ESL Placement

Oral Assessment


Introduce yourself, engage your students in           If the student responded correctly
friendly conversation before you begin.  Explain         enter a "2" on the blank space
that the purpose of the assessment is placement             for an incomplete answer "1"
and not an examination.                                               or no answer a "0"

  B               1.  What is your name?                                _______________
  E
  G  L            2.  What is your address?                             _______________
  I  E
  N  V            3.  Are you married?                                  _______________
  N  E
  I  L            4.  How many children do you have?                    _______________
  N
  G               5.  Where were you born? ____________________         _______________
                                            (Write in Country)


  I               6.  What day is today?                                _______________
  N
  T               7.  How long have you lived in this city?             _______________
  E  L
  R  E            8.  Do you have a job?  Where do you work?            _______________
  M  V
  E  E            9.  What kind of work do you do?                      _______________
  D  L
  I               10. What do you need to study?                        _______________
  A                   (Check the appropriate items)
  T                          Speaking English _______
  E                          Reading English ________
                             Writing English ________

  A               11. Did you attend school in your native country?     _______________
  D  L                How long? ___________________
  V  E                            (Write in years)
  A  V
  N  E            12. Have you studies English?                         _______________
  C  L                How long? ___________________
  E                               (Write in years)
  D
                  13. Why do you want to study English?                 _______________

                  14. What do you do in your spare time?                _______________

                  15. Tell me something about your family               _______________