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Level 7 Speaking Task 2

The document provides instructions for an English class assignment where students must create a 3-5 minute video telling a story from their childhood. They are prompted to include background details of when and where the story took place, describe how they felt using adjectives, and explain why the story is important. Students must incorporate specific grammar structures and vocabulary in their story, and their presentation will be evaluated based on a rubric assessing task completion, grammatical accuracy, vocabulary use, pronunciation, and intonation.

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Level 7 Speaking Task 2

The document provides instructions for an English class assignment where students must create a 3-5 minute video telling a story from their childhood. They are prompted to include background details of when and where the story took place, describe how they felt using adjectives, and explain why the story is important. Students must incorporate specific grammar structures and vocabulary in their story, and their presentation will be evaluated based on a rubric assessing task completion, grammatical accuracy, vocabulary use, pronunciation, and intonation.

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ENGLISH 7 CLASS

SPEAKING TASK 2
TELLING A CHILDHOOD STORY

INSTRUCTIONS
READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE

You will tell a story from your childhood. First, think of a childhood experience or story that you feel comfortable sharing. It could
be any memory that stands out to you.
Then, in a video, you will tell your story. Be creative and use visual aids, if possible, to enhance your storytelling.
Your allotted time will be 3-5 minutes. Try to keep it concise and engaging.
Make sure to review and then follow the rubric (found on the next page) so you are aware of all the aspects of telling a story and
this assessment.

When telling your story make sure you include the following aspects in your story structure:
● Start by giving background information, including where and when your story happened.
● Tell the story in an interesting way using adjectives to describe how you felt.
● Conclude the story by explaining why this story is important or memorable.

You must include the following grammar structures & vocabulary:


ENGLISH 7 CLASS

● simple past tense


● past continuous tense
● used to
● time expressions (see pages 20, 23, 26)

Please go to lesson 2.5: A Time to Remember on page 26 from your eBook to get some more information to prepare your story.

TELLING A CHILDHOOD STORY – RUBRIC

Assessment Criteria Excellent Accomplished Needs Work Deficient


ENGLISH 7 CLASS

9-10 7-8 4-6 0-3

Points may be deducted for the


The story is within the time limits following reasons: Time management issues are up to Time management issues are up to
and the storyteller fulfills all of the The storyteller exceeds the time 30 seconds over or below; And/or 60 seconds over or below; And/or
story structure task instructions. limit or runs short by up to 15 two of the story structures are none of the story structures are
seconds; And/or one of the story missing. evident or only in a very limited
TASK COMPLETION Students demonstrate previous structure aspects are missing. way.
preparation to tell the story and Students show very little
avoid reading all the information Students demonstrate little preparation for the task and read Students show no preparation for
from the computer. preparation to tell the story and almost everything from the the task and read everything from
read some of the information from computer. the computer.
the computer.

GRAMMATICAL RANGE & Uses two or three of the target Uses two or three of the target Only uses one or none of the target
Uses all four of the target grammar
ACCURACY grammar structures with limited grammar structures with frequent grammar structures mentioned in
structures with limited errors.
errors. errors. the task instructions.

VOCABULARY CONTROL Most of the student’s use of There are a considerable number of
There are a considerable number of Very few of the words used in an
vocabulary is appropriate. words used in an appropriate way,
words used in an inappropriate way. appropriate way.
but there are some mistakes.

Pronunciation is generally Pronunciation is generally Pronunciation is mainly intelligible


There are many pronunciation
OVERALL PHONOLOGICAL intelligible. intelligible with some individual but there are multiple words that
problems that make it difficult to
CONTROL words difficult to understand. are difficult to understand.
understand the speaker.
Intonation is used effectively
throughout to add drama and Intonation is used effectively but Intonation is used in a limited way
Very little/no use of intonation.
interest to the story. not throughout the whole story. and the delivery is quite monotone.

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