Assignment

Second bimester

1. Assignment 1

2. Learning activity: Express your opinion related to driving.

3. Topic: Driving you crazy.

4. Competences to be developed:

Students will be able to:

●● xpress orally at a basic level.

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●● Understand and analyze audiovisual information linguistically.

5. Strategies:

●● tudy unit 8 in your textbook and complete all the activities.

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●● Watch the following videos:

a. Is Public Transportation the Answer?: https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=K8D9RXncGZ4
b. How to Avoid Car Accidents & Collisions | Comedy Defensive
Driving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhuQkxd5hXo
c. Traffic solutions, 30 seconds at a time: https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=PNNQwbgyc9M

●● hile watching the aforementioned videos, take notes of the general idea
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and the most relevant details.
●● Then think of the similarities and differences of each video.
●● Do not copy the information from the videos or from other sources, instead
you need to paraphrase this information with your own words. Information
that is copied is commonly known as plagiarism and it is going to be score
out under zero points.
●● Once you feel ready, record a video of yourself introducing the topic
and then briefly summarize the videos by explaining similarities and
differences you have encountered in each video. At the end, you
need to provide a conclusion of the whole topic.

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 Assignment: Listening and Speaking I

●● emember that you are not allowed to read in front of the camera, you
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have to prepare your oral presentation in advance. Videos that include
reading are going to be scored out under zero points.
●● The video needs to last at least 3 to 4 minutes.

a. Once you have recorded your video, you need to create an account
on YouTube in order to upload your videos into your account.
b. Once they have been uploaded send the link of your video through
EVA-TAREA (Entorno Virtual de Aprendizaje).
c. Make sure the resolution and the sound of your video is clear and
understandable.
d. Set your video as PUBLIC.

6. Rubric for evaluation:

Please take this rubric into consideration for recording your video.

SPEAKING RUBRIC
Vocabulary Grammar Pronunciation Fluency Topic Communication Score
Uses a variety Uses a Always clear The student The topic is Communicates 5-6
of words variety of and precise. expresses organized information
with very few grammar himself without and it is and opinions
mistakes structures problems successfully effectively.
that do not (with a and does not developed
interfere the focus on hesitate. during the Does not read
understanding unit 6) with presentation. during the
of the topic. very few presentation.
mistakes.
Few mistakes Uses a In general, the Hesitates Needs more Most of the 3-4
at the time of variety of pronunciation when speaking organization. information
choosing the grammar is clear but with but does not and opinions
words. structures some mistakes. interfere with are effectively
from Unit 6 communication. communicated.
with some
mistakes. Does not read
during the
presentation.

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 Assignment: Listening and Speaking I

SPEAKING RUBRIC
Vocabulary Grammar Pronunciation Fluency Topic Communication Score
Uses basic Uses basic Mistakes make The student The topic The information 0.6- 2
vocabulary structures it difficult to hesitates is not and the opinions
and with understand the a lot which organized are not clear.
expressions frequent presentation. interferes with
and makes mistakes. communication Does not read
many during the
mistakes. presentation.

Uses basic Uses basic Too many Hesitates It is not The student is 0.5
vocabulary structures mistakes too much related with not capable to
and and has making the which makes the topic communicate
expressions a lot of presentation it extremely assigned. information and
and makes mistakes. very difficult to difficult to opinions.
too many understand understand
mistakes. Reads during the
presentation.
Plagiarism: The information presented by the student is an exact copy of information found on the 0
internet, books, newspapers, magazines or any other source.

Estimado(a) estudiante, una vez resuelta su tarea en el documento impreso

(borrador), acceda al Entorno Virtual de Aprendizaje (EVA) en www.utpl.edu.ec
e ingrese las respuestas respectivas.

SEÑOR ESTUDIANTE:
Le recordamos que para presentarse a rendir las evaluaciones presenciales no
está permitido el uso de ningún material auxiliar (calculadora, diccionario, libros,
Biblia, formularios, códigos, leyes, etc.)
Las pruebas presenciales están diseñadas para desarrollarlas sin la utilización
de estos materiales.

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