Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: English B1
Code: 900003

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 3 - Planning the trip

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 2
Highest score of the activity: 100 points
The activity starts on: Monday, March The activity ends on: Sunday, April 17,
21, 2022 2022
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:

Learning Outcome 2: Describe in a written text personal experience, daily life

situations and past events using the appropriate grammatical structures and the
vocabulary studied in the contents.

Learning Outcome 3: Express in an oral way personal experience, daily life

situations and past events using appropriate pronunciation, grammatical structures
and the vocabulary studied in the contents.

The activity consists of:

STEP 1 – CONTENT REVIEW

1.1 Go to Learning / E book /Online Content English

B1.

1.2 Study the content of modules 3 & 4 from the

E-book and do all the activities proposed in it.

You should study:

Module 3
Module 4

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1.3 Do exercise 3:“IDENTIFYING VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS “ from module 4.
1.4 Record an audio reading the exercise and share it in the forum.

STEP 2 – WRITING ACTIVITY.

Imagine that you are the owner of a travel agency, and you are going to design an
itinerary to travel to the unknow place selected in Task 2. To do this follow the next
steps:

2.1 According to the travel guide designed in Task 2. You must complete the Annex 4.
Travel itinerary chart. You can download it from the Learning Environment.

LEARNING TIP: Use modal verbs, phrasal verbs, conditionals, gerunds, and
infinitives to write complete sentences.

TRAVEL ITINERARY

Information Description

Introduction of Make an eye-catching short description of the place to visit,

the place: you can include information about the location, why this place
stands out, the weather and a general idea of what they will
enjoy in this place.

Duration of the You must propose how many days the trip will last and what
trip: to do during each day, schedule the trip for at least 3 days
and 2 nights.

Means of Explain which are the means of transport that can be used
transportation during the trip.

Activities to do Explain the activities tourists can carry out day by day
during their trip.

Places to stay: Include one or two places to stay during the trip

Typical Foods: Describe what typical foods and drinks can be consumed
during the days of stay.

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 Cost: Indicate what is the cost for the tour package you are
promoting.

Images: Add images of the place or places, activities, meals, lodging

and what you consider necessary.

2.2. Upload “Travel Itinerary chart” in the forum.

2.3. Create a slideshow using images and the itinerary you designed to promote your
tourist destination.
2.4. Write and copy your script text in this website
https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/ to listen to the correct pronunciation and
intonation, then repeat it as many times as you need to practice your pronunciation.

STEP 3 - SPEAKING ACTIVITY.

3.1 Make a video pretending that you are a tourist promoter. During the video
recording you must show your face and the slides you made while you are talking about
your destination. Your video must have a maximum duration of 4 minutes.
You can see the following example: TOUR PACKAGE PRESENTATION | Lyceum of the
Philippines University - YouTube

The video must be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo or any cloud storage (OneDrive,
Dropbox, Google Drive).

NOTE: Be careful with your video privacy settings, it must be set as public or listed for
your tutor and classmates to be able to watch it.

3.2 Post the link for the video on the forum so your tutor and your classmates can give
you feedback.

3.3 Now, after watching your classmates’ videos, take the place of a tourist, and ask
2 questions related to the video for your colleagues to answer them. You must also
answer the questions that your colleagues ask you. Use gerunds and infinitives in
your questions and answers.
Example: Camping can be an option to host the people you invite to this place?

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 STEP 4 - FINAL DOCUMENT

4.1 Consolidate all the activities done in this Task in a PDF document and upload it
individually on the Evaluation environment. Remember that the product of this task
must comply with the APA standards.

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must: Check for the initial and
closing dates.

In the Learning Environment, you must: Review and complete the exercises
proposed in modules 3 and 4 from the E book/Online English contents.
Participate and upload individual activities in Discussion forum - Unit 2 - Task 3 -
Planning the trip.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must: Submit a PDF document containing the
development of the individual activities.

