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For our round-table

24. Rehearse your intervention and how you are going to present

your points of view.
• Exchange suggestions for adjusting participants’ voice and taking

advantage of acoustic features. commute (v.):
transportarse
• List the suggestions in your notebook. Look at the example. high note (n.):
punto exitoso en
un evento
Example: pace (n.): ritmo
Suggestions
Points of view

» In Mexico, there are a lot of children and » Welcome the audience with an expression such as
teenagers who do not have access to “good morning” or “thank you for joining us”.

education.

» One of the main reasons is that there are » Emphasize the highlighted phrases to draw
no schools where they live and they cannot the audience’s attention and to be sure they
afford to commute to other schools. understand the reasons.

» Say this sentence at low speed and with clear
» We all have the right to education. diction. Use a hand gesture to mark each word as

if you were highlighting it, so as to give it

more emphasis. session 9

» Raise the volume, slow the pace and adjust the
» That is why we should demand a solution to intonation when saying the highlighted phrase to
this problem, so we can guarantee that draw the audience’s attention and to conclude the
no child, teen or young adult is left behind..
intervention on a high note.

cramped
(adj.): apretado,
Closure stage-socialization estrecho

25. Comment on the pros and cons of different venues, dates and the duration of
the round-table. Look at the example. Venue, date and duration

Example: Pros Cons
Venue Classroom It’s always available. It’s a little cramped and we can’t invite others.
Date May 14th It gives us ample time to prepare It’s exams week.
for the round-table.
Duration 45 min. Each intervention should last 9 min. If the panelists speak too fast, we might finish
early.

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