Task #8 - Estonia

To get to know what people from other countries think about Estonia and to develop your English communication skills, your next task will take you to a new situation.

1. Find a visitor to Estonia that you would like to talk to. For furthering* your communication skills, it would be the best if you could have a conversation** with somebody face-to-face. For example, you could meet a person in the Old Town or the central part of Tallinn. Usually the tourists are not too busy, especially if you see them slowly walking around or perhaps even sitting in a park or cafe.

NB! You can work in pairs - why not go talk to a foreigner*** together with your classmate or any other friend! You can take turns asking the questions that you chose.


2. Ask the questions. Based on the interview plan handout you got and prepared during the class, please find out about the background of the visitor and her / his answers to your questions.


NB! Please make sure to write the visitor's answers on the handout so that you can remember them. You can write some of the comments in Estonian, too - if it takes too much time to write them in English directly.


3. Make a summary of what you have got to know and what you have experienced. Write a blog post (or - if you wish - a notebook entry). Please make sure to do the following.

• Write an introduction****. When, where and with whom did you talk to?
• Write about what have you got to know about her / his visit to Estonia and her / his opinion about our country. Please write at least 10 sentences. Among those sentences, please start at least 5 of them like this: "She / he told me that ...", "She / he said that ...", "She / he mentioned that ...", "She / he answered that ...", "She / he thought that ...". Use your knowledge about Reported Speech to write correct sentences.
• Write a conclusion. What did you learn from this experience? Was this task easy or difficult to you? Why? What was the most interesting thing that you found out or experienced while doing this task?
• If possible: add pictures. 

4. Present the interview plan that you have filled in to the teacher. Also, please present your notebook to the teacher if you didn't use the blog, and wrote your summary of the task into your notebook.


Please finish all the tasks by Thursday, May 19.
Every student will get written feedback and a grade for this exercise. If you have any questions, please ask me!
 


* further - edasi arendama 
** conversation - vestlus
*** foreigner - välismaalane
**** introduction - sissejuhatus
***** conclusion - kokkuvõte