Speaking Test Part 1: Sean
Vocabulary
The candidate is able to use Less usual words and phrases accurately, such as sector, organic,
green, current circumstances, assembly line. There are some errors such as youngs for youth;
unclear pronunciation of carbon emissions suggests lack of comfort using Lesser-known words.
The candidate is not always at ease with using some lesser-known words.
Grammar
The candidate displays accuracy with simple sentences. There may be some basic errors such as
I'm working now, it's quite well and inconvenience instead of inconvenient. Complex sentences are
not fluently used and often need to be reformulated.
Pronunciation
Sounds are mostly accurately produced except th in / think so, and the words very, requirement.
Disfluency and slow speech affect rhythm and intonation, and chunking of phrases is attempted
but not sustained.
Fluency, coherence and cohesion
Some good extended parts, but on the whole speech is slow. There are frequent pauses, hesitations and repeated words as the candidate seeks words.
Overall
- What did the candidate do well?
- Candidate attempted to answer all questions with extended answers.
- Candidate showed good comprehension of questions and awareness of some Less usual vocabulary.
- Pronunciation was mainly clear enough to understand, although most speech was slow.
- What does the candidate need to improve?
- fluency: candidate's speech is slow, with frequent pauses and hesitations
- lack of fluency affects rhythm and intonation
- use of complex grammatical structures is not yet fluent.
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