Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: English B2
Code: 900005

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 4 - Let’s talk about future plans

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 3
Highest score of the activity: 100 points
The activity starts on: Monday, April 3, The activity ends on: Saturday, April
2023 29, 2023
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:

The student will be able to talk about future plans using future simple and future
perfect expressing through an oral presentation or a video his/her expectations and
hopes.

The activity consists of:

-Exposing through an oral presentation with the tutor or a video your life project, based
on your expectations of the future and hopes.
-Design visual material with resources such as PowerPoint, Canva, Genially or similar.
-Ask and make suggestions about your partners’ contributions in the forum.
-Participate actively in three Students Talking Time Workshops.

Dear Student,
You should prepare your synchronous meeting following the next stages:

STAGE 1: Prepare the topic

- Check the content of Unit 3 (Module 9 to module 12) from the E-book.

For more information about the three main grammar topics of the task read the
Annex 1 Task 4 to learn how to use them properly.

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According to the exercise made in the Task 2 – Plans, Hopes and Expectations,
you will record a two-minutes audio using the recording option – Insert Audio
Recording - that you can find in the forum editing options on the virtual campus,
reading one of the three paragraphs written in task 2. (See image 1 in Annex 1 Task
4)

STAGE 2: Design the oral production

- Create a presentation: It can be in PowerPoint, Genially, Canva or similar in which

you present your life project exposing your hopes and expectations of the future.
Include five or six slides with the key information (no more than 25 words in each
slide) to develop your own ideas (see Annex 2 task 4). Remember to write your
own ideas using phrasal verbs, future perfect and conditionals.
- Share your presentation in the forum and give feedback to your classmates.

- Prepare your speech: Practice how to present and explain your ideas without
reading the slides. Remember that the aim of this task is to express your ideas with
coherence and cohesion about the topic.

If you are not sure about pronunciation, you can practice on the following webpage
https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/ and listen to the correct pronunciation.

Oral Presentation:

Option 1:
Synchronous meeting.

Check the course mailbox and forum tutor’s message, and register (hour and day)
according to the link sent by the tutor.
Please do not leave your registration until the last minute because the schedules will
probably be full.

You will have to introduce yourself and present your life project. You will expose your
hopes and expectations of the future. Your presentation must be supported by visual
aids made in PowerPoint, Canva, or similar.
Check the configuration of your equipment, and make sure that the sound,
microphone, and video are working for the interview.

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Be punctual in your entry to the tool (Google Meet, Skype, Zoom, or Teams) chosen
for the synchronous meeting.
Have 15 to 20 minutes available for the meeting, so you must be punctual.

Option 2:
Record a video.

If you can not arrange a date with your tutor to have your synchronous meeting, you
will have the chance to present your life project through a video. Remember that the
video must include an introduction and the presentation of your expectations of the
future while you share your visual aids. You can upload the video to platforms such as
YouTube or Google drive making sure it is accessible to all public and share the link
on the forum and the final paper.

For your Oral presentation through a video, please note:

Before recording, take enough time to prepare your verbal production in English in
order to evidence good pronunciation and natural speech and fluency.
Under no circumstances should you as a student read your speech. If so, your video
will be graded low.
- It is recommended that the video be accompanied by your visual aids that reinforce
the message of what you are telling. Your face must appear in the video. The
minimum length of the video should be three (3) minutes.
- Show your photo ID at the beginning of the video. Record in real time your video
showing your face, facing the camera and narrating your presentation in English in
your own voice.

Take into account:

- It is not allowed to read aloud; it must be a conscious speaking exercise.

- Practice pronunciation, fluency, and intonation.
- Make pauses.
- Speak loudly.
- Use linking words to connect your ideas and show sequence during your speech.

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Stage 3: STT - Students Talking Time

-Make sure to attend and actively participate in at least three (3) STT workshops
proposed in the course during the dates of the task.
-Take evidence of your participation (screenshots) and include them in the final
document. Then, complete the chart provided in the annex with this information:
Name of the tutor who held the encounter, topic of the workshop and answer the
following question “What did I learn in this workshop?”

Stage 4: Answer the Self- Assessment

Taking into account that the language learning process includes the development of
all communication skills according to the course level, you are invited to make a self-
critical reflection of your performance in this course by answering the questions
presented in the Annex 2 task 4 through a written paragraph. Please answer them
consciously.

