Ingles II Libro

de actividades
 Oscar Perez:
Experto en contenido

Gabriel contreras:

Asesor Temático

Albenis Cortés:
Asesora Pedagógica

Hector Jair Neira

Diseñador Grafico
ACTIVIDAD DE APRENDIZAJE: Reading, listening, vocabulary, writing, language focus and
speaking

Programa Académico
Transversal

Actividad de
Asignatura Didáctica
Aprendizaje
Unit 1 Based on communicative
English II skills
AA1

1. Activity introduction

A travel experience is great way to know a country´s culture and by this way to learn a foreign
language. There are many different types of accommodations and Hotels which offer several
kinds of leisure activities, so it is important to know how to describe your travelling experience
and to know how to report it in a meeting to your colleagues.

2. Learning results
To describe where I live and close people and travel experiences.
To ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on familiar topics.
To write simple texts, for example postcards, Reports,e-mails etc.

3. Problem setting

Having a travelling experience is a good way to learn a foreign language by knowing its
culture and different landscapes; if you need to travel abroad here you will find the
following considerations:
¾ Do I need to take my passport?
¾ What kind of leisure activities can I do?
¾ How many hotels there are in the area?
¾ What kind of accommodation does the hotel offers? Single or double room?
¾ Where are the different touristic places?
Unit 1

Activities

Listening

AA1.1. In order to have the best travelling experience you need to make firstly, a hotel
reservation. Let´s listen to the following podcast and know how to do your hotel´s booking.

¾ Listen to the following conversation about Hotel reservations and answer the
following quiz.

¾ Talk about a hotel where you stayed at least one night. How much did it cost to
stay? Describe the room and the hotel facilities. Would you stay there again? Why
or why not? Record this exercises by using Windows recorder and send it to your
teacher´s email.

Reading

AA1.2. Now you need to know about different interesting vacation spots around the
world, in this part you will read and know about Los Angeles California in the U.S.A by
reading a travel guide

Taken from: http://businesstravel.about.com/od/cityguides/tp/Business-Travel-Guide-to-

Los-Angeles.htm

Business Travel Guide to Los Angeles

Los Angeles is home to Hollywood and America's movie industry, but it's also home to plenty of other types
of businesses. So if your business travels take you to Los Angeles, this business travel guide to Los Angeles
can help you find a place to stay, book a room, and navigate the city (just be prepared for some gridlock it's
LA, after all!).

1. Los Angeles Transportation

Most likely you're coming into Los Angeles (LA) through Los Angeles International Airport , or LAX. It's one of
the busiest in the country and it's a touchstone for many business travelers. Over the past few years, LA has
actually built a reasonable public transportation system, driven primarily by buses, but the newer Metro Rail
is a viable option if you're doing business in Hollywood, Universal City, downtown or other connected areas.
Here's a complete guide to getting around Los Angeles.
2. Find a Los Angeles Hotel

There are a LOT of hotels in Los Angeles, and there are a LOT of different types-from cheap chain hotels to
ultra-trendy hip Hollywood retreats (Chatou Marmont, anyone?). If you're traveling to Los Angeles on
business it's CRITICAL to pick a hotel that's close to the areas where you're doing business. LA's traffic really
can cause nightmares for time schedules, so plan accordingly.

That said, since you are in LA, if possible, it's nice to pick a hotel that also offers some after business hours
benefits--perhaps close to a happening hot spot, the beach, or the charm of a Hollywood retreat. By no
means complete, here are a few reviews of Los Angeles hotels for business that we've turned the About.com
business travel spotlight on.

3. Where to Eat in Los Angeles

With a huge mixture of cultures, Los Angeles is an amazing place to eat.

¾ Based on the previous travel guide you will do a web research about an interesting
place you want to know, you must report your findings in your e-portfolio taking as
reference the previous exercise.

AA.1.3 Vocabulary

At this moment you really want to visit a foreign country, but unfortunately you do not
have time for making a hotel booking directly form a travel agency, so in this web site
you will find some hotels in Los Angeles with the possibility to do on-line bookings.
Let’s try it.

