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While the students are doing the simulation interpretation, ask the other groups to make

assessment with their group members on the assessment form with the criterion given. In the end the teacher will ask the representatives to show the assessment form and then make some comment on the performance and assessment as well.

Peer's Assessment Form

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II. Theory & Techniques: Story Retelling I

Warm-up activity Presentation:

20m

1. Memory in interpreting 1) Memory and Meaning 2) Two Types of Memory

3) short-term and long-term memory. 2. The Process of Memory

1) encoding（编码）information, 2) storing（储存） information, 3) retrieving（恢复）information,

III. Phrase Interpreting

Chinese- English

5 m

English-Chinese

IV. Sentence Interpreting

Chinese- English English-Chinese

Second period (50minutes)

10 m

Phase 2 Performing

I. Decoding--Notes Taking

30 m

5 m

Play the CD of text A, ask the students to catch the main ideas of the speech. Note down the key points while listening. Then tell the main ideas of the speech with the help of their notes.

II. Memorizing--Story Retelling

5 m

Play the CD again, Ask some students to listen to the recordings of Text A again. Try to catch more details and improve their notes. Then retell the speech in their own words with the help of the notes.

III. Encoding--Message Reconstructing

10 m

Play the CD again paragraph by paragraph, then ask the students to interpret the passage

during the pauses according to the notes they have taken. Choose some of the representatives to do it in class.

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Show your note to the students, ask them to compare it with their own.

Then play the CD again which presenting the reference key. This time, the teacher will help

them to check the interpretation.

IV. Coordinating—Field Interpreting

10 m

Play the CD of text B. with a pause after each paragraph. Ask the students to take some notes

while listening to the dialogue. Ask two students to interpret what they have heard with the key points on their notes. Choose some of the representatives to do it in class.

Then play the CD again which presenting the reference key. This time, the teacher will help

them to check the interpretation.

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