English 4

Oral production activity # 4

Week: 13 Unit: 11
Course: English 4
Topics: personality types
Communicative function: Talking about personality type, making a career choice and jobs
Interaction: pairs
Target language:
 words and phrases associated with the topic of personality types
 simple tenses to talk about habits, general facts, unchanging situations, emotions, etc.
 language banks from Unit 11 online sessions
Length of video: Your video should last from 4’ to 5’.
Technical requirements:
 email, Workplace or any social network to make arrangements with your partner
 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
 accuracy
 interactive communication
 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 13.
Each student must upload their video or paste the link to their video on Blackboard (Unit 11 file) by
Sunday, November 14th 2021 at 23:59 p.m.

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ORAL PRODUCTION TASK INSTRUCTIONS

Work in pairs. Hold a conversation about personality types.

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In your conversation, talk about:

 what aspects of your personality helped you decide what to study at university: What
were you like in your school days?
 what aspects of your personality help you confirm that you have made the right
decision- how your personality traits help you succeed academically at present
 which job or career path will be suitable for you after you graduate based on your
personality type – Explain what type of jobs you will do (or would like to do)

Ask and answer follow-up questions to keep the conversation going.

Do not use scripts in your conversation.

PROCEDURE

Before recording
 Review unit 11. Use resources from English Discoveries and Blackboard.
 Watch unit 11 class recordings on Blackboard.
 In pairs, 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 11. See Target
language above.
 Make sure both of you will speak equally.
 You may want to practice some times before recording the final version of your video.
 Check the rubrics with specific criteria for grading oral production activities.

While recording
 Interact with your partner.
 Be in a well-lit area.
 Speak as clearly and naturally as possible.
 Look at the camera while you talk (as often as possible).
 Smile.
 Be confident.
 Do not just read.
 Show objects, pictures or other people doing things, if necessary.
 Use nonverbal communication.

After recording

 Make sure both of you have spoken equally.

 Make sure your video respects the time limit.
 Test your video works well before sending the link or uploading the video file.
 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 11 on Blackboard. Each student should do this.
 Check you have submitted your assignment in Review submission history (Revisar historial de envíos).