AUCTION Find a very ordinary object whose market price shall be lower than 5 RMB yuan, e.g. a sock, a lemon, an electric light bulb, a bottle opener, a hairpin, a used envelop, a soft drink's bottle. Or you may choose something invisible or even nonexistent presently like the Emperor's new clothes, or dinosaur, or something only appearing in your imagination or legends, like winged cat, 貔貅 , or even services. Make a 2-minute video. You will be trying to sell your object at an auction. And you also need to submit a written "sales pitch" for your object. Your objective is to make your ordinary object seem very extraordinary and desirable for the prospective buyer. You act as the auctioneer--the person who will describe and praise your object. And you may ask your family members to help you rehearse the sales pitch to make it as persuasive as possible. In your video you present your object to your audience in the most convincing way, trying to get your mom and dad to bid for it. It is not enough just to read out what you wrote down. There has to be genuine interactions between the "auctioneer" and the "buyers". Here is an example of auctioneer-talk: What am I bid for this exquisitely-crafted polystyrene cup—a unique example of late-20th century craftsmanship? Take a look at the clean lines, the bold lettering, the cool cream colour. Note the perfect fit of the lid. What am I bid for this fabulous item? Do I hear $5? $5 from the gentleman in the corner. Any advance on $5? Do I hear $8? $8 from the lady in the front row...