eald stage 3 practical oral preparation booklet sample 2 of 2 2010

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2011/11431 Copyright Curriculum Council 2010

Western Australian Certif icate of Education

Examination 2010

Preparation Booklet

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ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONALLANGUAGEOR DIALECTPractical (oral) examinationStage 3

Time allowed for th is practical (oral) examinationPreparation: fifteen minutesInterview: twelve minutes

Materials required/recommended for this practical (oral) examinationTo be provided by the supervisorOne (1) coloured stimulus itemPages for notes (included in this Preparation Booklet)One (1) stimulus item with focus questions (included in this Preparation Booklet)

To be provided by the candidateStandard items: pens, pencils, eraser, correction fluid/tape, ruler, highlighters

Important note to candidatesNo other items may be taken into the examination room. It is yourresponsibility to ensure thatyou do not have any unauthorised notes or other items of a non-personal nature in theexamination room. If you have any unauthorised material with you, hand it to the supervisorbeforereading any further.


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EAL/D 2 PREPARATION BOOKLETSTAGE 3

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Structure of the examinationStage 3 of the English as an Additional Second Language or Dialect WACE examinationcomprises a written examination worth 75% of the total examination score and a practical (oral)examination worth 25% of the total examination score.

Structure of this practical (oral) examination

Section and criteriaTime allocated

(minutes)Marks

availablePercentage of

total exam

Section One: Preparation 15 minutes

Section Two: Interview

Part A: Introductory discussion

Interaction on familiar topics

approximately2 minutes

10

Part B: Visual stimulus and focus questions

Linguistic resources

Fluency and clarity

Content (prepared response to visualstimulus and focus questions)

Interaction on unprepared questions

Communication strategies

approximately34 minutes

151010

55

Part C: Course discussion

Linguistic resources

Fluency and clarity

Content (course issue/text discussion)

Content (sociocultural understandings andanalysis)

approximately56 minutes15101010

Total 100 25

Instructions to candidatesDuring the preparation time

1. Prepare your responses to the stimulus item and focus questions/statement and makenotes on the pages provided in this booklet.

During the interview

1. Participate in an introductory discussion with the marker.

2. Talk about the stimulus item and chosen focus questions. You must aim to talk for thefull three minutes.

3. Do not read from your notes.

4. Nominate an issue related to the focus and content of one or both of the Stage 3 units.

5. Participate in a conversation with the marker about the nominated issue, providingexamples from texts you have studied.


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PREPARATION BOOKLET 3 EAL/DSTAGE 3

Image 2: Cycling

Image courtesy of the examining panel.

Focus questions

The picture shows a group of people getting ready to start a fund-raising cycling event.Do you think this is an effective way to raise funds for charity?

Cycling is becoming more and more popular in Australia these days. What are thebenefits of cycling? Are there any disadvantages?

How can cycling help to fight pollution?

What are the benefits of doing physical activity in groups?

Write your notes within the box below:


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