This course aims to develop the following communicative skills for the students:
Communicative skills
In the Topic phase
◗ Show understanding of the examiner by responding appropriately to questions
◗ Give information about the prepared topic in a series of sustained turns about the six discussion points on the Topic form
◗ Make the sequence of events clear by referring back to previous events and forward to forthcoming events
◗ Answer questions on the prepared topic, and participate in informal discussion of the topic, responding to the examiner’s requests for more information, facts or details
◗ Ask the examiner at least one question about the topic area
◗ Take the opportunity provided to include samples of the language functions and language items listed opposite, where appropriate
In the Conversation phase
◗ Show understanding of the examiner by responding appropriately to questions
◗ Provide information and offer opinions where appropriate
◗ Start to play a limited part in initiating and maintaining the conversation
◗ Ask the examiner at least two questions about the subject areas