Universidad Centroamericana

Facultad de Humanidades
Conversation IV-TEFL
Date: Monday, February 03rd, 2020 Score: /10%
Teacher´s name: Amy Martínez
Student´s names:
1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
Unit 1- Overcoming Obstacles, 7-9-minute speech
1. In pairs, prepare a short speech about you/somebody you know who has overcome obstacles in their
life or how to prepare a plan to overcome future obstacles.
2. Do your research and write a draft for your speech, remember that every great presentation has three
stages: introduction, body, and conclusion. Your draft will be revised on Monday, February 10th,
2020.
3. You have to prepare a PowerPoint presentation with images only to use during your speech.
4. Make sure to use vocabulary from the unit throughout your speech.

Rubric

Speakers´ names: _______________________ & ________________________

Criterion Rating Rating Rating Rating Rating

Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement Did not
meet any
of the
criteria
2 1.5 1 0.5
0

Introduction (1) Gets Meets any three of Meets any two of Meets only one of the Does not
attention the four criteria the four criteria four criteria meet any
(2) Clearly
of the
identifies topic criteria
 (3) Establishes
credibility

(4) Previews the

main points 1.5 1 0.5
0

Body Main points are Main points are Main points Main points Does not
clear, meet any
somewhat clear, need clarity are not clear
well supported,
of the
and some support, and and support. and have no support criteria

sources are some Lack of and no sources or

documented documentation documentation
sources and

documentation
1.5 0.5 0
2

Conclusion (1) Reviews main Reviews main Brings closure but Does not bring Does not
points points, brings doesn´t review closure; the audience meet any
main points or is left hanging of the
(2) Brings closure Closure but the makes the closure
conclusion is not criteria
memorable.
(3) Memorable of great impact.
0.5

1
0
2 1.5

Use of Use of language Use of language Use of language Use of language is Does not
Language contributes to does not have causes potential inappropriate and meet any
effectiveness of negative impact, confusion, and/or distracting. The of the
the speech, and and vocalized vocalized pauses language used, doesn´t criteria
vocalized pauses pauses allow the message to
(um uh er etc.) be understood.
(um uh er etc.) (um uh er etc.)
are distracting
not distracting not distracting
0.5

1 0
2 1.5