PRE - INTERMEDIATE (6)

ORAL EVALUATION (30%)

UNIT 4 – MUSIC

Instructions:
1. Watch the following video about how you summarize a text.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG8BIv0TrSg

2. Choose one of the following topics and watch the video. Identify the main idea and supporting
facts.
 Home is a song I’ve always remembered.
https://www.ted.com/talks/teitur_home_is_a_song_i_ve_always_remembered#t-5114

 The violin, and my dark night of the soul.

https://www.ted.com/talks/ji_hae_park_the_violin_and_my_dark_night_of_the_soul#t-6847

3. Summarize the text using your own words to express the main idea and supporting facts.
4. The summary must have the following aspects:
 Introduction:
 I’d like to (tell you / talk to you) about…
 video title
 speaker

 Body: What was the video about?

 main idea
 supporting facts

 Ending:
 What did you learn?
 Did you like it? Why or why not?
 Thanks for listening.

5. Record a 3-minute video of yourself talking about your summary. Do not read. To avoid
reading I recommend sitting far away from the computer screen. Reading will lower your grade.
6. Upload the video on YouTube. If you do not know how to do it, watch the following video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtF2AgFSLAw. Upload your video under unlisted so
nobody can see it except you and me.

7. Copy the YouTube link in the file Assignments-First Evaluation-Oral (30%)

8. Time Due: Saturday, April 17th at 1:00 p.m.

9. Evaluation Rubric