Speaking Workshop Part 1

3 Dezembro 2018, 10:00 Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

TP1 carried out the Speaking Workshop Part 1.

Exercise 1:  Speak Dating

You’re looking for the love of your life, right?  Here’s what you’re going to do:

  • Each person will be given a letter ‘A’ or ‘B’; 
  • All of the ‘A’s will remain seated; 
  • All of the ‘B’s will rotate clockwise; 
  • Each conversation will last five minutes; 
  • Each of you will have, therefore, about 2.5 minutes to provide the listener with the following information: 
    • Your name 
    • Where you’re from; 
    • What you do for a living or what you’re doing at the moment; 
    • What your goals are for your future in terms of family, career, location. 
    • What your qualities are and what you feel you have to offer someone; 
    • What you look for in the perfect partner; 
    • What you’re willing to compromise on; 
    • Your ‘dealbreakers’ (i.e. what you simply will not accept in someone). 
Exercise 2:  The Tate Museum comes to FLUL
The classroom has been turned into an Art Gallery with classical and modern art pieces.  
  • You’re going to go around the art gallery in pairs. 
  • Each time you approach a painting, you will discuss the following with your partner: 
    • What you think the painting is about or what you think is happening in it; 
    • Anything you may know about the artist; 
    • What the painting makes you feel and why; 
    • What it reminds you of or makes you think of; 
    • Anything else the painting/photo inspires you to talk about. 
    • You have 15 minutes to see the whole gallery. 
    • You do not have to see all of the images or spend the same amount of time with each image. 
    • You are free to do exactly as you would in a real gallery.
Next class: Speaking Workshop Part 2 - oral presentation preparation (please prepare before next class).

Exercise:
  • Tell your partner about your upcoming oral presentation. •
  • nclude information such as: 
    • The topic; –Why you chose your topic; 
    • Any information you would like to give on the topic; 
    • Your goals for your oral presentation (i.e. what you would like people to understand or learn); 
    • Your hopes and fears abour your presentation.