Mrs. Sonia Meyer

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Outline: a general description or plan giving the essential features of something but not the detail

Mrs. Sonia Meyer Website: sonia.meyercraft.net Phone: 132-6170-7513 Email: sonia@meyercraft.net

Presentations Language Partner Class Participation Midterm Final

• Story Telling• A life changing moment• Your happiest moment• You saddest moment• Any personal story

• Persuasive• Convince us to support an important cause• Persuade us to one side of a controversial

issue• Convince us to buy something

Category Description %

Content on Speech

Was the speech either story-telling or persuasive? Was the speech interesting? Did the speech have a logical organization?

1

Presentation Style

Did the speaker speak loudly? Did he/she make eye contact with the audience? Did he/she only read from a paper?

1

Clarity of Speech How fluently did the speaker speak? Could I understand his/her words? Was his/her pronunciation good?

1

• You may choose a classmate as your English language partner.

• You must meet with your language partner once a week and during this time you can only speak in English with each other.

• As proof of your meeting, I want you to take a picture of the two of you together and send it to me. Don’t forget to write your names in the email.

This is a major percentage of your grade meaning it is very important! Attendance is required and especially important for language learning. I expect students to participate by speaking in class, asking questions, and talking during group discussions.

Midterm: Group presentation Final: Mock interview

Category Of 25%

Class Participation 5

2 Presentations 6

Midterm Project 8

Language Partner Pictures 2

Final 4

Each unexcused absence will result in 2 points deduction from your final grade. If you happen to miss a class for legitimate reasons, e.g. sickness, accident, please let me know ahead of time. Please only use English during class time.

• Attend a lecture by a foreign professor (English-speaking)– take a picture of yourself at the lecture– write a 1-page paper about your thoughts

on his or her lecture• Go to the Beijing American Center ( 北京

市朝阳区呼家楼 京广中心 2801 室 100020 )– Take a picture of yourself there– bring back a pamphlet with your name

written on it

1. Excuse me professor, can you please slow down?

2. Excuse me professor, can you repeat what you just said?

3. Excuse me professor, what does “transcribe” mean?

4. I’m sorry professor, I don’t understand.5. I’m sorry professor, I don’t know the

answer.

Transcribe the lyrics of “El Paso” by Marty RobbinsAudio file on websiteOr find it online