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Our long-running series of topical discussion and new vocabulary, brought to you by your favourite BBC Learning English presenters.

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Our long-running series of topical discussion and new vocabulary, brought to you by your favourite BBC Learning English presenters. All 6 Minute English programmes pre-September 2014 can be found here.

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Education World offers new technology content every day. Some of our pieces related to technology tools can be found in this archive. We do update these articles regularly, but given the changing nature of technology, we cannot promise that every piece will be on the cutting edge. Please visit our technology front page for the latest, most up-to-date tech stories.

Helping all students learn from computer textbooks means changing how those textbooks are written. At least that's what one Department of Education study discovered. Learn what computer teachers who work with students with special needs had to say about illustration-based classroom materials. Included: Information about how you can participate in a follow-up study.

The Best K-12 Freeware
Are you anxious to teach with technology, but find yourself short of computer resources? Did all your district's technology funds go to hardware -- leaving little money left over for educational software? Discover the variety of quality freeware available online -- and learn which ones the Education World Tech Team voted as their favorite finds!

One-To-One Computing: Lessons Learned and Pitfalls to Avoid
Just because a technology is available for students doesn't mean it has to be used all the time. Find out what the research says about the benefits of one-to-one computing, and read about educator concerns about the overuse of technology.

Voice of Experience: Log On to a Blog
Emerging online communication tools have the potential to unleash a new level of creative thought in the classroom. Educator Brenda Dyck shares her recent experiences with an online journaling tool called a blog. Included: Blogging resources.

Voice of Experience: Seeing is Believing -- Harnessing Online Video Clips to Enhance Learning
Educator Brenda Dyck reflects on the Net as a valuable source of video that brings history to life for her students. For students of the video- and technology-age, seeing is believing! Included: Dyck recommends great sources of online video!

Surplus Computers: Are They a Godsend -- or Trash?
Did you know there are programs -- both local and national -- that offer schools free surplus computer equipment? Today, Education World writer Glori Chaika asks teachers who have participated in some of those programs to discuss the advantages -- and disadvantages -- of using surplus computer equipment in their schools.

Searching With Savvy: The Best Search Engines for Teachers and Students
Do you know Lycos and Yahoo? (But do you really know them?) Have you heard of Google? If you are frustrated by search engines that give you unrelated responses... if you are spending too much time looking for on-line resources if you are worried that students may access the wrong kind of information... read on! There are many search engines that can help you find pertinent, accurate, and safe information, but you need to find one that "thinks" the way you do! Included: All the common search engines plus some you probably haven't heard about!

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Surf in - load up - print out

Graphic design by Julia Gonzalez aged 7

Introduction

This page was originally made in 1996 when internet first started. We were TEFL teachers (English teachers) living in Granada Spain and this page was a respository of useful things that could be useful for other teachers. Most textbooks were quite bad in those days and supplementary materials were very important.
At the TEFL Pitstop language teachers can quickly drop in and load up with ready to use, original, printable materials. The materials you will find on this page are particularly suitable for the "communicative" style of teaching.

Some examples of games

Scategories

There is based on the game called scattegories. It involves thinking of words which start with a certain letter within a time limit of 3 minutes. You can play this game with a group of people who are not in the same room if you use zoom or other group software. If players have their own smartphone you don't need to print out the word lists.
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Pub Quiz

Making questions for and answering pub quiz questions is a great way of providing enjoyable interactions. Here is our rapidly growing list of 10 question pub quizes to give you inspiration.
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Online Boggle

Make words out of a grid of words. This version could be put on the interactive white board for the class to use or the students could use it on tablets or smartphones.
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Interactive Crosswords

Interactive crosswords are a great way to get your students talking and incidently as an activity they fullfil all the criteria of being a real communicative interchange. This one is based on the vocabulary of schools and education.
Click here to see a ready to use one

