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Introduction
1.1 Back ground information of school
Thai Binh Duong English School, where I have been teaching English,
offers a wide range of courses from Elementary to Advanced Levels. The
school aims at helping students to develop English skills in Reading, Writing,
Listening, Speaking and pronunciation.
There are fifteen students between the ages of 16-36 (four high school
students, six university students, three secretaries, one businessman, and one
teacher of Math). The high school students want both to develop and extend
their English, and consolidate what they have already studied at the school. The
university students want to improve their English, especially listening and
speaking skills, to be able to find a good job when they graduate from their
universities. Five graduates (three secretaries, one teacher of Math, and one
businessman) want to improve their knowledge of English to satisfy their
business and professional requirements for working more effectively.
The class takes place from 7:15- 8:45 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays.
This course covers 7 units in 14 weeks.
The designated book, Lifelines, by Tom Hutchinson is a three-level
course at elementary, pre-intermediate, and intermediate level. Each unit of
Lifelines Intermediate Student’s Book contains a basic core of material that
focuses on a particular area of Grammar and Vocabulary, with Reading,
Listening and Speaking, and pronunciation sections. In addition each unit has
an Extension section that provides further skills-based practice which recycles
the language of the core material.

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1.2 Current English course outline used
Unit Grammar Vocabulary Reading Listening Pronunciatio Extension Writing
and speaking n Workbook
Starting out Introductions; Filling in a
p6 revision p6 form WB p5
1 Richard’s bad day Using a Modern manners Talking about your The Reading and Personal
Modern life Talking about the dictionary p10 Vocabulary file: life International Listening: letters
p8 present: present Idiomatic Language focus: Phonetic What job is WB p10
simple, continuous, expressions p10 Present tenses Alphabet best for you?
and perfect tense; Conversation (IPA) Vocabulary
stative verbs p16 pieces: /s/, /z/, /iz/ file:
Commenting p12 endings p13 Personality
adjectives
Language
focus: Adverbs
of frequency
p14
2 Mr All or Nothing Dealing with I survived! Catching up on The IPA: Reading and Linking
Fortune Talking about the new words p18 Vocabulary file: news Vowels /ǝ/ in listening: words (1):
p16 past: past simple, Synonyms p18 Conversation words Second WB p15
continuous, and pieces: p22 Chance
perfect tenses; Responding to news Vocabulary
present perfect Language focus: file:
tense used to p20 Phrasal verbs
p16 and idioms p22
3 Dialogues The weather 2050 Making plans The IPA: Reading and Linking
Your future Talking about the p28 Language focus: Conversation Consonants listening: words (2):
p24 future: will, going to Expressing pieces: /ǝ/ in A year out but,
and present probability Asking about the sentences Language however,
continuous with Vocabulary file: weather, marking p30 focus: would although
future meaning p24 Word association suggestions p30 WB p21
p26 p28

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 4 Values Communicating Successful small Conversations Vowel sound Reading and Paragraph
Relationships Relative clauses p34 talk Language focus: pairs listening : organization
p32 p32 Language focus: Question tags Question tag Season’s WB p26
Reduced relative p36 intonation greetings
clauses p34 p37 p38
5 Evidence Crime and the Sentenced to two Reporting an / 3:/ Reading and Linking
The law The passive law years of fun incident Word linking listening: words (3):
p40 p40 p42 Language focus: Language focus: (1) Who killed Sequence
Modal verbs and the Questions in the p45 Harry Squires? linkers
passive p42 passive p44 p46 WB p31
6 Discussing a Phrasal verbs Culture clash Checking in Diphthongs Reading and Linking
Travel holiday (1) Vocabulary file: Conversation Questions listening: words ( 4)
p48 Conditionals; time p50 Synonyms pieces: with choices A day out WB p37
clauses p50 Check-in problems p53 Vocabulary
p48 p52 file: Working
out meanings
p54
7 Are you a telly Entertainment I’m so lucky! Stating your views Syllables Reading and A review
Entertainmen addict? p58 p58 Conversation Word linking listening: WB p42
t The present perfect pieces: (2) Rock and roll
p56 simple and Expressing opinions p61 will never die
continuous p56 p60 (and song) p62

