Resources for Speaking tests

To help your teachers prepare themselves to conduct Asset Languages Speaking tests, we have produced the Examiner’s Booklet introductions for you to download:

	Breakthrough Speaking Examiner’s Booklet Introduction
	Preliminary Speaking Examiner’s Booklet Introduction
	Intermediate Speaking Examiner’s Booklet Introduction
	Advanced Speaking Examiner’s Booklet Introduction

(NB: These booklets refer to a booklet entitled Applying Speaking test criteria which can be downloaded below.)

The above introduction forms the first part of the booklet. The confidential language-specific booklets which contain the live Speaking test tasks form the second part and will be sent to you on the basis of your Estimated Entries. The following table describes the Speaking tasks that are included in these booklets:

Stage Part	Breakthrough	Preliminary	Intermediate	Advanced
Part 1	Task 1 - Personal information tasks (9 topics provided)   Task 2* - Interaction task	Task 1 - Personal information tasks (6 topics provided)   Task 2* - Interaction task	Task 1 - Personal information tasks (6 topics provided)   Task 2* - Interaction task	1A - Personal information tasks (3 topics provided)   1B* - Interaction task
Part 2	Presentation task	Presentation task	Presentation task	2A - Presentation task   2B - Discussion

* For French, German, Italian and Spanish, 4 tasks are provided. For all other languages 3 tasks are provided. For details of when you can conduct Speaking tests, see Scheduling.

The Applying Speaking Criteria package is designed to support teachers who have made entries for external speaking tests:

Language	Breakthrough	Preliminary	Intermediate	Advanced
Chinese (Mandarin)	Chin Brk	Chin Pre	Chin Int	n/a
French	Fre Brk	Fre Pre	Fre Int	Fre Adv
German	Ger Brk	Ger Pre	Ger Int	Ger Adv
Italian	Ital Brk	Ital Pre	Ital Int	n/a
Spanish	Sp Brk	Sp Pre	Sp Int	Sp Adv
Non-language specific*	All Lang Brk	All Lang Pre	All Lang Int	All Lang Adv

*Where materials are not provided in a specific language, we have produced support materials in English. Please see the Availability page for a list of the languages available for external assessment in 2007/08.

To order a hard copy of this booklet, together with an accompanying DVD, please complete and return the order form below:

Applying Speaking Criteria Order Form

Recording Speaking Test Marks

We have designed a form for teachers to keep a record of their speaking test marks.  A hard copy of the form will be sent to centres with their speaking test mark sheets.  The form may also be downloaded below.

Internal Form for Speaking Test Marks