Contributions

Miscellaneous Section

TEFL Pitstop Academic article generator.
The is our contribution to the world of TEFL theory. We have written over 1,000,000 articles for you to read. You will find many articles from our vast output. Some essay titles that you may find are for example. "An intonation pattern proposed by a bilabial plosive" "The dreamlike transitive verb"" A voiced consonant behind the magnetic board" "A fluently procedural tape recorder" "The contemporary wh-question" Click Here

Reading for specific information activities Help the students develop the many different reading skills and strategies such as gist reading, reading to confirm expectations, reading for communicative tasks etc. We have several reading for specific information activity resources for you to use. Some interesting facts about: Ants - The Moon - Horses - Bees - Bats - Wales - Chickens - vegetariansm - New York City - Football - Human Body - Space - Computers - Love - Bob Marley -

Light words vocab. "twinkle, glimmer, glow etc" for very advanced students

Pronunciation of Regular Past Verbs Worksheet with some ideas

10 Activities to stimulate speaking and conversation. Idea sheet

English phonetic chart. Put it on you wall. Stick it in your dictionary. A3 size Click here

A list of questions to get conversations started. Worksheet

List of all tenses in English with active and passive voices.

A step by step guide to convert a sentence from active to passive. (simplified)

Traditional Proverbs. You may find this useful with advanced classes.

Reported Speech Tense Changes Assistant Javascript enhanced

List of tense changes in

INTERESTING LINKS TO OTHER TEFL SITES:

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Surf in - load up - print out Graphic design by Julia Gonzalez aged 7 Introduction This page was originally made in 1996 when internet first started. We were TEFL teachers (English teachers) living in Granada Spain and this page was a respository of useful things that could be useful for other teachers.

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Discover a wide range of ESL games and activities designed for teaching English to adults. Explore our resources to find engaging and effective ways to teach grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and conversation skills.

Start your classes with a variety of warm-up activities, including:

ESL Games for Adults

Find engaging and effective games for teaching adult learners:

Grammar Games and Activities (e.g., fortune telling, comparative adjectives, stand up if you've ever..., find someone who, alibi)

Vocabulary Games and Activities (e.g., Jeopardy, the A to Z game, the recipe game, number bingo, Kim's game, the categories game, taboo)

Pronunciation Games and Activities (e.g., word match for minimal pairs, pit pat putt for vowel sounds, word mazes for syllable stress)

Enhance your students' speaking skills with conversation questions and speaking activities, such as:

Visit our sister site LearnHip.com for online ESL teaching resources, including:

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Discover a wide range of ESL games and activities designed for teaching English to adults. Explore our resources to find engaging and effective ways to teach grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and conversation skills.

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Writing Level A2 I The scores and assessment of the completed task Level B1 I The scores and assessment of the completed task Level B2 I The scores and assessment of the completed task Level C1 I The scores and assessment of the completed task

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This test will determine your English level. You will be tested on all areas of English (verb tense, prepositions, articles, phrasal verbs, idioms, collocation, etc). There are 10 questions per page. You can continue to the next level if you get a 70% score. If you fail a level, you will have a second chance to pass it.

The test is based on the British Council / EAQUALS Core Inventory for General English and therefore should be a reliable guide to your English level. Good luck!

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B2 (Vantage)

B2 is one of the CEFR levels described by the Council of Europe. You can practice reading, listening, grammar and vocabulary on this site.

The capacity to achieve most goals and express oneself on a range of topics.

Examples:

Can show visitors around and give a detailed description of a place.

Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.

Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.

Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

B2 level exams

At this level you can do the Cambridge First, BEC Vantage and PTE General level 3 practice exams

You can also get an a B2 certificate if you do well enough in the PTE Academic, a multi-level exam, while B2 level candidates should get a band score of 5-6.5 on the IELTS test.

B2 level practice

This web site contains practice tests at B2 level for reading, listening and grammar.

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Students, this is a game to help you improve your listening skills and English vocabulary with your favourite videos.

First, select a popular Youtube clip below to start the listening challenge.

