New term, new learning focus

This term we are all about speaking and listening skills.  Earlier this week we looked at a range of TED talks presented by people under 20, and considered the purpose of each talk, our expectations based on the blurb, and evaluated the extent to which the actual talk met our expectations.  We practised taking notes on what we listened to.

Yesterday and today, we worked in small groups to identify a TED talk and write or present a review on it.  Our learning objective in this is to build our skills at identifying the purpose of a text, describing the main ideas and appropriate supporting evidence in oral texts and to evaluating the purpose of a text and then how effective it was.

Review checklist:

• Title and presenter of the talk
• Your purpose in watching the talk (e.g. the learn about how fashion changes)
• What the talk is about - 3 main points, with supporting examples
• Did the talk meet your expectations?  Include strengths and weakness of the talk.
• Who would you recommend it to?