Term spé AMC

PREPARE YOUR ORAL EXAM

In turn, each of you will have to select and present document of their choice.
I advise you to pick something you find interesting, and which can trigger some discussion in class.

In order to help you select the document, here is a list of useful websites :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ (GB)
http://www.the-times.co.uk (GB)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ (GB)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/ (GB)
http://www.economist.com/ (GB)
http://www.nytimes.com/ (USA)
http://www.time.com/time/ (USA)
http://cnn.com (USA)
https://www.huffpost.com/ (USA)
https://www.thestar.com/ (Canada)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/ (Australia)

NB
You won’t be allowed to read a paper with full sentences !! However, you will be able to look at
some notes (in the grid below) that I will collect just after your presentation.

Type of document (be precise) + Source + Date

Description or summary of your document
WHO Who is concerned ? One person in particular ? A
group of people ? A whole nation ?...

WHEN & WHERE When and where did the event take place ?

LINK WITH YOU TOPIC What ideas or arguments do you want to

demonstrate with this document.
What question does it raise? What possible
answers does it give?
Try to question the source or the type of
document… is it biased or not?

SOME ADVICE
▶ Don't write everything in French and then translate. Take notes in English directly !
▶ Don't try to memorize a text by heart and then recite it like a robot. It won't sound natural and this
is not what is expected.
▶ Your English doesn't have to be perfect, of course ! But make sure you avoid the common mistakes
on verbal forms, pronouns, etc.
▶ Communication skills and body language are almost as important as the content of your
presentation, so try to work on that, too ! Don't speak too fast, speak loud enough, look at your
audience, make some pauses, stress the important pieces of information, and show you're interested
in what you're saying !