TED Talks & Educational Videos

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Short Films & Skits

TV Sitcom "Friends"

TV Sitcom "How I Met Your Mother"

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Every week, new videos will be added for you to practice. If you have any requests or technical difficulties, please leave a comment below.
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Listening: Practice Listening with Youtube Videos (TED Talks, Friends, etc)

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Improve your listening skills with TED Talks and the TV show Friends. Watch Youtube videos and type the vocabulary you hear. Made for studying English/ESL

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A collection of 183 Student Opinion questions from this school year, all still open to comment on our blog.

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Beauties of English are many. Every Language has its own beauties and peculiarities. English is not an exempted one. Being an international language spoken by more than two billion people around the world, English is growing in different directions day by day and hour by hour. It is impossible for a single person to note down all the beauties and peculiarities of English.

A simple attempt has been made by us to present few of the beauties and peculiarities of English as we come across them during our long period of association with English. We acknowledge our sources from where we have taken few materials which are copyrighted.

Many eminent writers and experts have contributed in great measures to enrich this language. It is impossible to mention the names of all those great personalities of English. Any how, we thank them all.

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Beauties of English : Beauties and Peculiarities of English

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English grammar PDF books, exercises and rules. Complete lessons for beginners - advanced learners to download (23 million users since 2009).

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The Conversation's editors bring you the most insightful, fascinating, surprising analysis and stories from the academic world. We're asking the experts to bust the myths, explain the science and put the news headlines into context. Join us as we take a deep dive into the big ideas driving our world.

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Learn IELTS topic vocabulary the easy way, presented as you might use the words and expressions in an IELTS Speaking exam. When you've completed each lesson, try using the vocabulary in an IELTS-style practice test. Here are our latest vocabulary lessons:

Come back soon for our latest vocabulary exercise

Every effort is made to make sure there are no typos or spelling mistakes in these exercises. However, if you find one please let us know and we'll update it immediately!

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IELTS vocabulary practice for the Speaking paper

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Practise IELTS vocabulary for the Speaking exam. Each lesson presents topic vocabulary in the context of answers to Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 questions and tasks.

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Creative grammar lesson plans for ESL teachers and classes.

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Breaking News English Lessons - 3,369 FREE Easy News English lesson plans. EFL/ESL graded news lessons, news in 7 levels, current events.

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CNN 10 is an on-demand digital news show ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom.

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Here we put together lists of topics specific vocabulary the way you can use it in the exam. You'll find detailed explanations and an IELTS vocabulary list to practice and improve your vocabulary.

Vocabulary or lexical resource is responsible for 25% of your final grade, in both the speaking and writing sections.

Here we have a list of the topics you can expect to find on the exam, we are updating it each week.

It's common to be stuck with an IELTS exam score of 6.5 and believe in order to get a band 7 they need to improve their IELTS vocabulary.

However, without feedback, evaluation or expert exam help, it is difficult to pinpoint exactly which area you need to get help for.

How can I improve my vocabulary for IELTS?

Constantly build your passive vocabulary word lists by reading and listening. Then move these words into your active vocabulary by actively using them when speaking or writing.

To improve faster, when reading, listening or watching English material, try to capture new words in a phrasebook. If you have time add the context too.

The next time you write an essay, review it and look for opportunities to add the words from your list into your text.

Likewise, when speaking try to incorporate your new vocab into your conversations, don't force them though because it will sound odd!

Idioms can be extracted from films and English podcasts, however, I'd recommend audio material because there are no visual clues, making listening a little harder.

Active reading is a great habit to develop and a vital exam preparation skill. Active reading is where you circle, underline and mark the text you are reading, so as to ease comprehension.

If you want to accelerate your learning, have a look at some tutorials about vocabulary acquisition . This page includes how to use a vocabulary phrase book and flashcards.

Take a look at our article that will provide tips and strategies to improve your vocabulary .

