The document outlines activities for students to work on their speaking skills during an orientation period. In the first term, students will choose a news item to summarize, give their opinion on, and identify three new terms in a 3-5 minute presentation. They will also prepare a chapter for a lending library. In the third term, students will retell and give their opinion on one of the stories read in class or videos watched in a 3-5 minute presentation and again prepare a chapter for the lending library.

1. ACTIVITIES FOR THE ORIENTATION PERIOD
MATERIA: SPEAKING SKILLS
PROFESORA:CATALINA PERKINS
AÑO:2017
FIRST TERM:
 Choose a piece of news of your interest. Prepare a summary, an opinion and three new terms. (3-5
minutes)
 Prepare a chapter of your lending library.
THIRD TERM:
 Prepare a retelling and opinion of 3 to 5 minutes of one of the stories read in class (“Do not pass go”,
and “The inspiration of Mr. Budd”) or one of the videos we watched. (“Welcome to Canada”, “The
Danger of a Single Story” and “Hijab, Niqab or Nothing”.)
 Prepare a chapter of your lending library.