Now think about food from other places. Is there a dish from another country that you would like to try? Say why.
Question 1 Report
Now think about food from other places.
Is there a dish from another country that you would like to try? Say why.
Answer Details
What a strong answer covers.
This pushes past the card, which stayed inside the candidate's own home. A strong response names a specific dish or a specific country, describes it a little, and gives a clear reason for wanting to try it. The key language is a future or hypothetical form such as would like to, I am going to, or if I ever, together with because or so. A response that only says yes, or that names a food already mentioned on the card, is weak.
Model response.
Yes, there is. I would really like to try proper Italian pasta, not the kind we make at home from a packet. I have seen it in videos, with fresh tomatoes and cheese melted on the top, and it looks completely different from ours. I would also like to try sushi one day, although I am a little nervous about eating raw fish. I think trying food from other countries teaches you something about the people who live there, because you learn what they grow and what they enjoy. If I ever get the chance to travel, the first thing I am going to do is eat what the local people eat.
Mark this turn whole. The bands describe getting the message across, the language used to do it, and how it sounds.
Speaking, out of 5
| Marks | Band | Descriptor |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Band 5 | Speaks readily and keeps going, with only natural hesitation. The point comes across first time. Draws on a good spread of words and structures, handles more than one tense, and links ideas rather than listing them. Slips are few and never hide the meaning. Sounds are clear and the voice rises and falls in a way that carries attitude. |
| 4 | Band 4 | Speaks at a steady pace with some pausing to think. Nearly everything is understood on first hearing. Uses a fair spread of language and joins ideas with simple connectors. Errors show up in the more ambitious stretches but the listener follows. Generally clear to listen to. |
| 3 | Band 3 | Keeps going with noticeable pauses and some repetition. The main idea arrives, though the listener works for parts of it. Relies on everyday words and mostly simple sentences. Errors are frequent but meaning is usually recoverable. Some sounds need effort to catch. |
| 2 | Band 2 | Manages short stretches and then stalls. Only parts of the response can be followed. Vocabulary is narrow and the same few structures repeat. Errors often block the meaning. Delivery is flat or hard to catch. |
| 1 | Band 1 | Says very little, or repeats the wording of the prompt. Almost nothing can be followed. Little evidence of the language the task needs. |
| 0 | Band 0 | No response, or nothing that relates to the prompt. |
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