English 2 - Speaking Task 20% - Describing your neighborhood

INDICATOR Describe the places in your neighborhood (stores, buildings, parks, libraries, schools, restaurants,
hospitals, among others, their location, and the things you can do or buy in each of them) and also tell what you like
and dislike about it; using a lexicon related to places, location, activities you can do, things you can buy and prices,
and using appropriate grammar (present tense, like/dont like, modal can, and prepositions of place).
SITUATION You meet a group of tourists visiting your city, and they would like to hear about your neighborhood.
You must make a description of neighborhood, and tell them what you like and dislike about it. You have 3 to 5
minutes to do this. Discourses will be tape recorded under students consent to guarantee assessment reliability. The
teacher might ask questions during the presentation.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Students will be appointed by groups. Each student in each group will have to make a description of his/her
neighborhood, and tell what he/she likes and dislikes about it.
2. Each student should prepare their description of his/her neighborhood, and practice his/her discourse before class.
3. Each student presents his/her neighborhood description in front of their group. They must describe the places in
their neighborhood and also tell what you like and dislike about it, using a lexicon related to places, location, activities
you can do, things you can buy and prices, and using appropriate grammar (present tense, like/dont like, modal can,
and prepositions of place)
Criteria

Descriptor

Poor

Min

Fair Good Excel Total

Vocabulary

A lexicon related to places, location, activities you can do,

things you can buy and prices is used accurately and
appropriately.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation of words and intonation of structures are

clear.

Communication Discourse flow is constant and clear. Questions are

answered correctly.
skills

Structure

Present tense, like/dont like, and modal can, are properly

used to describe the neighborhood and what they like and
dislike; and prepositions of place are also well used.

Task
completion

The discourse includes all the requested items (a description

of stores, buildings, parks, libraries, schools, restaurants,
hospitals, among others, their location in the neighborhood,
and what they like and dislike about it) and is well organized,
showing understanding of the situation.

Total

REMARKS
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