Vocabulary for IELTS speaking topics

Vocabulary for IELTS writing task

IELTS vocabulary for the writing section refers to the academic style and word choice (lexical resource) when writing your essay.

Below we have put together tutorials with word lists to help you improve your IELTS score.
Vocabulary about climate change (word list included) Vocabulary: the environment (with Ted Talk and list of collocations) Vocabulary: sports topics (with Ted Talk and list of collocations) Vocabulary: globalisation - with Ted Talk presentation Vocabulary about law and order (word list included) Vocabulary: technology Vocabulary: politics with Ted Talk presentation Vocabulary: language and culture - with Ted Talk Vocabulary: health with Ted Talk presentation Vocabulary: education topic with Ted Talk and list of collocations Vocabulary about Crime Vocabulary about Employment and Equal Pay Vocabulary about Fossil Fuels
What is a vocabulary collocation?

A collocation is a group of words that has an above average possibility of being found together.

Using collocations in your writing and IELTS speaking helps to make your language sound more natural and fluent. This in turn makes your writing flow and helps you get a better scoring essay.

What is the best way to learn topic-specific collocations?

The best way is to learn topic specific collocations is to look for them being used in context. We in the lists above, extracted collocations from Ted Talks, so you can identify how they are used in context .

Using topic specific vocabulary, collocations and words from the academic vocabulary list will help considerably.

Below is a free PDF ebook of lexical resource with lots of vocabulary lists and examples to learn new vocabulary for your English language study. If you are still struggling then check out the Jump to Band 7 or it's Free IELTS Course.
Click here for a free master list of collocations!
Other IELTS vocabulary lessons

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Learning and understanding the vocabulary and language for describing graphs is essential for Business English language learners. For example, students need to understand the language of graphs in order to:

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illustrate cycles

demonstrate trends

explain budgets, costs, profits and other financial statistics

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Der Kandidat spricht zusammen mit seinem Gesprächspartner alle Teile der Aufgabenstellung an und führt diese überzeugend aus. Die Darstellung einzelner Teile ist klar und systematisch entwickelt, wichtige Punkte werden dabei wirkungsvoll hervorgehoben ( Yeah, like Central Park. I like Central Park, because it's in the middle of the city but nevertheless you have a lot of space and you forget that you are in the city). Der Kandidat begründet seine Standpunkte überzeugend ( Yes, that's right. You should let nature take its own path inside a park otherwise it will remember you of the city outside the park).

Der Kandidat spricht zusammen mit seinem Gesprächspartner alle Teile der Aufgabenstellung an und führt diese überzeugend aus. Die Darstellung einzelner Teile ist klar und systematisch entwickelt, wichtige Punkte werden dabei wirkungsvoll hervorgehoben ( For me as an 18-year-old young person, I certainly love to do a lot sports. [...] So I guess, sports grounds would be perfect for a park.). Der Kandidat begründet seine Standpunkte überzeugend ( For me, it's not important that a park looks like a perfect square [...] and very artificial. I would like some trees scattered around).

Der Kandidat beweist ein hohes Maß an Flüssigkeit und Spontanität, und kann eine bemerkenswerte Leichtigkeit der Ausdrucksweise durchgehend auch in längeren und komplexeren Beiträgen aufrecht halten. Er ergreift auf angemessene Weise und der Förmlichkeit der Situation angemessen das Wort und bezieht sich häufig auf Beiträge des Gesprächspartners ( If we talk about sports and young people, I think it's very important that ...; Yeah, that's true, I think that's a good idea, you have certainly got a point there).

Die Flüssigkeit und Spontanität des Kandidaten ist bemerkenswert. Er ergreift das Wort auf angemessene Weise ( Do you think that...) und bezieht sich häufig auf Beiträge seines Gesprächspartners ( A dog park could still be used by other people [...]/Well, I guess, especially older people would be very much afraid of dogs; good idea; sounds good).

