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A Penny for Your Thoughts 3. Look at the chart below. Read the activities you will complete in this practice

in order to participate in a round-table discussion of civic and ethical issues.
Academic and educational environment
SOCIAL LANGUAGE PRACTICE: Write down points of view to participate in a round-table discussion. Remember to tick each activity as soon as you finish it.

Week 1 WARM-UP STAGE

• Select a topic from the Civic and ethics
educational environment.
• Establish the results desired when looking
Explore texts
up information.
introducing civic
• Ask questions and look up information which gives
and ethical issues.
their answer.
• Look for appropriate sources and select information.
• Compare text organization.
Week 2 BUILDING STAGE

• Anticipate general meaning.
• Read and contrast points of view and main ideas.
Read information.
• Link points of view and details.
• Compose notes to establish what will be said.

Week 3 BUILDING STAGE

• Listen to round-table discussions to explore the format.
• Express points of view.
• Give and receive feedback on voice features and non-
Rehearse a verbal language.
round-table.
• Adjust the message to the audience.
• Establish acceptable attitudes for panelists session 2
and audience.

Week 3 CLoSURE STAGE-SoCIALIzATIoN

• Organize turns and times of participation and decide
Carry out a place and date for the round-table.
round-table. • Discuss points of view to participate in the round-table.
• Check the attitudes of panelists and audience.

4. Listen to the statements on Track 50 in which different students
say how they will look for the information they need. TRACK 50

• Read the following purposes and relate them to the statements.

Look at the example. Topic, purpose, and addressee
This student is
This student is
This student is This student is looking for opinions to looking for information to
looking for information looking for information draw a conclusion from create a long text, like
to study for an exam. to participate in an oral different points of view. an essay.

presentation, round-table
Example: or debate.

Statement 4

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