Evidence of individual work:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:
A PDF document containing:
● A cover
● The link for the audio recording reading the answers to Exercise 3, Module 4
from the E-book.
● The completed “Travel Itinerary chart”
● The link to the video.

Upload it in Task 3 – Planning the trip - Evaluation rubric and activity submission.
Remember the product of this activity must comply with the APA style for
references. You can use the template “Annex 5. Template travel itinerary” found in
Learning Environment.
Evidence of collaborative work:
No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit

For Individual evidence, consider the following:

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• 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 the 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

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 2
The highest score in this activity is 100 points
First evaluation High level: The sentences in Step 2 are built using
criterion: conditionals, modal verbs, and phrasal verbs, with a few or no
Content grammar and spelling mistakes. Punctuation marks and capital
assessment letters use is correct, and the message can be clearly
understood.

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 If your work is at this level, you can get between 30 points
Development of and 40 points
Step 2
Average level: Some of the sentences in Step 2 are built
using conditionals, modal verbs, and phrasal verbs, with some
grammar or spelling mistakes. Punctuation marks and capital
This criterion letters use is sometimes correct, but the message can be
represents 40 understood.
points of the total
of 100 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 14 points
the activity. and 29 points

Low level:
The sentences in Step 2 are not using conditionals, modal verbs,
and phrasal verbs, and/or have many grammar or spelling
mistakes. Punctuation marks and capital letters use is not
correct, and the message cannot be easily understood.
The student does not participate in this task.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0

points and 13 points
Second evaluation High level: The student makes the video using the information
criterion: proposed in Step 2.
Content The student shows an accurate use of descriptive language and
assessment vocabulary. The student has good pronunciation with smooth,
natural and fluid speech.
The student shares the link of the video directly in the forum (no
files attached).
Development of If your work is at this level, you can get between 25 points
step 3 and 35 points

Average level: The student makes the video using some of

the information proposed in Step 2. The student shows a basic
This criterion use of descriptive language and vocabulary. The student makes
represents 35 some pronunciation mistakes which somehow interfere with
points of the total his/her speech fluency. The student shares the link of the video
of 100 points of directly in the forum (no files attached).
the activity.

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 If your work is at this level, you can get between 11 points
and 24 points

Low level: The student makes the video but does not use the
information proposed in Step 2. The student shows a poor use
of descriptive language and vocabulary. The student makes
many pronunciation mistakes which interfere with his/her
speech fluency.
The student does not share the link of the video directly in the
forum (no files attached).
The student doesn't send the video.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 10 points
Third evaluation High level: The student posts all the evidence of individual
criterion: activity steps in the forum and his/her comments are accurate
Participation and relevant for the improvement of the classmate's work.
assessment His/Her contributions are posted according to the activity
schedule.
Forum participation
If your work is at this level, you can get between 12 points
This criterion and 15 points
represents 15
points of the total Average level: The student posts some evidence of individual
of 100 points of activity steps in the forum and his/her comments are not enough
the activity. accurate and relevant for the improvement of the classmate's
work. His/Her contributions are posted according to the activity
schedule.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points

and 11 points

Low level: The student does not post evidence of individual

activity steps in the forum and do not make comments for the
improvement of his/her classmate's work.
The student doesn't participate in this task.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 5 points
Fourth evaluation High level: The final document is consolidated individually in
criterion: a PDF format and uploaded in the Evaluation Environment

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Formal according to the # of items requested in “Evidence of individual
assessment work”.

Consolidation and
submission If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points
and 10 points
This criterion
represents 10 Average level: The final document is consolidated
points of the total individually in a PDF format and uploaded in the Evaluation
of 100 points of Environment but does not include all the items requested in the
the activity. “Evidence of individual work”.
The final document is consolidated individually in a PDF format
but is not uploaded in the Evaluation Environment. It includes
all the items requested in the “Evidence of individual work”.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 3 points
and 7 points

Low level: The final document is not uploaded in the

Evaluation Environment. The student doesn't participate in this
task.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0

points and 2 points