And the big winners are ... [Journal for Role-play]

Once the tables and chairs had been put back to its usual place and the bell had rung, we now can sit down and take a look back at the role-plays for mid-term test this morning.

-- + F5 + --

F5 made a great beginning with an interesting story full of funny situations. The pronunciation was quite good and clear. However, some members might have forgotten that in such a big room, small sound is equal to "no sound" and that's why we sometimes missed something of the story because they seemed to be whispering at that time. But in general, I believe wholeheartedly that they had prepared well before.

Who made "grandmother" angry ? ^^

-- + Flying Kites + --

Flying Kites, as usual, made us surprised by their imagination and creation and this time was a story about a "foreteller" [guest who was in charge of this character he he ?]. They acted so well and the voice was loud enough for us to follow the story. In addition, their situation was full of good functions. However, it was a pity that sometimes they still kept their habit of using Vietnamese slangs such as "Ấy lộn" "Ấy già ..." . But if I was to make a judgement, I think their skills can transcend the weak points.

[Guest who ? ^^]

-- + Happy Family + --

Happy Family might be remembered for their unity and good pronunciation. However, they seemed to keep standing in a specific position, which made the audience feel bored at the end of the "show" and thus caused a loss of attention from the audience. Eye contact was another weak point of this group, as others have made judgement.

--+ 3 Snakes and 1 Cat + --

About 3 Snakes and 1 Cat, they also made an interesting situation and was good at expressing characters' feelings and characteristics. Ai Linh still kept her great pronunciation.

["Nothing's gonna change my love for you..."]

-- + 1C all for One + --

Next was 1C All for One, this group surprised the whole class for their interesting and amusing story. The voice was loud enough but the pronunciation of some members was not quite good. Again, eye contact seemed to be a problem of some members of this group. Just one more thing about the their situation, we liked it very much.

["Lie down or I'll shoot you ..."]

-- + Born to Shine + --

Born To Shine this time made another lively situation and from this situation, some member who had been considered as "shy students" first time showed "the outside world" how active they were.

-- + Viva Vietnam + --

Finally, our group, Viva Vietnam. We did a good job at the beginning and although mistakes had been made, we could say that we had no regret for them. That may be our group's way to work: "Mistakes are a fact of life, it is the response to them that counts". We did not feel sorry for it but learned from it, like a saying:"To be succesful, sometimes you have to accept failure".

The costs and gains from this role-play ? They're obvious.
In this semester, especially during the project period for Midterm Speaking, we discovered the strength of Unity, Groupwork and personal abilities... This period gave us the most precious chance not only to merely improve our skills by daily practising and researching but also to find out about our partners. And although many times we lost the unity, got into misunderstandings and disagreements, we finally cooperated well for the sake of the group. Maybe this is the first time in my life I have seen such great effort made to achieve the goal. A lot of efforts have been made and a lot of obstacles have been overcome, we now can think of further intentions for the final test, also the preparation. Hope that our classmates keep going on the right track ^^ Cheer ^^.