November 6th lesson

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Dear students, Today is your mid-term speaking test. I will be assessing delivery and content. For me, content includes: new and interesting researched critical thinking good visual aids Delivery includes: taking a long turn (three minutes or more) regular eye contact good English (fluency, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation) Kind regards, Chris Elvin

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