A famous person

Activitat de competència comunicativa i
digital.
1r ESO
My favourite star
In this activity you are going to give an oral presentation about your favourite actor or singer to
your class mates.
1 Who is your favourite actor or singer? Surf the Internet to find information about a very
famous person you like. Choose a singer, an actor or an actress. Print the information and bring
it to class. This is your favourite person’s fact file.
2 Pair work. Work with a partner. Find out information about his or her favourite person. Here
you have a list of things you would like to find out. Complete the questions for your partner.
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his/her name
What’s his/her name?
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his/her job
What’s his/her job?
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his/her age
How old ____ he / she?
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where he or she is from
Where ___ he _______?
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where he/she is living at the
moment
Where is _______ living at the
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if he/she is married or single
Is ______
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if he has got any children
Has ___ got any ____________?
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what he/she is famous for
What ______ he / she famous ______?
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what are his/her favourite songs
/ films
What ______ his / her favourite songs /
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__________?
or ___________ ?
films?
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REMEMBER!!! Verb TO BE in questions goes before the subject!!
What is his name?
What is her job?
…....
He is a singer
His name is Michael Jackson
but
She is an actress
Her name is Scarlett Johanson
4. Ask your partner the questions and write the answer
next to them.
5. Listen to your partner's questions and answer them.
6. Practice the dialogue. Ask your friends to listen to you and check your pronunciation
7 Prepare a power point presentation about your partner's favourite star. Prepare four
slides:
Slide 1: Write his / her name, job and age
Slide 2: Write the name of the country he / she was born and where she / he is living at
the moment.
Slide 3: Write if he/she is married or single, if she / he has got any children.
Slide 4: Write the titles of his / her songs or films
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Use the information you got from your partner.
Type words (not sentences) and add a photograph of the star
Save your power point on your pen
8. FINAL TASK: Talk about your partner's famous star to the rest of the class. Prepare your
talk from the information on your power point. Speak slowly and clearly and do not
read. Your partner will help you if you get stuck.
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1er ESO. Evaluation chart
NAME: _______________________________________
Listen to your partners giving their powerpoint presentation and fill in the chart with the information you hear.
STUDENT
star name
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age
nationality
family
job
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most famous song
/ film
mistakes you
heard !!!
Self- assessment
How did you do your oral presentation?
Very well – well – not very well – badly
How did you do your fact file?
Very well – well – not very well – badly
How did you perform your dialogue?
Very well – well – not very well – badly
How much did you participate in the classes?
A lot
-
not much
How can you improve your …
fact file?
dialogue?
oral presentation?
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
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CRITERIS D’AVALUACIÓ
1. Fluïdesa del
missatge
Els dubtes i les pauses
impedeixen que
s’entengui
Comuniquen però amb
força pauses i dubtes
Comunica força bé. Alguns
dubtes
Comuniquen molt bé.
Molts pocs dubtes
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2. La pronunciació i
la correcció
1/2
Estructures i vocabulari
molt limitats. Molts errors.
Difícilment intel·ligible
1/2
3. Ús d’elements
paralingüístics per
ajudar a la
comunicació.
Gairebé mai
4. Esforç per
dissenyar un bon
power point i
presentació oral.
Gens
Una mica
6
Ús de diverses estructures
estudiades. No gaires
errors. Pronunciació força
clara
6
Tot sovint
Utilització de les
estructures estudiades
amb força errors.
Pronunciació intel·ligible
4
Alguna vegada
8
Ús correcte de les
estructures estudiades.
Pronunciació clara.
8
Els gestos i mímica Estan
integrats a la presentació
4
0/1
0
2
S’ha fet un esforç
important tot i que el
producte final podria ser
millor. Caldria haver
assajat més
1
5.El power point no Gairebé gens/ 1
inclou frases i lliga
Gens
amb l’explicació
oral.
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S’ha fet molt d’esforç i
s’ha aconseguit un
producte final correcte i
original. Ha assajat i es
nota
Lliga força
Lliga completament
2
No gaire
0
3
S’ha
fet
un
esforç
important i el producte
final és força correcte. Es
nota que s’ha assajat
4
5
2
4
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