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Communication #2: Engage in an Introductory Conversation.

Performance: In conversations with fellow classmates during Unit 2.

Performance will be satisfactory when:

Learner holds an unrehearsed conversation with partner
Learner asks and answers questions in a realistic manner
Learner makes appropriate statements
Learner uses and understands a variety of appropriate vocabulary
Learner uses correct pronunciation
Situation: Faisons connaissance ! You are at a party in France trying to get to know the other
international students at your university. None of the other students speak English, so you must
use only French. At the start of the party, your instructor will give you a card with some
information on it. The information will be in English, but you must talk about ALL the
information on the card with your partner in French only. Your partner will also have
information that he/she must bring up in the conversation. Once you have both talked about
every item on the card, you have completed the conversation. At that time, exchange cards with
your partner and move on to the next person to repeat the exercise. Continue until your
instructor tells you to stop. Based on the information on the card, you may be making
statements or asking questions regarding likes, dislikes, classes, work, languages spoken, living
situation, etc.
Excellent Acceptable Needs work Unsuccessful
(4) (3) (2) (0)
Conversation Contributes a great Misses a few pieces Contributes some but Does not contribute,
amount and of information on the doesn’t engage does not participate,
encourages partner to card and doesn’t partner or engages uses English.
do the same, covers engage partner as partner but doesn’t
everything on the much as he/she contribute much.
card contributes (or vice Serious gaps with
versa) information on
cards.
Questions Understands all Understands the Understands very Does not understand
questions asked and majority of the few of the questions, or does not
asks a good variety questions asked and or misses the participate.
of well-structured is able to ask for majority of the Questions are in
questions, partner clarification when information. English or are totally
understands. needed. Questions Questions are hard to incomprehensible.
have key words understand. Errors
perhaps, but structure compromise
is missing. meaning.
Statements No problems with A few minor errors Errors compromise Statements are
word order. Verb in word order. A meaning of incomprehensible or
forms are all correct. few common verb statements. Listener English was used.
Statements are clear. form mistakes. has a hard time
following.
Vocabulary Wide variety of Good variety overall, Gaps in vocabulary No vocabulary
vocabulary from but some gaps are compromise learned or English
chapter. obvious. meaning. Speaker is used.
too hard to
understand.
Pronunciatio Excellent. Very Minor errors or a few Some major errors Incomprehensible.
n clear and easy to patterns of errors. that compromise
understand meaning.