English 3

Oral production activity # 1

Week: 4 Unit: 3
Course: English 3
Topic: banks, mobile banking, bank accounts, banking preferences
Communicative function: Talking about bank service
Interaction: Individual
Target language:
a. words related to banking
b. modal verbs: necessity, possibility, advice
c. language banks from Week 4’s online sessions
Length of video: Your video should last from 1’30” to 2´ (1 minute and a half to 2 minutes).
Technical requirements:
 any video recording tool
 any video editing tool, if necessary
Note: If you use www.Youtube.com to make the video, change video privacy setting to “public” so your
teacher can view it.
Assessment criteria:
 pronunciation and intonation
 discourse management
 accuracy
 interactive communication
 task achievement (organization, clarity and use of webcam)

See the rubrics in Información General on Blackboard.

Timeline and deadline:
This task should be prepared along week 4.
You must upload your video or paste the link to your video on Blackboard (Unit 3 file) by Sunday, April
19th 2020 at 23:59 p.m.

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ORAL PRODUCTION TASK INSTRUCTIONS

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Record yourself on a video telling us about how banks and credit companies are responding to
Coronavirus pandemic and helping their customers facing financial difficulties.

In your video, tell us:

a. what you have learned from the video and the news article below
b. what banks in Peru have announced they will do to offer relief to customers
c. your general opinion about what banks in our country and in the world are doing
d. what you think customers need to do and should do

PROCEDURE

 Before
Reviewrecording
unit 3 on English Discoveries.
 Read and do exercises in Use of English files (unit 3) on Blackboard.
 Do exercises from unit 3 Practice resource files on Blackboard.
 Watch this video:
“Banks, mortgage companies helping customers affected by coronavirus”
” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_nuZlvgV-k
Read this article: “Coronavirus: Banks to allow customers to defer mortgage payments”
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51817947
 Read oral production task instructions carefully.
 Plan the script of your speech.
 When drafting the script, use the vocabulary and grammar structures you have learned in unit 3.
See Target language above.
 Practice several times before recording the final version of your video.
 Check the rubrics with specific criteria for grading oral production activities.

While recording

 Be in a well-lit area.
 Speak as clearly as possible.
 Look at the camera while you speak.
 Smile.
 Be confident.
 Don’t just read.
 Show objects, pictures or other people doing things, if necessary.

After recording
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 Test your video works well before sending the link or uploading the video file.
 Make sure your video respects the time limit.
 Paste the link of your video or upload the video file and the script (the script is referential) in the
Assignment section (actividad in Unit 3) on Blackboard.
 Check you have submitted your assignment in Review submission history (Revisar historial de
envios).

ORAL PRODUCTION TASK INSTRUCTIONS

Record yourself on a video telling us about how banks and credit companies are responding to
Coronavirus pandemic and helping their customers facing financial difficulties.

In your video, tell us:

a. what you have learned from the video and the news article below
b. what banks in Peru have announced they will do to offer relief to customers
c. your general opinion about what banks in our country and in the world are doing
d. what you think customers need to do and should do

Regístrese en un video que nos cuenta cómo los bancos y las compañías de crédito están
respondiendo a la pandemia de Coronavirus y ayudando a sus clientes a enfrentar dificultades
financieras.
a. lo que has aprendido del video y el artículo de noticias a continuación
banks many like CHASE CITIBANK and BANK of AMERICA offering credit card
customers coronavirus debt forgiveness higher credit limits extending payment deadlines
waiving late fees lowering minimum payments and not reporting missed payments to
credit bureaus you can also temporarily suspend auto loan payments. Bank of America is
offering additional support to our consumer and small business clients through our Client
Assistance Program.

b. lo que los bancos en Perú han anunciado que harán para ofrecer alivio a los clientes

in peru BBVA implemented some support measures such as the creation of a special
line of credit for SMEs, the postponement of up to 90 days to make payments and the
support to distribute the S / 380 voucher to the most vulnerable families in the network
of Offices. Likewise, office hours are reduced and withdrawal fees are eliminated in the
ATM network and in the agent network.
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c. su opinión general sobre lo que están haciendo los bancos en nuestro país y en el
mundo

I think that the actions taken by the banks help to improve the economic situation of
much families suffering from this terrible situation.

d. lo que cree que los clientes deben hacer y deben hacer

As you know many people are out of work because of the pandemic restrictions.
so menay people are suffering financially right now and struggling just to pay their bills
but experts say if you need help, not to hesitate to pick up the phone and call and ask can I
have some sort of debt relief. In Bank of America is offering additional support to our
consumer and small business clients through our Client Assistance Program. in peru BBVA
implemented some support measures such as the creation of a special line of credit for
SMEs, the postponement of up to 90 days to make payments and the support to
distribute the S / 380 voucher to the most vulnerable families in the network of Offices.
Likewise, office hours are reduced and withdrawal fees are eliminated in the ATM
network and in the agent network. I think that the actions taken by the banks help to
improve the economic situation of much families suffering from this terrible situation.