An expert gave advice to schoolchildren on preparing for the final interview
On February 12, the final interview will be held among ninth-graders in Russia, which is a format for admission to the main state examination (MSE). Victoria Podsukhina, a teacher and head of regional teaching at MAXIMUM Education, told Izvestia on January 21 how to prepare for it.
The exam tests a student's communication skills and his ability to speak freely and formulate his thoughts. The final interview includes text reading, retelling, monologue and dialog. The passing score on the final interview is 10 and the maximum number of points is 20.
According to the expert, the main rule of preparation is that all materials should be read aloud, because the interview takes into account intonation, pace of reading and compliance with language norms.
"It will be useful if the schoolboy will record his own reading of texts on a tape recorder and then listen to the recordings and analyze how expressive and correct the speech sounds. This will also help to notice possible problems with diction. It can also be a good tool to share such recordings with classmates so that they can analyze each other's mistakes. Parents can also get involved in the preparation process and listen to their children's recordings, paying attention to correct pronunciation and accent placement," Podsukhina advised.
At the final interview, the student will be asked to read a text with many words with complex accents. Thus, numerals will be written in number to check how the student will put accents. The teacher noted that in preparation it will be useful to use the orthoepic dictionary, which is compiled by the Federal Institute of Pedagogical Measurements.
"During the retelling of the text it is important not to hurry and try to speak in a lively, simple language, because if you speak in someone else's words and try to exactly reproduce what you read, the retelling will turn out clumsy and eloquent. You should also pay attention to the correct use of declensions, prepositions and words," the expert said.
Podsukhina explained that practicing retellings of different levels of text complexity will help learn to grasp the main idea and highlight key details.
Also, according to her, it is necessary to follow the structure of retelling: the beginning (introduction to the topic), the middle (main idea, events and details) and the end (conclusion).
In addition, in the section "Monologue" it will be necessary to describe the proposed topic, or argue on this topic. The teacher clarified that the main thing for the student is to choose what he/she understands. She recommended creating and writing out a plan in advance, which would reflect the structure of the monologue. This structure will need to be kept in mind during the interview.
"For example, you can come up with an introductory phrase with which to start the monologue to avoid the so-called 'fear of a blank slate', when the student does not know how to start his speech. Similarly, you should think of a phrase to end the story. Connecting words such as 'first of all', 'besides', 'thus', 'on the one hand', 'on the other hand', and so on can help," Podsukhina noted.
Then, at the interview, the teacher will ask the student questions within the framework of the topic that was touched upon in the monologue.
"How to help yourself answer these questions? The student can come up with introductory phrases in advance that will give him or her time to think about the teacher's question. For example, it can be the words "Thank you for the interesting question", - advised the teacher.
Earlier, on January 20, it was reported that Rosobrnadzor supports the idea to conduct a pilot project, allowing the passing of GCSE in five regions only in Russian language and mathematics as compulsory subjects. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the agency. According to the agency's assessment, the draft law provides for greater autonomy of the regions, as the situation in each of them is different, including in the labor market.
