UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

DEPARTAMENTO DE LENGUAS Y CULTURA

ENGLISH 1 – LENG 1151

SPEAKING TASK
MODULE 2 Giving a presentation to a small group
Unit 1

Objectives

• Can give the order of things using simple language (e.g. first, second, third).
• Can use simple present and present continuous tenses.

Speaking Task Description

You are going to give a short presentation about about your future profession.

This activity has an individual component, and it will be worth 5% of your final grade of the first
module. Individually, you will brainstorm about your topic, prepare and rehearse your
presentation, and present it to a small group of students. You have 2 minutes maximum to
present, so your contribution must be meaningful. Follow the steps below.

Step1: Prepare - Week 2

What should I include in my presentation?

After brainstorming, plan your presentation. Fill in the following table with the relevant information
about your future profession.

Your Profession
(Example: a civil engineer, a
business administrator, a
musician, an economist, etc)

What does (your

profession) do?

What kinds of skill do you

need to develop to be a
good professional in your
area?

What problem do you find

in your field of study that
you want to solve?

Step 3: Rehearse and Present – Week 3

 Rehearse
This is the time when you practice your presentation. Practice your presentation as many times as
possible! Focus on pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and proper eye contact. Also, you can
do the following:

• Practice in front of a mirror.

• Record yourself with your cellphone.
• Ask someone to listen to your presentation.

□ Present

On the day of your presentation, you will present in small groups. You will have 2 minutes to
present to your small group and your teacher. T

Your presentation must include the information and organization from the table in step #2.

During your presentation, you should:

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 • have visual-aids (Photographs, Internet images, drawing, etc).
• talk to your audience (do NOT read from your notes).
• use body language.

Step 4: Assessment

See the Assessment Rubrics in the next page.

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DEPARTAMENTO DE LENGUAS Y CULTURA
ENGLISH 1 – LENG 1151

Student Name: ____________________________________________

Please give your students a separate grade for each aspect on the left. You can assign whole
points such as 5.0 or 4.0, or half points such as 3.5 or 2.5, for example. To get the final project
grade, just add the four individual grades and divide by four.
ASPECT Good (4-5 points) Fair (3 points) Poor (2-1 points) Didn’t
present
(0 pts)
Content and Information is Some information isn’t Most of the information
Organization focused and relevant focused or relevant to isn’t focused or
to the topic the topic. Some ideas relevant to the topic.
presented. Ideas are are not presented Many ideas are not
presented logically logically, or there are presented logically,
Pts: ________ with clear transitions few or no transitions, and there are no
whenever necessary. even when necessary. transitions. Many parts
Presentation is clear Some parts of the of the presentation are
and concise. presentation may be unclear.
unclear.

Grammar Very few grammar Some grammar errors Many grammar errors
errors regarding verb regarding verb tenses regarding verb tenses
tenses and/or and/or sentence and/or sentence
sentence structure. structure. Grammar structure. Grammar
Pts: ________ Grammar errors, if errors may interfere errors often interfere
any, do not interfere with the message. with the message.
with the message.

Vocabulary All key vocabulary is Key vocabulary is Key vocabulary is

skillfully used. sometimes used often not used
Throughout the skillfully. Throughout skillfully. Throughout
Pts: ________ presentation, all or the presentation, some the presentation, most
most vocabulary is vocabulary is not used vocabulary is not used
used properly. properly. properly.
Pronunciation All key vocabulary is Some key vocabulary Most key vocabulary is
pronounced correctly. is mispronounced. mispronounced.
Throughout the Throughout the Throughout the
presentation, there presentation, there are presentation, there are
Pts: ________ may be some some pronunciation several pronunciation
pronunciation mistakes that mistakes that often
mistakes, but these sometimes interfere interfere with the
don’t usually interfere with the message. message.
with the message.
Project Comments:
Grade:
Pts: _______
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