BridgeTEFL Assignment
Placement Tests & Proficiency Tests
Imagine that you are responsible for admitting students to an English language school. Design a simple interview based on 20 personal questions for the student about his job, family, school or country. Begin with simple grammar and vocabulary and develop more complexity by the conclusion. This is to follow the school´s placement test to confirm its results.
1. Placement Tests & Proficiency Tests I. I would start by asking the student to answer in full sentences if they can. For the purposes of this assignment I am assuming these students are adult learners. The questions I would ask are; 1. How are you?
2. What’s your job?
3. What are some of your responsibilities at work?
4. Do you play sports?
5. How long have you played that? (sport from the previous question) 6. Are there any sports/hobbies you would like to try?
7. How often do you watch movies?
8. What kind of movies/music/tv do you like?
9. Please tell me about your family
10. Do you have any pets?
11. What did you do at the weekend?
12. How long have you been studying English? 13. If you could travel to another country, where would you like to go? 14. What did you do/Where did you go on your last vacation? 15. Tell me about your hometown…what is it called, city/country 16. What are your plans for the next weekend?
17. When is your birthday?
18. What did you do/get last birthday?
19. Can you drive/play a musical instrument/speak any other languages? 20. If you could meet any person, living or dead, who would you like to meet?
Look online for information about TOEFL iBT at ets.org. Conduct a mini-research project. Summarize pertinent information about this test, including its purpose, form and audience.
TOEFL iBT:
The TOEFL iBT® test, administered via the Internet, is an important part of your journey to study in an English-speaking country. In addition to the test, the ETS TOEFL Program provides tools and guides to help you prepare for the
Imagine that you are responsible for admitting students to an English language school. Design a simple interview based on 20 personal questions for the student about his job, family, school or country. Begin with simple grammar and vocabulary and develop more complexity by the conclusion. This is to follow the school´s placement test to confirm its results.
1. Placement Tests & Proficiency Tests I. I would start by asking the student to answer in full sentences if they can. For the purposes of this assignment I am assuming these students are adult learners. The questions I would ask are; 1. How are you?
2. What’s your job?
3. What are some of your responsibilities at work?
4. Do you play sports?
5. How long have you played that? (sport from the previous question) 6. Are there any sports/hobbies you would like to try?
7. How often do you watch movies?
8. What kind of movies/music/tv do you like?
9. Please tell me about your family
10. Do you have any pets?
11. What did you do at the weekend?
12. How long have you been studying English? 13. If you could travel to another country, where would you like to go? 14. What did you do/Where did you go on your last vacation? 15. Tell me about your hometown…what is it called, city/country 16. What are your plans for the next weekend?
17. When is your birthday?
18. What did you do/get last birthday?
19. Can you drive/play a musical instrument/speak any other languages? 20. If you could meet any person, living or dead, who would you like to meet?
Look online for information about TOEFL iBT at ets.org. Conduct a mini-research project. Summarize pertinent information about this test, including its purpose, form and audience.
TOEFL iBT:
The TOEFL iBT® test, administered via the Internet, is an important part of your journey to study in an English-speaking country. In addition to the test, the ETS TOEFL Program provides tools and guides to help you prepare for the