missing.

Language Uses key Uses key Uses some key Uses limited key Uses very limited
vocabulary: vocabulary: vocabulary: vocabulary: key vocabulary:
countries and countries and countries and countries and countries and
nationalities and nationalities and nationalities and nationalities and nationalities and
adjectives to adjectives to adjectives to adjectives to adjectives to
describe places describe places describe places describe places describe places
with no or very few with only a few with some spelling with several with spelling
spelling mistakes. spelling mistakes. mistakes. Uses spelling mistakes. mistakes. Uses
Uses key grammar: Uses key grammar: some key Uses limited key very limited key
be accurately, with be, with only a few grammar: be, with grammar: be, with grammar: be, with
no or very few mistakes. some mistakes. several mistakes. mistakes.
mistakes.

Organization Organizes the text Organizes the text Organizes some of Organizes little of Doesn’t organize
so that the reader so that the reader the text so that the the text so that the the text so that the
understands all of understands most reader understands reader understands reader understands
the message. of the message. some of the little of the very little of the
message. message. message.

Subskill Shows Shows Shows some Shows little Shows no

understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of
the subskill: uses the subskill: uses the subskill: uses the subskill: uses a the subskill: doesn’t
capital letters capital letters with limited number of very limited number use any capital
accurately with no only a few capital letters but of capital letters letters.
or very few mistakes. with some with several
mistakes. mistakes. mistakes.

Genre Uses several Uses several Uses some Uses very few Doesn’t use any
phrases accurately phrases as phrases as phrases for the phrases as
as appropriate for appropriate for the appropriate for the writing genre: appropriate for the
the writing genre: writing genre: writing genre: starting and writing genre:
starting and starting and starting and ending messages. starting and
ending messages. ending messages. ending messages. ending messages.

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Project
Design a new country and make a poster about it; present the poster

Criteria Band 5 Band 4 Band 3 Band 2 Band 1

Task fulfillment Fully covers all the Covers all the steps Covers all the steps Covers all the steps Doesn’t cover all
steps required by required by the required by the required by the the steps required
the task: Think, task: Think, Plan, task: Think, Plan, task: Think, Plan, by the task.
Plan, Create and Create and Create and Present Create and Present
Present. Present. but with some but with a lot of
detail missing. details missing.

Super skill Creativity: works Creativity: works Creativity: works Creativity: often Creativity: doesn’t
very effectively in a effectively in a well in a group to struggles to work in work effectively in a
group to brainstorm group to brainstorm brainstorm ideas a group to group to brainstorm
ideas and consider ideas and consider and consider all brainstorm ideas ideas and consider
all options before all options before options before and consider all all options before
deciding. Uses deciding. Uses deciding but with options before deciding. Doesn’t
several key some key phrases: areas for deciding. Uses very use key phrases:
phrases: for for discussing improvement. few key phrases: for discussing
discussing options. Could use more for discussing options.
options. key phrases: for options.
discussing
options.

Content Creates an Creates a clearly Creates a poster Creates a poster Creates a simple
attractive and organized poster about a country, about a country, poster about a
clearly organized with key but some key but a lot of key country with very
poster with key information about a information is information is limited information;
information about a country. Includes missing or the missing or poster poster isn’t clear.
country. Includes most of the organization of the isn’t clear. Includes Includes very little
all of the following: following: poster isn’t always little of the or none of the
- A title. - A title. clear. Includes following: following:
- Five separate - Five separate some of the - A title. - A title.
sections with sections with following: - Five separate - Five separate
headings. headings. - A title. sections with sections with
- Drawings/photos. - Drawings/photos. - Five separate headings. headings.
- A map. - A map. sections with - Drawings/photos. - Drawings/photos.
headings. - A map. - A map.
- Drawings/photos.
- A map.

Language Uses key language Uses key language Uses some key Uses limited key Uses very limited
in the poster: be in the poster: be language in the language in the key language in the
and adjectives to and adjectives to poster: be and poster: be and poster: be and
describe places describe places, adjectives to adjectives to adjectives to
accurately, with no with only a few describe places, describe places, describe places,
or very few mistakes. with some with several with mistakes.
mistakes. mistakes. mistakes.

Presentation Presents each Presents each Presents the poster Presents the Presents the poster
section of the section of the well, but some poster, but many by simply reading
poster very clearly, poster clearly, with parts of the parts of the the information
with good pacing. reasonable pacing. presentation could presentation are aloud. Presentation
Uses phrases for Uses phrases for be clearer. Doesn’t unclear. Uses very is unclear. Doesn’t
describing a describing a always use phrases few phrases for use phrases for
country. country. for describing a describing a describing a
country. country. country.

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