10-31-2009, 12:56 PM
if it's command over the English language, it might be a good idea to get them to pronounce many sounds that involve combined letters. Words like 'thing, charm, imagination, conscience, Tuesday...'
Normally you can get a rough gauge of how well they do by getting them to read several sentences that have different phonetics. Many of these sounds are covered either by reciting the days of the week, the months of the year, or the numbers one to twenty.
As for how they actually construct sentences, it'll probably be best if you ask them a question that involves giving directions. Like how to get to the train station from the office.
If you want to be a sadist about it, you can also ask them to recite tongue twisters.
Normally you can get a rough gauge of how well they do by getting them to read several sentences that have different phonetics. Many of these sounds are covered either by reciting the days of the week, the months of the year, or the numbers one to twenty.
As for how they actually construct sentences, it'll probably be best if you ask them a question that involves giving directions. Like how to get to the train station from the office.
If you want to be a sadist about it, you can also ask them to recite tongue twisters.
