VIDEO ASSESSMENT FINAL EVALUATION EI4205

American English File 4A and 4B. Units 5A, 6B, 7A and 8B + Grammar and Vocabulary Banks.

Dear student:
You have selected the video option to show your oral skills in this test. In the following lines
we give you some tips that you should keep in mind at the moment of recording.

1. Make sure you are recording your video in a place with no external noises.
We need to listen to what you are saying very carefully.

2. Make sure you are in front of the camera speaking for the requested amount of time.

3. Lighting is important. Try to record your video in a light spot.

4. Creativity is allowed. If you feel more comfortable answering your questions in a

more creative way, go ahead! But do not forget that we will only assess your
performance in relation to English

Item I. General Instructions:

a. Choose only one topic from the contents suggested (Item II) and create your video
recording based on the questions provided. Answer the three questions and elaborate as
much as you can.
b. Record a 4-minute video.
c. Make sure you appear in the video (not only voice-over)
d. Submit your zip video (Email or Tarea U-Cursos) between the 16th and 19th of December.

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Item II. Video Topics

TOPICS QUESTIONS

 Talk about a great disaster a country has faced. What

would you have done if you had been there?

 Talk about any difficult situation you have ever faced.

Disasters What would you do if you faced it again?

 From your point of view, what makes a situation easier

or more difficult to face, personality or experience?

 What are you used to doing when you go to bed? Do you

have good habits? Why?

Sleep  Have you or a person you know ever suffered from a

sleep disorder? Describe.

 How would you have dealt with insomnia if you had

suffered from it the first year at university?

 What do people usually argue about? What about you?

 Have you ever been involved in a heated argument where

somebody lost control? Describe. How would you have
Arguments reacted if that person had hit you or had hit a person you
love?

 From your point of view, is there anything people should

never do when arguing?

 How are you used to getting informed? Why?

News  Talk about any piece of news that you remember.

 What would you have done if you had been involved?

What would you suggest doing if this happened again?

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Item III. Evaluation Rubric.