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2. Table of specifications

Test Type: End-of-the Course Examination Test code and Name: I1 Intermediate Level 1 Course
Paper 1: Listening and Speaking Test
Part A: Listening test (45 minutes)
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Part A  Identifying main A short conversation Unit 2 MCQ 5 1x 5= 5 15
Q1. facts and details between a girl and her Unit 3 marks mins
1-5  Recognize cause grandfather Unit 4
Q2. and effect Unit 6 Fill in 5 1x 5= 5 15
6-10 relationships A short dialogue Unit 7 the marks mins
 Inferring meanings between two people blank
from contextual discussing their plans s
clues. for the future.
Q3.  Predict outcomes. MCQ 5 1x 5= 5 15
11-15  Infer speaker’s 1 news report , 2 marks mins
attitude and advertisements
emotions
TOTAL 15 15 45
items marks mins

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Test Type: End-of-the Course Examination Test code and Name: I1 Intermediate Level 1 Course
Paper 1: Listening and Speaking Test
Part B: Speaking test (25 minutes)
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Part B  Persuade and An interview between a Unit 2 Open- - 20* 10
Section negotiate student and teacher- Unit 3 ended mins
1  Express ideas and talking on one of 5 Unit 4
opinions given topics. Unit 6
Section2  Justify and give Unit 7 Open- - 20* 15
reasons. Group discussion ended mins
 Seek and provide among 5 students-
information finding the differences-
 Able to turn-take using some pictures
TOTAL - 40 25
marks mins

* Marking scheme- holistic or impressionistic marking using bands with descriptors.

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Test Type: End-of-the Course Examination Test code and Name: I1 Intermediate Level 1 Course
Paper 2: Reading and Writing Test
Section A: Reading Test (60 Minutes)
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Section  Identifying main A short newspaper Unit 2 MCQ 6 1x6= 6 30
A facts and details report on a young star Unit 3 mins
Reading  Recognize cause (200 words) Unit 4
Compre and effect Unit 6
hension relationships Unit 7 Structured 4 3x4=12
 Inferring meanings
Q1. from contextual
1-10 clues.
 Predict outcomes. An imaginary story MCQ 5 1x5=5 30
Q2.  Evaluating writer’s about the future high- mins
11-20 attitude and views tech changes. ( 300 Structured 4 3x4=12
words)
Open-
ended 1 5x1=5
TOTAL 20 40 60
items marks mins

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Test Type: End-of-the Course Examination Test code and Name: I1 Intermediate Level 1 Course
Paper 2: Reading and Writing Test
Section B: Writing Test (80 Minutes)

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Section  Summarize ideas Summary writing Unit 2 Open- 1 1x20= 20 mins
B and views Unit 3 ended 20*
Writing  Argue and give Writing a summary Unit 4
Q3 reasons based on a given text ( Unit 6
200 words) Unit 7
Q4 Free- writing Open- 1 1x20= 60 mins
ended 20*
Writing an
argumentative essay on
one of the 2 given
topics ( 300 words)
TOTAL 2 40 80
items mark mins
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* Marking scheme- impressionistic marking with bands and descriptors

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3. Test paper and marking scheme:
A. Test paper:

THAI BINH DUONG ENGLISH SCHOOL

END-OF-THE COURSE EXAMINATION
PAPER 2 : WRITING AND READING TEST
SECTION A : READING TEST (60 Minutes)
CLASS : I1 (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 1 COURSE)
DATE : September 8th, 2019.
NAME : ______________________________________
SCORE : ______________________________________

READING PASSAGE 1
Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage:

BERNADETTE
The young star of the musical “Bernadette” put on a brave smile yesterday,
her last day as a star in London’s West End. Sixteen-year-old Natalie Wright said,
“I’m terribly sad that the show has closed after only three weeks. But last night I
told myself to just go out and enjoy the final performance.”
Although there were some tears at the theatre last night, Natalie knows she
is on the way to being a star. Reviewers didn’t like the show but they had only
good things to say about Natalie’s performance.
Yesterday Natalie talked to fans, signed autographs outside the stage door
and then joined the other actors for the last performance of the show. Natalie’s
mother who was in the audience last night, said the family always knew that
Natalie would be a success, right from her first appearance on stage at the age of
five. Natalie’s mother has stayed in London with her daughter during the last three

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weeks. She said she was looking forward to going home but would be back when
Natalie was offered the next part.

