1BAC. Units 8+9: Relationships (25 May & 5 June)

Why is soap opera called soap opera?

For example, She just watches soap operas all day long. This term originated in the mid-1930s and was so called because the sponsors of the earliest such radio shows were often soap manufacturers.

What's the difference between sitcom and comedy?

As nouns, the difference between comedy and sitcom is that comedy is archaic (Ancient Greek) as a choric song of celebration or revel while sitcom is a situation of comedy: an episodic comedy television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation.

Actvities: For 25th May...

1) LISTENING: Friends: https://eslvideo.com/quiz.php?id=34903#
2) READING: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1-reading/friendship-quiz
3) VOC: https://www.liveworksheets.com/vr45493gp
4) PHRASAL: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/advanced-vocabulary/family

For 2nd June...

5) WRITING + SPEAKING: soap opera/sitcom scene (for radio or TV)

It can be based on a joke, on a series you like, on your own experience, totally invented. Ideas: a message in an answering machine to break up, how someone says she is pregnant to her partner, an ice-breaker to flirt with the one you have a crush, etc. You can use background music and FX. Use an array of tenses and grammar structures according to what you have studied during the course: several tenses, conditionals, modals, the passive, relative clauses, reported speech...

You can start like: We need to talk... 

Format: written script + audio (.mp3) or video (.mp4)

Options:

• a) Sitcom/soap opera scene.
• b) Comical monologue. Topic: relationships
• c) Love song: sing a love song (karaoke)

ASSESSMENT RUBRIC:

Score=       /10	2	1.5	1	0.5
Accuracy	Use of complex and rich structures, no mistakes	Use of complex structures, few mistakes	Use of simple structures, some mistakes	Poor use of structures, many mistakes
Fluency / Interpretation	Engaging rhythm and intonation, rich use of connectors	Good command of pauses and rhythm, right use of linkers	Many pauses, broken speech, few connectors	Difficult to follow, Basic connectors (and, but, also)
Content / Originality	Enriched answers; wide lexical repertoire.	Correct answers, good lexical items, phrasal verbs.	Dialogues with some imprecision, few phrasal verbs	Very simple and concise dialogues, no phrasal verbs
Register	Level of formality according to the situation and characters	Formality according to the situation and characters. Some colloquial words	Quite suitable, more or less according to the situation and characters	Somehow suitable, not much according to the situation
Non-verbal communication	Very believable: appearance, remarkable gestures, eye contact, and backgrounds; great music, FX...	Quite professional: appearance, suitable gestures, eye contact and background. Good music, FX...	Somehow professional: appearance, gestures, eye contact and background. Music and FX are OK.	Very amateur:  appearance,  poor gestures, eye contact and/or background. No music or FX.