4º ESO: INSTRUCCIONES VIDEO

ORAL ACTIVITY:

HOW TO PREPARE A RECIPE

Length: 3-4 min (1 person) / 6-8 min (2 people), approximately.

Ø  Contents:

* Very important: The video will give instructions about how to make a recipe.

·         Begin with a good introduction where you explain the aim of your video.

·         Take into account the addressee of the tutorial (your classmates).

·         Be clear and concise. Explain the contents in an easy and comprehensible way.

·         Organize the information. Include an index, bullets, enumerations, etc , everything that you consider that could help to follow the instructions better.

·         Explain all the steps clearly and with transition marks between the different steps.

·         Use images to make the information clearer.

·         Finish your video with a good conclusion and closing.

Ø  Language. For giving instructions you can use:

·         Imperatives (press…, don’t remove….)

·         Modal verbs: should, shouldn’t, have to, don’t have to, need to, etc.

·         Use “sequencing “words: Firstly, secondly, then, finally

·         To give extra help: Remember…, Be careful not to ...,Try to ..., try not to …, You need to ..., It's important to ... ,It helps to ..., Be sure to ..., Always ..., Never ..., 

·         Vocabulary from unit 3 (cooking verbs & quantities)

·         Useful language (unit 3, page 40)

Ø  For your video you can use:

·         Your smartphone.

·         A power point with your voice recording

·         Camtasia Studio, a program that records all that you have in the screen of your computer

·         Apps to edit your videos

Ø  Email your video to your teacher: emiliagv.teacher@gmail.com

Ø  Deadline: ___ of January