Unit 2, Lesson C Project: Situation 1
Unit 2, Lesson C Project: Situation 1
Instructions:
Work in pairs and record a 5-minute video of a conversation in which you talk about a problem
you have had recently, ask for advice, make suggestions to the problem, and give opinions and
respond to them. You need to choose ONE situation and must use the useful language in the
chart below as well as the grammar and vocabulary you study in the unit.
If you need additional help, you can watch the video available on your Empower Platform,
lesson C https://www.cambridgelms.org-resources.
MANDATORY: This project outcome (video or link) will be uploaded to the Moodle Platform in
the corresponding task. Make sure the video or the link works.
OPTIONAL: You can send the video or link to the WhatsApp class group.
Situation 1:
Talk about a problem you have with your studies, explain the situation, ask for
advice/ solutions for it, make suggestions for the problem as you sound
sympathetic and ask follow up questions. Wrap up the conversation properly.
Situation 2:
You have a problem with your computer, explain the situation, ask for advice/
solutions for it, make suggestions for the problem as you sound pleased and ask
follow up questions. Wrap up the conversation properly.
Useful language:
2 -Shows a good -Uses a range -Smooth and fluid -Is intelligible. -Initiates and responds
degree of control of of phrases speech, no -Intonation is appropriately.
grammatical forms, appropriately. hesitations; no appropriate -Maintains and
and appropriately attempts to search negotiates towards an
uses some complex for words; volume is outcome with no
grammatical forms. excellent. support.
1,5 -Shows a good -Uses some -Speech is relatively -Is mostly -Mostly initiates and
degree of control of phrases smooth; little intelligible responds appropriately.
simple grammatical appropriately. hesitation and - Intonation is -Mostly keeps the
forms, and uses unevenness caused generally interaction going with
some complex by rephrasing and appropriate. very little support.
grammatical forms searching for words;
with errors. volume wavers.
1 -Shows a good -Uses few -Speech is relatively -Is sometimes -Sometimes initiates and
degree of control of phrases smooth; some Intelligible responds appropriately.
simple grammatical appropriately. hesitation and -Intonation is -Sometimes keeps the
forms, but no unevenness caused sometimes interaction going with
attempts to use by rephrasing and appropriate. very little support.
complex grammatical searching for words;
forms. volume wavers.
0,5 -Shows poor control -Uses a very -Speech is slow, - Is rarely -Maintains simple
of simple limited range hesitant and strained intelligible. exchanges, despite
grammatical forms. of appropriate except for short - Poor intonation. some difficulty.
phrases. memorized phrases; -Requires prompting
difficult to perceive and support.
continuity in speech Conversation is
inaudible. completely memorized.
Plagiarism If the teacher notes the students try to read, have their answers provided for them by someone else or make
use of any other means to cheat the system, students will be given a zero.
NOTE: All speaking activities including quiz or exams speaking sections will be recorded.
Adapted from Cambridge English Language Assessment (UCLES 2011) and speaking rubrics.