Colombia is Passion - Task

Objective: At the end of this task, students will be able to describe general information about their country. 

Task: Colombia is Passion was the first phase of a governmental strategy that strived to strengthen the image of our country internationally. This month students from our University have been invited to participate in the creation of a new video about Colombia. In small groups, write a new script for the video. Describe the positive things you would like to highlight about Colombia as well as our major challenges.

Introduction

Listening Exercise 

Listen to this video about Colombia.

After watching this video, please answer these questions:

How are Colombians described in the video? 

How is Colombia described in the video?

What festivals are mentioned in the video?

What did this child say about The Iberoamerican Theater Festival?

What artist did this child mention? Why are they mentioned?

Transcription

Writing our script

How to write our script 

1. Analyze the possible topics we are going to highlight in the new video. Use a graphic organizer to present your analysis.

2. Discuss the proposed topics and make a final decision with your classmates.

3. In small groups (three students), choose one topic and write a short paragraph (80-words max) to highlight the importance of that aspect in our country.

Example:

Challenges

Not everything is perfect in our country, but we always fight for our dreams. One of these dreams is peace. We all want peace in our country and we are struggling to get it. Even when we have some economic issues, we want to overcome them and move forward with our lives. We Colombians are dreamers.

4. Share your paragraph here:

Colombia is passion ⟸

5. Look for pictures to be used as visual aids during the narration of the video.

6. Practice your oral presentation of this information.

Pronunciation tips:

1. Practice your presentation until you feel comfortable.

2. Listen to the pronunciation in a pronunciation machine: http://www.text-to-speech.imtranslator.net and imitate the pronunciation.

3. Record your voice presenting your topic, listen and compare it to the pronunciation machine.

7. Choose one classmate to narrate the video.

8. Enjoy our final product:

Congratulations!!!
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