- Your main task is to say why one should or should not read the book.
- You pay attention to speaking skills (tone, speech rate, articulation etc.)
- You use prompt cards with keywords
- You pay attention to non-verbal factors (eye contact, gestures)
- Your speech contains an introduction, a body and a conclusion
- In your introduction you attract your audience’s attention with a question, an anecdote or a oneliner (not… “my speech is about”)
- Your information is presented clearly and the point you have made is easily understood
- Your speech contains information that comes from you, so do not summarize the book.
- The task assigned to you by your teachers is clearly included
- Your opinion is illustrated with examples from the book.
- Your choice of vocabulary is appropriate
- Your speech does not contain too many grammatical errors