Cardona_Mariana_practical activityCALL

Student’s Name: Mariana Cardona Aguilar

Description of the activity: show to the students’ different photographs of cultures and then ask them to describe what they understand from them and the different elements in the photography, exchange information with classmates and teacher about the situation represented.

Aim:	To practice speaking in a comfortable environment and the expression of the student thoughts and perceptions in a fluent way with the teachers help.
Level	Upper intermédiate to advanced
Interaction	Groupal with the teacher’s guidance
Technology	Links to different photo galleries posted on the teacher’s blog or web page
Rationale	With this Activity, the student would feel comfortable to express his/her in a second language with people with the same level; in this level it is really important to develop a sense of confidence in second language learners when speaking.
Before class	1.      Open the teacher’s blog or web page 2.      Go to the section with the link to the photo gallery webpage 3.      Open the link and be sure that the photos in there are the correct or are available to watch In full view
Procedure	1.      Introduce to the students the need of express their ideas in a second language . 2.      Open the page with the photographs and go one by one. 3.      Ask the students to describe what they see, what they think the situation is about, and details they recognize form it. 4.      Also you could ask them to write down everything that is said.