Communication in English Speaking Project and Speaking Test

Communication in English Speaking Project and Speaking Test

Speaking Project and Speaking Test Week 13 (June 8 -12) Group A: 1 to 1 speaking test with Scott on Zoom. Group B: Your advertisement is due in e-class. Week 14 (June 15 -19) Group A: Your advertisement is due in e-class. Group B: 1 to 1 speaking test with Scott on Zoom.

Speaking Project: Make an advertisement 10% of your grade

Make an Advertisement: Part 1 Choose one of these photos. 1. Restaurant 2. Shoe 3. Movie

Make an Advertisement: Part 1 Write the answers to these questions. 1. What should be the name of the restaurant, movie, or shoes? 2. Who is this brand for? /Who is the audience for this ad? 3. What would be a good slogan for this photo? 4. What kind of social media might help you sell this product, restaurant, or movie? 5. Who would be good to endorse this product? (Which celebrities can you use to sell the product? ) 6. What kind of additional merchandise might help sell this product, service, or movie?

Make an Advertisement: Part 2 Create your own sales pitch, radio ad, or TV/Youtube commercial for the shoe, restaurant, or movie that you chose. • Write the sales pitch, ad, or commercial using the vocabulary and grammar you learned this semester. • It should be 20 to 30 seconds. • It should be original. You should not steal other ads from the internet or translate from your native language.

Make an Advertisement: Part 3 • Record a video of yourself performing the sales pitch, ad, or commercial. (Do not read it. ) • Upload it so Scott can watch without downloading the video. (Youtube unlisted video is good. )

Make an Advertisement • Post parts 1, 2, and a link to stream your video in e-class. • These are due before your class time on week 13 (Group A) or 14 (Group B).

Grading Task Completion 3 points Language 4 points Design, Entertainment, and Interest 3

1 to 1 Speaking Test 10% of your grade

Speaking Test Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. Tell me about some food trends. (Unit 2) What activities do you spend the most time on? (Unit 3) What are your favorite brands? Why do you like them? (Unit 4) Think about a time when your plans had to change for some reasons. (Unit 5) 5. What kind of organization or charity would you like to help out or volunteer at? (Unit 6) 6. What were some rules from your childhood? (Unit 9) 7. Think of some mistakes you made in the past. What should you have done differently? (Unit 10)

Speaking Test 1. You must prepare for every question. 2. One question will be chosen randomly. 3. You will have a conversation with Scott for about 3 minutes.

Speaking Test Tips • Use vocabulary and expressions you have learned in class. (You don’t have to use every grammar point. ) • Use some of the grammar you have learned in class. (You don’t have to use every vocabulary word or expression. ) • This is not a presentation, so do not speak for 3 minutes without letting Scott ask more questions. • This is a conversation, so make sure to ask Scott a few questions about the same topic.

On the test day Use the Zoom link that we used in the live class. • You will be put in the waiting room. • Wait for Scott to open the room for you to do your test.

Grading 10 Points Comprehension: Understands and answers the questions completely. Fluency: No problems with fluency and uses long sentences. Vocabulary: Uses many vocabulary words and expressions from the units studied in class. Grammar: Uses grammar studied in class as well as a variety of other grammar. Pronunciation: Speech is clear and sounds natural. There are no problems with pronunciation. Overall: Very few errors in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. Communication is very clear. The listener has no difficulty in understanding the student’s answers. 8 Points Comprehension: Understands and answers the questions. Fluency: Sentence length is normal. Vocabulary: Uses some vocabulary and expressions from the units studied in class. Grammar: Uses or attempts to use grammar studied in class. Uses other grammar. Pronunciation: Speech is clear. Pronunciation is easy to understand. Overall: Only a few minor errors in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. Communication is clear. The listener has very few problems understanding the student’s answers.

Grading 6 Points Comprehension: Understands the questions, or questions may need to be repeated. Fluency: Gives short answers and may need to be prompted to continue speaking. The answers may sound memorized. Vocabulary: Uses limited vocabulary and expressions from the units studied in class Grammar: Uses limited grammar studied in class. Does not use a variety of other grammar. Pronunciation: There are some pronunciation problems, and some messages are unclear. Overall: There are errors in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. Communication is sometimes unclear, and the listener has many problems understanding the student’s answer. 4 Points Comprehension: Doesn’t understand the question or answers a different question. Fluency: Give a partial answer, and sentences are very short. Continuously needs to be prompted to continue speaking. Answers sound memorized. Vocabulary: Uses limited vocabulary and expressions from the units studied in class. Grammar: Does not attempt to use grammar studied in class. Continuously uses the same basic grammar. Pronunciation: There are pronunciation difficulties and speech is unclear. The listener must try hard to understand the speaker. Overall: There are major errors in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.

Grading 2 Points Comprehension: Doesn’t understand the question and needs the questions repeated numerous times. Fluency: Gives limited answers. Must be continually prompted to continue speaking. Answers are memorized. Vocabulary: Does not use vocabulary or expressions from the units studied in class. Grammar: Does not use appropriate grammar. Even basic grammar and syntax is incorrect. Pronunciation: Pronunciation is a very difficult to understand. The listener must try very hard to understand the speaker. Overall: The speaker cannot be understood because of major errors in all aspects. 0 Points Does not understand the question. No answer is given