TASK 1 Independent Speaking, Personal Preference
Talk about a famous person that you admire. Explain why you respect this person.
TASK 2 Independent Speaking, Paired Choice
Some people believe it is important for university to provide funding for student entertainment, such as movies or concerts on campus. Others believe that university money should only be used for academic purposes.Which view do you agree with? Explain why.
TASK 3 Integrated Reading/Listening/Speaking
Final Project
The final project for this course will be an oral presentation. Students must work with an assigned partner to select a topic and complete all related research for the project The partners will orally present their research to the class during the last two weeks of classes. This project will provide students with the opportunity to discover the rewards and challenges of working with another individual, an experience that will help them in future endeavors. Furthermore, these presentations will benefit the entire class: when students share their discoveries with the class, they enable other students to learn from their work.
The woman expresses her opinion about the assignment. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
TASK 4 Integrated Reading/Listening/Speaking
Primacy Effect
When people form opinions about a person or a situation, those opinions are likely to be based on first impressions, on an initial assessment of the person or situation. In other words, the opinions we have of people or situations tend to be based much more on the first information we learn about them than on information we learn later. This tendency is called the primacy effect. Researchers believe that the primacy effect occurs because after people have made an initial judgment, they tend to notice evidence that supports that judgment, and disregard or fail to notice evidence that contradicts it.
Using the two examples from the professor’s lecture, explain what is meant by “the primacy effect” and how it can affect our opinions.
