Sunday, November 29, 2015

Final presentation rubrics

For your final presentation, you have 5-8 minutes to present.

Here are some suggestions that you can get high score in the presentation.


  • Main points are clearly and well elaborated
  •  Information is well-organized
  •    Fluent speech (refraining from reading the slides)
    •  Speech not reading, not reading the slide but explaining your ideas
    •   Clear pronunciation and comprehensible sentences
    •  Audible voice
  •   Effective presentation and performance
    •  Engaging the audience
    •   Maintaining proper eye-contact
    •  Skillful use of your presentation materials 
    • Skillful Use of vocabularies and sentences patterns we have learned.
  •   Time frame
    •   Make the full use of 5-8 minutes
*      *Oral presentation grading criteria:

1.      Time control                                                                                                       /10  
2.      Correct pronunciation                                                                                         /20
3.      Understand the questions and your answers are relevant to the questions; When do not understand during the conversation, be able to use some coping strategies to keep conversation going.                                                                                               /20
4.      Fluent (no long pause; develop long sentence strings; etc.)                                           /20    
5.      Thoroughness: speaking as much as you can on a particular topic, including recounting experiences, giving full descriptions, stating and supporting opinions, etc. Based on the given scenario or context, make appropriate response following Chinese cultural norm.       /30

11.29功課

1. Complete the exercise at P.104, 105(Sentence pattern 1,3),107
2.Complete the paragraph by using the sentence patterns. (on google drive)

Deadline: Dec. 1st 24:00

3. Fill out the questionnaire of this course. I hope you can give me some opinions on this course. (on google drive)
4. Revise your PPT file. If you want me to revise your file again, please send it to me one day before the presentation. You are required to send the final file to me before the presentation. 

Sunday, November 22, 2015

11.22功課-回答問題


*Please use the vocabularies in the column to answer the questions.

11.22功課

1. Complete the exercise at P.103, 104 (no Q2,9)
2.Final presentation PPT file and script(if you have)
   * Please use as many vocabularies and sentence patterns we have learned as you can. How many vocabularies and sentence patterns you use would take 30% of your presentation score.
3. Answer questions on Voicethread. Please use the vocabularies we learned today to answer the questions.
Deadline: Nov. 28th 24:00


4. Quiz: fill in blanks

Saturday, November 21, 2015

11.21功課

1. Preview the vocabulary of L7 (from “裝船”)
2.Think:
Ø what goods are suitable to be shipped by sea or air
Øadvantages and  disadvantages of different transportation method
3. Quiz: match

下次上課時間:Nov. 22nd  8:30-10:00 p.m.