Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: English II
Code: 518007

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 3 Describing my family life.

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 1
Highest score of the activity: 70 points
The activity starts on: Monday, February The activity ends on: Friday, March 19,
15, 2021 2021
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:

Learning outcome 1: Apply basic and concrete vocabulary, that is a series of

phrases and sentences related to personal information, daily activities, and stories of
life events in written communication tasks.

Learning outcome 3: Demonstrate comprehension of shorts audios or videos

related to areas of most immediate personal relevance when basic everyday
vocabulary and expressions are used.

The activity consists of:

E-book
Check the e book and solve the exercises. You don’t need to take screenshots for
evidence.
E-Book. (n.d.). Level Two - Unit 1 Special Occasions. Retrieved
from:https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/basic_english_II/Ebook/Unit1/html/index.html
E-Book. (n.d.). Level Two - Unit 2 Relationships. Retrieved
from:https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/basic_english_II/Ebook/Unit2/html/index.html
E-Book. (n.d.). Level Two - Unit 3 House and Home. Retrieved from:
https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/basic_english_II/Ebook/Unit3/html/index.html

Part 1: Watch the videos

(Do not post part 1 in the forum)
Top Notch. (2016, 10 julio). Top Notch Fundamentals Unit 4 Street Interview [Vídeo].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/JhNyC1h4gAA

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Complete each statement with the correct answer.
1.Rita says, “_____.”
a. I have two children
b. I have two girls and a boy
c. I have a boy and a girl

2. How many children does Mauro have?

a. Three kids
b. One grandson
c. A son and a daughter

3. When the interviewer says, “Do you have any siblings” he means, “Do you have
any ____?”
a. children
b. brothers or sisters
c. parents

4.Maiko is:
a. The youngest sister
b. The oldest sister
c. an only child

5. Maiko’s brother is
a. Tall, skinny and handsome
b. Short, fat and charming
c. Tall, funny and fit.

TOP NOTCH. (2016, 10 julio). Top Notch Fundamentals Unit 4 Sitcom [Vídeo].
YouTube.
https://youtu.be/9w8WvglsGYo

Complete the sentences. Circle the correct words.

1.Cheryl has (a son and a daughter / a brother and a sister).
2.Cheryl says her (mother / grandfather) is not old.
3.Cheryl’s sister has a (daughter / husband).
4.Cheryl says her sister’s (son / brother) is so young.

B. Write in front of each statement if it is True or False.

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1.Cheryl’s brother is thirty-four.
2.Cheryl’s brother is an architect.
3.Cheryl’s brother has a wife.
4.Cheryl’s sister has a son.
5.Cheryl’s sister’s husband is a doctor.
6.Cheryl’s mother is eighty-five.
7.Cheryl is in one of the pictures.

Part 2: Writing
(Forum)
a) Using the Ebook's vocabulary and expressions, describe at least 4 members of
your family and 1 friend. Write a short text description for each one including
the following information:
- Describe the physical appearance
- Personality. Positive and negative qualities (e.g., “My stepfather is really
generous”.
- Occupations
- Describe their relationships (e.g., “He is my aunt’s husband”.)

b) Then, describe the place where you live.

c) Talk about your household routines and chores
d) Describe your room and the furniture in it.

Post the descriptions in the forum for task 3

Correct the texts if necessary.

Part 3. Reading aloud

Read aloud the texts you wrote in part 2 and record your voice with vocaroo and
generate the link of the recording. Post the link(s) in the forum.

https://vocaroo.com/

Part 3: Poster with descriptions

Now you will design a poster:

Create a Lino it account (http://en.linoit.com/).
Chose the option to access to canvas “Everyone may see the stickies”
-Check this video tutorial to learn how to use the resource Lino it.

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Grupo AyGP (2018). Tutorial Lino It, [archivo de video]. Recuperado de:
https://youtu.be/JBY8FWuSPUU

Post stickies on lino it, photos, images, audios or video files to present the members
of your family, your friend and the place you live in.
Be creative!

