XP U03 S03

 FOCUS - LISTENING SKILLS / EXPRESSING AN OPINION AND PARAPHRASING 

FOR EXAMPLE - HOW WOULD YOU PARAPHRASE THIS SONG ?


WE SEE THE RESULTS HERE - 

FIRST OFF WE LISTEN FOR GIST AND LOOKING AT THE CLIPS FROM THE AUDIO WE TRY TO PLACE THEM IN THE SEQUENCE WE THINK THEY WILL OCCUR. . . . . 


AUDIO INTRODUCTION [YOU MAY DOWNLOAD IT FROM HERE]


SO, WHAT IS PARAPHRASING? WHERE DO YOU THINK WE MIGHT USE IT?

YOU MAY DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE PAGE HERE
YOU MAY DOWNLOAD THE FULL AUDIO FROM HERE
YOU MAY DOWNLOAD THE FIRST PART OF THE AUDIO FROM HERE
YOU MAY DOWNLOAD SECTION 02 FROM HERE
YOU MAY DOWNLOAD SECTION 03 FROM HERE
YOU MAY DOWNLOAD SECTION 04 FROM HERE

                                        AND WE SEE THE RESULTS HERE - 
TASK 04b - THE KEY SKILL THAT IS BEING EXERCISED HERE IS THE 'JUSTIFY' OR 'BACK UP' OR 'SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER' [ALSO KNOWN AS ARGUMENTS]. YOU DO THIS BY REFERENCING MATERIAL FROM THE TEXT [AUDIO] FOR YOUR ANSWER.

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PARAPHRASING - CROSS CUTTING SKILL - OFTEN USED IN THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS -

WHEN 

  1. You want to clarify a short passage from a text.
  2. You want to avoid overusing quotations.
  3. You want to explain a point when exact wording isn't important.
  4. You want to explain the main points of a passage.
  5. You want to report numerical data or statistics

SPEAKING TASK



OPINION - SPEAKING TASK DEMONSTRATING PARAPHRASING

TASK 05.1  IS YOUR OPINION OF THE PROS AND CONS OF CHARLIE'S 'JOB'? ? CONSIDER THE BOTH SIDES AND COME TO A CONCLUSION OF SORTS.

THIS IS A SPEAKING / OPINION TASK/S - AIMED AT PRACTISING PARAPHRASING

FOR THIS SECTION OF THE UNIT PLEASE COMPLETE THIS TASK AS A VOICE MEMO 
[IN BUSINESS WORLD PEOPLE MAY NOT WRITE THINGS DOWN BUT MAKE VOICE NOTES INSTEAD] MAKE A VOICE NOTE AND SUBMIT FOR REVIEW

PLEASE MAKE USE OF YOUR SMARTPHONE TO RECORD YOUR RESPONSE FOR THIS SPEAKING ACTIVITY - MAKE A CLEAR NOTE OF WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE CONVERSATION, IF IT IS A PAIR OR GROUP TASK  [IN THE FILE NAME PERHAPS] AND GIVE THE FILE A MEANINGFUL NAME. BE READY TO UPLOAD IT FOR REVIEW / ASSESSMENT & FEEDBACK USING THE FORM PROVIDED OR A PROVIDE A SHAREABLE GREEN LINK ON GOOGLEDRIVE OR USE THIS -
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