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Out of how many marks is the Individual Oral?
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30 marks, across three criteria (A, B and C).
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Criterion A — Language
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Marks for the range and accuracy of your English: vocabulary, grammar, structures and clear pronunciation (/12).
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Criterion B — Message
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Marks for relevant, developed ideas linked to the stimulus and the theme (/12).
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Criterion C — Interactive & receptive skills
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Marks for understanding the teacher, responding, and keeping the conversation going (/6).
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How many marks is Criterion C worth?
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/6 — the lowest-weighted criterion, but it still counts.
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to develop an idea
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to expand a point with reasons, examples or detail, not just state it
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to interpret the stimulus
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to say what an image means or suggests, not only what it shows
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to sustain a conversation
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to keep the exchange going — answering fully and asking back
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range vs accuracy (Criterion A)
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Range = how varied your language is; accuracy = how correct it is. You need both.
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Describe vs interpret
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Describing = what you see; interpreting = what it means or suggests (the Message marks).
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Which criterion rewards developed ideas linked to the theme?
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Criterion B — Message (/12).
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Which criterion rewards keeping the conversation going?
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Criterion C — Interactive & receptive skills (/6).
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One easy way to earn Criterion C marks
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End an answer with a genuine question back to the teacher.
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Why aim at all three criteria from the start?
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Half the marks come from Message (B) and Interaction (C), not just Language (A).
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