Speaking Exam Practice : Live Music

Live Music

Ani Difranco in Madrid

Speaking Rubric

COMPREHENSION	4 Excellent.- No difficulties for general understanding
	3 Good.- Understand almost everything. Enough to be able to answer.
	2 Fair.- Has a general idea what we are talking about. Lost in little details.
	1 Poor.- Only understands single words.
PRONOUNCIATION	4 Excellent.- No consistent mispronunciation; approaches native-like pronounciation..
	3 Good.- Occasional mispronunciations that do not interfere with understanding.
	2 Fair.- Mispronunciations lead to occasional misunderstanding.
	1 Poor.- Frequent pronunciation errors. Errors make understanding difficult.
FLUENCY	4 Excellent.- Speech is effortless and smooth with speed that approaches that of a native.
	3 Good.- Speech is mostly smooth but with some hesitation.
	2 Fair.- Speech is slow. Sentences may be left uncompleted, but speaker is able to continue.
	1 Poor.- Speech is very slow. Difficult to understand. Speaker is not able to continue.
GRAMMAR	4 Excellent.- Very strong command of grammatical structure. Difficult and complex patterns.
	3 Good.- Good command of grammatical strctures but with imperfect control of some patterns.
	2 Fair.- Speaker conveys meaning in simple sentences. Occassionaly impedes comprehension.
	1. Poor.- Accuracy is limited to memorized expressions. Frequent errors impede comprehension.
VOCABULARY	4 Excellent.- Very good range of vocabulary with evidence of native-like expression. Strong command of idiomatic expressions.
	3 Good.- Good range of vocabulary. Some expressions distinctly non-native but always comprehensible. Limited evidence of idiomatic expressions.
	2 Fair.- Adequate range of vocabulary. Some distinctly non-native expressions or errors in word choice may impede comprehension. No evidence of idiomatic expressions.
	1 Poor.- Limited range of vocabulary. Lack of repertoire and frequent errors in word choice often impede comprehension.