3. Who Do We Consider Inspiring?

AT A GLANCE

Intention :  Exemplify your understanding of positively inspiring people.

Task  :   Interact orally to propose ideas within a collaborative project. 

Duration :  approx. 60 minutes

Material required :  Task instructions and chart to take notes

Original activity from  Description , under licence CC BY-NC 

Context

To inspire students, your English teacher has asked a group to come up with an Inspiring Wall of Fame. You are part of that lucky gang!

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This is a C1 task that will be evaluated.  



Your Task 

Your group will need to come up with a list of 10 famous people that can positively inspire students in order to create an inspiring Wall of Fame.

For this task, you will need to:


1

Make an Appointment

Make arrangements with your teacher and partners.
2

Take Notes Using a Chart 

Fill in the chart  based on your collaboration with your teammates. You can print it before your appointment.

Chart

3

Interact Orally With Others

At the time of your appointment, access your videoconferencing tool to interact orally with others. 

 Before Your Appointment!

Before your appointment, you will need to prepare yourself. 

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Cross Curricular Competency

To Cooperate with Others

"When selecting a candidate for a job position, each member of my team proposes a candidate and justifies their choice. It's essential that everyone contributes to the discussion." -Annie Bélanger, human resources manager.

Did you know?

Decisions taken by a whole group rather than one person have better chances of materializing.

1a

Instructions

Familiarize yourself with the instructions of the task and the charts    needed before and during the task.

1b

Get Ready!

Get ready! You can write down your suggestions on the chart before you start the team discussion.

2a

Watch the clip: How to Be Successful in This Task? 

Watch the clip: How to Be Successful in This Task? (4:20)  You will see a model of the oral interaction with the functional language needed to be successful in this task.

2b

Watch the same clip without explanations. 

You can also watch the oral interaction  (2:52) without explanations. 

3

Understand the C1 rubric

Take the time to read and understand the C1 rubric with which you will be evaluated.

Remember, when you interact orally with others, you should:

a. express your point of view

b. negotiate with peers

c. ask questions to maintain the conversation and move the conversation forward 

d. bring up new ideas to enrich the discussion

Last modified: Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 2:52 PM