English 5

Oral production activity unit 2

Topic: Accident on the road

Dear Students,

You will participate in an assignment of making a video about a car accident that has recently
happened in your country.

Here the steps to complete the assignment.

Step 1:
Read a news story about a road accident that happened in Pasamayo, Lima last January.
Here is the link: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/peru-bus-crash-latest-
dead-injured-devils-curve-lima-pasamayo-a8139006.html

Step 2:
After reading the news article, prepare a short summary including information about:

 What happened
 What the people had been doing before the accident happened
 How you think people felt before and during the accident
 How survivor(s) felt
 What people said
 What the survivor promised at the end
 What you heard the authorities offered to do after the accident

This text will be your video script so make it interesting to the audience!

Tip!
You may want to re-read the Cliff terror story of Unit 2 on English Discoveries so you can have an
example to make your script.

Step 3:
Now, record yourself on a video telling us about the accident. Narrate the story using the video
script you prepared in Step 2.
Practice several times before recording the final version of your video.

Here are some things to keep in mind while recording your video:
 Speak as clearly as possible.
 Smile.
 Be in a well-lit area.
 Be confident.
 Do not forget to look at the camera when you speak.
 Don’t just read.
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Some guidelines to make your video:

 Don’t forget to use the vocabulary and grammar structures practiced in Unit 2:
 past perfect progressive
 past simple
 vocabulary about accidents
 narration resources like: She said, “___”.
 adverbs (suddenly, fortunately)
 Your video should last about 1 minute or 1 minute and a half (1’-1’30).
 Use youtube.com to make the video. Test your video works well before sending the link. Change
video privacy setting to “Public” so your teacher can view it.
 You can also use any other software to make your video.
 You have to paste the link of your video and the script (the script is referential) in the Assignment
section (actividad in Unit 2) on Blackboard. Use the template below (See page 3).
 Do not forget to look at the camera when you speak.

Assessment criteria:
 pronunciation and intonation
 fluency
 accuracy
 task achievement (clarity and use of webcam)

This task is due on Sunday, January 20th at 23:59 p.m.

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Oral production activity unit 2

Topic: Accident on the road

Student: ____________________________________________________________
Course: _____________________________________________________________

Link to video: _______________________________________________________

Script:
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Go to Actividad /Assignment in Unit 2 on Blackboard and upload this page.

This task is due on Sunday, January 20th at 23:59 p.m.