UNIVERSIDAD CATLICA DE LA SANTSIMA CONCEPCIN

FACULTAD DE EDUCACIN
ENGLISH PEDAGOGY PROGRAMME
________________________________________________________
ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Assessing Skills

Names: Tamar Muoz Vizcarra.

Alison Vidal Sagredo.
Teacher: Roxanna Correa Prez.

Concepcin 4th October, 201

Speaking activity N1:

Aim: By the end of the lesson students will be able to retell stories about their last holidays
orally.
Instructions: Prepare a speech where you tell about your last holidays. Use the correct
tense, add details and adjectives to describe it.
Rating Scale
Students name:_____________________
Course:__________
Date:______________

Excellent (3)
Student tells the
story according to
the topic
Student uses
adjectives to
describe holidays
Student uses the
correct tense
Students
pronunciation is
according to the
class level

Regular (2)

Insufficient (1)

Speaking activity N2:

Aim: By the end of the lesson students will be able to give directions about places in his/her
town orally.
Instructions: In Pairs, you will have 30 minutes to prepare this task. Look at the map and you
will have to indicate the location of the important places of the city. Be careful with
pronunciation and vocabulary and do not forget to use your hands and eye contact to
interact with your partner.
RATING SCALE

Name:
Course:. date:.................

Aspects

Excellent (3)

Good (2)

Regular(1)

Student talks in English in all the

activity.
Student
uses
pronunciation.
Student
places.

can

the

recognize

correct
different

Student can do sentences using

prepositions.
Student uses body language.
Student gives clear information.
Observations:
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
____

Writing activity N 1
Aim: By the end of the lesson students will be able to identify different kind of food and
drinks in a written text.

Instructions: You should write 20 sentences about food and drinks (use the correct tense).
Follow the steps given below.
Write 3 kind of meat, 4 drinks, 5 fruits, 3 vegetables, 3 main courses and 2 desserts.

Check list

Name:
Course:.
Date:
.............................

Aspects
Can identify 3 kind of meat
Can recognize 4 kind of
drinks
Can distinguish 5 kind of
fruits
Can recognize 3 kind of
vegetables
Can identify 3 kind of main
courses
Can distinguish 2 kind of
desserts
Can use the correct tense.

Writing activity N2

Yes

No

Aim: By the end of the lesson students will be able to express causes and consequences
about pollution in his/her city in a written essay.
Instructions: Write a n argumentative essay related to causes and consequences about
pollution in your city. It must include thesis statement, 3 body paragraphs with supporting
ideas (include real facts) and a concluding paragraph . Essay length should be between 450500 words.

Essay Checklist
Yes

No

Thesis Statement
Body paragraphs with
supporting ideas (3)
Concluding paragraph
450-500 Words length

Essay Rubric

CATEGORY

Thesis
Statement

The position
statement
provides a
clear strong
statement of
the authors
position of
the topic

The position
statement
provides a
clear
statement of
the authors
position of
the topic

The position There is no

statement is position
present but it statement
does not
represent the
authors
position clear

Supporting
ideas

Arguments
and
supporting
ideas are
provided in a
logical order
that makes it
easy and
interesting to
follow the
authors train
of thought

Arguments
and
supporting
ideas are
provided in a
fairly logical
order that
makes
reasonably
easy to
follow the
authors train

A few of the
arguments or
supporting
details are
not in an
expected or
logical order,
distracting
the reader
and making
the essay
seem a little

Many of the
arguments or
supporting
details are
not in an
expected or
logical order,
distracting
the reader
and making
the essay
seem very

Score

of thought

confusing

confusing

Conclusion

The
conclusion is
strong and
leaves the
reader
solidly
understandin
g the writers
position.
Effective
restatement
of the thesis
statement
begins the
paragraph

The
conclusion is
recognizable
. The
authors
position is
restated
within the
first two
sentences of
the closing
paragraph

The authors
position is
restated
within the
closing
paragraph,
but it is not
near the
beginning

There is no
conclusion.
The essay
just ends.

Accuracy

All
supportive
facts and
statistics are
reported
accurately

Almost all
supportive
facts and
statistics are
reported
accurately

Most
supportive
facts and
statistics are
reported
accurately

Most
supportive
facts and
statistics
were
inaccurately
reported

Grammar &
Spelling

Author
makes no
errors in
grammar or
spelling that
distract the
reader from
the context

Author
makes 1-4
errors in
grammar or
spelling that
distract the
reader from
the context

Author
makes 5-8
errors in
grammar or
spelling that
distract the
reader from
the context

Author
makes more
than 9 errors
in grammar
or spelling
that definitely
distract the
reader from
the context

References
Haldfield, J & Haldfield, C. (1999). Simple speaking activities. (1st ed.). New York: Oxford
University Press
Haldfield, J & Haldfield, C. (2001). Simple writing activities. (1st ed.). New York: Oxford University
Press

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