Part 1: (interview) - A short conversation between the interlocutor and each candidate (spoken questions). The focus is on general social and interactional language. It lasts 2min for pairs and 3min for trios., Part 2: (individual long turn) - In this part, you speak on your own for a minute and answer a follow-up question about your partner's picture for 30 seconds. You are given three pictures and must compare and contrast two pictures. The focus is on organising a larger unit of discourse; comparing and contrasting, describing, expressing opinions and speculating. , Part 3: (collaborative task) - This is a two-way conversation between the candidates. They are given spoken instructions with written stimuli, which will be used in the discussion and in the decision-making process. The task is divided into a discussion phase, lasting two minutes, and a decision phase, lasting one minute. The focus is on sustaining the interaction, exchanging ideas, expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing and/or disagreeing, suggesting, speculating, evaluating, reaching a decision through negotiation, etc., Part 4: (follow-up discussion) - This is a discussion on topics related to the collaborative task. The focus is on expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing, disagreeing and speculating. It lasts 5 minutes for pairs and 8 minutes for trios., Assessor - It refers to the speaking test examiner who assigns a score to a candidate's performance, using analytical criteria to do so., Interlocutor - The speaking test examiner who conducts the test and makes a global assessment of each candidate's performance. , Conversational fillers - w word or sound filling a pause in an utterance or conversation, e.g. "er" or "you know"., Grammatical resource (5x2) - This refers to a candidate's ability to consistently use grammar accurately and appropriately to convey the intended meaning. Candidates are expected to attempt more complex grammatical forms, Lexical resource (5x2) - It refers to a candidate's ability to use words and phrases that fit the task with flexibility., Discourse management (5x2) - This refers to the candidate's ability to use coherence and cohesion, cohesive devices, grammatical devices, discourse markers, related vocabulary in order to make the speech long, and logical. Contributions are beyond short phrases. Candidates are expected to produce extended stretches of language, what they say should be relevant with very little repetition of ideas. , Pronunciation (5x2) - This refers to how intelligible the candidate is. Candidates' contribution should be generally understood by a non-EFL/ESOL specialist, even if the speaker has a strong accent. In addition, candidates are are expected to use stress and intonation and articulate individual sounds appropriately., Interactive communication (5x2) - This refers to the development of interaction by both speakers, e.g. by saying more than the minimum in response to the written/visual stimuli. Candidates are expected to initiate and respond accordingly by respecting each other's turn or even prompting each other to speak through the use of body language. Candidates may help each other by, for example, providing an extra idea or supplying a word they were looking for. , Global achievement (5x4) - This band refers to candidate's overall achievement in the test. At C1, they are required to deal with both familiar and unfamiliar topics. It also refers to their ability to get their messages across to their listeners, despite possible inaccuracies in the structure and/or delivery of the message. ,

CAE/C1 Speaking assessment criteria

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