Centro de Aprendizaje de Idiomas

ING116 – Partial 2 – Spring 2019

Second Intermediate Activity

Speaking Task. Time limit: 30 minutes for the in-class preparation, and 3 minutes for the speaking task.

A Survival Story

DIRECTIONS: What would you do if you were trapped in an elevator? Or attacked by a wild animal? Or in the middle of a
hurricane? Tell us what you would do.

1. Complete the chart with your ideas.

2. Use the rubric to self-evaluate your story.
3. You must use the second and third conditionals, as well as words and expressions to describe cause and effect.

1. Chart

1. What´s the problem?
5. Why might this happen?
2. Who is involved? 3. How might the problem 4. Where and when could
start? this happen?
6. How could the problem 7. What could be learned 8. What measures must be
be solved? from the experience? taken to avoid this problem
in the future?

2. Use the rubric to self-evaluate your presentation. Remember you are not allowed to read.

Oral Rubric
2 - 1.6 1.5 - 1.1 1 - 0.1 0 Score
Presentation has excellent Presentation has a good Presentation is somew hat There are various problems w ith
organization. There is a strong organization. There is an organized. There is a vague organization, no introduction or
introduction, ideas are w ell- adequate introduction, ideas are introduction, some ideas do not conclusion, and a serious lack of
Organization organized w ith a logical not w ell organized but do not show continuity, and the continuity throughout.
progression, and the conclusion obscure the presentation and conclusion is not clear.
is clear and summarizes the there is an adequate conclusion
presentation effectively.
Communication of ideas is clear, a Communication of ideas is clear, a Communication of ideas is Frequent grammatical mistakes
variety of structures from the unit variety of structures from the unit somew hat impeded by significant even in simple structures; the
Com m unicatio are used effectively. The are used but lacking effectivity grammatical mistakes in the meaning is totally obscured.
n and Target grammatical structures used w ithout obscuring the structures.
Language correspond to the level. communication. The grammatical
structures used correspond to
the level.
A w ide and interesting variety of Most vocabulary choices are Vocabulary choices are mostly Frequent mistakes in vocabulary
Vocabulary appropriate vocabulary from the appropirate. Mistakes do not inappropriate and lacking in choices.
unit(s) is used successfully. obscure meaning. complexity.
Student responds appropriately to Student responds appropriately to Student does not include all of the Student does not fulfill the
the instructions, including all of the instructions, including most of required content. Few supporting required content, and response is
Content and the required content. All the the required content. Some detail and examples are used. not appropriate. Student does not
Details supporting details and examples supporting details and examples provide supporting detail or
required are linked to the main are missing or aren't linked to the examples.
idea. main idea.
Smooth and fluid speech; few to Smooth and fluid speech; some Speech is relatively smooth; much Speech is slow , hesitant &
no hesitations; no attempts to hesitations; a slight search for hesitation and unevenness strained except for short
Fluency and
search for w ords; volume is w ords; inaudible w ord or tw o. caused by rephrasing and memorized phrases; difficult to
Delivery
excellent. searching for w ords; volume perceive continuity in speech;
w avers. inaudible.
Decim als m ay be used. Total /10