MARCH 15TH, 2022

Lecturer: Dra. Eliana Barrios Fuentes

TAI 907-101 (NRC 6461)

Welcome to this workshop!!

Exercise One: Gather in groups of four and do the following exercise:

Objectives:

1. Listen to the conversation:

https://soundcloud.com/elllo-todd/1397-introverts-and-extroverts

2. Build four questions and answers to show your comprehension.

3. Write four new vocabulary words and give the meaning according to two
different dictionaries.
4. Practice pronunciation. Read to your classmates and co-evaluate
pronunciation.
5. Tell the teacher the evaluation and discuss about the most common
mistakes in pronunciation.

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Abidemi Rory

Abidemi: Hi. So Rory.

Rory: Yeah, hi.

Abidemi: Hi. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

Rory: I’m not sure, you know. Sometimes I think that I’m basically an
introvert. Like as I get older, I much prefer my own company.

Abidemi: Interesting.

Rory: I don’t really like going to parties that much if there’s going to be new people
there. If it’s my friends, I’m happy to go out, but I don’t know. What about you?

Abidemi: It’s funny what you said. I feel the same way. I think sometimes I’m an
introvert and other times I can be an extrovert. But maybe in reverse to what you
said. I feel like the older I get, the more extroverted I become.

Rory: That’s interesting.

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Abidemi: While I was younger, I was a lot shier, so I preferred my own company.
But now I find that sometimes too, I really enjoy people. So I like to meet new ones.
So yeah.

Rory: Yes. In the classroom, as a teacher, I’m quite an extrovert I think. I quite
like being up in front of students and showing of, but I would never do that in front
of other teachers or my friends, in my personal life.

Abidemi: Interesting.

Rory: But something about the classroom maybe because it’s my environment and
I’m in control that I feel more comfortable, like being more extroverted and
showing off, camping up.

Abidemi: I think it would be a little difficult to be introverted if you were a language
teacher. I think it certainly helps to be extroverted or to act to be able to become
more extroverted when you’re in the classroom for sure. For sure.

Rory: Yeah. And have you ever done anything really extroverted, like performed in
public?

Abidemi: Before I used to sing actually, and I have sang in concerts.

Rory: Right.

Abidemi: And it’s true. I think that’s where my introverted self really comes out
because although I enjoy singing and I like the attention to a certain extent, but I
get really nervous. Really, really nervous when I’m in front of a large crowd. And
sometimes I’m like, “Why am I doing this to myself? Why am I here?”

Rory: Yeah.

Abidemi: But yeah, I don’t do that so much anymore.

Rory: Right. And do you think people can change? Do you think people – because
people seem to want to become more extroverted? It seems to be like society says
extroverted people are successful people.

Abidemi: It’s true.

Rory: Do you think people can change or do you think people should try to
change?

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Abidemi: I’ve heard of actually people saying that depending on the language that
people change with the language. I’ve heard of some of my students saying that
when they speak in a different language, their personality actually changes, where
maybe in their own language, they may be quieter. But when they speak the
different language, they become a lot more extroverted.

Rory: Right.

Abidemi: It’s as if they change. So whether or not it’s a real change I think you can
“fake it” quote-unquote even if you’re not an extrovert or an introvert. Maybe for a
few hours or for the occasion. Yeah, you can pretend, and then go back.

Rory: Right. I wonder if when we speak a different language, we don’t have the
same connections with the words.

Abidemi: That’s true.

Rory: It makes it easier to maybe speak more honestly and not worry about what
other people think of us.

Abidemi: That’s true.

Exercise 2: In pairs do the following exercise:

Objectives:

1. Watch the video in this link:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0br5sll/why-some-people-are-always-late

2. Watch the video again and take notes. Write new vocabulary and
expressions.
3. Compare your notes with your partner. Did you understand the same?
4. Make a list of the main ideas in the video or draw a scheme with the main
ideas.
5. Compare, choose the best exercise and show it to your classmates.

Exercise 3: Do this exercise on your own.

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Objectives:

1. Read about Cambridge English FCE listening.

2. Go to 1. Part 1 listen to 8 recordings, each with one question

3. Listen and do the exercises.

4. Check your answers.

Cambridge English: B2 First (FCE) Listening

Difficulty level: B2 /Upper Intermediate
What is the B2 First (FCE) Listening test like?
The test has four sections and takes about 40 minutes:

5. Part 1 - listen to 8 recordings, each with one question

6. Part 2 - listen and complete gapped sentences
7. Part 3 - multiple matching, 5 speakers
8. Part 4 - a longer recording, with 7 multiple choice questions

Scoring
Score 1 point for each question. The listening paper is worth 20% of your overall
mark.
How to prepare for the B2 First (FCE) Listening test

 Listen! The more English you listen to the better your will do. Listen to the
radio, English language TV, podcasts...
 You will hear the audio twice
 Read the instructions carefully before you start
 You have time to read the questions before you hear the audio