Project B: Speaking

Best friends or lovers?

In this assignment you will have a conversation with a group of four classmates about 'best friends or lovers'.
You have read about friendship in project A.
The following quotes were mentioned there:

In these quotes friends/friendship could be replaced by lover/love, right?

'Kringgesprek'

Talk about the questions written below with your group.

Questions

  1. What's the main difference between a romance and a friendship.
  2. Did you ever fall in love with your best friend?
  3. Can you only experience jealousy in a romantic relationship or also in friendship? Explain.
  4. What is the difference between love and being in love?
  5. Why do you think people fall out of love?

Self-evaluation

In this assignment you spoke with classmates about Friends or lovers.
Below is a table. Look at each part to see which description you think applies to yourself.
How do you think you did?

Speaking

Good

Sufficient

Insufficient

 

Knowing and using the right words

I can use simple words to answer the questions.

I can use the most necessary words to answer the questions.

I cannot use the simplest words to answer the questions.

Grammar - making sentences

I can use all learned grammar in simple sentences.

I can use most, but not all grammar in simple sentences.

I cannot formulate the learned sentences, but I use single words with no context.

Speaking clearly - fluently

I talk smoothly, almost without hesitation.

I talk fairly smoothly, with the occasional hesitation.

I talk with too many pauses and hesitations and without intonation.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of what I have learned sounds intelligible to my classmate.

The pronunciation of what I have learned sounds quite understandable to my classmate.

The pronunciation of what I have learned does not sound intelligible enough to my classmate.

Conveying the message

I can tell others what I mean and what I want without much effort.

I can also respond well to what my classmate has said or ask a question.

With some effort I can tell others what I mean.

I find it difficult to respond to what my classmate has said or ask a question.

I cannot tell others what I mean.

I can't respond well to what my classmate says. I also find it difficult to ask a question.