CA3.

1 Citizen Media: The role of citizen journalism

Pre-tasks

Start by ​doing the self-correcting exercises ​which you can find in the classroom in the
Resources ​section​: Citizen Media: The role of citizen journalism​. Y ​ ou can find the
Resources ​section in the top right corner of the classroom. As you are working through the
exercises, take note of any new language you learn. You will need this to prepare the Task
below.

When you have finished, share one thing that you have learnt from these resources (e.g.
vocabulary, expressions or grammar) to the ​I have learnt something today ​folder in the
Forum.

Task

Overview
Task type To do Where Length % CA mark
In pairs Speaking Tandem 15 minutes 40

In this task, you are going to do a Tandem session in pairs. You are going to talk about the
theme of the resources (Citizen journalism), including the required ​language focus​.

BEFORE TANDEM

● Use the ​Discussion area ​in the ​Work group space to arrange who you will meet
and at what time (​Classroom ＞ Work group space ＞ Discussion​).
● You will also need to decide who will start the Tandem activity, as one of you will
need to invite the other person to the task ​CA3 Citizen Media​.
● Please see​ Appendix​ for general information about your conversations.

DURING TANDEM

● One of you should start the Tandem task ​by inviting your partner​: 1) select your
partner’s name, 2) select the exercise ​CA3 Citizen Media​, and 3) click “Start”.
Your partner will have 1 minute to accept the invitation. Once you are in the
session, your recording will begin automatically and will be saved for your teacher
to view.

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● Introduce yourselves clearly at the outset of the conversation.
● Work your way through the on-screen exercises.

LANGUAGE FOCUS
For this task you will be discussing your opinions on citizen journalism with your Tandem
partner. Please make sure you follow the instructions in your Tandem prompts carefully. Pay
particular attention to the following: ​giving and asking for opinions and ​expressing
agreement/disagreement​.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Please see ​Assessment and Feedback ​in the classroom.

Skills Work: Listening Activity 1

Overview
Task type To do Where Length % CA mark
Individual Listening Classroom 10 10
questions

To do the listening comprehension exercise, click on the link ​Listening 1 in your classroom.
You will hear two sound files. For each sound file you will do a multiple choice exercise. You
can go into ​Listening 1 and do the exercises as many times as you wish; your grade will be
taken from your last attempt. You have until the end of CA3 to complete this task.

Writing Tutorial 1

Your teacher will post more information about this optional activity in the classroom.

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Appendix: Tandem ​—​ General information

General information
During the Tandem session we do not expect perfection, so do not worry too much about
making mistakes. The most important thing is to demonstrate that you are able to
communicate your ideas effectively and use strategies to interact successfully with your
partner.

The activity should take you about ​15 minutes​ to complete.

You should speak only in English. If you don’t know a particular word or expression, try to
describe what you want to say to your partner to see if they can help you.

Please note that you should NOT READ from a script. Remember that naturalness of your
intonation is one of the characteristics that will be taken into account when evaluating your
recordings, as well as the natural, spontaneous interaction with your partner.

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