Assignment – What are they doing at the party?

Hello everybody!
Now it's time for you to do the task for this week. Read the instructions
below. Remember that if you need to review a topic, you can always check the
course material as many times as you need. Keep in mind that you have to
present this task during week 3.

1. Learning Outcome
Through this activity, students, ask and answer questions about a typical day in
other people´s lives using the grammar and vocabulary learned in Weeks 2 and
3.

2. Description
 Step 1: Collaborative work (get into pairs or groups of three).
 Step 2: Check this week’s study material and your sessions’ notes.
 Step 3: Prepare a 3 minute presentation with your partner.

o Situation: Today is Joan´s birthday party. You can´t go because you

are sick. Your partner (s) is/are at the party, and you want to know how
it is going. Call your partner (s) on facetime and ask who is at the party,
what the people in the party are doing now and what they are wearing.
Your partner(s) answers your questions.

Take turns:
Student A is sick at home and asks questions to Student(s) B/C.
Student B is sick at home and asks questions to Student(s) A/C.
Student C is sick at home and asks questions to Student(s) A/B.

o Content:
 Vocabulary and expressions (Weeks 1-3)
 Present continuous in affirmative and negative forms.
 Yes/No and Wh-questions
 And (coordinating conjunction)
  Step 4:

o Practice the dialogue with your partner paying attention to the

pronunciation and intonation.

o Practice again and record the dialogue.

o Remember to transmit your personal emotions as in a real situation.

 Step 5: Once you are ready, record yourselves in multimedia on the virtual
platform or upload your video in Youtube /Drive and share the link in a Word
format on the platform.

 Step 6: Use the following structure:

o Cover: Your names and last names must be there. Include your photos. There
are 2 options to do it: (Choose one)

 Option 1: Insert the cover in your video, if you record it on the virtual
platform.
 Option 2: Insert the cover in a Word format with the YouTube link/Drive
link.

Example of the cover:

Asiste a los “Talleres” donde podrás reforzar y practicar los temas de la
semana. Puedes registrarte en Portal del estudiante o UTP +: Refuerzo
Académico

3. Material to be used

 Study materials of the week

 Personal notes
 Cambridge Online Dictionary: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ Links to
an external site.(Enlaces a un sitio externo.)
 Englisch-Hilfen: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/ Links to an external
site.(Enlaces a un sitio externo.)
 All things Grammar: https://www.allthingsgrammar.com/ Links to an
external site.(Enlaces a un sitio externo.)

4. Presentation

 Number of participants: 2 or 3
 Format: Multimedia or Word format with Youtube/ Drive link.
 Length of the Video: 3 minutes
 Channel: Online - Delivery on the virtual platform
 Cover: your names and last names must be there. Include your photos.
 Deadline: Sunday of Week 3