I0 Opa #2 Week 3 Units 4-5

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Oral production activity # 2

Week: 3 Units: 4 and 5
Course: Intensive English 0
Topic: Actions happening now - arrangements for the future
Communicative function: Talking about what you’re doing and talking about arrangements for the future
Interaction: pairs
Target language:
a. vocabulary associated with the topic of restaurants
b. action verbs
c. singular and plural nouns
d. there is - there are
e. articles: a, an, the
f. present progressive all forms
g. language banks from Week 3’s online sessions
Length of video: Your video should last from 2´ to 3’
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 3.
Each student must upload the video file or paste the link to the video on Blackboard (Unit 5 file) by Sunday
at the latest.
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ORAL PRODUCTION TASK INSTRUCTIONS
Work in pairs.
Talk about things happening now while you are recording your video, things you are doing
these days and what you are doing in the following days.
Start a conversation. Greet each other.

Have a conversation. Talk about:
 where you are at the moment
 what you are doing at the moment
 what your parents, siblings/relatives are doing (Are they all at home?)
 what you are doing and eating these days
 what your relatives and friends are doing these days
 Any special activities/plans/arrangements for coming days (e.g. I am taking midterm
exams next week. /I am attending a webinar tomorrow. etc.)
Ask and answer questions to keep the conversation going.
End your conversation. Say goodbye.
Do not use scripts in your conversation.
PROCEDURE
Before recording
 Review units 4 and 5. Use resources from English Discoveries and Blackboard.
 Watch week 3’s 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 Units 4 and 5. 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.
You can start like this:
[Phone ringing…]
Student A: Hi, Mariana.
Student B: Hi, Alex. How are you?
Student A: Fine, thanks. How about you?
Student B: I am okay. I’m writing an assignment for Urban management. It’s a difficult course. What are you
doing?
Student: A: Oh, I am helping my little brother. He is getting ready for an online oral presentation in his English
class.
Student B: Really? My little sister is…
(Continue.)
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.
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After recording
 Make sure both of you have spoken equally.

 Make sure your video respects the time limit.
 Test your video works well before uploading it. If you use an external service like YouTube, also
test the link before posting it.
 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 5 on Blackboard. Each student should do this separately
so your teacher can use the rubrics and give feedback.
 Check you have submitted your assignment in Review submission history (Revisar historial de
envíos).

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Oral production activity # 2

See the rubrics in Información General on Blackboard.

ORAL PRODUCTION TASK INSTRUCTIONS

Start a conversation. Greet each other.

Do not use scripts in your conversation.

 Make sure both of you have spoken equally.

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