¾ Go the following on-line travel agency URL:

http://www.booking.com/searchresults.en-us.html?
label=gog235jc;sid=52da34ff78836a35814121a6849ce33a;class_interval=
1;idf=1;offset=0;score_min=0;si=ai%2Cco%2Cci%2Cre%2Cdi;src=index;ss_all=0;;cit
y=20014181;origin=disamb;srhash=2530599538;srpos=1
¾ Then choose a hotel in Los Angeles and do the online registration by clicking in one
of the hotels you observed.
 ¾ Finally fill out the following reservation form using the information from the
previous exercise upload this exercise in your e-portfolio.

Hotel Booking Form

Please fill out the reservation request form below , we will send the Confirmation Invoice
detailing the bookings, terms & payment via e-mail within 24 - 48 hours

Required field

Surname : *
other names
Company : if any
Address :
City : *
Country : *
Tel. Number :
Fax. Number :
E-mail : *
Please check again if your email address is correct
Hotel Booking Details
Check-in date : dd/mm/yy
Check-out date : No. of night
Name of Hotel : 2nd Choice
In which City : Bangkok Pattaya Chiang Mai Chiang Rai Hua Hin/Cha-am Khao Yai Koh Samui Krabi
Phuket River Kwai - Kancanaburi Rayong Others
No. of Room required : No. of Adult No. of Children
Occupancy : Single Double bed Twin bed
Room Type : Standard Superior Deluxe Suite Studio Villa 1 bedroom Villa 2 bedroom
Bungalow 1 bedroom Bungalow 2 bedroom
Any additional information or requirements ( i.e. other pax names, children age etc )
Writing

AA1.4. Travel experience: E-mail

Use the following objects as grammar reference:

Modal verb Can

Adjectives

¾ Based on the previous information about travelling, write a short report of a

Colombian place that you have visited and you want to recommend; write about
Hotels accommodation and spots.
¾ Upload your report on the Forum 1 and prepare yourself to be corrected by your
colleagues.
The report is going to be corrected by groups of five students, each one comment on
colleagues’ profile and the result of these corrections are finally uploaded in order to be
evaluated by the teacher.

AA5. Go to http://www.voxopop.com/ find the course set by your tutor (English II

Unipanamericana) and talk about your travel experience and your suggestions written in
the previous Exercise. Record your voice and be prepared to have peer´s feedback.
 4. Etapas

Task Responsible Time

Evidencies
Listening: Hotel Reservation audio activity Student 2 hours

Student 1 hour
Reading: Business Travel Guide to Los Angeles

Vocabulary: On-line Hotel reservation form Student 1Hour

Writing: Travel experience e-mail Student 1 hour

Speaking: Voxopop Forum Student and tutor 1 hour

5. Course Interaction

Tutorial sessions if necessary, and different kinds of forums

6. Evaluation matrix

Evidencies Evaluation Criteria Total score

25

9 Autonomous activities (e-portfolio). ¾ Behaving in an autonomous 10

9 Forum Activity : A travel experience
way and is highly oriented
towards achievement.
¾ Support ideas and
communicate them in written
form.
¾ To communicate to, shares
with, and supports the efforts
of others. Tries to keep people 10
working well together.
¾ Writing a report with accuracy
in grammar, vocabulary
related and good spelling.
 9 Speaking: Talking about the travel ¾ Argumenting ideas at a Basic 5
experience level about travelling topics.

TOTAL 25
ACTIVIDAD DE APRENDIZAJE: Reading, listening, vocabulary, writing, language focus and
speaking

Programa Académico
Transversal

Actividad de
Asignatura Didáctica
Aprendizaje
Unit 2 Based on communicative
English II skills
AA2

1. Activity introduction
Eating out and Entertaining

Food and shopping can communicate complex messages about status, nationality and
identify. Codes for eating out and shopping vary from culture to culture; find out these
differences which are useful for you in your work environment.

Also this unit will provide you with the necessary competences and language skills to
express likes, dislikes, ideas related to eating out and entertaining as a way to socialize
when you are at work dealing with your colleagues or customers.

