INGLÉS B1

UNIT 1 - TASK 2 - WRITING PRODUCTION

ESTUDIANTE

TUTORA

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA – UNAD

3. Post in the forum the screenshots of the following activities:

Exercise 5. Home remedies

Exercise 6. Reading e-mail messages
Exercise 11. Understanding phrasal verbs in context.
Exercise 9. Talking about actions that are not necessary.
Exercise 11
12. Understanding necessity and obligation
Exercise 3. Infinitive after certain verbs
Exercise 7. Infinitives after adjectives
Exercise 11. Understanding important decisions.
Exercise 11. Understanding important decisionS
Exercise 12. Understanding a text about study abroad.
Exercise 9. identifying verbs followed by gerund or infinitive with a change in meaning.
Exercise 11. Understanding qualities and skills employers look for.
Exercise 12. Understanding people’s personality and skills.
4. Read the following questions and answer them in the forum:

Questions:

WORK:
• What is your job?

I am a technology media operator

• Where do you work? Describe your place of work.

I work in a security company specifically in the alarm monitoring center

• What responsibilities do you have at work?

My responsibility is to ensure the safety and tranquility of 2,500 users whose alarm system is
monitored to avoid theft.

• Describe your activities at work. Do you like your job? Yes, No. Why?

I must be attentive when an alarm activation occurs to immediately send the motorized patrol to
verify the cause of the activation.

I really like my job as it can provide peace of mind and security to many people by preventing
crimes such as robberies and kidnappings from being committed.

• Describe your skills and weaknesses for this job.

my skills are concentration, work under pressure, good management of systems, customer service.

Weaknesses handling a lot of stress, frustration.

• What was your first day at work like?

My first day of work was very heavy and exhausting, excess of stress and a lot of work under
pressure.

• Do you have or know about any superstition in your business/work/office?

I do not have or know of superstitions in my daily life

STUDY:
• What do you study?

I study public accounting

• Where do you study?

I study at the national open and distance university

• What is your favorite subject?

My favorite subject is financial accounting

• What are your responsibilities at University?

My responsibility is to respond for all the activities of each course in the most efficient way
possible.

• Describe your activities at University. Do you like your career? Yes, No. Why?

My activities are basically to answer in the best possible way giving solutions to each assigned
exercise and in the stipulated times for each course.

I do like it a lot, because I really enjoy managing the money and available resources of a company,
and I really like math.

• Describe your skills and weaknesses for this job.

skills discipline, concentration, analysis.

weaknesses a lot of stress management and work under pressure.

• What was your first day at University like?

Very exciting as I entered with a lot of desire to learn.

• Do you have or know about any superstition in your school/University?

I don't have or know of any superstitions at the university.

 5. Check your classmates’ answers and make 2 comments about their work. Include
information that needs to be considered, point out mistakes.

A comment is not to write a compliment, not just saying “good work”, this won’t be graded as a
comment.

Step 2 – Collaborative activity

2.1. Go to any job search webpage and each student looks for one job
advertisement related to his/her field of interest and publish them in the
forum.

The job advertisement must include:

Position: Instrument Control Systems Technician

Salary: $31.06/ hour
Responsibilities: The Instrument Control Systems Technician is responsible for the
repair, calibration and maintenance of process instrumentation control
devices including electronic transmitters measuring flow, temperature,
pressure, mass, pH, level, and other process parameters, automatic
control valves, pressure relief valves, distributed control systems, and
programmable logic controllers in an industrial chemical manufacturing
Qualifications/Skills - Four years
plant setting.  Workfield
will experience as part
be performed of qualified with
in compliance apprenticeship
company
needed:
program or minimum four years' hands-on experience working in the
field of process instrumentation or electronics maintenance is required.

- Completion of a nationally recognized instrumentation

apprenticeship program resulting in a journeyman card, or
college/technical school degree in process instrumentation or electronics
is required.

- Familiarity with OSHA general industry safety standards,

industrial electronics and instrumentation maintenance, the National
Electrical Code, and computerized maintenance management systems is
Company information: Merck Riverside, PA
Industry: pharmaceutical manufacturer
Sector: Chemical
Location: does not specify Link:
https://www.careerbuilder.com/job/JCM2JM7678GCZR5RJ29?
ipath=CRJR1

2.2. The group chooses only one of the job advertisements published.
2.3. The group writes a cover letter or an email job application for this position. Each student
must complete one paragraph.

Dosquebradas -Risaralda October 03, 2020

Dear Misters: Merck Riverside, PA

I am writing to you today to apply for the vacant position of Instrument Control Systems

Technician. I found out from the work page https://www.careerbuilder.com/. I have a degree in

systems technician and a technician in electricity and electronics and 6 years of experience as a

support technician at the Hector Angel Arcila school and the Viva Cerritos Association. During this

time, he was responsible for doing preventive and corrective maintenance to computers, internet

networks, servers. I am also ready to take on the position since I have the knowledge and experience

in managing systems. I love challenges and learning new things, improving each process day by

day, that's why I have the necessary skills for the position. I understand that its mission and

objectives are focused on safety and quality, and it is something that I am passionate about since I

can give it my added value by giving an excellent service with quality and responsibility.

Thank you for your time and for considering me for the vacancy, I attach my resume, which I sent

you by email and by that means I remain attentive so that you can contact me.
Cordially,

Jonny Eulises Ramirez Franco

REFERENCES

UNAD, INVIL English (2020). Unit 1-1: Interview and respond to interviews (1). Inglés B1. Taken
from the E book B1 level in Learning Environment.

UNAD, INVIL English (2020). Unit 1-2: Interview and respond to interviews (2). Inglés B1. Taken
from the E book level B1 in Learning Environment.