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scenario 1 a teacher mr abebe explains a new cla

Scenario Context

"A teacher, Mr. Abebe, explains a new classroom project to a student, Saba, focusing on academic instructions and expectations."

Speakers
M

Mr. Abebe

A patient and clear-spoken English teacher who uses professional academic language.

S

Saba

An intermediate English learner who is eager to understand classroom procedures and vocabulary.

The Dialogue

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Mr. Abebe
Good morning, Saba. Please take your seat so we can begin the lesson.
Saba
Good morning, Mr. Abebe. I am ready to start.
Mr. Abebe
Today, we are going to discuss the final for this semester.
Saba
Is it the research project you mentioned last week?
Mr. Abebe
Yes, it is. Before we start, please clear your desk of everything except a pen and paper.
Saba
Should I put my textbook in my bag as well?
Mr. Abebe
Yes, keep only the essentials on your desk for now.
Saba
Okay, my desk is clear. What is the first step?
Mr. Abebe
First, I will the for this .
Saba
Excuse me, Mr. Abebe, what does the word mean?
Mr. Abebe
A is a document that lists the I will use to grade your work.
Saba
I see. So it shows us how to get a high score.
Mr. Abebe
Exactly. Please pay close attention to the formatting requirements.
Saba
I am listening carefully. What else do we need to do?
Mr. Abebe
You will need to with a partner for the first half of the project.
Saba
Does mean we have to work together?
Mr. Abebe
Yes, it means to work jointly on an activity to produce something.
Saba
Can I choose my own partner for this task?
Mr. Abebe
No, I have already assigned partners to ensure a balanced workload.
Saba
That makes sense. What is the main topic we must research?
Mr. Abebe
You must choose a historical figure and ensure all your data is .
Saba
What happens if we find conflicting information online?
Mr. Abebe
You must use reliable sources to verify the facts.
Saba
Is there a specific for the first draft?
Mr. Abebe
The for the first draft is next Friday at 4:00 PM.
Saba
That is only one week away. I should start immediately.
Mr. Abebe
Yes, please do not on this .
Saba
I am sorry, what does mean?
Mr. Abebe
It means to delay or postpone action; putting off doing something until later.
Saba
I understand. I will not wait until the last minute.
Mr. Abebe
Good. You will also need to your findings in a presentation.
Saba
How long should the summary be?
Mr. Abebe
It should be a brief statement of the main points, lasting about five minutes.
Saba
Should I include pictures in the presentation?
Mr. Abebe
Yes, visual aids are part of the grading .
Saba
Thank you for the instructions, Mr. Abebe. I feel prepared now.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Assignment

/አሳይመንት/

የቤት ሥራ / ተግባር

A task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study.

በትምህርት ወይም በሥራ ሂደት ውስጥ ለአንድ ሰው የሚሰጥ ተግባር።

Rubric

/ሩብሪክ/

መመዘኛ

A document articulating the expectations for an assignment by listing the criteria.

የሥራ ውጤትን ለመመዘን የሚያገለግሉ ነጥቦችን የያዘ ሰነድ።

Criteria

/ክራይቴሪያ/

መስፈርቶች

Principles or standards by which something may be judged or decided.

አንድን ነገር ለመገምገም ወይም ለመወሰን የሚያገለግሉ መመሪያዎች።

Collaborate

/ኮላቦሬት/

በትብብር መሥራት

To work jointly on an activity or project.

በአንድ ተግባር ወይም ፕሮጀክት ላይ በጋራ መሥራት።

Accurate

/አኩሬት/

ትክክለኛ

Correct in all details; exact.

በሁሉም ዝርዝሮች ውስጥ ትክክል የሆነ፤ ጥንቃቄ የተሞላበት።

Deadline

/ዴድላይን/

የጊዜ ገደብ

The latest time or date by which something should be completed.

አንድ ሥራ ተጠናቆ መቅረብ ያለበት የመጨረሻው ቀን ወይም ሰዓት።

Procrastinate

/ፕሮክራስቲኔት/

ማዘግየት / ማሳደር

To delay or postpone action; put off doing something.

አንድን ሥራ ሆን ብሎ ማዘግየት ወይም ለሌላ ጊዜ ማስተላለፍ።

Summarize

/ሰመራይዝ/

ማጠቃለል

Give a brief statement of the main points of something.

የአንድን ነገር ዋና ዋና ነጥቦች በአጭሩ መግለጽ።

Distribute

/ዲስቲሪቢውት/

ማከፋፈል / ማሰራጨት

To give shares of something; deal out.

አንድን ነገር ለሰዎች ማከፋፈል ወይም ማዳረስ።

Requirement

/ሪኳየርመንት/

አስፈላጊ መስፈርት

A thing that is needed or wanted.

አንድ ነገር እንዲከናወን የሚፈለግ ወይም የሚያስፈልግ ቅድመ ሁኔታ።