Unit 18

UNIT 18 WORKSHEET

Task 1 – Why do teachers need to evaluate their students’ English?

          Through evaluation, not only does the teacher see how well the student performs, but the student also can see his/her own progress. Evaluation allows the teacher to monitor the progress and determine which areas require more/less focus. They can see their students’ strengths and weaknesses and alter their lesson plans to suit the needs of the students. It also demonstrates how much information the student is retaining or if there needs to be any adjustments in their teachings. This helps better the teacher in his/her teaching and improve his/her methodology as well.

Task 2 – List the different types of testing and evaluation tools that a teacher can use:

There are tutorials, which can take place as a group or individually. With tutorials, your review the work done, discuss the aims or any problems, and the students’ performance.

Evaluation by the students can be useful to evaluate the course by questionnaire/surveys or guided discussions of their opinions.

There a number of tests that a teacher can use. Placement tests, progress tests, diagnostic tests, practice tests, external examinations (TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC), proficiency tests, and achievement tests.

Task 3 – Why may students wish to study for a formal test of English?

          Students may wish to study for a formal test because they will want to do well on it and tests rely mostly on rote memory. By testing well, they can study or work in America. People that wish to work/study in a country where English is the native language may have to take a proficiency test or external exam in English. Colleges and businesses will want to see how fluent your English is.

Task 4 – What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of the example placement test on pages 4 and 5 of this unit?

          The questions are easy to follow and orderly. The directions were simple and concise, thereby making the entire exam easy to understand. It covers a versatile of areas of language and the level of difficulty gradually increases and flows smoothly.

          The vocabulary overall was within level but there were some uncommon words that students may be unfamiliar with, such as bicentenary. Also, the terminology of the directions from Section 4 may be confusing for some students (in not less than 50 words). It would be simpler to just say in more than 50 words. The placement test starts off at a level that is unsuitable for beginners. The test should begin with beginner level items that are really simple and become gradually harder and higher level.

Task 5 – What would you include in a thirty minute progress test for a group of beginners? Give a detailed outline of the test you would construct, with examples.

Section 1: Multiple-choice

Tests vocabulary, reading, grammar

1.     ______ elephant is big.

a)     Some                 b) An                    c) A               d) It

2.     Cats and courage are examples of ____________.

a) adjectives           b) verbs                 c) nouns        d) adverbs

3.  ______________ dog is chasing __________ tail.

          a) they’re, its          b) there, it’s           c) their, its    d) their, it’s

Section 2: Sentence scramble

Tests grammar, reading

1.     to     not    school    he     today     go    did

Section 3: Listening

Tests listening, writing, vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension

Listen to the following excerpt of Sarah and Tim introducing themselves.

Fill in the dialogue.

Tim: Hello, my _____ is Tim Xu. I am from __________. I came to ______ to learn ________. My friend _______ said you would be my ______ today.

Sarah: __________, Tim. I am Sarah Smith. Yes, I will show you to your _______ today and answer your questions. I live in ______ with your friend. That’s how I met her.

Section 4: Short answer

Tests writing, spelling, grammar, vocabulary

Why do you want to learn English? Minimum of 100 words