ASSESSMENT CONTEXT       Speaking and Listening

  Student Sample: Stage SL Standard Video 1  

Transcription:

So here there are two pieces of paper:  can you tell me what this one says?

I like.

What does this one say?

I don’t like.

I want you to listen to me, and I want you to put the food on the right side, but first you have to listen to what I say, alright?  Okay, I like coffee.

I like coffee.

I don’t like bread.

I don’t like.

I love bananas.

I love bananas.

I don’t like grapes.

I don’t like grapes.

I like ice-cream and I like hotdogs.

Ice-cream, hotdog.

I don’t like pizza and I don’t like watermelon.  

Now I want you to practice talking, so I’m going to ask you questions about the food.  So first tell me what are these?

This is grapes.

Mm-hm.  What’s that?  

This is a banana.

What is that?

Coffee.

What is this?

Cheese.

What about that?

Pizza.

Good.  Tell me, what colour is the banana?

The banana is yellow.

What colour is the ice-cream?

Ice-cream is green, um grey.

Mm-hm.  What colour is the rice?

Rice, yellow.

Mm-hm, and…

No, white.

[laughs] Good.  Okay, tell me, is the banana good for you?

Yeah, good for you eat.

Can you show me another food which is good to eat?  What’s another food that is good to eat?

This one good for you.

Mm-hm.  Are there any more foods which are good for you?

Some good for you to eat.

Mm-hm.

It’s good for you.

Anything else?

This one good for you.

Mm-hm, is there…?

This one good for you, this one no good because…

Ah-ha, why?

…too much sugar.

Ah, very good.  Okay, this time I’m going to talk about a food, I’m going to describe a food.  Let me see.  Mm, I’ll talk about the orange.

Orange, a good for you.

Yeah, so first I will talk about it and then I will ask you to talk, okay?

Okay.

So this is an orange, and it’s orange:  its colour is orange; it’s very good to eat, I like oranges.  And in the shops you can find a lot of oranges:  there are many oranges in the shops.  Okay, what about you?  Can you choose one food and can you talk about it?

This one, banana:  banana is eating good for you.

Mm-hm, what colour is it?

Yellow.

Okay, in your country were there many bananas?

Hmm?

Were there many bananas in your country, in Somalia?

Yeah.

Do you like bananas?

Yes, I love bananas.

What are some foods that you like to eat?

This one.

Mm-hm.

I like this one, it’s eating, good for you.

Mm-hm, and do you eat any other foods?  Are them some other foods that you like... at home?

Yeah.

What do you like to eat at home?

Banana, grapes, oranges and pizza.

Okay, very good.  Thanks Awo.