Conversation
Students should:
- be prepared to communicate on a variety of topics relating to their personal world
- answer the question asked rather than presenting pre-prepared responses
- express their ideas and opinions and justify their point of view
- elaborate using a variety of vocabulary, phrases and expressions suitable to the question asked
- use a range of tenses and be prepared to reflect on the past, present and future
- manipulate the language to fulfil the requirements of the question
- avoid the repetition of the same vocabulary, phrases, expressions and grammatical structures
- be prepared to be interrupted by the examiner
- use Macedonian to ask for repetition and/or clarification of the question.
In better responses, students were able to:
- respond confidently on a range of topics regarding their personal world
- use a variety of grammar structures
- manipulate the language to suit the question asked
- use correct intonation and pronunciation.
Areas for students to improve include:
- elaborating their response without prompting from the examiner
- avoiding repeating the same information to answer different questions
- using arrange of vocabulary and sentence structures.
Discussion
In preparation for the Discussion
Students should:
- choose a topic that has good quality reference texts and sources available
- prepare for the discussion by referring to at least three texts in their research
- ensure that one of the texts used in their research is a literary source.
During the Discussion examination
Students should:
- support their discussion with evidence from the texts that they have sourced
- express and justify opinions and points of view on the in-depth study topic
- reflect on their research findings to help them express opinions or develop new perceptions about their in-depth topic
- manipulate language to respond in a coherent and logical way to the questions asked
- use a variety of relevant vocabulary, grammar, sentence structures and expressions
- avoid responding with pre-prepared responses that do not address the question asked
- avoid relying on general knowledge about the topic of in-depth topic.
In better responses, students were able to:
- make specific and detailed reference to the texts used in their research
- compare the information obtained from their texts
- use vocabulary, expressions and linguistic structures to discuss their topic of in-depth study.
Areas for students to improve include:
- using vocabulary and expression specific to their topic
- using a variety of sentence structures and grammar and avoiding repeating the same expressions throughout the discussion
- extending and elaborating their responses
- avoiding lengthy pauses.
