Examen Oral, ESP 1, 3B: ¿Qué debo hacer para mantener la salud?
You and your friend each need to make a lifestyle change and ask each other for advice. The day of
your speaking test, you will find out which of the following people you are:
Paco/Paquita Perezoso(a)
Octavio/Olga Obeso(a)
Francisco(a) Flaco(a)
When you are asking for advice to change your lifestyle, you need to obtain the following information:
1) What should you eat/drink to maintain your health? Why?
2) What activities should you (always) do? Why?
3) What activities should you never do? Why?
Step 1: Write a draft of an introduction you would give for each character. For example, “Hola. Soy
Paco. Soy muy perezoso. Nunca hago ejercicio y me encanta ver la tele todos los días.”
Step 2: Write a draft of the 3 questions you will need to ask your friend to obtain the above
information.
Step 3: Write a draft of the advice you would give to each person (Paco/Paquita, Octavio/Olga,
Franciso(a)). Prepare three different answers to each of the questions from Step 1. Make sure to give
a specific reason for your advice. For example, you could answer the first question “Debes comer
verduras todos los días porque son buenas para la salud.”
Great things to add when giving advice:
Creo que… ¿Prefieres _____
*De hecho (In fact)
*balanceado(a)
*por ejemplo
*nutritivo (a, os as)
*dieta
Step 4: Revise/finalize the draft of your questions and advice. Check for accurate use of vocabulary
and grammar as well as the criteria on the rubric.
Step 5: Practice, practice, practice! Be ready for ask for advice as if you were any of the three
characters and be ready to give advice for any of their problems.
Great things to add when receiving advice:
Creo que sí/no
(no) estoy de acuerdo
Prefiero…
¡Qué rico/sabroso/horrible!
¡Pero es difícil!
*Gracias por tus consejos = thank you for your advice
Period:___ Name: _________ __________ TOTAL SCORE: _______ / 30
Criteria
1
5
10
How much
information
you
communicate
/ Completion
of task
Does not ask and respond
to all three questions for
lifestyle advice.
Provides two or fewer
suggestions for making a
lifestyle change and is
not specific.
Asks all three questions for
lifestyle advice. May not
always provide a response.
Provides three suggestions
for making a lifestyle change
but may not always be
specific and/or appropriate.
Asks and responds to all three
questions for lifestyle advice.
Provides five or more specific and
appropriate suggestions for
making a lifestyle change.
Use of 3B
vocabulary,
pronunciation
& accuracy
Uses a minimum amount
of 3B vocabulary.
Inaccurate pronunciation
with 6+ errors in
vocabulary and/or
grammar.
Uses 3B vocabulary, but
includes little variety.
Pronunciation is somewhat
accurate. Frequent errors in
vocabulary and/or grammar
(3-6).
Uses a wide variety of 3B
vocabulary, including 3+
food/beverage items, 3+ health
related activities,the verb ser,
and other key words and phrases.
Uses accurate pronunciation and
makes 2 or fewer vocabulary and
/or grammar errors.
Fluency
Extremely difficult to
understand. Does not
sound at all like a natural
conversation. Does not
use complete sentences.
Speaks somewhat clearly and
is understandable.
Description may sound
unnatural or memorized. May
speak in incomplete
sentences.
Speaks clearly and is easy to
understand. Description sounds
more like a natural conversation
than a memorized script. Speaks in
complete sentences.
Period:___ Name: _________ __________ TOTAL SCORE: _______ / 30
Criteria
1
5
10
How much
information
you
communicate
/ Completion
of task
Does not ask and respond
to all three questions for
lifestyle advice.
Provides two or fewer
suggestions for making a
lifestyle change and is
not specific.
Asks all three questions for
lifestyle advice. May not
always provide a response.
Provides three suggestions
for making a lifestyle change
but may not always be
specific and/or appropriate.
Asks and responds to all three
questions for lifestyle advice.
Provides five or more specific and
appropriate suggestions for making
a lifestyle change.
Use of 3B
vocabulary,
pronunciation
& accuracy
Uses a minimum amount
of 3B vocabulary.
Inaccurate pronunciation
with 6+ errors in
vocabulary and/or
grammar.
Uses 3B vocabulary, but
includes little variety.
Pronunciation is somewhat
accurate. Frequent errors in
vocabulary and/or grammar
(3-6).
Uses a wide variety of 3B
vocabulary, including 3+
food/beverage items, 3+ health
related activities,the verb ser,
and other key words and phrases.
Uses accurate pronunciation and
makes 2 or fewer vocabulary and
/or grammar errors.
Fluency
Extremely difficult to
understand. Does not
sound at all like a natural
conversation. Does not
use complete sentences.
Speaks somewhat clearly and
is understandable.
Description may sound
unnatural or memorized. May
speak in incomplete
sentences.
Speaks clearly and is easy to
understand. Description sounds
more like a natural conversation
than a memorized script. Speaks in
complete sentences.