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Week - Instructions - Task: Assignment - A job interview

L𝗲𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘀, 𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝘁𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗹
𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮.
Hello everybody!
Now it's time for you to do the task for this week, so I invite you to check the instructions
below. Remember that if you need to review a topic, you can always check the course
material as often as needed. Keep in mind that you have to present this task during week 3.
1. Learning outcome
Unidad 1: Jobs and education
Al finalizar la unidad, el estudiante explica la elección de su carrera para determinar sus
retos utilizando gramática y vocabulario pertinentes.
2. Lesson outcome
At the end of the lesson, you and your team
perform a job interview by using have to/has to and can/can’t.
3. Description

• Step 1:
o Choose the partner(s) you want to work with and get together. Decide
on the roles each one will play (an interviewer and one or two
applicants) and the job offer (human resources assistant, system
engineer, bank clerk, etc.).
• Step 2:

o Think about the skills needed to succeed in that job and make a list
using have to/has to. Remember your role in the conversation. Skills:
be sociable, be creative, be good with numbers, be a good leader,
be a psychologist, work well with people, be a good listener, be
empathic, work under pressure, have good communicative skills, solve
problems, etc. For example:
▪ Applicant: I have to be a good listener and have a good
memory.

▪ Interviewer: The person for the job has to be proactive.

• Step 3:
o Make a list of questions that interviewers and applicants commonly
make in a job interview.
o Look at the examples. Use can/ can’t/ have to/ has to.
▪ Interviewer: Can you work on weekends?
▪ Applicant: Do I have to travel?
• Step 4:
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o Now, it’s time to make the interview using the lists in steps 2 and 3.

Attend the workshops and reinforce and practice the topics of the week to do your task.
You can register at Portal del Estudiante or UTP+: Refuerzo Académico.

4. Considerations to record the video

• Before recording the video

o Work in pairs or groups of three.
o Keep in mind the time you have for the task.
o Use the grammar and vocabulary you have studied during the week.
o Avoid using translators and make sure your ideas are coherent.
o Practice your pronunciation, intonation, and vocalization.
o Use a quiet place to record your conversation.
• At the moment of recording the video
o Show yourselves to the camera in a close-up or medium shot, without
covering your face.
o Avoid recording yourselves in the shadows or giving your back to the
light.
o Greet your audience and introduce yourselves at the beginning of the
video.
o Use correct pronunciation, intonation, and vocalization.
o Use the correct volume of voice, it should be neither too high nor too
low.
o Use body language and show interest when listening to your partners.
o Avoid reading your conversation.
o Use the time allotted for the task.
o Finish the video by saying goodbye to your audience.
• After recording the video
o Double-check your video before submitting it.
o If you have a link, make sure the access to your video is open.

5. Material

• Grammar: modal verbs: have to /has to, can / can’t

• Vocabulary: professions, job skills, adjectives to describe demanding jobs
• Canvas material: Week
• Additional material:
o Cambridge online
dictionary: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/essential-
american-english/
o Oxford American English
dictionary: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/97
80195392883.001.0001/acref-9780195392883
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o Englisch-Hilfen: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/
o All things Grammar:https://www.allthingsgrammar.com/present-
simple.html
o Raymond Murphy - English Grammar In Use
Book: https://idoc.pub/documents/1-raymond-murphy-english-
grammar-in-use-with-answers-elementarypdf-6ng2exg9rjlv

6. Presentation

• Number of participants: 2 - 3
• Cover: Present a cover at the beginning of the video or in a Word /PDF document
with the Youtube/Drive link.
• Format: Plataform multimedia or Word/PDF format with the YouTube/Drive link
• Video length: 3 - 4 minutes (apart from your introductions and farewells)
• Attempts: 1
• Deadline: Sunday of week
• Check the document Instrucciones para la grabación de videos.docx

De acuerdo al artículo 46 del Reglamento de Disciplina, toda evidencia de plagio, durante o

posterior a la evaluación, anulará el resultado de la evaluación.
Se considera plagio a la copia de información parcial o total de fuentes de información o de
páginas de internet, así como a la copia del trabajo de otro grupo, estudiante, docente, o
consulta a persona externa a la universidad.
En los casos a que se refiere el párrafo anterior, si se comprueba la falta, el estudiante
obtiene la calificación de “cero anulado” (0A) como nota final del curso, sin perjuicio de
recibir la sanción disciplinaria correspondiente.