Changing majors

Changing majors
Speaking exercise Discord share

Look at the pictures and imagine how she would answer. Record your voice as if you were Michelle, using all the words provided in the prompts section to create your response. Remember to use both the present continuous and past continuous tenses in your answer.

You can use the recording button , or if you want to enhance your skills, try the suggested apps below. Once you have your audio file, upload and share it on our Discord channel, where you can listen to and comment on your classmates' recordings. Also, don't forget to subscribe to the Portal Academico's official Discord 😀.

Questions Prompts Illustration to help you answer Sample answer
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Architecture Faculty | but | not like Changing majors
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project | house with solar energy | however | uninteresed Changing majors
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The book Sustainable Construction | because… | I need it for the project Changing majors
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feel sad | also | confused Changing majors
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Engineering Faculty | because | Biomedical Engineering Changing majors
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Create a patient simulator | but | difficult Changing majors
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not read books | but | articles about robotics Changing majors
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happy | interested and motivated Changing majors
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talk to people in the field | and | ask advantages and disadvantages Changing majors
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Share your recorder file here

Self-evaluation: Speaking

Now, review the ideas and see how well you performed in this section.

Yes, I did it! Oops! No, I didn’t do it!
My answers were mostly well organized.
I used the past continuous in the first part of the interview.
I used the present continuous in the second part of the interview.
I included the connector suggested (and, but, because, etc) in my answers.

Now, use your results and compare them with the following answer key.

  • If you got...
  • 4 "yes" answers… Well done!
  • 3 or 2 “yes” answers… It’s not bad, but you need to practice a little bit more.
  • 1 “yes” answers… Upps! you need to check the contents again.