Der Kandidat drückt sich ohne Einschränkungen sehr klar aus. Er greift sowohl auf einen sehr umfassenden Wortschatz zurück ( adjacent to the ground; incite young people; put up sculptures; pond; negative effect on the population; on a regular basis), beweist aber auch die Beherrschung einer großen Brandbreite an komplexen Strukturen ( incite young people to do sports; if you forbid them to go mountain biking; it should exist; can be used by; that have that much green space to spare).

Der Kandidat drückt sich ohne Einschränkungen sehr klar aus. Er greift dafür auf einen umfassenden Wortschatz zurück ( escape the city; local artists; to meet up), variiert dabei mühelos Formulierungen, paraphrasiert und umschreibt ( meet up -> catch up). Außerdem verwendet er eine große Bandbreite an komplexen Strukturen ( If I had to decide; doesn't look like a perfect square). Die sehr geringe Anzahl an ungenauer Wortwahl behindert die Kommunikation nicht ( a citizen of the city).

Der Wortschatz des Kandidaten weist eine sehr hohe Genauigkeit auf und er beherrscht die Grammatik sehr gut. Hingegen gibt es kaum lexikalische oder grammatikalische Ausrutscher. Seine Aussprache ist klar und natürlich und wichtige Punkte werden durch passende Intonation hervorgehoben ( should exist side by side, the question is...).

Der Kandidat beweist eine sehr gute Beherrschung der Grammatik und eine sehr hohe Genauigkeit des Wortschatzes. Grammatische Ausrutscher sind selten und Instanzen inkorrekter Wortwahl ( public land; have a social surrounding in the park) kommen nur gelegentlich vor. Er verfügt über eine klare, natürliche Aussprache und kann wichtige Punkte durch passende Intonation hervorheben ( For me as an 18-year-old).

Der Kandidat hat im Dialog mit seinem Partner alle Teile der Aufgabenstellung systematisch und klar angesprochen und überzeugend ausgeführt. Der Dialog zeichnet sich durch ein hohes Maß an Flüssigkeit und Spontanität aus, wobei der Kandidat auf angemessene Weise das Wort ergreift und auf die Beiträge seines Partners eingeht. Der Kandidat verwendet zum Formulieren seiner Beiträge eine große Bandbreite komplexer sprachlicher Mittel und ist nicht auf Paraphrasierung oder Umschreibung angewiesen.
Abschließend wird festgestellt, dass diese Performanz wesentliche Merkmale für ein sehr ausgereiftes GERS-Niveau B2.2 beziehungsweise Band 10 auf der Bewertungsskala aufweist.

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Abschließend wird festgestellt, dass diese Performanz wesentliche Merkmale für ein ausgereiftes GERS-Niveau B2.2 beziehungsweise Band 9 auf der Bewertungsskala aufweist.
Der Kandidat hat im Dialog mit seinem Partner alle Teile der Aufgabenstellung systematisch und klar angesprochen und überzeugend ausgeführt. Die Sprache zeichnet sich durch bemerkenswerte Flüssigkeit und Spontanität aus und der Kandidat ergreift auf angemessene Weise das Wort. Des Weiteren greift er zum Formulieren seiner Äußerungen auf einen umfassenden Wortschatz und eine große Bandbreite an komplexen Strukturen zurück. Instanzen ungenauerer oder repetitiver Wortwahl fallen nur selten auf und behindern nicht die Kommunikation.

Der Kandidat spricht alle Teile der Aufgabenstellung an und führt sie weitgehend überzeugend aus. Seine Beschreibungen und Darstellungen sind klar und systematisch entwickelt ( on the one hand) und er hebt wichtige Punkte angemessen hervor ( even in the more suburban area). Der Kandidat begründet seine Standpunkte meistens überzeugend ( this might also be a reason why) und nur an wenigen Stellen sind die Begründungen nicht ganz klar ausgeführt; etwa beim Kontrastieren der Bilder.

