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INDIVIDUAL ORALPART 1: BASICS PART 2: DOING WELLPART 3: EXAMPLE

PART ONE:THE BASICS

THE BASICS> 20%> 15 MINUTES PREPARATION>10 MINUTES PRESENTATION> WITH TEACHER> BASED ON OPTIONS> GRADED WITH MARKING SCHEME

MARKING SCHEME> CRITERION APRODUCTIVE SKILLS (10 POINTS)> CRITERION BINTERACTIVE +RECEPTIVE SKILLS (10 POINTS)

PART TWO:DOING WELL

DOING WELL IN THE ORALS> PREPARATION

> WORKING FROM NOTES + TIMING

> CONTRIBUTE!

> ENJOY!

> PREPARATION

RELATE PICTURE + CAPTIONDECIDE WHAT THE PICTURE IS ABOUT – THE BASIC IMAGE WILL BE CLEAR ENOUGH, BUT THE CAPTION WILL PUT THE IMAGE IN A CONTEXT, AND MAKE MORE CLEAR WHAT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED.

FIND SUPPORT FROM CLASS WORKRECALL YOUR STUDIES OF THE OPTION + ASPECT INVOLVED, FIND SOME HELPFUL IDEAS/FACTS – DO YOU REMEMBER ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS SORT OF TOPIC?

FIND AN “ANGLE”DISCUSS AN ISSUE / TAKE A POSITION – DON`T JUST DESCRIBE WHAT IS PERFECTLY OBVIOUS. REMEMBER THAT, FROM THE EXAMINER`S POINT OF VIEW, ARGUED OPINIONS AND ANALYSIS ARE “COMPLEX” IDEAS.

THINK OUT AND PLANWHERE ARE YOU GOING TO START (AND WHY?)…WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO FINISH (AND WHY?)…HOW ARE YOU GOING TO LINK YOUR IDEAS TOGETHER, MOVING CLEARLY AND SENSIBLY FROM ONE IDEA TO THE NEXT…?

ORGANISE INTRO & CONCLUSIONHAVE AN INTRODUCTION (INCLUDING A MAP – A QUICK SUMMARY OF WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SAY, TO HELP THE EXAMINER GRASP THE STRUCTURE), AND A CONCLUSION (YOU SHOULDN`T JUST STOP!).

MAKE A SINGLE SHEET OF BULLET POINTSYOU WANT A CLEAR, EASILY READABLE “SCRIPT” IN FRONT OF YOU – YOU DON`T WANT A MASS OF HASTY NOTES YOU CAN`T READ!

WORKING FROM NOTES + TIMING

WORK FROM CONCISE NOTESNO READING OUT PREPARED SPEECHES.

(EXAMINERS CAN DETECT PRETTY EASILY WHEN SPEECH IS “READ.)

NOTES=> INTRODUCTION (INCLUDING A MAP)

> 6-8 BULLET POINTS

> CONCLUSION (DON`T JUST STOP!)

KEEP TO A TIME LIMITHOW MUCH CAN YOU EXPRESS WITHIN 4 MINUTES?

CONTRIBUTE

PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN THE INTERVIEWWHAT THE IB EXAMINER WANTS TO HEAR IS:

> SENSIBLE IDEAS, CLEARLY EXPRESSED

>ACTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONVERSATION AND INTERESTING ELEMENTS

> A CAPACITY TO “THINK AS YOU SPEAK”

ENJOY!

IT`S NOT AN EXAMINATION, AND CERTAINLY NOT AN INTERROGATION.

(OK…IT`S NOT A NATURAL CONVERSATION…BUT…)

GOOD MARKS GO TO STUDENS WHO SOUND RELAXED AND AT EASE AND WHO COMMUNICATE IN A NATURAL WAY.

PART THREE:EXAMPLE

CAPTION: BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A WOMEN`S DISEASE

INDIVIDUAL ORAL EXAMPLE

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