UNIT

7, LESSON C PROJECT
Objective: To make offers and ask for permission.

Instructions:

Work in groups of four and record a 5-minute video of a conversation in which you can make
offers, requests, ask for permission, and respond to them. You need to choose ONE situation
and must use the useful language in the chart below as well as the grammar and vocabulary you
study in the unit.

If you need additional help, you can watch the video available on your Empower Platform, lesson
C https://www.cambridgelms.org-resources.

OPTIONAL: This project outcome (video or link) will be uploaded to the Moodle Platform in
the corresponding task. Make sure the video or the link works.

MANDATORY: You can send the video or link to the WhatsApp class group.

Situation 1:

You are visiting your best friend in his/her home. During the conversation the
visitors ask permission to: use different things like the internet, have a shower, wash
some clothes, etc. and ask follow up questions. Wrap up the conversation properly.

Situation 2:

You are visiting your boyfriends’ or girlfriends house to meet your future parents in
law. A small meeting has been prepared. The guests make offers and visitors have
some requests and ask for permission. Remember to use the expressions to
imagining people’s feelings and sound polite.
Useful language:

Offer something politely: Answers:

Is there anything we can do to help? Oh no, it’s all under control!
Let me ……. No, it’s fine really.
I’ll …… OK, that would be lovely. Thanks.

Ask for help politely:

Do you think you could ….. ? Sure.

Ask for permission:

Is it Ok if I …….? No, we can do better than that.

Requests:
Do you mind if I …….? Not at all.
May I …..? Of course.
Do you think I could….? Yes, of course. Let me ……
Can I use…..? Sure. Here it is.
Would you mind if I …….? Not at all. …..
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CRITERIA GRAMMAR VOCABULARY FLUENCY PRONUNCIATION INTERACTIVE

COMMUNICATION
2 -Shows a good degree -Uses a range -Smooth and fluid -Is intelligible. -Initiates and responds
of control of of phrases speech, no -Intonation is appropriately.
grammatical forms, appropriately. hesitations; no appropriate -Maintains and
and appropriately attempts to search negotiates towards an
uses some complex for words; volume is outcome with no
grammatical forms. excellent. support.

1,5 -Shows a good degree -Uses some -Speech is relatively -Is mostly -Mostly initiates and
of control of simple phrases smooth; little intelligible responds appropriately.
grammatical forms, appropriately. hesitation and - Intonation is -Mostly keeps the
and uses some unevenness caused generally interaction going with
complex grammatical by rephrasing and appropriate. very little support.
forms with errors. searching for words;
volume wavers.
1 -Shows a good degree -Uses few -Speech is relatively -Is sometimes -Sometimes initiates and
of control of simple phrases smooth; some Intelligible responds appropriately.
grammatical forms, appropriately. hesitation and -Intonation is -Sometimes keeps the
but no attempts to unevenness caused sometimes interaction going with
use complex by rephrasing and appropriate. very little support.
grammatical forms. searching for words;
volume wavers.
0,5 -Shows poor control -Uses a very -Speech is slow, - Is rarely -Maintains simple
of simple limited range hesitant and strained intelligible. exchanges, despite some
grammatical forms. of appropriate except for short - Poor intonation. difficulty.
phrases. memorized phrases; -Requires prompting and
difficult to perceive support.
continuity in speech Conversation is
inaudible. completely memorized.
Plagiarism If the teacher notes the students try to read, have their answers provided for them by someone else or make use
of any other means to cheat the system, students will be given a zero.
NOTE: All speaking activities including quiz or exams speaking sections will be recorded.

Adapted from Cambridge English Language Assessment (UCLES 2011) and speaking rubrics.