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NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

IN ENGLISH

Kristel Kriisa

Innove

Pärnu, 22 August 2014

OUTLINE

• Year 9 exam in 2014

• Year 12 exam in 2014

• Marking and tips

• Exams in 2015

• Questions and comments

Year Students Mean score

(%)

Average

mark

2010 1 002 (4 007) 83.8 4.3

2011 992 (3 859) 85.5 4.4

2012 975 (4 003) 78.0 4.0

2013 986 (3 755) 86.3 4.4

2014 1 078 (3 666) 88.2 4.5

Mark Students

2 2 0.2%

3 63 5.8%

4 376 34.9%

5 637 59.1%

Total 1 078 100%

YEAR 9 EXAM IN 2014

N Mean score

SD

Girls 509 89.4 9.6

Boys 569 87.2 10.4

YEAR 9 EXAM IN 2014

2014 2013

Listening 88.6% 86.0%

Reading 87.1% 83.5%

Writing 88.4% 85.9%

Speaking 88.1% 89.4%

YEAR 9 EXAM IN 2014

LISTENING Mean (%)

Task 1: matching 93.1%

Task 2: gap-filling 84.4%

Task 3: multiple choice 84.4%


YEAR 9 EXAM IN 2014

READING Mean (%)

Task 1: matching 92.2%

Task 2: multiple choice 87.9%

Task 3: multiple matching 90.7%


YEAR 9 EXAM IN 2014

WRITING Mean (%)

TASK 1: decription 88.6%

TASK 2: letter to a friend 88.5%

WRITING: YEAR 9 (description)

WRITING: YEAR 9 (letter)

YEAR 9 EXAM IN 2014

SPEAKING Mean (%)

Task achievement 87.6%

Vocabulary 88.0%

Grammar 86.5%

Fluency and pronunciation 90.0%

INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATES

B1 B2 C1 C2 Total

CAE 12 89 50 151

CPE 4 4

FCE 1 6 7

TOEFL 5 4 5 14

IELTS 9 46 41 96

Total 15 68 135 54 272

Year Students Mean score Min Max SD

2008 9 293 67.6 12 99 15.3

2009 8 965 69.9 0 100 15.2

2010 8 348 69.3 0 99 15.8

2011 7 874 72.0 6 99 15.5

2012 7 105 68.6 6 100 16.1

2013 6 527 72.0 10 99 16.3

2014 7 695 67.5 0 100 21.0

YEAR 12 EXAM IN 2014

Points Students

0-19 189 3%

20-49 1 438 19%

50-74 2 445 32%

75-89 2 632 34%

90-100 991 13%

Total 7 695


B2 3 623 47%

B1 2 445 32%

No level 1 627 21%



N Mean Min Max SD B1 B2

No

level

Boys 3 355 70.9 4 100 19.6 30% 55% 16%

Girls 4 340 64.9 0 99 21.7 33% 41% 26%

Total 7 695 67.5 0 100 21.0 32% 47% 21%

Mean (%)

Writing 60%

Listening 68%

Reading 65%

Speaking 80%


WRITING Mean (%)

TASK 1: letter 64%

TASK 2: report 57%


LISTENING Mean (%)

Task 1: gap-filling 61%

Task 2: multiple matching 76%

Task 3: gap-filling 67%


Task 5: multiple choice 65%


READING Mean (%)




Task 4: open gap-filling 64%

Task 5.1: multiple matching 63%

Task 5.2: multiple matching 70%

Task 6: word formation 50%


MARKING AND TIPS

LISTENING

Tip: listen to (and read) the instructions. What?

letter? word? tick?

Where? gap? table? How?

full sentences? phrases? how many words? how many ticks?

LISTENING

Tip: don’t be overly worried about making spelling mistakes.

Spelling mistakes are allowed as long as the meaning does not

change.

heatvawe, asfalt, prave

vs

tree dementions, gold weather

LISTENING

Tip: read what you have written The first person to reach the South Pole was from...

Richard Norwegian Wingel Scott Amundsen

People’s shoes got stuck in...

house faults grass holes ashvault ash holes a**holes a**faults

LISTENING

Tip: read what you have written Amundsen’s clothes were made of ... wood.