2. Learning results
To describe where I live and close people and trevel experiences.
To ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on familiar topics.
To write simple texts, for example postcards, Reports, etc.

3. Problem setting

Imagine you are an employee from an important Company in Canada, with a branch in
Colombia; some important customers for the company from Japan will arrive to Bogota
and your boss asks you to choose a restaurant to invite the important customers on their
short business visit.
Activities Unit 2

AA2.1 Listening

In order to accomplish your boss´s requirements you first need to call to a restaurant to
make a reservation let´s learn how to do it by listening to the following audio called
“Making a Restaurant Reservation”. URL:
http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=3599568

¾ After listening to the previous conversation fill out the following restaurant form:

Restaurant Reservation Form

Name of Person or Organization:
Telephone Number:
Number of Persons:
Date
Time
Arrangement: Lunch Dinner

¾ Finally upload this form in your e-portfolio in order to have peer´s feedback.
http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=3599568#

AA2.2 Reading

Now your boss gives you some recommendations about how to entertaining the visitors
and he recommends you the following link taken from URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/business/en-us/resources/management/customer-
relations/5-business-lunch-faux-pas.aspx?fbid=unphk_BlwIo#businesslunchfauxpas

At the end of this part he will ask you some question in order to know if you read the
article be prepared to this and take notes.

¾ Read the following article” 5 business faux-paux” about five things you shouldn´t
do when entertaining clients.
5 business faux-paux

The recipe for a successful business meal seems deceptively easy. "Let's meet for lunch," you tell a client or
associate. You get together. You talk business.

Sounds simple enough. But you know better. A business lunch is part meal, part meeting. It's informal, but at
the same time there's a long list of unwritten rules that can't be broken. A business meal is an opportunity to
show off your culinary know-how — or expose your bad taste in restaurants. There's so much that could go
wrong, it's no wonder 40% of us prefer to "brown bag" it, according to a recent restaurant trade association
survey.

The ingredients to a successful

business lunch don't have to be a mystery, however. According to a poll conducted by the Creative Group, an
advertising and marketing firm in Menlo Park, Calif., being rude to a restaurant employee is the No. 1 reason
a business lunch goes bad. What are other reasons?

x Arriving late.
x Bad table manners.

x Dressing too casually.

If you've been in business for more than a few weeks, you probably already know that you attract more
metaphorical bees with honey than with vinegar. You also know the importance of punctuality, and you know
how to use a napkin. And you show respect by wearing business attire.

But what else can doom the fabled business meal, and how do you keep it from happening?

Here's a look at five other common business-lunch faux pas that are easily preventable:

1. Choosing the wrong restaurant. Picking the right place for a business lunch is hardly a no-brainer,
especially if you're in an unfamiliar city. And even if you're on your own home turf, there's still the possibility
that something could go wrong. For example: inviting a prospective client who is allergic to shellfish to a
seafood restaurant. Some establishments just aren't meant for business meals. Brooks Hurd remembers one
such place, where his co-workers met to welcome back an employee who had just gotten out of the hospital.
"The appetizers and main course were good, but not outstanding," recalls Hurd, a consultant in San Luis
Obispo, Calif. "The quality did not match the prices. Service was slow. The meal dragged

on." Then, during dessert, Hurd says, a waiter accidentally dropped strawberry shortcake on the guest of
honor. "The result was stunning." Tip: Rely on multiple sources for a restaurant recommendation. If you
consult a restaurant survey such as Zagat's, make sure that you also ask someone who lives in the area to
vouch for your selected establishment. And don't forget to check with your business contact. It's
embarrassing to ask a vegetarian to meet you at a steak restaurant.

2. Inviting the wrong guests. Oh, the grief I got from readers after I admitted that I brought my infant son to
a business lunch in a previous column. "I couldn't stop shuddering at the thought of sitting down to a
working lunch with a business client — or my partners — if one of them has brought along his kids," wrote
Lisa Floyd. "Don't misunderstand; I love kids. But I don't believe business and kids mix." How true. And as I
pointed out in that earlier column, there are places where children clearly don't belong, and a business lunch
is one of them. But children aren't the only other meal guests who might be considered bad company. How
about the tag-along spouse who wasn't invited? The intern? Or, heaven forbid, the company lawyer
(when no legal matters are on the table)? Don't laugh, it's happened to me. Tip: Follow up your verbal lunch
invitation with an e-mail

confirming the guest list. You don't have to be obnoxious about it. A simple, "Hey, just a note to let you know
I've made reservations for two at Chez Pierre's at noon next Tuesday," would be enough to get this message
across: No interlopers, please.