Final delivery – Consolidate your work

- Consolidate the information of all the stages in a PDF document with the
screenshots from your presentation with your tutor or the link of your video, STT
chart and self-assessment paragraph.
- Send the final document to the Evaluation Environment.

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

• Check the agenda out to verify the opening and closing dates of the task.
• Attend the Webconference or watch the Webconference recording.

In the Learning Environment, you must:

• Check and study the Online Content of the E- book of the Unit 3 from module 9
to module 12.
• Record and upload your MP3 audio and share it in the forum.
• Participate and upload your visual presentation in the forum.
• Schedule and attend the meeting with your tutor and take some screenshots of
the oral presentation or send the link to your video.

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In the Evaluation Environment, you must:
• Upload one PDF document with all the information required.

Evidence of individual work:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:

● A PowerPoint, Genially, or Canva slides in English uploaded in the forum.

● Oral presentation in English with your tutor.
● PDF/Word file with the screenshots from the oral or the link to your video.
● STT (Students Talking Time) chart.
● A written paragraph answering the self-assessment questions.

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:

● Every student must participate with academic contributions in the activity
development.
● Before delivering the suggested product, all the requirements indicated in this
activity guide must be checked.
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

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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 3
The highest score in this activity is 100 points
First evaluation High level: The student uses a wide range of vocabulary,
criterion: including all the grammar seen in unit 3. The message is clear
and understandable as the grammar structures are properly
Voice recording used.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 14
This criterion points and 20 points
represents 20
points of the total Average level: The student shares his/her ideas with some
of 100 points of grammatical mistakes, using few vocabulary and expressions.
the activity. However, the main idea can be understood.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 7 points
and 13 points

Low level: The student uses grammar structures, expressions,

and vocabulary in an incorrect way, besides there is no cohesion
between his/her ideas in the speech.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
and 6 points.

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Second evaluation High level: The student prepares and presents his/her oral
criterion: production in English, according to the indications shared through
a synchronous meeting or a video.
He/she expresses him/herself assertively according to the topic.
Oral Production
His/her verbal expression denotes clear and natural
This criterion pronunciation, intonation, articulation, rhythm, and accent. The
represents 40 student communicates his/her ideas fluently and clearly.
points of the total Apprehension of course units is evidenced.
of 100 points of
the activity. If your work is at this level, you can get between 28 points
and 40 points

Average level: The student presents his/her oral production in

English through a synchronous meeting or video; however,
he/she speaks with some difficulty on the topic. His/her oral
discourse presents some problems in the pronunciation and
accentuation of some words and expressions that make it difficult
to understand what he/she wants to communicate. In some
parts, he/she resorts to reading to express or support his/her
ideas; and/or there is no evidence of preparation or apprehension
of the course content.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 11 points
and 27 points

Low level: The student presents his/her oral production in

English through a synchronous meeting or a video, although
he/she does not prepare his/her speech according to the
indications. He/she speaks about the topic with much uncertainty
and hesitation in English and sometimes in Spanish.

His/her speech is not clear or fluent and he/she presents many

impediments in the articulation, pronunciation and accentuation
of words and sentences. During his/her oral presentation, he/she
frequently resorts to reading to express his/her ideas. No
preparation or apprehension of the course content is reflected.

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 The student does not participate or perform his/her oral
presentation proposed for this production task.

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

and 10 points

Third evaluation High level: The student attends and participates in three STT
criterion: workshops and delivers the assessment chart.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 18 and
STT - Students 30 points
Talking Time
participation Average level: The student attends and participates in at least
two STT. If your work is at this level, you can get between
7 and 17 points
This criterion
represents 30
points of the total Low level: The student attends and participates in at least one
of 100 points of STT or does not attend and participate in the STT. If your work
the activity. is at this level, you can get between 0 and 6 points.

Fourth evaluation High level: The student presents a wide and critical reflection
criterion: about his performance in the course. If your work is at this
level, you can get between 7 and 10 points
Self-assessment

Average level: The student submits the self-assessment but the

This criterion message is unclear. If your work is at this level, you can get
represents 10 between 3 and 6 points
points of the total
of 100 points of
the activity. Low level: The student does not submit the self-assessment. If
your work is at this level, you can get between 0 and 2
points