Amundsen was an experienced ... failurer.

Amundsen was an experienced ... dog.

The distance they had to walk to reach the South Pole was ... 600 015 km.

READING

Tip: read the instructions. What?

letter? word? tick?

Where? gap? table? How?

full sentences? phrases? how many words? how many ticks?

READING

Tip: mind your handwriting

READING

Tip: check your spelling

Spelling mistakes are not allowed.

except → exeptional

amaze → amazingli

handle → handlerers

keen → keenection; keening; keened

WRITING

• Marking scales

– Task

– Organisation

– Vocabulary

– Grammar

• No penalty if the answer is longer than required.

WRITING

Tip: read the task.

What?

description? letter? report? essay?

prompts? data?

Who?

target reader?

Why?

aim?

How?

where? word count? addresses? date? pen name?

WRITING: YEAR 12

• Tip: consider your target reader.


Dear Mrs Sandra Swan

I am writing to complain about some books that I bought from an online shop.

I recently bought some books from an online shop but unfortuneitly some issues occurred. First thing that I did not like was that I got 1 wrong item. Secondly I did not like the quality of items and thirdly, I was not satisfied with the shipping.

I require you to take action about those issues.

I am hoping to hear from you soon.

Sencerely yours

Mart Mets

WRITING

Tip: organise your writing

Format

Salutation?

Sign-off?

Paragraphs?

Headings?

WRITING

WRITING

Tip: check your grammar and spelling

• wait my books

• one of the books were wrong

• books quality

• dissapointed; requier; occured

• your’s sincirely, sencerely, sincireally, sencerely, cencerely, sincarely

• recieve, recive, receave, ricive

• payed; sayed


• I am writing to complain about issues, which I recently bought from your online shop.

• Firstly, books, what were bought in your shop are with very bad shipping. Second reason is high item quality of your books. Last but not least, what I want to write is that item in your books is wrong.

• Furthermore, books quality are not good. When I opened one of them the bookcase just came down.

• Moreover, I ordered a book named „Mary, Queen of Scotland“, but I received „Mary Tutor“.

• One of the books was wrong. It was called Barry Totter, not Parry Totter like I purchased.

• I got „Three Piggies“ instead of „Late Night Maths“.

WRITING: YEAR 12 (report)

WRITING

Tip: read the task.

What?

description? letter? report? essay?

prompts? data?

Who?

target reader?

Why?

aim?

How?

where? word count? addresses? pen name?

WRITING: YEAR 12

• Tip: consider your target reader.

WRITING

Tip: organise your writing

Format

Paragraphs?

Headings?

Tip: do not waste space

WRITING: report

Tip: make use of the data given.


Tip: check your grammar and spelling.

• rise vs raise; per cent vs percentage

– The per cent has raised.

• recommend, suggest

– I recommend you to take action.


• Posting mobile phone numbers in social media. I think it is stupid to. If your friend want your number then some sites have a place to chat, give your number ther to your friend.

• Mobile phone number persent is also hight. In 2006 use it 60 persent.

• Almost ¾ of people had illuminated their home address. For security reasons, it would be better not to illuminate ones home address.


Introduction

Every year has been some changes in social media. But people/students need to think about consecuenses.

Conclusion

In conclusion I would like to say that in nowadays students almost do not scared to post their photos in social media. But I can not say it about their personal information. Also I think now students have more opportunities to take photos then before.

2015

Year 12 exam

4 May 2015

5-11 May 2015

Year 9 exam

10-11 June 2015

INTERNATIONAL EXAMS

1) Preliminary English Test (PET) 2) First Certificate in English (FCE) 3) Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) 4) Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) 5) The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - at least 4.0 points 6) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT - at least 57 points

7) Pearson Test of English General (PTE General) – at least Level 2

Deadline: 20 January 2015

TEACHER TRAINING

• Seminars

Y9 exam - 2 seminars (autumn)

1 seminar (spring)

Y12 exam – 2 seminars (autumn)

1 seminar (spring)

• Handbook

RESOURCES

• www.innove.ee

• CEFR – Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

• [email protected]

http://www.innove.ee/

mailto:[email protected]

Questions and comments

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