1. Week 13-Tuesday Oral Communication 2B Cheng Li

2. Would you like to have a robotic pet or a real pet? Would you like to have a robotic pet or a real pet? Why? Why?

3. Announcement This week: Final Teach-it Tuesday This week: Final Teach-it Tuesday - Look on ANGEL for grades for Teach-it Tuesday & Presentation 2 - Look on ANGEL for grades for Teach-it Tuesday & Presentation 2 Finish presentations Finish presentations Teach-it Tuesday Teach-it Tuesday Homework assignment Homework assignment 2 TED talks (transition words; make a summary) 2 TED talks (transition words; make a summary)

4. Teach-it Tuesday http://www.online-stopwatch.com http://www.online-stopwatch.com

5. Homework Due next Tues. Due next Tues. Listen to the lecture on ANGEL “Robot” Listen to the lecture on ANGEL “Robot” Work with a partner to practice taking notes, and you will get the same grade with your partner. Work with a partner to practice taking notes, and you will get the same grade with your partner. Megan will explain more about this. Megan will explain more about this.

6. A robot that flies like a bird https://www.ted.com/talks/a_robot_that_flies_like_a_bird https://www.ted.com/talks/a_robot_that_flies_like_a_bird https://www.ted.com/talks/a_robot_that_flies_like_a_bird Look up meanings of these Vocabularies: Look up meanings of these Vocabularies: aerodynamics; pneumatics; phenomena; propulsion; torsion aerodynamics; pneumatics; phenomena; propulsion; torsion (Longman, Webster) (Longman, Webster) 1 st time: Pay attention to the transition words, and fill in the blanks. 1 st time: Pay attention to the transition words, and fill in the blanks.

7. Transitions 1. So what would be better 1. So what would be better 2. So why do we do all this? 2. So why do we do all this? 3. So we can now look at the SmartBird. 3. So we can now look at the SmartBird. 4. So, the next thing we did, or the challenges we did 4. So, the next thing we did, or the challenges we did 5. Next thing we have to do 5. Next thing we have to do 2 nd time: Try to explain the meaning of the underlined vocabularies in your own words. 2 nd time: Try to explain the meaning of the underlined vocabularies in your own words.

8. Make a summary What is a Summary? A summary is a shortened version of a text. It contains the main points in the text and is written in your own words. A summary is a shortened version of a text. It contains the main points in the text and is written in your own words. reducing a long text to a short text + selecting relevant information reducing a long text to a short text + selecting relevant information Why do we make summaries? One of the most important aspects of listening for academic study is listening in order to make use of the ideas of other people. This is important as you need to show that you have understood the materials you have heard and that you can use their ideas and findings in your own way. One of the most important aspects of listening for academic study is listening in order to make use of the ideas of other people. This is important as you need to show that you have understood the materials you have heard and that you can use their ideas and findings in your own way. You must not use another person's words or ideas as if they were your own. You must not use another person's words or ideas as if they were your own.

9. Summarize the following text The amphibia, which is the animal class to which our frogs and toads belong, were the first animals to crawl from the sea and inhabit the earth. The amphibia, which is the animal class to which our frogs and toads belong, were the first animals to crawl from the sea and inhabit the earth. Summary Summary The first animals to leave the sea and live on dry land were the amphibia. The first animals to leave the sea and live on dry land were the amphibia.

10. How to summarize 1.Listen to and understand the text carefully. 2.Think about the purpose of the text. 3.Select the relevant information. This depends on your purpose. 4.Find the main ideas - what is important. (where; details) 5.Change the structure of the text. (words; sentences) 6.Rewrite the main ideas in complete sentences. (connections) 7.Check your work.

11. The rise of personal robots https://www.ted.com/talks/cynthia_breazeal_the_ rise_of_personal_robots https://www.ted.com/talks/cynthia_breazeal_the_ rise_of_personal_robots https://www.ted.com/talks/cynthia_breazeal_the_ rise_of_personal_robots https://www.ted.com/talks/cynthia_breazeal_the_ rise_of_personal_robots Write a 2-4 sentences summary Write a 2-4 sentences summary Share with a partner Share with a partner