Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Meet your classmates!

For this assignment, you will be interviewing and introducing your classmates. This assignment has three parts:

Part 1: Interview your partner

- Some questions you can ask your partner are:
  • Where did you grow up?
  • What do you do for fun?
  • Why are you learning English?
  • What kind of music do you like?

- Write 2-3 sentences about your partner.
- Once you have written your sentences, have the teacher read them and correct any mistakes.
- Rewrite a final version of your sentences.

Part 2: Record yourself

-You will record yourself reading the sentences you wrote by using the recording tool below. To record yourself, follow these steps:
  1. Click the red button that says "Click to Record"
  2. Click "allow" to start recording
  3. Introduce your classmate by saying "I would like to introduce you to (your classmate's name)" and then read the sentences you wrote.
  4. When you are finished click the button that says "Click to Stop"
  5. Click "Listen" to hear your recording
  6. If you are not happy with your recording, click "Retry" and record yourself again.
  7. Once you are happy with your recording, click "Happy with this recording? Click here to save"
  8. Copy the URL, beginning with http:// and paste it into the comments section of this post
  9. Include your name and the name of your classmate in the comment. For example: "My name is Jorge and I would like to introduce you to Miguel."


Part 3: Introduce a classmate

- The teacher will assign you a new partner.
- Find the link to the recording about your new partner in the comments section of this post.
- Listen to the recording as many times as necessary. Write down what you hear.
- Introduce your new partner to the class, based on what you heard on the recording.

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