Class Assignment Outline

Practical Speaking - High Intermediate

Class Presentation Schedule

Monday

Semi-Formal Student Presentations:

-       Students will sit (or stand) at the front of the room.

-       Topic: An issue/news story facing your home country or facing Canada. What is the issue/story? How is it affecting the country? What does the global community think about it? What is your opinion?

-       Source: Newspaper or Internet

-       Length: 10-15min

-       The presentation topic must be posted on the blog by 10pm on Saturday.

-       All students must visit the blog and read the presentation topics. They must post at least one question for the presenter

-       Audience is responsible to ask questions following the presentation.

Tuesday

Homework Question Discussion:

-       Students are responsible to be prepared for the homework discussion.

-       This question will be provided during the class on Monday.

Wednesday

Blog Debate

-       One student will be responsible to choose a debate topic from the CBC news website.

-       Go to the website, choose a story. (Remember that technology is a Friday option.)

-       Go to the class blog, post the link, and write your opinion. This must be done by 9am on Tuesday.

-       All other students must visit the blog, read the story, and post their opinion on the blog by 9pm on Tuesday

-       This will be debated in class.

-       The teacher will assign ‘For’ group and ‘Against’ group.

Thursday

Teacher Topic:

-       The teacher will post two topics for discussion on the blog by 7pm on Tuesday.

-       Students will go to the blog and say which one they want to talk about

-       The topic with the most votes by 8pm on Wednesday will be the one we discuss on Thursday.

Friday

Formal Student Presentations:

-       Topic: 1)Technology or 2)Art

-       Students will stand at the front of the room.

-       Length: 10-15min

-       1) Students will research a piece of technology (e.g. cellphone, satellite, video game console, etc.). Where was it developed? Where is it most popular? What is it used for? Why do we need it? Do we need it? Do you think it will be helpful or harmful over the long term? How does it affect the privacy or the lives of regular citizens?

-       2) Students will research a type of music (rap, rock, country, etc) that they are interested in. What are the origins of the music? Who made the music famous? Where did the music become famous first? Why do you like the music? Is it popular all over the world? Is it acceptable (by authority figures) all over the world? How has the music influenced people?

*When reading an article, students are responsible for noting the vocabulary they do not know, looking it up, recording it, and handing it in to the teacher.*