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Tell Me What You Saw
Tell Me What You Saw
(Individual) (15%)
Outcomes:
1. give a clear description on general topics, giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view and giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
2. initiate and maintain a conversation or discussion with a degree of fluency on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or related to everyday life.
3. communicate spontaneously on general topics without grammatical errors that cause misunderstanding.
4. understand videos and recorded audio material presenting everyday conversations, documentaries or lectures on general topics, delivered in standard dialect.
Instructions
Tell Me What You Saw
Tell Me What You Saw
(Guidelines for Students)
(Individual) (15%)
Instructions:
1. Select English-language audiovisual content that is interesting to you. The content should present factual information (news, documentaries, etc.) In other words, it must NOT be fictional (drama/ comedy/ movie/ series, for example).
Suggested sources:
English learning website/ Voice of America news
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/
National Geographic YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/@NatGeo
2. Watch/listen to at least 15 minutes’ worth of audio/video content. This could be a single, longer recording or two/three shorter recordings.
3. You will meet with your teacher to discuss a topic or topics related to the audio/ video you selected. You should be able to summarize/explain the content of
the recording(s), answer questions from your teacher, and ask questions as well.
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Evaluation (15%)
Descriptor of Score 5
1. Content/Organization of conversation (5 marks)
Student can summarize content of their video(s) in a clear and concise manner (perhaps one minute per video), while also leading into a conversation-style exchange (back and forth; no one monopolizes the speaking time). Student can understand and answer general to more specific questions of the teacher. Student can ask relevant questions to the teacher as well.
2. Fluency/ Vocabulary (5 marks)
Can speak without unnatural pauses in mid-thought/ mid-sentence; does not have to pause to think of necessary words; does not lapse into first language; does not rely on “filler” such as “ummm” …. “ahhh” … “something like that”. The teacher’s questions are readily understood, and sufficiently answered. Student can ask for clarification, to a reasonable extent.
3. Accuracy/Pronunciation (5 marks)
The degree to which students make errors that potentially affect the understanding of the listener / The degree to which the speaker can be understood by those who are listening without making special effort to bridge anticipated gaps (mentally filling in for the anticipated shortcomings of the student speaker).
Suggested questions for teachers (General questions not dependent on having seen/ listened to students’ selected content)
Why did you choose to watch/ listen to this?
What did you learn, that you did not know before?
What surprised you? What was different from your existing knowledge?
What problems did you have in watching/ listening... how did you solve them?
Do you have more questions about this topic after watching/ listening to this content?
Ideally, teachers will be able to ask questions based on the students’ summaries, but this may not be possible if the student’s summary is unclear or the topic is outside of the teacher’s immediate experience.
Also, ideally, students will feel comfortable asking teachers questions in the spirit of a genuine conversation. Teachers may have to prompt students to do so. Higher marks may be given to students who take initiative and attempt a genuine conversation.
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