Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: English B2
Code: 900005

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 4 My amazing future

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 3
Highest score of the activity: 100 points
The activity starts on: Monday, April 8, The activity ends on: Saturday, April
2024 27, 2024
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:

The student will be able to talk about plans using future simple and future perfect
expressing through his/her participation in some STT (students talking time) or an
oral presentation and a video with his/her expectations and hopes.

The activity consists of:

- An oral interview with the tutor about your life project or the participation in three
students talking time workshops.
- The design of visual material with resources such as PowerPoint, Canva, Genially or
similar, to create a video describing your plans, hopes and expectations for the future.
- Ask and make suggestions about your partners’ contributions in the forum.
- Answer the self- assessment.

Dear Student

You should prepare a final video talking about your life project, following the next
stages:

STAGE 1: Prepare the topic.

- Check the content of Unit 3 (Module 9 to module 12) from the E-book.

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For more information about the three main grammar topics of the task read the
Annex 1 Task 4 to learn how to use them properly.

STAGE 2: Oral interaction

Option 1: STT - Students Talking Time

-Make sure to attend and actively participate in at least three (3) STT workshops
proposed in the course during the dates of the task.
-Take evidence of your participation (screenshots) and include them in the final
document. Then, complete the chart provided in the Annex 1 Task 4 with this
information: Name of the tutor who held the encounter, topic of the workshop and
answer the following question “What did I learn in this workshop?”

Option 2: Synchronous meeting.

Check the course mailbox and forum tutor’s message, and register (hour and day)
according to the link sent by the tutor. Please do not leave your registration until the
last minute because the schedules will probably be full. You can show a presentation
in Power point (maximum 5 slides).

You will have to introduce yourself and present your life project. Consider the
following questions for your synchronous meeting.

- Can you tell me some information about yourself?

- What are your current goals?
- What can you say about your mid-term goals?
- Can you describe your long-term goals?

- Prepare your speech: Practice how to present and explain your ideas. Remember
that the aim of this task is to express your ideas with coherence and cohesion about
the topic.

If you are not sure about pronunciation, you can practice on the following webpage.
https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/ and listen to the correct pronunciation.

Check the configuration of your equipment, and make sure that the sound,
microphone, and video are working for the interview.

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Be punctual in your entry to the tool (Google Meet, Zoom, or Teams) chosen for the
synchronous meeting. Have 15 to 20 minutes available for the meeting, so you must
be punctual. If you use a presentation, don’t read all the time.

STAGE 3: Record a video.

1. Create a presentation: It can be in PowerPoint, Genially, Canva or similar in

which you present your life project exposing your hopes and expectations of the
future. Feel free to create your presentation, but do not write long paragraphs on it.
Do not forget that this is not a reading activity. Remember to write your own
ideas about your future goals using phrasal verbs, future perfect and
conditionals. If you want to reinforce this grammar topics, see Annex 1 task 4.
- Share your presentation in the forum and give feedback to your classmates.

2. You will present your life project through a video. This video must include an
introduction and the presentation of your expectations of the future while you share
your visual aids. You can upload the video to platforms such as YouTube or Google
drive making sure it is accessible to all public and share the link on the forum and the
final paper.

For your oral presentation through a video, please note:

Before recording, take enough time to prepare your verbal production in English to
evidence good pronunciation and natural speech and fluency.
Under no circumstances should you as a student read your speech. If so, your video
will be graded low.
- It is recommended that the video be accompanied by your visual aids that reinforce
the message of what you are telling. Your face must appear in the video. The
minimum length of the video should be three (3) minutes.
- Show your photo ID at the beginning of the video. Record in real time your video
showing your face, facing the camera, and narrating your presentation in English in
your own voice.

Consider.

- It is not allowed to read aloud; it must be a conscious speaking exercise.

- Practice pronunciation, fluency, and intonation.
- Make pauses.
- Speak loudly.

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- Use linking words to connect your ideas and show sequence during your speech. For
further information about linking words, check Annex 1 task 4.

Stage 4: Answer the Self- Assessment

Considering that the language learning process includes the development of

all communication skills according to the course level, you are invited to make a self-
critical reflection of your performance in this course by answering the questions
presented in the Annex 1 task 4 through a written paragraph. Please answer them
consciously.

Final delivery – Consolidate your work.

- Consolidate the information of all the stages in a PDF document with the STT chart
or the screenshots from your presentation with your tutor, link of your video and the
self-assessment paragraph.
- Send the final document to the Evaluation Environment.

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

• Check the agenda out to verify the opening and closing dates of the task.
• Attend the Web conference or watch the Web conference recording.

In the Learning Environment, you must:

• Check and study the Online Content of the E- book of the Unit 3 from module 9
to module 12.
• Participate and upload your visual presentation in the forum.
• Schedule and attend the meeting with your tutor and take some screenshots of
the oral presentation.
• Send the link to your video.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

• Upload one PDF document with all the information required.

