Exam are done. It’s time to get back to the business of learning to speak English well.
ESL Lessons
Group Work Mystery
This is a small group activity. It is a murder mystery. Work in a small group of 4-5 people.
One person reads one alibi card. Use the list of characters and house plan to eliminate people. Find the murderer after reading the clues.
Pair Work Lesson: Movies
In pairs, create summaries of 10 movies. Make one sentence per movie. For example, “This is a story about ….”
Don’t mention the name of the movie your summary sentence. Now change partners. Read the list to your partner. See if you new partner can guess the name of the movie for each summary.
Pair Work Lesson: Quick Conversations
Ask your partner these question. Use follow up questions to build the dialogue and get more details.
Can you tell me …
- something you are keen on these days?
- something or someone you are suspicious of?
- something or someone you are fond of?
- someone you are proud of?
- something you are tired of?
- 3 things which you have not gotten round to yet?
MADE OF AND MADE FROM
MEMORY TEST
Here is a memory test. Study the picture for 90 seconds. Work with a partner and write sentences (present continuous). How many different tings can you remember?
Oral Presentations
If you remember the class syllabus from the first week of the semester, each student will need to do an in-class presentation. That is worth 10%. Here are the requirements for the presentation.
1. You must do some research. That means you must collect and analyze data in your presentation.
2. You will submit a written paper of your speech to me on the day of your speech. You should use at least three references.
3. I suggest you think about a job-related topic. Remember, this is a skills-based class. This is a good chance for you to do some research in a field related to your job interests.
Here is an example. Let’s say you want to work as ground staff at an airport. So, you could do a comparison of two of three airports. Or you want to be a flight attendant. Do an analysis of major air carriers and regional carriers like KAL and Busan Air.
4. It must be well organized. You need a topic which is supported by reasons, evidence and/or details.
5. A PPT is not necessary but usually a good idea.
6. You should speak for 3 to 5 minutes. Definitely not more than 5 and certainly not less than 3.
7. The standards for this presentation will be high. I encourage you to practice your speech. A lot. Visit my office if you want help.
8. Be interesting. Be topical. Be informative. Be creative. Teach us something. Absolutely no stories about an MT trip to Gyeongju, your favorite hobby, or a story about why Girls Generation is the best girl group ever.
9. You must write your presentation, Do not copy text from internet. Plagiarism can be checked. If you cheat, you get a zero.
10. Please do not read your presentation. Speech cards are ok. But there is nothing worse than a person reading a 5 minute presentation.
Schedule
We will have 4 to 5 speakers per 2 hour class (for the MON-TUES class, presentations will be on Tuesdays. For the TUES-WED class, presentations will be on Wednesdays.)
Presentations will run for the month of November. Today, you will sign up for your presentation time with a general topic. The end of the second semester is usually busy so it will not be possible to change your presentation date. If you miss your scheduled time, it will not be possible to reschedule, with the exception of extreme personal problems.
I strongly encourage you to start preparing soon. Don’t leave this to the last minute.
Good luck.