Questions 1-6
Circle the one best answer, A, B, C, or D, for each question.
1. This is from
A A letter
B An advertisement
C A newspaper report
D A theatre programme

2. When did Natalie first appear on stage?

A When she was sixteen.
B Three weeks ago
C When she was five
D When she was three

3. What does the word “Reviewers” in line 6 mostly mean?

A People who took part in the musical.
B People who saw the musical a lot of times.
C People who love the actors and actresses in the musical.
D People who saw the musical, then wrote newspaper reports giving their
opinions about it

4. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “autographs” as used in

line 8?
A Photographs
B Signatures
C Letters
D Pictures

5. Why was Natalie feeling upset?

A She was not successful in her part in the show
B Her mother was disappointed in her.

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C The show was finishing sooner than expected.
D The final performance did not go well.

6. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?

A Natalie was offered the next part of the musical.
B Natalie’s mother does not like her daughter to appear on stage.
C Natalie performed badly in the musical.
D Natalie is sixteen years old.

Questions 7-10
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

7. What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?

_________________________________________________________________
8. Where did Natalie talk to fans yesterday?
_________________________________________________________________
9. What did the reviewers think about Natalie’s performance and the show?
_________________________________________________________________
10. What will probably happen to Natalie now?
_________________________________________________________________

READING PASSAGE 2
Questions 11 to 20 are based on the following passage:

A Day in Your Life- In the Year 2020

People used to know more or less how their children would live. Now things
are changing so quickly that we don’t even know what our own lives will be like in a
few years. What follows is not science fiction. It’s how experts see the future.
You’re daydreaming behind the wheel of your car, but that’s OK. You have it
on automatic pilot, and with its high-tech computers and cameras, your car “knows”
how to get you home safely.
You’re hungry, so you head for the kitchen as soon as you get home. You
ordered groceries by computer an hour ago, and you know that by now they’ve

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arrived. Your kitchen has a two-way refrigerator, which opens to the outside to
accept deliveries. You’ve already paid for the food by having the money subtracted
from your bank account. Nobody uses cash anymore.
What’s for lunch? In the old days, you used to stop off to buy a hamburger
or pizza. Now you use your diagnostic machine to find out which foods your body
needs. You find out you need more vegetables and less fat. Your food-preparation
machine makes you a salad.
After lunch, you go down the hall to your home office. Here you have
everything you need for doing your work. Thanks to your information screen and
your new computer, you almost never go into the office anymore.
The information screen shows an urgent message from a co-worker in
Brazil. You set the screen to translate Portuguese into English. As you wait, you
think about later, when you’ll have a movie transmitted. What movie should you
order tonight?

Questions 11-15
Circle the one best answer, A, B, C, or D for each question.
11. In line 4, the phrase “behind the wheel of your car” probably means
A Driving
B Sleeping
C Flying
D Not being able to control the direction

12. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “cash” in line 11?
A Credit card
B Cheque
C Money in bills and coins
D Receipt

13. All of the following are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT

A People can use their computer to order groceries.
B Kitchens will have two-door refrigerators that open to the outside to accept
deliveries.

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C A diagnostic machine will find out which foods people need, and a computer
will order the food from a restaurant.
D Banks will subtract money from people’s accounts.

14. According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT
A Computer information screens can translate one language into another.
B People will order movies they want to see, and their computer will show the
movies.
C People will have everything they need for their work so they won’t have to go
into the office very often.
D Attempts to produce an electric vehicle will fail and we’ll continue to use our
normal cars.

