2. Brief background (city of origin, family, hobbies)(USE PAST PERFECT) 

3. Your own experience using technology for learning and expectations on the course
 (brief opinion on the concept of digital literacy, netiquette, using tag questions) (USE TAG QUESTIONS) http://www.albion.com/netiquette/book/index.html https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/tag-questions.htm
4. Conclusion and farewell.

Personal story:​

Thought provoking question:​

(why should I listen to you)
* ORIENT YOUR AUDIENCE​

5. You will record your speech.
6. We want to see your eye contact, fluency and excellent pronunciation.
7. You will upload your video to your padlet. :)
 PAY ATTENTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING TIPS

4. Delivery ( volume, pauses, pronunciation, articulation)  

BODY
What problems, conflicts, or situations are the main characters involved in?​

short description of a funny, exciting, sad, or any part your like best.​

CONCLUSION

2. My partner used a variety of 

new expressions.

3 My partner gave general information (author, place, year of publication, etc) about the book.

4. My partner gave Information that 

summarizes the story presented by the book.
5 My partner use language from the lesson (noun clauses, embedded questions)
6  the podcast has good sound quality, volume, pauses and it's clear.
other comments:

Recycling previous structures

Indirect speech

Say and Tell

Tense changes

2.Vocabulary
Severe weather and other natural disasters

Adjectives of severity

Emergency preparation and supplies
3.Conversation strategies

Thank Goodness, what a shame, it says, will do... Among others from previous units.

4.Pronunciation

Direct and indirect speech (rhythm)

Pronunciation in general

5.Body Language and intention (type of journalism)

Gestures, voice projection

Tone, attitude

Specific Purpose:

This is what your main points must support or prove.  Tell me in one sentence what the purpose of your speech is

for example 

I will introduce Jack to my audience.

Central Idea:

Summarize your speech/outline in one sentence.  Should clearly sum up all of your main points.  

A declarative sentence

For example:

INTRODUCTION 

I.(Attention Getter)  This could be a story or anything you know will GRAB your audience's attention.   

II.(Reveal Topic) Reveal your topic to your audience

–just your topic

IV.(Preview)  Briefly reveal your topic and state what your main points will be.

For example:

“Today, I will tell you about Jack’s

A.Main point 1 goes here “background”

B.Main point 2 goes here“education”

C.Main point 3 goes here“and his hobbies

”(TRANSITION:  Transitions are used to go smoothly from one part/point of the speech to another. Include in all of your connectives the exact wording you will use in your speech.  

Your first main point goes here

CONCLUSION 

I.(Summary Statement)  Summarize your main points.  Be specific and concise.  Give an example from each main point. 

II.(Memorable Closing Statement)  Leave your audience with something to think about.  A memorable close that refers back to the attention getter creates psychological unity for your audience.   

1.  Attract the attention and interest of the audience​
2.  Establish the speaker's good-will and credibility​
3.  Reveal the topic in an interesting/intriguing manner​
4.  Preview the body of the speech​

BODY​

1.  Organized series of 3-5 main ideas​
2.  Support in the form of testimony, illustrations, examples, statistics (include examples of unreal and unreal past conditional)​

CONCLUSION​

1. Emphasize the main points of the speech.​
2. Give a sense of finality to the presentation.​

http://facstaff.bloomu.edu/jtomlins/sample.htm ​

​

Recently, | a growing concern about …​

 The past decade has seen the rapid development of …​

 One of the most important events of the 1990s was … ​

There are many situations where …​

Gain your listener's attention ​Establish connections among yourself, the topic and the audience ​Orient your audience​ |
Anecdote based on  the experience of her grandmother.
​Experience with traditional medicine​Contextualize the situation : " My grandmother' story is not unique. . ."​Today, I will tell you about. . . ​

 BODY

Develop what you had informed before in the orienting your audience step​ |
What happens when you receive an acupuncture treatment​
How acupuncture works
​The kind of medical conditions that can be treated by acupuncture
​The growing use of acupuncture​

CONCLUSION
 Summarize ideas.​Motivate the audience (responses).​Wrap up your speech.​ | Today we have learned. . .​I hope that you know now more . . . ​Just ask my grandmother . . . ​

3. Expand your vocabulary
http://www.thesaurus.com/
4. double check expressions in Spanish and English
http://www.linguee.es/?from=
5. correct your grammar
https://www.grammarly.com/
6. IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/learnenglish-podcasts
7. listen to speeches, native speakers, and teachers
https://www.youtube.com/user/EnglishLessons4U
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvn_XCl_mgQmt3sD753zdJA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG-KntY7aVnIGXYEBQvmBAQ

• Introduce this podcast segment ​

Title • Author • Genre • # of Pages​

3. Expand your vocabulary
http://www.thesaurus.com/
4. double check expressions in Spanish and English
http://www.linguee.es/?from=
5. correct your grammar
https://www.grammarly.com/
6. IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/learnenglish-podcasts