Individual Response Examination Format

Content  Related to the SBA for this exam.  Should last for 45 seconds to 1 minute.  Understand the key words of the question. –Question word –Noun/ adjective –Vocabulary and ideas are very important.  The more examples you give, the more interesting the response will be.

Understanding the key word question  Study p. 47, underline the key word in each question.

Activity  Student A: read p.52; underline the key word  Student B: read p.56; underline the key word  Student A will first read aloud the question to Student B; Student B needs to re-tell the key word to Student A.  Swap the roles.

Express your opinions  Have you ever taken part in a play? When was that? What was the play about?  Format of retelling a story  Format of expression opinions

Format of re-telling a story  I took part in a play when I was in S.1.  The play was about Cinderella who was a very pretty but poor girl. Although she was from a rich family, her step-mother was wicked and did not love her.  At the beginning of the story, Cinderella was ill- treated by her step mother and sisters but she had a lot of friends who could help her overcome problems.  The climax of the story happens when Cinderella wanted to join a party which was going to be held in the palace because the prince was trying to get a wife.  The story ends when the prince tried to look for his bride with a pair of glass slippers which Cinderella had left behind.

Format of expressing opinions  It was a wonderful play for many reasons.  First of all, we had a lot of singing and dancing.  In addition, We had to put on funny and traditional costumes.  Last but by no means least, the script was so hilarious that we tried very hard not to laugh when we were reciting the lines.  Well, although we did not win any prize, it was a really memorable experience for all of us.

List of adjectives  Adjectives: –(agree) meaningful/ memorable/ effective/ efficient/ magnificent/ gorgeous/ brilliant/ fantastic/ exciting/fascinating/ practical/ innovative/ challenging/ sensible/ logical/ well-thought/ well-planned –(disagree) meaningless/ dull/ silly/ boring/ alarming/ a waste of time/ time-consuming/ ineffective/inefficient/ too aggressive/ ambitious/ not sensible/ illogical/ costly/ impractical/ not applicable/ useless/ hasty/ stupid/ conservative

Practice Makes Perfect  Try reading aloud passages.  Pay attention to –Intonation –Pauses –Pace –Gesture –Loudness

Practice Makes Perfect  Can you think of any questions that are related to the SBA?

Students’ Suggestions  Which part of the film do you like most? Why?  Which character do you like most? Why?  Why do you like the movie?  Which song do you like in the movie? Why?  How many times have you watched this movie? Why?

More suggestions  Name the outstanding character in the film?  If you were the leading character, would you like the plot?  If you were the main character, which part of the film would you change?  Is the film suitable for teenagers?  Do you like the ending of the film?

Some more suggestions  Would you show this film to primary school students?  Which role do you want to play in this film?  Who is the most important/ popular/ annoying character in this film?  Do you know any friend who is like the character in the film?  What lesson have you learnt after watching the film?  Do you like the name of the film?