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Content: You began your speech with a great introduction and spoke slowly and clearly so it was easy to follow what you were saying. Well-done! I recommend you work on connecting ideas because some of them seem to be isolated especially the ones related to new grammar topics.

Language: You used some of the grammar topics discussed in the past two courses and monitor your speech production. As you pointed out in your self-assessment, you made mistakes, but they are not a big deal. See comments below:

o Wrong word: “We have been witnesses about our progress”

o Repeated word: “Michael”

o Filler: “Ehhh”

o Prepositions: “It is difficult make a living as a mechatronic.”

o Verb form: “Thanks for listen to me.”

o Pronunciation: Witnessed, worked, south, endured, bought, friend, yet, understand, engineer, and finished.

Non-verbal communication: You kept eye contact with some people in class, but look at everyone to connect with each of them.

For future tasks, check pronunciation of words before the task presentation and work on spontaneous speaking so that you improve fluency.

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Marcela, you did a great job on collecting information, organizing it, and including grammar topics in your script. Even though you accomplished the objectives set in terms of content and grammar, you were not as spontaneous as expected. Remember the aim of this block is to improve speaking skills and to sound as natural as possible.

Review how to pronounce the following words: Strengthened, Florida, threatening, surged, South, Carolina, emergency, saying, declared, and management agency.

Reading can help you become more fluent, but it will not let you work on being spontaneous. I highly recommend not reading in future tasks so I can assess your oral production.

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Hello,
You did an excellent job, you managed to present a story about a natural disaster in a funny way, the performances of Manuel were great and you all speak fluently and using the grammar properly. The only thing is that in Marcela's introduction I can not hear well because there is a lot of background noise.
Best regards,
Lida Marcela Falla

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SPEECH ABOUT MICHAEL

1. INTRODUCTION

Been studying with me since….

Witnesses about our progress

23 years old

Speaks faster than….doesn’t he?

Admires Nelson Mandela

Shouldn’t have bought a jacket ($200.000). Could have

Hasn’t read a lot of books. Could have La puta de Babilonia

May have started English Classes before.

Shouldn’t have met with his best friend. He tried to introduce him.

2. BODY

He thought. Would be Mecatronic Engineer

He believed…was going to get a great job.

3. CONCLUSION

Talents: mathematics and playing billar

Qualifications: Engineering, can understand things, topics easily, abilities different software

Attitude is more important than knowledge.

Would like. Volunteer for assignments. Can’t

Nice to people. Offers help

Doesn’t prioritize his work. Young. Doesn’t have experience

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I thought I wouldn't be able to speak in front of the class, but I discovered that it's a great way to practice all the things that I have learned.
I tried to introduce all the topics that we had learned in this unit.
I think I spoke fluidly but sometimes I doubted about what I would say.

I used the outline correctly because I didn't write complete sentences, just key words to remember.

I made some mistakes obviously, for example: I said "It's difficult make a living". The correct way is " It's difficult to make a living". I am not sure if I said " Michale have common sense" or "Michael has.." if I said the first sentence I made a mistake.

On the other hand, I could have spoken faster and I may have included more topics in the speech, for example: Tag questions. I included only one. I could have included all of perfect modals. I included three ones.

Surely, I had mistakes about grammar. I am not sure if I said all the sentences correctly.

I had to write all the sentences that I would say. It´s important to be more spontaneous without need to write. Just organizing the ideas in the brain.

By last, I felt good doing the speech and I would like to have more oportunities to speak in front of the class to lose fear and be more fluent.

Thanks for Reading.
Marcela Mora

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HURRICANE MATTHEW

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He creado este vídeo con el Editor de vídeo de YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/editor)

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Marcela, thanks for sharing those relevant events with us!

About the task, you did such a great job! You achieved the goals proposed in terms of content and grammar. You did not hesitate as you spoke, in fact, you were fluent and kept the same pace during the recording. You also used most grammar structures correctly and pronounced clearly. As there are some aspects to polish, read the comments below.

You mispronounced the following words: married, studied, majored, helped, bought, programs and friends.

Monitor the following grammar topics in speaking:

1. Present continuous: “I give you important information about my life”

2. Simple past: “Some people help it me”

3. Prepositions: “By 2014, I had got a promotion and majored of…”, “I had accounts of Facebook….”

4. Wrong word: “business administrator”

5. Singular & Plural: “I used that programs to work, do my homeworks, and…”, “I don’t use that accounts”

For future tasks, I encourage you to find better transitions between ideas instead of introducing the new topic abruptly and practice –ed endings pronunciation. Awesome job!

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1. After Daisy had finished her performance, she had an accident, a car hit her.
2. When Daisy left the theater, Daisy's friend had broken her laces.
3. The Paris woman came back her house because she had forgotten her coat.