On Friday I practised some oral comprehension with year 6 students. As you know, they are going to take an important exam in May so it's good to get them used to doing these kinds of tests.
Before the lesson I photocopied the two last year oral tests in order to help the kids to do the first one and then, let them take the second one on their own. The first step on Friday session was to explain to the students how the oral exam was. I told them that they would hear a conversation three times and they should choose the correct answer of every question at the same time.
Right after we started the first test. They had time to read all the questions carefully, so they got familiarized with the topic of the test. Then, I played the audio and I stopped it when I listened to the answer of a question. Next I repeated the dialogue slower in order to make the kids hear the answer. I also asked them what had they listened to so children showed me if they had understood the conversation or not. I continued with the track and I stopped again until the dialogue finished. I think this is a very good way to make students hear the essential information to answer the questions and avoid the supplementary information that won't help them guess the solution.
After finishing the first test, I let the kids take the second exam on their own. I played it three times and I didn't help them at all. During the break period I corrected the test and I was very pleased with the result. Most of the kids passed the test and they did it with a fantastic mark. I also calculated the arithmetic mean of the exams and I obtained a 7,6, so much better than the reading comprehension mark. That means that children must work harder on their writing skills in order to improve the results, but they also have to keep practising their oral comprehension not to lose the habit.
If you want to see the 2011-2012 English exam click here
If you want to hear the listening comprehension audio click here
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