Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: English B1
Code: 900003

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric - Task 2 - Looking for a

destination

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 1
Highest score of the activity: 100 points
The activity starts on: The activity ends on: Sunday,May
Saturday,April 15th, 2023. 14th, 2023.
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:
Produce in a written text personal experience and daily life situations using the appropriate
grammatical structures and the vocabulary studied in the contents.

Bear in mind: All the exercises have to develop individually. The collaborative
evidence is to participate in the forum by giving feedback on your classmates’ work.
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 1 & 2 from the

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

You should study:

Module 1
Module 2

LEARNING TIP You need to learn Conditionals and Phrasal Verbs, study Exercises from
4 to 12 in Module 1.
1.3 Do exercise 14 “TALKING ABOUT SUPERTITIONS” in module 1. 2
1.4 Record the audio activity proposed and upload it on the forum. (You can use vocaroo or
a voice recorder).
1.5 Study the travelling vocabulary in the OVI_Looking for a destination, found in Learning
Environment.
STEP 2. - READING ACTIVITY

2.1. Read the text “A travel guide” in Annex 1. Travel guide in the Learning Environment.
2.2. According to the text “A travel guide” answer the questions below. Write complete
sentences.
▪ What are some recommendations to visit Bangkok? Use have to/ must/mustn´t in your
answer.
▪ What is the fastest way to get around in Bangkok?
▪ Where can you find the best Chinese and Thai restaurants and food stands in Bangkok?
▪ Why is water one of the best ways to move around Thailand? ○ Why does the author say
you can eat everywhere?
▪ What would you add to a guide destination like this? Mention 2 different items that you
consider necessary to keep in mind.
2.3. Post your answers on the forum and exchange opinions with your partners regarding
their answers.

. LEARNING TIP You need to learn Modal verbs, study Exercises from 4 to 10 in
Module 2

STEP 3- WRITING ACTIVITY

Imagine that you are the owner of a travel agency, and you are going to design a travel
guide. To do this follow the next steps:

Choose an unknown place in your region and complete the Annex 2. Preparing my travel
guide. You can download the file with the chart in the Learning Environment, Activities
guide and evaluation rubric - Unit 1 - Task 2 – Looking for a destination (the same where
you found this Guide).

LEARNING TIP: Write simple complete sentences. What is important is that you write
the sentences by yourself. (You don’t need translator; you can use the vocabulary studied in
the course resources).
 3.1. Create an infographics “My travel guide to…” to show your travel guide to the
unknown destination. Include the information requested in the previous chart.

PREPARING MY TRAVEL GUIDE

CATEGORY VOCABULARY SENTENCES

Name & Mention the Write a short description of the place and its
location of the keywords you are location.
place going to use in the
sentences.

What to do Describe some activities that you can do in this

destination.

Travel Tips: Write 4 recommendations. Don’t forget to include

must/mustn’t - have to and don’t have to.

Superstitions Write at least 2 superstitions common in this place.

(Use factual conditional)

When to go Write about the best time to travel.

Where to stay Describe the options available to stay.

What to eat Write about the typical Food in this place.

What to drink Write about the typical drinks in this place.

Transportation Mention the transportation means commonly used

in this place.

Language Write the language spoken in this place.

Currency Write the currency used in this place.

Tipping Write if people are expected to tip or not in this

place.

LEARNING TIP: Use conditionals, modal verbs (must / mustn't - have to) and phrasal
verbs. You can use: Canva, Genially, piktochart and other tools.

3.2. Upload your chart and your Infographics on the forum.

 STEP 4 – COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITY

4.1. At this point you are invited to exchange information with your classmates and to give
feedback on their work. Check your classmates’ answers and make 2 comments about their
work or the infographics.
A comment is not to write a compliment, not just saying “good work”, this will not be
considered as a valid comment.

STEP 5 – SELF ASSESSMENT

In this step, you are going to reflect on your performance in the course activities. To
do this:

5.1 Download the file “Annex 4 – Self-assessment”, located in the Learning

Environment. Annex 4
5.2 Fill in the form “Self-assessment template”
5.3 Take a screenshot and share it both in the forum and in the final document.

STEP 6 - FINAL DOCUMENT

6.1 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.

