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Read and think about the prompt below.
Describe a teacher who has positively impacted your life. How has he or she influenced you? Include specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
A sample outline of a response is given below. Write down transition words or phrases that can be used to link the ideas.
Teacher: Ms. Murphy, 9th grade
- Reason 1: helped me develop a passion for literature
- Reason 2: taught me how to deal with-conflicts
Using the above outline, give a spoken response to the prompt of the task.
You have 45 seconds.
Prompt: Describe a teacher who has positively impacted your life. How has he or she influenced you? Include specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Now listen to the sample response:
How is it different from yours? Try to remember the words and expressions used in the response.
- impact – to influence
- passion – love and enthusiasm for something
- pursue – to follow or go after
- rationally – sensibly, reasonably
- temper – a state of calm and balance
Listen again and repeat each sentence after the response. Pay close attention to pronunciation, intonation, and word stress.
Prompt: Describe a teacher who has positively impacted your life. How has he or she influenced you? Include specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Without listening to the sample again, give another spoken response to the prompt. Try to make it as close as possible to the sample, while also paying attention to your pronunciation and intonation.
Record your response if possible.
Prompt: Describe a teacher who has positively impacted your life. How has he or she influenced you? Include specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Make your own outline for the prompt. Try to incorporate transition words and useful phrases from A and B.
Teacher:
- Reason 1:
- Reason 2:
Using your outline, respond to the prompt.
Record your response if possible.
