Monday, November 17, 2014

Assignment: Present Your Interview

Due: Friday 11/21

Write 2 paragraphs about your interview. In the first paragraph, summarize the most interesting ideas that you discussed and learned from the artist you interviewed. In the second paragraph, give a response including your opinion of the interview process, the work, and the ideas that you discussed.

Use both quoted and reported speech. If there was a particular phrase or description that the artist used that you would like to share, then keep it in direct speech. Use reported speech to summarize what was said in general. Remember to change the verb tense where needed.

Print a copy of your summary and response and bring it to class. Be sure to include your name, date, the class, and assignment in the top left. Double space and use 12 pt. font.

Present a 5 minute clip from your interview.  This can be a continuous 5 minute section or you can edit together a few different parts.  Choose a section that best reflects your speaking skills and the ideas that you were able to elicit during the interview.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Assignment: Pronunciation + Grammar Correction

Review your feedback from your Listening/Speaking logs and your Midterm Evaluation.

Choose 7 words that you had trouble pronouncing.
Choose 3 grammar points that you used incorrectly.

With your partner, write a conversation in which you use ALL 14 words (7 for you and 7 for your partner) and 6 grammar points (3 for you and 3 for your partner) correctly. Try to repeat the words and grammar points several times in your conversation.

You can listen to the pronunciation of words in many dictionaries online, or you can ask me or a native speaker for the correct way to say it.

Present your conversation in the next class. You may present a video or a live conversation. Provide two typed copies of your transcript with the words and grammar points underlined.