Doing My Best in Speaking

ELPA Test

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Play back and listen to your recording

• Do I like it?

• Can I understand myself?

• Does it sound clear?

• Rerecording is OK!!!

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Use clever interesting words

• Topic- specific words

• Signal words

• Use complete sentences

• Avoid using “LIKE, STUFF, THAT THING”

• You are taking a test not just chatting with a buddy

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Speak on the topic• Listen and read the directions carefully.

• Understand your speaking task:– Describe– Explain– Sequence– Compare and contrast– Cause and effect

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Write it out!• Yes, you can write it out

before you record it.

• Have some scratch paper and a pencil on hand!

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• Do your best!

• Take your time.

• You can only take the ELPA one time.

• You can pass it with flying colors!

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To score 5 on Speaking I need to:

• Use complete sentences with at least one complex sentence and one compound sentence.

• Almost no mistakes

• Include details related to the prompt

• Speak on the topic

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• A simple sentence is a sentence with one independent clause.

• An independent clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb that can stand alone as a sentence.

Which is a simple sentence?A. Went to the store ORB. Jack went to the store.

A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses.

Which of these is a compound sentence?

A. Jack went to the store.

B. It was closed.

C. Jack went to the store, but it was closed.

• Coordinating Conjunctions in Compound Sentences:

–For–And–Nor–But–Or–Yet–So

A complex sentence contains at least one independent clause and one dependent clause.

A dependent clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone as sentence.

In this sentence what are the independent and dependent clauses? A BWhen John arrived at the store, it was closed.

• Subordinating Conjunctions in Complex Sentences– As– Although– After– When– While– Until– Before– Because– If– Since

A. I ate chocolate.B. When I ate chocolate, I got sick.C. I ate chocolate, and I got sick.

Speaking Extended Response

Writing Extended Response

What are you learning about ELPA Speaking? Please share:

• I will ___________________________

• I need to _______________________

• I must/ should ___________________

• I have to _______________________

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Pretend you are the girl on the left. What are you saying to your friend?

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Describe the picture. What is happening?

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Compare and contrast these dogs.

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Explain why the dogs are sad.

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Describe the picture.

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You are the nurse. What are you asking?

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Imagine you are the sick child.What are your complaints?

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Give directions:

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Make a guess about why they are so excited.

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What is happening?

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Use a complete sentence to explain why he is unhappy.

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Listen and Repeat.

“I sent a letter to the president.”

Using a complete sentence, tell what is happening in this picture.

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What would you tell a new student about your school? What is some helpful information

about your school?

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Using a complete sentence tell what is happening in the picture.

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Using a complete sentence tell what you like to do after school:

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Using a complete sentence tell what’s happening in this picture.

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Tell about lunch at your school

• Where do you go?

• What do you usually do?

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Tell a story

• What is happening?

• Why are they having a picnic?

• What do you think will happen next?

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WebsitesPicture a Storyhttp://www.artofstorytelling.org/kiosk/Voicethreadhttp://voicethread.com/English Centralhttp://www.englishcentral.com/videos#!/indexPhotobabblehttp://www.fotobabble.com/Voicegemhttp://www.voicegem.com/Vocaroohttp://vocaroo.com

Practice using microphone• Is it working?

• Are you speaking into it?

• Not too close, not too far from your lips

• Speak loudly enough

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