Mid-term Speaking Test

Mid-Term Speaking Test

The speaking mid-term will be a 3 minute, one-on-one interview. It is worth 15% of your final grade. You will be asked two or three of the group of questions listed below (time permitting). You will be judged according to the following criteria:

(1) comprehension of the questions asked 5%
(2) clear pronunciation with proper intonation 5%
(3) correct grammar and variety of vocabulary 5%


Questions:

1. Talk about your last vacation. Answer the following questions:
Where did you go? When did you go? What did you do there? Who did you go with?
Did you enjoy your trip? Why (not)?

2. Talk about a place you want to visit in the future. Answer the following questions: Where do you want to go? Why do you want to go there? When do you think you can go? Who is going to go with you? What activities are you going to do there?

3. Talk about your favorite movie. What is the name of the movie? What kind of movie is it? What is it about? What do you like about it?

4. Talk about a recent fun activity. Answer the following questions: What did you do? Where did you do this activity? When did you do it? Who did you go with? How did you feel about it?

5. Talk about an exciting activity that you want to do in the future. Answer the following questions: What have you always wanted to do? Why do you think it’s exciting? When and where do you want to do the activity? Why?

6. Talk about an unusual activity you have done. Answer the following questions: What is the activity? When and where did you do it? Why? Did you like it? Why don’t most people do it?

7. Talk about a famous place for you to visit in the future. Answer the following questions: Where do you want to go? Why do you want to go there? What have you heard about this place? What kinds of things do you want to see? What do you want to do there?

8. Talk about the worst place you have ever visited. Answer the following questions: What is the name of the place? Where is it? What kinds of things can you see and do there? When did you go there? What did you do there? Why was it the worst place you visited?

9. Talk about planning a special event. Answer the following questions: What should a person do a month before the event? What should the person do a week before? What can the person do to make it a good event? What is the most important thing to do when planning an event?

10. Talk about a holiday tradition from your country. Answer the following questions: What is the holiday? What time of year does this holiday occur? How do people in your country celebrate it? Do you like this holiday? Why or why not?

Homework (March 29-April 3)

(1) SmartChoice 2 Unit 3 CD-rom

(2) Extra Episode #4

(3) Extra Workbook pg 17-19.

Present Perfect

Here is the present perfect powerpoint shown in class this week in case you want to review:

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/demet-33492-present-perfect-tense-education-ppt-powerpoint/

Homework (March 23-27)

(1) SmartChoice 2 CD-rom Unit 2 (print and hand in at the beginning of class)

(2) Watch EXTRA episode #3 and complete Extra workbook Pg. 13-15.

Homework March 16-20

(1) Watch EXTRA episode #2 (for in-class quiz)

(2) Smart Choice 2 CD-rom: Unit 1 (print and bring to class)

Instructions for watching EXTRA and doing SMART CHOICE homework

Instructions for Watching EXTRA:

1) go to http://www.kyungwon.ac.kr/

2) choose "cybercampus"

3) Login

4) Choose "Class"

5) Go into "Kang-ee-shill"

6) Watch the episode


Instructions for SmartChoice Weekly Homework:

1) you must have a computer that prints

2) start CD

3) create username; for example, student # + unit 1; change username for each unit; for example, use student # + unit 2

4) Choose unit 1

5) After finishing and completing exercises, choose "scoreboard" at the bottom; make sure all the answers are correct

6) print your completed scores and bring to class

Speaking Final Questions

SPEAKING FINAL

The speaking mid-term will be a 5 minute, one-on-one interview. You will be asked five of the following groups of questions listed below, one from each unit (time permitted). As least one of the questions will be a role play. You will be judged according to the following criteria:

(1) comprehension of the questions asked 5%
(2) clear pronunciation with proper intonation 5%
(3) correct grammar and variety of vocabulary 5%


UNIT 6

1. Where did you last go on vacation? Was it your first time there? Where did you stay? Had you stayed there before?

2. Name something fun you did on vacation. Where were you? Why was it fun? Had you done something like this before?

3. Talk about something you didn’t want to do that turned out to be pleasant. Why didn’t you want to do it? Why did it turn out to be better than you expected?

4. Talk about a vacation in which something went wrong. Where were you? How did you try to solve the problem?

UNIT 7

1. Talk about the appearance of one of your friends. What has your friend had done to their hair or any other part of their body? What is their fashion style? Do you like it?

2. How would you change your appearance so that people wouldn’t recognize you? What would you have done to your hair and body? What kind of clothes would you wear?

3. Talk about someone who has dramatically changed how they look. What did they have done? How did they use to look? Was the change positive or negative?

4. Role play. I will give you a situation in which I have to change my appearance. You will have to advise me on what I should change.

UNIT 8

1. What do people your age normally worry about? Why do they worry about this? Do you worry about this problem as well?

2. Discuss a time when you gave a friend advice. Who was it? What was his or her problem? What advice did you give? Did your friend follow your advice?

3. How have your problems changed since you were younger? What did you use to worry about that you don’t think about now? What new worries do you have now that you didn’t have in the past?

4. Role play. I will ask you about an imaginary situation. You will tell me what you would do if you were in that situation.

UNIT 9

1. Talk about a situation where you saw a cultural mistake in customs. What was the mistake? What should the person have done? How was the situation handled?

2. What is the most common way people greet each other in your country? Do men and women greet each other differently? Does the greeting depend on the person’s age? If so, how?

3. Name two Korean customs. How important are each of these customs? If somebody does not follow these customs, what usually happens? Do you think cultural customs are important?

4. Role play. I will describe a situation and you will have to give me advice, using the phrases “should” and “would.”


UNIT 10

1. Talk about a situation where you were skeptical of something. What was it? Why were you suspicious? Did you ever find out for certain what happened?

2. Discuss something unusual that a friend of yours believes. Why do you think your friend believes this and most other people do not? Does he or she give any reasons for believing something so strange?

3. Name something you used to believe when you were younger. When did you stop believing? Are you now convinced it is not true, or are you unsure? Why or why not?

4. Role play. I will describe a situation and you will have to make guesses about what happened.