Writing Task II: Recreating Experiences

STEP 1: Recreate the story trying to guess what happened...

   

STEP 2: Read the real story and discuss the differences and similarities that you find. 

STEP 3: YOUR TURN!!! 

• Choose six words or short phrases about a memorable personal experience 
• Reconstruct the story 
• Pay attention to the guidance provided about narrative writing style

Grading Rubric for Oral Presentations

Elements	Poor (2-5)	Correct (5,5,-7)	Good (7,5-10)
Elaboration	Poor elaboration, reads the presentation	Fluent exposition, minor mistakes, barely reads	Deep knowledge of the topic, does not make mistakes, does not read
Interest	Difficult to keep the audience's interest	Interesting at the beginning and a bit dull and monotonous in the end	Catches the audience's interest and keeps it along the presentation
Fluency and pronunciation	Poor pronunciation and inappropriate intonation and rhythm	Correct pronunciation, and plain intonation and rhythm	Good pronunciation and appropriate intonation and rhythm
Morphology and Syntax	Serious mistakes in grammar. Poor vocabulary	Minor mistakes in grammar. Enough lexical variety and specific vocabulary	Deep knowledge and use of correct grammar and vocabulary
Body Movement	Lack of eye contact and body movement	Irregular eye contact and body movement	Permanent eye contact and body movement

Speaking Task II: Reporting a Natural Disaster on the Scene

STEP 1: Make four-student groups and choose a natural disaster

STEP 2: Divide the characters: reporter, emergency services, victims...

STEP 3: Write the plot

• Very important: Date, time, and specific location of the incident
• Casualties and damage
• Environmental conditions
• Find eyewitnesses of the event and interview them
• FInd people who have been affected by the event
• Report on the cause of the disaster, rescue efforts or any lack of aid

STEP 4: Record the video

• Create a video: BREAKING NEWS! 
• Top length: FIVE MINUTES
• Try to get as close to the event's location as possible
• Background images on the disaster are required
• You can wear anything to make the reporting more realistic!!

María A., Luna, Raúl, María G., Juan

Example one

Example two

Speaking Task I: Talking about life...

Things to Say About You...

a. Whereabouts do you live? Would you like to share a flat?

b. How long have you been living in this area?

c. Are you still at school?

d. Have you ever done any special exam?

e. What are you studying?

f. Are you looking for a part-time or full-time job?

g. What are you hoping to do when you leave school?

h. What do you like doing in your free time?

i. Do you have your own transport?

j. Have you had any amazing experience?

k. Are you good with people? Are you good at dancing?

l. Have you done much travelling yourself?

m. Do you speak any foreign language?

Writing Task I: Describing and Comparing Photos

DESCRIPTION:

STEP 1: Write a description of a photograph. You can use the following questions as a guide to include relevant information.

a. Where are the people? What kind of place is it? How do you know?

b. What are the people doing? How do you know?

c. How do you think they're feeling? How do you know?

d. Describe the atmosphere or the weather.

e. What time of the year is?

f. Have you ever been in this type of situation? If so, describe it.


STEP 2: Add some KEY PHRASES:

a. As you can see, this photo shows...

b. I suppose...

c. Probably / Maybe

d. It looks like...

e. She / he looks...

f. They seem to / could / might be...

COMPARISON:

STEP 1: Think about a second photograph and try to answer the same questions as before. Reflect on the similarities and differences between the two of them. 

STEP 2: Add some KEY PHRASES:

a. Both photos show...

b. The pictures are similar in that way.

c. In the first picture... On the other hand, in the second picture...

d. The situation is different because...

e. You can also see that...

Grading Rubric for Writing Assignments

A) COHESION: linking words, reference, paragraph structure...
(1.25 pt)

B) COHERENCE: logocal development of linguistic elements 
(1.25 pt)

C) FLUENCY, CREATIVITY, VARIETY OF STRUCTURES 
(1.25 pt)

D) MORPHOLOGY and SYNTAX
(3.75 pt)

E) ORTHOGRAPHY
(1.25 pt)

F) LEXICAL VARIETY and SEMANTIC ACCURACY
(1.25 pt)