Design Your Speaking Task – Oral Production Workshop by Zehra Alim

(A2) Task Type: Role-play

zehralim5 — 2025-05-12 09:53:51 UTC

Scenario: Create a simple role-play scenario where two people interact in a familiar situation. (For example, at a store, at the doctor’s office, etc.)

Write 1-2 prompt questions for the test-taker to use in the role-play.

Create 2 assessment criteria to evaluate the test-taker’s performance in the role-play.

(B1) Task Type: Picture Description

zehralim5 — 2025-05-12 09:54:53 UTC

Scenario: Choose or imagine a picture that represents an everyday situation. (For example, a travel situation, an emergency, a party, etc.)

Write 1-2 prompt questions that the test-taker will answer based on the picture.

Create 2 assessment criteria to evaluate how the test-taker describes the picture.

(B2) Task Type: Interview

zehralim5 — 2025-05-12 09:55:25 UTC

Scenario: Design a scenario where a person is being interviewed for a job, an internship, or university admission. (For example, a job interview for a teacher, a travel guide position, etc.)

Write 1-2 prompt questions that the interviewer might ask.

Create 2 assessment criteria to evaluate the test-taker’s responses.

(C1) Task Type: Discussion

zehralim5 — 2025-05-12 09:56:00 UTC

Scenario: Create a scenario where two or more people are discussing a complex issue (for example, environmental issues, social media impact, etc.).

Write 1-2 prompt questions that guide the discussion.

Create 2 assessment criteria to evaluate the test-taker’s discussion skills.

2025-05-14 09:39:03 UTC

Scenario, you are at the library. You are studying for an exam and your friend is talking loudly.You want to warn him. Ask for slience and remind the library rules. Prompt questions. Could you be silent please? Do you know the rules,dont you? Can you leave library or somewhere else? assessment criteria. Fluency . student pronunces words correctly and speaks without long pauses. Content . students use appropriate words related to topics

zeynepruveydaozsoy — 2025-05-14 09:41:38 UTC

Scenario:
You are talking to a friend and making plans for the weekend. You want to suggest something fun to do together (e.g., going to the cinema, eating out, visiting a park). You will also decide on the time and place to meet. The other person may agree or suggest something different.

Prompt Questions:

Do you want to go to the cinema this weekend?
What time should we meet?

Assessment Criteria:

Appropriateness of Language Use – You use suitable expressions for making suggestions and asking about time or preferences (e.g., “Would you like to…?”, “What about...?”).
Vocabulary and Fluency – You use basic vocabulary related to free time activities and speak without long pauses, keeping the conversation going smoothly.

aytekinpinar — 2025-05-14 09:44:00 UTC

Scenario: You and your flatmate have been sharing a flat for a week and you need to share the tasks and duties of the flat.

Student A: You study medicine, you can’t do chores at the weekend since you are busy studying.

Talk to each other and decide what tasks you can do, when you can do them and explain why you can’t do some certain tasks.

Student B: You are in your last year at the department of computer engineering and you are working in a part time job, so you have limited time on week days.

Expected language use:

Ss are expected to give reasons or excuses clearly, to suggest ideas or solutions, to agree or disagree certain ideas and solutions.

Ending A fight

2025-05-14 09:44:19 UTC

Two of your friends got into an argument about who will be the captain of their football team. You know that one of them are the best player and the other has great communication with their teammates. Choose one of them as the captain and state your reasons. Keep in mind that your decision should not cause any of them to get upset.

You have two minutes to prepare for your response.

You can take down some notes.