• SKILLS REVIEW

    Independent Speaking Skills 1, 2, and 3 for the Paired-Choice Task: Expressing Opinions; Supporting Your Choice or Preference with Reasons; Supporting Your Choice or Preference with Examples

    Directions: Record your responses to the following prompts.

    1. You will now be asked to give your opinion about a familiar topic. After you hear the question, you have 15 seconds to prepare your response and 45 seconds to answer. 

     

  •  1. Some people believe that students should study all year round, with several short breaks throughout the year. Others believe that students should have a long break of one or two months once a year. Which school year configuration would you prefer, and why?

     
    • Prepare & Respond # 1 

  •  2. Some people feel it’s important to save as much money as they can. Others feel it’s better to spend their money as they earn it. Which do you agree with and why?

     

     

    • Prepare & Respond # 2 

  • SELF-EVALUATION: SKILLS REVIEW

    Directions: Listen to the recordings of your responses to the Skills Review for Skills 1–3 and complete the self-evaluation chart below by taking notes on a separate sheet of paper. Alternatively, use the form in the printed textbook on page 148. How well do you feel you did these things? Rank questions 1–8 from 1 to 5. Then answer questions 9–11.

     

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