Project B - Speaking

Prison

Below are questions about the prison.
You're going to discuss these questions with a classmate.

Why do you think we put people in jail?

  1. Is it to reform them?
    Is prison an effective punishment? Why or why not?
    Does it reform them or make them worse?
    Do people come out of jail as better people?

  2. Is it to keep dangerous people away from society?
    How can you tell when a person is ‘safe’ to release?
    Does that mean that many people should never be released from jail?

  3. Is it simply a method of obtaining revenge?
    Is it because criminals ‘deserve’ punishment?
    Is revenge a good basis for a social institution?

  4. What's your opinion about the death penalty?
    Do you think that the death penalty would prevent crime in your country? Why (not)?

Evaluation

You have done well if you:

Check in the table below whether you would rate the above points for yourself as good, sufficient or insufficient.

 

Good

Sufficient

Insufficient

Knowing and using the right words

I can use all the simple words to answer the questions.

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

I cannot yet 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.

Speak clearly - fluently

I talk smoothly, almost without hesitation.

I keep talking fairly quickly, with the occasional hesitation.

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

pronunciation

With some effort, 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.

With some effort I can tell others what I mean.
I find it difficult to respond to what my classmate has said.

I cannot tell others what I mean.
I can't respond well to what my classmate has said.

 

Discuss your assessment of yourself with your classmate.
Does he/she agree with the assessment you have given yourself?
Now discuss your classmate's assessment.