UNIT 7: CLASS DISCUSSION: INTERVIEW WITH RON CORBIN, STREET PHOTOGRAPHER

Understanding photography as an art.


Pre- listening task

• Why are you studying Arts? Do you like photography?
• Look at the following diagram. Do you agree with this survey?

(https://virtualphotographystudio.com/2009/05/photography-survey-how-do-you-match-up/)

While listening Task: 

After, doing the pre-listening task, students need to answer the following questions:

• What does Ron Corbin do? 

• What does he photograph? 

• How does he describe the people that he photographs? 

• Why did one of the girls he photographed have a gash on her lip? 

• Is Ron Corbin a wealthy person? 

Post-listening task: 

• Class discussion: Do you like taking pictures? What kind of pictures do you like taking?

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Self - Assessment. Did the activity run smoothly?

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SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND COMPETENCES 

LINGUISTIC COMUNICATION (LC)

This activity helps students to develop the LINGUISTIC COMMUNICATION competence because they have to:

1- Listen, understand and interpret general and specific information of oral texts in different communicative situations 

2- Express oneself and interact orally in common communication situations and develop communicative skills, both inside and outside the classroom, in an effective, adequate, fluent and correct manner, while also using tools that help the correct interaction with the others 

4- Write efficiently simple texts with different purposes on different topics and with adequate resources of cohesion and coherence: 

5- To use reflective and correct elements of the language and the rules of linguistic use in different contexts of oral and written communication. 


MATHEMATICAL COMPETENCE AND BASIC SCIENCE AND TEACHNOLOGY COMPETENCES (MSCT)

SOCIAL AND CIVIC COMPETENCES (SCS)

6- Acquire a group dynamic that facilitates cooperation among students in carrying out learning tasks always using the foreign language to be used in the classroom. 

10- Foster respect, management of emotions and solidarity through the foreign language. 

SENSE OF INITIATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SIE)

12. Acquire security and confidence in the use of the foreign language and in relation to their own learning ability.

CULTURAL CONSCIENCE AND EXPRESSIONS (CCE)

11. Value the foreign language and the languages in general as means of communication and understanding between people of different origins, languages and cultures, avoiding any type of discrimination.]

LEARNING STANDARDS

BLOCK 1

  3. Identifying the main points and relevant details about a formal or informal conversation.
  4.  Understanding, in an informal conversation or a discussion you take part in specific relevant information about general issues or which you are interested in, and perceive feelings.

BLOCK 2

3. Taking part effectively in informal conversations in which things are described in some detail, experiences, feelings and reactions, dreams, hopes and ambitions, and responding appropriately to feelings; telling stories, book and film plots, stating reactions; giving and taking an interest in personal opinions about subjects which you are interested in; making your opinions or reactions understood with regards to possible solutions to problems or practical questions; expressing beliefs politely, agreements and disagreements, and explaining your opinions and projects.

BLOCK 4

1.  Taking notes, drawing up a list of the important features, during a simple conference, and write a short summary with the essential information.

4. Writing notes, adverts, messages and comments giving and requesting relevant information and opinions about personal, academic and professional matters.