Students will need to be prepared in the following areas:

• Reading labels for ‘over the counter’ medicines
• Visiting a pharmacy and asking questions
• Identifying and naming common ailments

Three Oral Tasks

1. Reading Medicine Labels: an oral test given one-on-one to students
The student is shown a medicine label and then asked five questions.

2. Describing an ailment: an oral test given one-on-one
The student is shown a set of pictures depicting various aliments, the teacher will point to one of the pictures and ask the student to describe the ailment.

3. Questions one might ask as the Pharmacy: an oral test given one-on-one to students
The student is shown a picture of an ailment and told they are going to the pharmacy because they are sick. At the pharmacy, they need to ask questions to get help finding the appropriate over the counter medicine.

Part One:

Each of the five questions is worth a maximum of four points.
Total Possible Score = 20 points

4 points: Question is answered completely and correctly. May have no more than two minor language errors that do not interfere with meaning.

• Ex. “Uncle John’s cough syrup” is acceptable for “What is the name of this medicine?”
• Minor language errors include omitted words, mispronunciation, and incorrect word order.
• Answers do not need to be in complete sentences, but must provide complete information.
• Answers must be in English and must be oral.

2 points: Question is answered, but the answer is incomplete and/or partially correct and/or may have more than two language errors.

• Ex. Pointing to the label and saying, “This is the name” would be worth 2 points.
• If the student provides half of the information, such as the dosage amount, but not the frequency, they would receive two points.

0 points: No answer or incorrect answer, or incomprehensible answer

Part Two:

Total Possible Score = 3 points

3 points: Description of symptom is correct and comprehensible and stated in a complete sentence.

• Ex. “He has a headache” or “John has a headache”.
• No more than two minor language errors, including errors in use of pronouns.
• Answer must be in a complete sentence.

2 points: Description of symptom is correct and comprehensible, but stated in phrases.

• Ex. The response, “headache”, would be scored as 2 points.

1 point: Description of symptom is correct, but requires inference.

• Ex. The student points to their head and says, “hurts”.

0 points: Description is incorrect or incomprehensible.

Part Three:

Each student question is worth a maximum of 3 points. Total Possible Score = 12 points
3 points: Question is appropriate, comprehensible, and stated in a complete sentence.

• Ex. “Where is the aspirin?
• No more than two minor language errors that do not interfere with meaning.

2 points: Question is appropriate and comprehensible, but stated in phrases.

• Ex. “Where aspirin?

1 point: Question is appropriate, but requires inference.

• Ex. “Aspirin?”

0 points: Question is inappropriate or incomprehensible or no question is asked.

PASSING :

BL = 12
BH = 18
IL = 24
IH = 28
A = 32