Level 5 — Advanced · Technical & Evaluative Speaking
Drill 65: Evaluating Two Options Live
Name your criterion before you say which option is 'better,' out loud, live — no script, no Bangla translation step.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this drill, you should be able to:
- State the evaluation criterion aloud before making a comparative judgment
- Support a spoken claim with evidence that matches the named criterion
- Name a trade-off in the same breath as the judgment
Introduction
Lesson 65 taught you that "better" is an incomplete sentence until you supply the missing criterion. This drill asks you to evaluate two options out loud, live, naming your criterion first — not after someone asks "better at what?"
Shadow the Model
In terms of speed, the new system is better — it processes transactions in half the time. In terms of setup cost, though, it's worse.
Notice "in terms of" is spoken quickly, almost as one word — it's a fixed phrase that signals the criterion is coming next, and a fluent speaker doesn't pause before or after it.
Your Turn
Your Turn
You'll be given two options to compare. When the timer starts, name your criterion first ("in terms of..."), state which is better and why, then name one criterion where the judgment flips — all in one continuous answer.
Evaluate the options now — no planning, just speak
Record Yourself
Evaluate the two options, then record it and compare your structure against the model.
Model Answer
Show a model answer
There's no single correct wording, but a strong answer opens with "in terms of [criterion]" before making any judgment at all, backs the judgment with a specific detail, and then names a second criterion where the answer changes — without needing to be prompted for it.
Vocabulary in Context
in terms ofphraseformal
used to name the specific dimension a claim applies to (যে দিক থেকে)
Often with in terms of cost, in terms of speed, in terms of safety
“In terms of cost, Option A wins; in terms of reliability, Option B does.”
justifyverbformal
to give a good enough reason for something (যুক্তিসঙ্গত করা)
Often with justify a decision, fully justify, justify the cost
“The savings justify the higher upfront cost.”
Self-Check
Self-Check
- Did you name the criterion before making the comparative claim, not after?
- Did your evidence genuinely match the stated criterion?
- Did you name a second criterion where the judgment flips, without being asked?
Next: Speaking 66 — Giving a Calibrated Risk Statement: matching your spoken confidence exactly to the evidence, live.