Der Kandidat zeigt bemerkenswerte Flüssigkeit und Spontanität und seine Pausen sind von produktiver Natur ( I'm sure [Pause]; How can I say ...). Auch in längeren und komplexeren Beiträgen beweist er zumeist bemerkenswerte Leichtigkeit in seiner Ausdrucksweise ( in contrast to this; actually very good).

Der Kandidat greift auf einen umfassenden Wortschatz zurück ( value; endurance; character), und variiert dabei seine Formulierungen um Wiederholungen zu vermeiden ( I think; I guess; I would say). Außerdem verwendet er eine Reihe komplexer Strukturen ( it looks like as if it wasn't a big city; you can get anywhere you really want pretty quickly; work well together; plays less of a role; are being created).

Der Wortschatz des Kandidaten weist eine sehr hohe Genauigkeit auf, die Wortwahl ist kaum inkorrekt. Er beherrscht die Grammatik gut ( are being created; it seems as if they are not so; are trying to improve the public transport system). Ausrutscher (S-Bahn; politics instead of politicians) oder nicht systematische Fehler ( people will use less cars) kommen zwar vor, aber sind eher selten. Der Kandidat hat eine klare, natürliche Aussprache und hebt dabei wichtige Punkte durch passende Intonation hervor ( to me; so I guess, it's only good for me ).
Abschließend wird festgestellt, dass diese Performanz wesentliche Merkmale typisch für ein ausgereiftes GERS-Niveau B2.2 beziehungsweise Stufe 9 auf der Bewertungsskale aufweist.
Der Kandidat hat alle Teile der Aufgabenstellung systematisch und klar angesprochen und zumeist auch überzeugend ausgeführt. Der Monolog zeichnet sich fast durchgehend durch eine sehr flüssige und spontane Sprache mit natürlichem Sprechrhythmus aus. Der Kandidat verwendet zum Formulieren seiner Beiträge eine Reihe komplexer sprachlicher Mittel. Der sprachliche Ausdruck ist klar und Einschränkungen sind nur gelegentlich spürbar. Lexikalische und grammatikalische Ausrutscher kommen nur selten vor und die Aussprache ist klar und natürlich.

Alle Teile der Aufgabenstellung wurden angesprochen und weitgehend überzeugend ausgeführt.Standpunkte werden ebenfalls weitgehend überzeugend begründet ( this is way more important ... than shopping facilities because you have shopping facilities all over the world). In vielen, aber nicht allen Passagen werden die Beschreibungen und Darstellungen sehr klar und systematisch entwickelt.

Der Kandidat zeigt eine bemerkenswerte Flüssigkeit und Spontanität ( would you agree on that; that's just what I thought about; what do you think about this), was er auch in längeren und komplexeren Beiträgen beweist ( I'd say, at first, the school, as they are already determined to go to Vienna, because they are all looking for a school. I'd say what's really important to mention is 'school characteristics' with the intercultural). Er ergreift das Wort auf angemessene Weise im Dialog mit seiner Partnerin ( that's true; right; exactly; I think we can conclude saying ...).

Der Kandidat greift auf einen umfassenden Wortschatz zurück ( determines; underestimate; leave out; they could get even more out of the exchange). Er variiert dabei seine Formulierungen um Wiederholungen zu vermeiden ( it's not so bad but it is not popular; it's not too pretty) und kann mühelos paraphrasieren und umschreiben ( the area our school is in; sweet dishes). Darüber hinaus verwendet er eine Reihe komplexer Strukturen ( they are already determined to go to Vienna; you have already seen; we could also focus on; I'm not really comfortable with taking 'tourist attractions').