Regarding 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 1 and 2 from the
E-book/Online English contents. Review the OVI: “Looking for a destination”
Participate and upload individual & collaborative activities in Discussion forum - Unit 1- Task
2 – Looking for a destination.
In the Evaluation Environment, you must:
Submit a PDF document containing the development of the individual and the collaborative
activities.
Evidence of individual work:
The individual evidence to be submitted is: A pdf document containing:
● A cover.
● The link to the audio recording of exercise 14, module 1 from the E-book.
● The answers to the questions based on the reading "A travel guide".
● The completed chart “Preparing my travel guide”.
● The infographics “My travel guide to…” which must be pasted directly into the document.
● A screenshot of the comments you made to your colleagues on the forum.
● The completed “Self-assessment” chart-Annex 4
Upload it in Task 2 – Looking for a destination - 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 3. Template Looking for a destination” found in Learning
Environment.
 Evidence of the forum work:
The participation evidence to be submitted is: Screenshots of the comments you made to
your colleagues on the forum.

2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to

Submit

For the Forum evidence, consider the following:

• All members of the group must participate with their contributions in the development of
the activity posting comments.
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 1
Highest score of the activity: 100 points
High level: The sentences in Steps 1, 2 & 3 are built using
First evaluation
conditionals, modal verbs, and phrasal verbs, with a few or no
criterion: Content
grammar and spelling mistakes. Punctuation marks and capital letters
assessment
use is correct, and the message can be clearly understood. In the audio
the student shows a good pronunciation, intonation, fluency, and
rhythm.
Development of
If your work is at this level, you can get between 30 points and
Steps 1, 2 & 3
40 points
(Individual activity)
Average level: Some of the sentences in Steps 1, 2 & 3 are built using
conditionals, modal verbs, and phrasal verbs, with some grammar or
spelling mistakes. Punctuation marks and capital letters use is
sometimes correct, but the message can be understood. In the audio
the student sometimes shows a good pronunciation, intonation,
This criterion
fluency, and rhythm.
represents 40
If your work is at this level, you can get between 14 points and
points of the total
29 points
of 100 points of
the activity. Low level: The sentences used in Steps 1,2 & 3 are not well
constructed. There is no use of 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. In the audio the student does not show a good
pronunciation, intonation, fluency, and rhythm. The student doesn't
participate in this task.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points and
13 points
High level: The student creates the travel guide according to the
instructions given in Step 3, including suitable pictures. The student
Second evaluation
shares his/her travel guide directly in the forum (no files attached).
criterion:
If your work is at this level, you can get between 20 points and
Procedure
30 points
assessment
Average level: The student creates the travel guide according to some
of the instructions given in Step 3, including a few suitable pictures.
The student shares his/her travel guide directly in the forum (no files
attached).
Development of Step
If your work is at this level, you can get between 10 points and
3 (Individual activity)
19 points

Low level: The student does not create the travel guide according to
This criterion
the instructions given in Step 3 and does not include suitable pictures.
represents 30
The student does not share his/her travel guide in the forum. The
points of the total
student doesn't participate in this task
of 100 points of
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points and
the activity.
9 points

Third evaluation
High level: The student posts all the evidence of individual activity
criterion:
steps in the forum and his/her comments are accurate and relevant for
Participation
the improvement his/her classmate's work. The contributions are
assessment
posted respecting the given schedule.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points and
10 points
Participation in the
forum
Average level: The student posts some evidence of individual activity
steps in the forum and his/her comments are not enough accurate and
relevant for the improvement of his/her classmate's work. The
contributions are posted respecting the given schedule.
This criterion
represents 10
If your work is at this level, you can get between 3 points
points of the total
and 7 points
of 100 points of
the activity.
Low level: The student does not post evidence of individual activity
steps in the forum and do not make comments for 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
6 points
Fourth
evaluation High level: The student posts the self-assessment format in the final
criterion: document. It includes all the items established.
Participation If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points and
assessment 10 points

Self- Average level: The student posts the self-assessment format in the
assessment final document. But it includes some the items established.

This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 3 points and
represents 10 7 points
points of the total
Low level: The student does not post the self-assessment format in
of 100 points of
the final document.
the activity. The student doesn't participate in this task.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points and
2 points.

High level: The final document is consolidated individually in a PDF

format and uploaded in the Evaluation Environment according to the
Fifth evaluation # of items requested in “Evidence of individual work”.
criterion:
If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points and
Formal
10 points
Assessment
Average level: The final document is consolidated individually in a
PDF format and uploaded in the Evaluation Environment but does not
Consolidation and include all the items requested in the “Evidence of individual work”.
submission
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”.
This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 3 points
represents 10
points of the and 7 points
total of 100
Low level: The final document is not uploaded in the Evaluation
points of the
Environment. The student doesn't participate in this task.
activity.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points and
2 points