Week 11

Reflection: I chose a one minute clip from the Simpsons. Firstly I tried to describe what was happening without preparation to find out if I was able to describe it properly but I couldn't remember some of the phrases and words such as lices or dummy because I had to speak really quickly so I usually skipped it in order to continue with the clip. After my first attempt I looked up some words and phrases so I could try it again. My second attempt was better but I still was delayed sometimes so I did again and again until it was finally ok. I'm sure I forgot some things but for me it was impossible to say everything at once.

Reflection: For my individual task I chose a short dialogue called "Life is a question of choice or chance?"(link here). I chose this again for practising intonation and reduce rhythm accent. This time I'm really satisfied with my recording. I would say one of my best recordings. I was more comfortable with doing British accent and intonation. I've also learned new words from this dialogue: adjourn, which means to close a session of something, like at court but in this context it means the end of something. Another word arch means a curved structure that supports the weight of something above it, such as bridge.