The final document is a word file where you add the answers to the part 1, your
family members and friends' descriptions, the audio links recorded with vocaroo and
the link to your poster in Lino It. When the document is finished, turn it into pdf and
send it by the evaluation environment.

Speaking encounters*
The tutor will share a google forms link to subscribe to the speaking encounters for
English II. Take a screenshot to evidence your subscription and add the image at the
end of the document to deliver.

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

Check the agenda of the course and the synchronous encounters by web conference
and skype attention schedule

In the Learning Environment, you must:

Participate in the forum by sharing the descriptions, the audio links recorded with
vocaroo and posting the link to your poster in Lino it.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

Send the final pdf document individually.

Evidences of individual work:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:

The final document is a pdf document where you add the answers to the part 1, your
family members and friends' descriptions, the audio links recorded with vocaroo and
the link to your poster in Lino It
Evidences of collaborative work:
No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

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2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit

For Individual evidences, consider the following:

 The document must have a front page including information such as: title or
name of the activity, student’s name, student’s code, tutor’s name, university,
school, program, course and date. (Remember to check the APA style)

 Before submitting the requested product, students should check that it meets all
the requirements mentioned in this activity guide.

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)

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

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Type of activity: Individual
Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 1
The highest score in this activity is 70 points
First evaluation High level: The final document accomplishes the activity guide
criterion: requirements. It contents the answers to the part 1 exercise, the
descriptions, the voice recording link(s), the link to Lino it, and
Form criteria- it is sent on time by the evaluation environment.
Final Document If your work is at this level, you can get 5 points
presentation
Average level: The final document does not accomplish the
This criterion activity guide requirements. It is incomplete.
represents 5 If your work is at this level, you can get between 3 points
points of the total and 4 points
of 70 points of
the activity. Low level: The student does not send the final document on
time by the evaluation environment.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 2 points
Second evaluation High level: The student demonstrates comprehension of the
criterion: videos, follows topic changes, and forms an idea of the main
content. All the questions in part 1 are correct.
Content criteria - If your work is at this level, you can get between 18 points
Listening and 20 points
comprehension
This criterion Average level: The student demonstrates comprehension of
represents 20 the videos and forms an idea of the main content. However, the
points of the total student can't follow topic changes. There are some mistakes in
of 70 points of the answers for part 1.
the activity. If your work is at this level, you can get between 13
points and 17 points

Low level: The student does not comprehend the videos. There
are so many mistakes in the answers for part 1. Or the student
did not solve part 1 of the activity.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
and 12 points
Third evaluation High level: The student writes a series of simple phrases and
criterion: sentences by using simple grammar structures correctly. The

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 student has a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated words and
Content criteria - phrases related to personal information
Grammar structures If your work is at this level, you can get between 18
and vocabulary points and 20 points

This criterion Average level: The student writes a series of simple phrases
represents 20 and sentences by using simple grammar structures; however,
points of the total there are some mistakes and the vocabulary is limited.
of 70 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 13 points
the activity. and 17 points

Low level: The student writes a series of simple phrases and

sentences with too many grammar mistakes. Or the student
does not write the text.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 12 points
Fourth evaluation High level: Pronunciation is generally quite clear and
criterion: understandable, although his foreign accent is evident.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 13 points
Content criteria - and 15 points
Pronunciation
This criterion Average level: There are some pronunciation mistakes;
represents 15 however, the message is comprehensible.
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points
of 70 points of and 12 points
the activity.
Low level: Pronunciation mistakes don't allow the listener to
understand the message.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 7 points
Fifth evaluation High level: The student interacts on time in the forum by
criterion: sharing the answers to all the questions proposed.
If your work is at this level, you can get 10 points
Participation
criteria - Average level: The student posts answers to some of the
Participation in the questions proposed.
forum If your work is at this level, you can get between 5 points
and 9 points
This criterion
represents 10 Low level: The student doesn't interact in the forum.

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points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
of 70 points of points and 4 points
the activity.