1. OPI Tester Interview Review Grid
Interviewee: Patrick Walter Rating: AH
Language of Interview: Chinese
Tasks
Level of
task N/I/A
Topic Questions
At level Response?
Evidence/Examples
Yes Partially No
Part I
Warm up
N
Self-introduction
Can you introduce yourself a little
bit?
x
Immediately takes to the advanced level, starts to
use connected discourse. 别的是中文。
Description
N
family Whoare in your family? x
Have some problem with word order. 一个妈妈一
个爸爸当然。
Description
A College life
Can you tell me something about
your college life?
x
Be able to provide detail and a string of sentences.
Still some problem with word order: 每天都我从我
的家开车到学校。好像时间飞了。Be able to
compare.
Comparison
A
living
What are the differences of living at
home/apt?
x Be able to provide reasons.
Description A study
Can you tell me something about
your study?
x Lacks certain vocabulary and structure.
Assumption A plan What’s your plan after graduation? x Good!
Supported opinion A study Why do you want to learn Chinese? x
Have some problem with sentence linking.向中国
人努力一样。
Description A travel What’s your impression of China? x
Be able to compare and generalize. Have a little
difficulty in responding. Need some clarifications:
所有的课有一个中国问题。Be able to provide
detail.
Description A City What do you think about Beijing? x Lacks certain vocabulary

2. Q&A I food
What do you think about Beijing
normal university?
x
大部分的北京非常脏。Be able to talk about
different aspects. Be not able to elaborate more.
Hypothesis A study
If you can choose, do you want to go
to college in China or here?
x Good and connected sentences.
Description A travel
Whatkind of difficulties you
encountered last time when you
were in China?
x 大概有。Not able to talk about more.
Description A cooking
Can you describe one thing that you
cooked before?
x
Lacks certain vocabulary to talk about things.
Appear some mistakes: 还有二五杯面粉。然后
放在一个盘子。还有给朋友。
Part II Scenario
Role play A claim Baggage claim x
Be able to give some details and specifications.
Be able to communicate and respond. Be able to
make reasonable without problem.
Advanced High
Speakers at the Advanced High sublevel perform all Advanced-level tasks with linguistic ease, confidence, and competence.
Theyare consistentlyable to explain in detail and narrate fullyand accuratelyin all time frames. In addition, Advanced High
speakers handle the tasks pertaining to the Superior level but cannot sustain performance at that level across a varietyof topics.
Theymayprovide a structured argument to support their opinions, and theymayconstruct hypotheses, but patterns of error
appear. Theycan discuss some topics abstractly, especiallythose relating to their particular interests and special fields of
expertise, but in general, they are more comfortable discussing a varietyof topics concretely.

3. Advanced High speakers maydemonstrate a well-developed abilityto compensate for an imperfect grasp of some forms or for
limitations in vocabularyby the confident use of communicative strategies, such as paraphrasing, circumlocution, and
illustration.
Theyuse precise vocabulary and intonation to express meaning and often show great fluencyand ease of speech. However,
when called on to perform the complex tasks associated with the Superior level over a varietyof topics, their language will at
times break down or prove inadequate, or theymayavoid the task altogether, for example, byresorting to simplification
through the use of description or narration in place of argument or hypothesis.