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E3 Opa # 1 Unit 5 Pairs
E3 Opa # 1 Unit 5 Pairs
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English 3
Work in pairs.
Choose one of these topics.
transport in the future
the car of the future
car buying in the year 2080
Start a conversation.
In your conversation, talk fluently about:
your general opinion about the topic you have chosen
what you think will happen in the field of transport (or cars, or car buying) in the future
what good or bad things you think will happen as a result of changes in the field of
transport or technology in the future
Support your ideas.
React to what your partner says.
Ask and answer follow-up questions to keep the conversation going.
End your conversation.
PROCEDURE
Before recording
Review unit 5. Use resources from English Discoveries and Blackboard.
Watch unit 5 class recordings on Blackboard.
In pairs, plan how you are going to start, develop and end your conversation. Avoid scripting your
conversation. Improvisation is welcome.
Make sure you will use the vocabulary and grammar structures you have learned in Unit 5. See Target
language above.
Make sure both of you will speak equally.
You may want to practice some times before recording the final version of your video.
Check the rubrics with specific criteria for grading oral production activities.
While recording
Interact with your partner.
Be in a well-lit area.
Speak as clearly and naturally as possible.
Look at the camera while you talk (as often as possible).
Smile.
Be confident.
Do not just read.
Show objects, pictures or other people doing things, if necessary.
Use nonverbal communication.
English 3
After recording
Make sure both of you have spoken equally.
Make sure your video respects the time limit.
Test your video works well before sending the link or uploading the video file.
Paste the link of your video or upload the video file and the script (the script is referential) in the
Assignment section (actividad in Unit 5) on Blackboard. Each student should do so.
Check you have submitted your assignment in Review submission history (Revisar historial de envíos).