Friday 14 September 2018

ORAL ACTIVITY 1- SEPTEMBER 2018


https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/school-life/queensland-schoolgirl-threatened-with-suspension-after-refusing-to-stand-for-national-anthem/news-story/33a07500c2cbf17d765af7da742c5dfc

TASK 1  Try to understand what Pauline Hanson is complaining about.
TASK 2  Read the article ( it's from the 12th of September 2018) and match the words with the definitions.


1.a hymn
A)Shock jock

2.to accept without opposition or question
B)suspension
3.a child who is annoying, spoiled, or impolite.
C)anthem
4. the keeping of a student after school hours as a punishment:
D)detention
5. very obvious and noticeable in a bad way
E)blatant
6. a radio disc jockey who features offensive or controversial material.
F)brat
7. to utter or perform in a rapid or lively manner:
G)Rattle off
8. temporarily keeping someone, or a group or team, out of a job, organization, school, etc
H) abide 


TASK 3  You will be given some cards specifying who you are.
Possibilities: Harpen Nielsen - Teacher - Headmaster -Alan Jones - Mark Lathan - Pauline Hanson-Harpen's parents - Georgie Gardner - Karl Stefanovic.
Either in pairs or own your own,  prepare a one-minute dialogue or monologue as to what happened on the 12th September.

TASK 4: Listen to what your classmates have prepared and guess whose role they are playing. Give them a mark.


RUBRIC FOR ORAL ROLE PLAYS


PRESENCE                                                                               5          4          3          2          1          0
      - Speaker uses body language appropriately
      - eye contact with audience
    
     

LANGUAGE SKILLS                                                             5          4          3          2          1          0
      - Speaks clearly and at an understandable pace.
      -appropriate vocabulary and grammar
      -understandable (rhythm, intonation, accent)
      -spoken loud enough to hear easily
      -Limited use of filler words (“umm,” “like,” etc.).
      -Speaker is within time limits.

OVERALL IMPRESSION
      -interesting to listen to                                                           5          4          3          2          1          0