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Evidence of individual work:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:

● A PowerPoint, Genially, or Canva slides in English uploaded in the forum.

● PDF/Word file with the screenshots from the oral presentation in English with
your tutor or STT (Students Talking Time) chart.
● Link to your video.
● A written paragraph answering the self-assessment questions.

Evidence of collaborative work:

No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidence to Submit

For Individual evidence, consider the following:

● Every student must participate with academic contributions in the activity
development.
● Before delivering the suggested product, all the requirements indicated in this
activity guide must be checked.
Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products must comply
with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined in this activity guide.
Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must
comply with APA style.
In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found in the virtual
campus.

Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) Plagiarism is to present as your own
work all or part of a written report, task or document of invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it includes
citations where there is no match between these and the reference and paragraph f)
To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources or results of research
products, which have rights reserved for the University. (Acuerdo 029 - 13 de
diciembre de 2013, artículo 99)

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The academic penalties students will face are:
a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or evaluation, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the score obtained
will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures being derived.

3. Evaluation Rubric Template

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 3
The highest score in this activity is 100 points
First evaluation
criterion: Student Talking Time

High level: The student attends and participates in three STT

Oral interaction workshops and delivers the attendance chart.

Synchronous meeting.
The student prepares and presents his/her oral production in
This criterion
English, according to the indications shared in the guide through
represents 45
a synchronous meeting.
points of the total
He/she expresses him/herself assertively according to the topic.
of 100 points of
the activity. His/her verbal expression denotes clear and natural
pronunciation, intonation, articulation, rhythm, and accent. The
student communicates his/her ideas fluently and clearly.

Apprehension of course units is evidenced.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 31 points

and 45 points.

STT Student Talking Time

Average level: The student attends and participates in at least

two STT.

Synchronous meeting.
The student presents his/her oral production in English through a
synchronous meeting; however, he/she speaks with some
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 difficulty on the topic. His/her oral discourse presents some
problems in the pronunciation and accentuation of some words
and expressions that make it difficult to understand what he/she
wants to communicate. In some parts, he/she reads to express
or support his/her ideas; and/or there is no evidence of
preparation or apprehension of the course content.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 11 points

and 30 points.

STT Student Talking Time

Low level: The student attends and participates in at least one

STT or does not attend and participate in the STT.

Synchronous meeting.
The student presents his/her oral production in English through a
synchronous meeting, although he/she does not prepare his/her
speech according to the indications. He/she speaks about the
topic with much uncertainty and hesitation in English and
sometimes in Spanish.

His/her speech is not clear or fluent and he/she presents many

impediments in the articulation, pronunciation and accentuation
of words and sentences. During his/her oral presentation, he/she
frequently reads to express his/her ideas. No preparation or
apprehension of the course content is reflected.

The student does not participate in a synchronous meeting.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points

and 10 points.

Second evaluation
criterion: High level: The student prepares and presents his/her oral
production in English, according to the indications shared through
the video, using the appropriated source material.
Record a video
His/her verbal expression denotes clear and natural
This criterion pronunciation, intonation, articulation, rhythm, and accent. The
represents 45

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points of the total student communicates his/her ideas fluently and clearly.
of 100 points of Apprehension of course units is evidenced.
the activity.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 21 points
and 45 points.

Average level: The student presents his/her oral production in

English through a video; using the appropriated source material.
However, he/she speaks with some difficulty on the topic. His/her
oral discourse presents some problems in the pronunciation and
accentuation of some words and expressions that make it difficult
to understand what he/she wants to communicate. In some
parts, he/she reads a text to express or support his/her ideas;
and/or there is no evidence of preparation or apprehension of the
course content.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 2 points
and 20 points.

Low level: The student presents his/her oral production in

English through a video, without any source material, although
he/she does not prepare his/her speech according to the
indications. He/she speaks about the topic with much uncertainty
and hesitation in English and sometimes in Spanish.

His/her speech is not clear or fluent and he/she presents many

impediments in the articulation, pronunciation and accentuation
of words and sentences. During his/her oral presentation, he/she
frequently reads a text to express his/her ideas. No preparation
or apprehension of the course content is reflected.

The student does not present the video.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points

and 1 points.

Third evaluation
High level: The student presents a wide and critical reflection
criterion:
about his performance in the course. If your work is at this
level, you can get between 6 points and 10 points.
Self-assessment

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This criterion Average level: The student submits the self-assessment, but
represents 10 the message is unclear. If your work is at this level, you can
points of the total get between 2 points and 5 points.
of 100 points of
the activity.
Low level: The student does not submit the self-assessment. If
your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
and 1 points.