Universidad del Valle Escuela de Ciencias del Lenguaje
Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras Inglés con fines Generales y Académicos II
Guidelines for Task 2: “It has to do with us: Local issues and possible solutions” 2025-I
The second oral presentation aims to put in practice what you have learned during the first and second
unit. This oral presentation is going to help you to develop your communicative skills in English. You
should assume this project as part of your language learning process, it is to say, your commitment and
responsibility are needed for succeeding in this task. This task is worth 20 points of the grade of your
final exam.
Procedure
1. Work individually or in pairs. You will have 10 minutes for the presentation (5 minutes for
each student if you work in pairs).
2. Choose one place in your community, university, hometown or territory and brainstorm ideas
to:
- Establish why the place you chose has to do with you. You will share your reflection and
thoughts in your oral presentation.
- Give a short location reference to get there.
- Determine the most outstanding features in the place chosen: factual information, landmarks,
landscapes, history, weather, why it is famous or meaningful for, activities to do and see in that
place, etc.
- Show the problems you identify in the place.
- Give a possible solution for one of them. Make sure the solutions you provide are related to
your major or field of study.
2.1. Make a plan to develop your presentation.
- Greetings (Hello everyone, Nice to see you again, etc.)
- Topic (I’m going to talk about..., My subject today is...)
- Agenda (My presentation is in three sections. Firstly, … Second,...).
- Then, write a composition based on this outline:
● Introduction: support your choice
● Body: information about the location, importance, activities, etc., problems and
possible solution
● Closure: summarize and share a personal reflection about the location.
2.2. When you prepare your presentation, remember that you need to include most of the
grammar and vocabulary topics covered in the class (Comparatives and superlatives, Intensifiers,
Modal verbs, There is / there are, Countable and Uncountable nouns, among others).
2.3. Visual aids and/or other graphic support are required here. You must use videos, slides,
cardboards, flashcards or any visual aid that helps you show your presentation successfully. Do not
include paragraphs in your presentation. Include images, pictures, maps, key words and phrases,
graphics, etc.
2.4. Schedule appointments with your teacher or the Red CAAL monitors to check some
concerns about your presentation.
3. Practice in front of a mirror, measure time and observe your body language. Practice with
someone else, record what you're going to say, listen to the recording and improve your presentation.
4. Perform your presentation. Be ready on the day of your presentation. Remember that this is an
oral presentation, not a reading aloud exercise. Reading will affect your grade negatively (see the
criteria and indicators for “Task completion, content, and organization” in the Evaluation rubric on the
next page). Besides, take into account that if you are not present the day and moment you are called,
you will not have a second chance to perform the task.
Timetable
What When
Final Presentation assignment May 12th to 17th 2025
Tutoring From May 12th to June 06th
Presentations June 09th to14th 2025
Assessment criteria:
❖ Task completion, content, and organization: Content relevant to the task. See point 2 above.
❖ Accuracy: Correct use of grammar. Use of complete sentences.
❖ Vocabulary and pronunciation: Use of proper words in speech. Comprehensibility based on how words
are pronounced. (www.howjsay.com, http://es.forvo.com/)
❖ Visual aids. Use of slides and other aids to enhance comprehension.
❖ Interaction with the teacher after the presentation.
Evaluation rubric level II - Final exam
Task: “It has to do with us: Local issues and possible solutions” Date: ________________________
Student: _________________________________________________________ Points: _______/20 points____
Criteria Indicators
5 4 3 2-1
Understands, follows, Understands, follows, Understands, follows, The product does not
and fully fulfills the and fulfills most of the and fulfills part of the show a clear
task (100%). task (90%). task (80%) understanding of the
Task
Student has full Student presents A little organized, but it task.
completion,
knowledge of the enough information. is sometimes difficult to Disorganized; the
content, and
subject and the The information is follow the presentation. information does not
organization
information is presented generally organized and Student has little have a logical order.
in a logical, almost all information knowledge of the Student shows no
and clear manner. is presented in a logical subject and reads knowledge and reads
order. sometimes. most or all the time.
4 3 2 1
Uses sufficient His/her vocabulary His/her vocabulary Lacks sufficient
vocabulary to fully allows him to complete allows him to complete vocabulary to complete
fulfill the task. most of the task. the task partly. the task.
Vocabulary and
Pronunciation is always Pronunciation is clear Pronunciation is clear Key words are
pronunciation
clear enough to be enough to be but sometimes, mispronounced and
understood. understood most of the mispronounced words block communication
time. block communication. most of the time.
4 3 2 1
Is always clear and uses Is usually clear and uses Is sometimes clear and Is not clear enough and
the correct form of the correct form of occasionally uses the does not use the correct
tenses, comparatives, tenses, comparatives, correct form of tenses, form of tenses,
Accuracy superlatives, countable superlatives, countable comparatives, comparatives,
and uncountable, and uncountable, superlatives, countable superlatives, countable
modals verbs, etc. modals verbs, etc. and uncountable, and uncountable,
modals verbs, etc. modals verbs, etc.
5 4 3 2-1
Student understands the Student understands the Student sometimes Student hardly
questions. His/her questions, answers all understands the understands or does not
Interaction
answers are detailed. the questions, but does questions and gives understand the
(2 or 3 questions
not elaborate basic answers. questions and provides
from the
sufficiently. extremely basic
teacher)
answers or cannot
answer the questions.
2 1.5 1 0.5
Student uses several Student uses 1 prop that Student uses a prop Student uses no props
props that reinforce the is related to the which makes the OR the props chosen
presentation and presentation and shows presentation ok. are irrelevant for the
increase audience considerable presentation.
Visual aids understanding. Show work/creativity, and
considerable which makes the
work/creativity, which presentation better.
makes the presentation
better.
General comments and suggestions:
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Nota: El examen final escrito evalua listening, reading, grammar, vocabulary and writing, con un total de 30 puntos.
La evaluación final oral corresponde a la tarea oral que aquí se presenta, con un valor de 20 puntos. Esto suma 50
puntos. El porcentaje de la evaluación final recogida en los 50 puntos y convertidos a la calificación 0 a 5
corresponde al 25% de la nota definitiva del curso.
