Interview Feedback
Level 3 G1
18/02/12
1.) Henrigh Oshana
Henrigh’s listening skills are good and he generally understood my questions well with only one of them being mis-answered. His pronunciation is fine, as is his range of vocabulary. Grammatically, Henrigh showed an excellent level of accuracy with his subject verb agreements and self-corrected mistakes on more than occasion. An area in which repeated errors were made was in his use of he/she, which he often confused. This is simple to remedy and would quickly improve the fluency of his speech.
2.) Ayatolah Deghan
Ayatolah clearly tried hard throughout the interview and his pronunciation and range of vocabulary are fine for this level. He self-corrected after initially missing out the verb to be in telling me his age, which is good to see. He tried to give full and detailed answers to my questions but unfortunately misunderstood a number of them resulting in them being mis-asnwered. Going forward, Ayatolah should consider practising his listening skills which are holding back his speaking skills at present.
3.) Reza Ekramzadeh
Reza’s speaking is very good; he speaks clearly, with good pronunciation and does not rush. He concentrated very hard on understanding my questions and did well with some of the more difficult ones. He gave interesting answers and tried the ‘going to’ future as well as providing accurate examples of the simple past and present. Reza did confuse ‘housewife’ and ‘housework’ but this is just a very simple mistake. In order to improve further, he should continue to look at introducing more complex grammatical forms to his speech.
4.) Ali Soltani
Ali’s pronunciation is fine and he provided a nice example of the present perfect tense when informing me his father ‘has retired’. Although it was clear Ali wanted to provide more detailed answers to my questions, he was held back by a lack of vocabulary and confidence. He had difficulty understanding a number of questions which also made it hard for him to provide suitable answers. Going forward, Ali’s main priority should be to build up his vocabulary bank which will allow him a greater ability to provide the answers he is trying to give. He could also consider some listening practice.
5.) Mohamad Reza Farkhondeh Fal
Mohamad Reza spoke quickly and confidently and, although there was a little misunderstanding over some of my questions initially, once he understood he provided full and interesting answers. He was also able to answer some more difficult questions. He is clearly very enthusiastic about his English studies and created a nice variety in his speech with the inclusion of some adverbs of frequency, such as ‘usually’. He used the present tense accurately and most of his past simple verbs were also correct. Mohamad Reza made a couple of mistakes with prepositions which would be a good area to focus on at this point. He may also consider a little bit more listening practice.
6.) Saba Basiri
Saba is a confident speaker with excellent pronunciation and a high level of fluency. She spoke naturally and included some nice, informal expressions such as ‘daddy’s girl’ and ‘sporty’ which confirmed what a relaxed speaker she is. Her subject verb agreements were mostly accurate although she did repeatedly forget the inclusion of prepositions. This should be a major focus for Saba going forward as the correct use of prepositions amongst other grammatical features, make a big difference in your perceived level of English.
7.) Abas Tabe Khalili
Abas started well with good pronunciation and a detailed introduction about himself, although it seemed rather rehearsed. His subject verb agreements were generally accurate and he included a couple of nice examples of the past simple. Unfortunately however, Abas struggled somewhat with his listening and subsequent understanding of my questions and tended to respond hurriedly with the answer to a different question rather than taking the time to work through the question or ask for it to be repeated. In order to improve, Abas should look to practise his listening skills and not be afraid to ask for a question to be repeated or rephrased to aid his understanding.
8.) Behzad Rezaei
Behzad’s pronunciation was fine and he self-corrected his mistake with the comparative ‘older than’ in which he initially forgot the ‘than’. He had a difficult time trying to understand and answer my questions which clearly frustrated him but this is mainly down to a lack of vocabulary as well as a need for more listening practice. Behzad should also try to take more time over his answers and not be afraid to slowly work through the question or ask for it to be repeated or rephrased.
9.) Elnaz Bandeh
Elnaz’s pronunciation is fine, as is her amount of vocabulary for this level. She has the ability to focus on what is being asked and breaks down and runs through questions bit by bit until she either understands or asks for them to be repeated. This is a great way to improve her overall English as it also draws her attention to sentence structure, which is equally as important. Going forward, Elnaz needs to spend some more time on her grammar starting with becoming comfortable with when to use, and not use, the verb ‘to be’ and her subject verb agreements.
10.) Vahid Sharifi
Vahid found the interview quite difficult and I had to ask very simple, yes/no questions in order for him to be able to understand and answer accordingly. This meant he didn’t really have a chance to show me his grammatical ability other than some accurate examples of the present simple. He knows some key pieces of vocabulary but would make things a lot easier for himself if he could find the time to really try and obtain some more. Vahid should try and get as much conversation practice as possible listening out for and answering ‘Wh’ questions (When, where, why, who, which, what and how) in a speaking situation.
11.) Elahe Hajiniya
Elahe spoke clearly and confidently throughout the interview and was keen to ensure the answers she was providing were grammatically correct, which shows a desire to continue improving. She also displayed her own attention to detail by self-correcting on more than one occasion. She understood all of my questions without any difficulty, even when I purposely spoke faster and more casually in an attempt to test her. An area Elahe has problems with is her confusion of subject, object and possessive pronouns. She should certainly prioritise remedying this as these mistakes are damaging her otherwise excellent level of English.
12.) Samira Majlesi
Samira began with a detailed introduction of herself and her family which, although slightly rehearsed, was done with decent pronunciation. She understood most of my questions well but failed to provide answers of more than a couple of words which appeared to be down to a lack of vocabulary and an unwillingness to push herself to develop her answers. The unfortunate downside of such short answers is that she did not allow herself the chance to show me much of her grammatical ability other than some accurate examples of the past and present simple. Sumaira must remember the importance of including articles and the correct he/she option and should try to provide fuller answers in future speaking assessments.
13.) Hamirreza Arshi
Hamirreza struggled at the beginning of the interview and either failed to understand or mis-answered a number of my questions. As the interview continued, he seemed to relax a little and found both understanding and providing relatively detailed answers simpler. If Hamirreza spent some time obtaining more vocabulary he would find English immediately becomes easier for him and this should be his first priority in the future. This would also help to improve his confidence.