15. The author mentions the changes in all of these areas EXCEPT
A Transfortation
B Communications
C Environment
D Entertainment

Questions 16-20
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

16. What does this passage mainly discuss?

_________________________________________________________________
17. In the area of transportation, what was one change that you read about in the
article?
_________________________________________________________________
18. According to the passage, why won’t people use cash anymore?
_________________________________________________________________
19. How does the author seem to feel about the future of high-tech changes?
_________________________________________________________________
20. Which of the changes sounds the most interesting and useful? Give your
reasons.
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B. Marking scheme:
Total: 40 points
READING PASSAGE 1
Questions 1 to 6:
1 point for each correct answer
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. D
Questions 7 to 10:
- Any logical answer in grammatically correct sentences or sentences containing
only one minor error: 3 points.
- Any logical answer in sentences containing two minor errors (but causing no
difficulty in understanding): 2 points.
- Any logical answer but very difficult to understand because of major grammatical
errors: 1 point.
- Any incorrect answer: 0 point
Suggested answers:
7. The author’s main purpose in this passage is to give information about Natalie.
8. Yesterday Natalie talked to fans outside the stage door.
9. The reviewers thought that the show was too dull, and the only exciting thing
about it was Natalie Wright starring as Bernadette. She performed really well.
10. Natalie will probably continue to star in “Bernadette”.

READING PASSAGE 2
Questions 11 to 15
1 point for each correct answer
11. A 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. C
Questions 16 to 19:
- Any logical answer in grammatically correct sentences or sentences containing
only one minor error: 3 points.
- Any logical answer in sentences containing two minor errors (but causing no
difficulty in understanding): 2 points.
- Any logical answer but very difficult to understand because of major grammatical
errors: 1 point.
- Any incorrect answer: 0 point

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Suggested answers:
16. This passage mainly discusses about the future high-tech changes.
17. I read about a car with automatic pilot
18. People will not use cash because banks will subtract money from their
accounts.
19. The author seems to feel very optimistic about the future of high-tech changes.

Question 20:
- Any logical answer in grammatically correct sentences or sentences containing
only one minor error: 5 points.
- Any logical answer in sentences containing only two minor errors: 4 points.
- Any logical answer in sentences containing three minor errors (but causing no
difficulty in understanding): 3 points.
- Any logical answer but a little difficult to understand because of some
grammatical errors: 2 points.
- Any logical answer but very difficult to understand because of some major
grammatical errors: 1 point.
- Any incorrect answer: 0 point
Suggested answer:
20. I think the change in the area of transportation sounds the most interesting and
useful. People will be able to set their cars on automatic pilot. Accidents will
never happen because with their high-tech computers and cameras, the cars
know how to get people home safely.

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4. Justification on the use and selection of all the materials and
situations used in the test
I selected passage 1 from the textbook collection resource of Vietnam
National University of Technology, and passage 2 from the book New Interchange
by Jack C. Richards. I decided to choose these passages as the test materials
because I found they resemble closely the teaching material of the course in term
of the type of text, level of difficulty, content, domain.
Besides, when teaching students Unit 7 in this course I have observed that
students were very interested in studying about the area of entertainment,
especially about famous stars. They were eager to discuss together about Gloria
Estefan and Elvis Aaron Presley. In addition, predicting about the future of the
world is also an interesting topic that I taught them in unit 3. They seemed to be
very excited about imagining what would happen in the future. Therefore, I think
that passage 1 which is about a famous star, Natalie, and passage 2 which is
about the future high-tech changes will match students’ interests and their previous
knowledge.
I also decided to choose these two passages as the test materials because
the length of the texts is fairly suitable for a final test of this course. The passage 1
is about 200 words, and passage 2 is about 300 words. They are long enough for
students to read and answer about twenty questions in sixty minutes.
In conclusion, I chose these two texts because the length of the texts is
suitable and the ideas may match my students’ interests. Especially, they are very
similar to what has been taught in the classroom. These two texts are related to
some main points in the course: key vocabulary, grammar rules, and the text type
which I think are important for the test-taker to know. Besides, the language used
in the texts is fairly suitable for students at the intermediate proficiency level. Being
on the right level and covering material that has been discussed in class, these two
texts really help give greater validity to the test.

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