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Oral production activity # 3

Week: 11 Unit: 9
Course: English 0
Topic: transportation
Communicative function: Talking about transportation
Interaction: Individual
Target language:
a. words related to the topic of transport
b. subject pronouns
c. object pronouns
d. possessive pronouns
e. language banks from unit 9 online sessions
Length of video: Your video should last from 1’30” to 2´30”.
Technical requirements:
 any video recording tool
 any video editing tool, if necessary
Note: If you use www.Youtube.com to make the video, change video privacy setting to “unlisted” so your
teacher can view it, but not strangers on the internet.
Assessment criteria:
 pronunciation and intonation
 discourse management
 accuracy
 task achievement (organization, clarity and use of webcam)

See the rubrics in Información General on Blackboard.

Timeline and deadline:
This task should be prepared during week 10.
You must upload your video or paste the link to your video on Blackboard (Unit 9 file) by Sunday at 23:59.

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ORAL PRODUCTION TASK INSTRUCTIONS

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Record yourself on video telling us about:

 what forms of transport you and your family prefer
 what transportation people in your city are using these days
 what you think is the best form of transportation and why

Do not use scripts in your conversation.

PROCEDURE

Before recording
 Review unit 9. Use resources from English Discoveries and Blackboard.
 Watch unit 9 class recordings on Blackboard.
 Plan how you are going to start, develop and end your conversation. Avoid scripting your conversation.
Improvisation is welcome.
 Make sure you will use the vocabulary and grammar structures you have learned in Unit 9. See Target
language above.
 You may want to practice some times before recording the final version of your video.

While recording
 Be in a well-lit area.
 Look at the camera while you speak.
 Smile.
 Be confident.
 Do not just read.
 Show objects, pictures or other people doing things, if necessary.

After recording
 Test your video works well before uploading it. If you use an external service like YouTube, also test the
link before posting it. 
 Make sure your video respects the time limit.
 Paste the link of your video or upload the video file and the script (the script is referential) in the
Assignment section (“actividad”) in Unit 9 on Blackboard.
 Check you have submitted your assignment in Review submission history (Revisar historial de envíos).