Der Wortschatz, auf den der Kandidat zurückgreift, weist eine große Genauigkeit auf und seltene Ausrutscher behindern die Kommunikation nicht ( we should show ... what's the topic of our school). Die Grammatik wird gut beherrscht ( it does not matter whether you are in Vienna or somewhere else; they are a bit more important than) und Ausrutscher oder Fehler sind nicht systematisch und selten ( England has quite a culture; you can't talk about Austria ... when leaving out the food).
Abschließend wird festgestellt, dass diese Performanz wesentliche Merkmale für ein ausgereiftes GERS-Niveau B2.2 beziehungsweise Band 9 auf der Bewertungsskala aufweist.
Der Kandidat hat im Dialog mit seiner Partnerin alle Teile der Aufgabenstellung systematisch und klar angesprochen und zumeist überzeugend ausgeführt. Der Dialog zeichnet sich durch bemerkenswerte Flüssigkeit und Spontanität aus, wobei der Kandidat auf angemessene Weise das Wort ergreift. Der Kandidat verwendet zum Formulieren seiner Beiträge eine Reihe komplexer sprachlicher Mittel. Wiederholungen und Einschränkungen im Spektrum der Sprache treten aber gelegentlich auf. Trotz guter grammatischer und lexikalischer Sprachbeherrschung kommen Ausrutscher und nicht systematische Fehler vor. Diese behindern allerdings nicht die Kommunikation.

Die Kandidatin spricht alle Teile der Aufgabenstellung an und führt sie gleichermaßen aus. Die Kandidatin beschreibt und erklärt ihre Standpunkte klar und systematisch. Allerdings sind Erklärungen teilweise nicht durch überzeugende Argumente begründet ( computers, I think they have simplified school life; the Austrian school system... it's already perfect ... but there are ... still some things to be improved), beziehungsweise einseitig dargestellt ( we have always access to information and this is practical).

Die Kandidatin zeigt auch in längeren und komplexeren Beiträgen ein bemerkenswertes Maß an Flüssigkeit und Spontanität. Es kommt kaum zu Pausen und die Sprache weist einen natürlichen Sprechrhythmus auf. An zwei Stellen, vor dem Vergleichen der Bilder und beim dritten Teil der Aufgabe, wird der Rhythmus zögerlicher bevor die Kandidatin wieder zu ihrem gewohnten Tempo zurückfindet.

Die Kandidatin verwendet einen umfassenden Wortschatz ( huge impact on; both for students and teachers; improvements; practical subjects; extracurricular activities; introduce), variiert dabei aber auch ihre Formulierungen und paraphrasiert ( more practical, not so theoretical; have access to information -> search information). Weiters verwendet die Kandidatin eine Reihe komplexer Strukturen ( as it is in America; by using; to be improved; should be improved; whereas; as it is the case in; by developing).

Der Wortschatz auf den die Kandidatin zurückgreift weist eine große Genauigkeit auf und gelegentliche Ausrutscher bei der Wortwahl ( observator) oder Aussprache ( positive) behindern nicht die Kommunikation. Sie beherrscht die Grammatik recht gut ( which is not the case; by printing; search information; to be done, to be improved), Fehler führen jedoch nicht zu Missverständnissen ( informations; more fewer students). Weiters korrigiert sie ihre Fehler rückblickend ( informations -> information).
Abschließend wird festgestellt, dass diese Performanz wesentliche Merkmale aufweist, die typisch für das GERS-Niveau B2.2 beziehungsweise Stufe 8 auf der Bewertungsskala sind.

Die Kandidatin hat alle Teile der Aufgabenstellung systematisch und klar angesprochen, wenn auch einige Argumente nicht überzeugend ausgeführt. Der Monolog zeichnet sich fast durchgehend durch eine flüssige und spontane Sprache mit einem natürlichen Sprechrhythmus aus. Die Kandidatin verwendet zum Formulieren ihrer Beiträge eine Reihe komplexer sprachlicher Mittel. Wiederholungen und Einschränkungen im Spektrum der Sprache treten aber gelegentlich auf. Lexikalische und grammatische Ausrutscher kommen immer wieder vor und auch die Aussprache weist gelegentlich Schwächen auf. Allerdings behindert die Richtigkeit des sprachlichen Ausdrucks nicht die Kommunikation.

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