3. Sitting at the wrong table. The service may be spectacular, and you might be meeting with the right
people. But what if you can't

discuss the deal? When I worked in New York, the deli was a favorite spot to do lunch. Good food, fast
service, always a convenient location. What more could you want? Well, just try connecting with a
confidential source at a sandwich shop. During lunch hour, a mob of hungry people moves through the joint,
yelling orders across the counter and crowding around your table. This is no place to talk business. On the
flip side, I also never completely trusted the quiet restaurant where you had to whisper for fear of being
overheard by the folks sitting at the next table. Bottom line: You don't want anyone eavesdropping on your
business lunch. The ideal establishment comes with several booths where your conversations can neither be
seen nor heard. Tip: One of my favorite Web sites that offers specific advice on discreet meeting places is
Ontheroad.com . It offers a

database of restaurants ideal for business meals. Once you've chosen a place to eat, call ahead and mention
that you'd like a little privacy. Some places might be able to offer a separate dining room if it isn't being used
by another party.

4. Saying the wrong thing. Remember the part about the unwritten rules? Here's one of them: At an
American business lunch, it's considered inappropriate to get down to business

before the waiter has handed you the menu. In other countries, you don't talk business until the first glass of
wine has been poured and the host offers a toast. Elsewhere, ordering wine is considered inappropriate. I'll
never forget the shocked expression on my host's face when I sat down to lunch with him, whipped out my
business card, and immediately began talking about work. He'd spent a considerable amount of time in
Europe and obviously preferred to ease into a business discussion. But I foolishly ignored his discomfort. That
business lunch was a failure. Tip: A how-to on business etiquette is beyond the scope of this column. But a
good place to start is Getcustoms.com , which is published by the authors of the book "Kiss, Bow or Shake
Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries." It offers timely tips on how to take customs into
consideration when you're traveling on business.

5. Ending it the wrong way. The conclusion of a business meal is as important as its beginning. A verbal
"thank-you" at the end is always appropriate (even if it didn't go as you planned). It should be followed with
an invitation to reciprocate at a future date. If possible, send a thank-you note (which is also another
opportunity to send your business card), noting what you specifically liked about the

meal and, possibly, recapping the conversation. As a journalist who sometimes writes opinionated stories,
I've been to lots of "bridge-building" lunches, set up by well-meaning publicists with the intention of
mending fences. Sometimes they work, but sometimes they fall flat. You know those scenes in made-for-TV
movies where someone throws down the napkin and walks away from the table in a huff? They're not
imaginary. The point is, when the lunch doesn't conclude the way you hoped it would, it's still important to
end it on the right note. Write a thank-you card, even if you never expect to do business with this person
again. Tip: One of the most effective strategies I know to avoid an unhappy conclusion is to go easy on the
alcoholic beverages. Many business meals end tragically at the bottom of a bottle of wine. Don't get me
wrong: I enjoy a nice martini as much as the next guy. But it can be a bad idea to have one too many at a
business get-together.
Sometimes, of course, a business lunch is a bad idea to begin with. Knowing when to call off a mealtime
meeting is perhaps the most important business instinct to develop. If you're not feeling well or your own
company is in turmoil, you might want to consider canceling — if not for the sake of your business, then at
least for your own health. But if you decide to do lunch, take a little time to pick the right restaurant, invite
the right guests, and find the right table. And mind your manners.

Finally answer the following question in your e-portfolio to have peer´s feedback:

¾ Why Etiquette, manners, and cross cultural, or intercultural communication have

become critical elements required for all International and Global Business
executives, managers, and employees?

AA.2 .3 Vocabulary

Now there is one day left and you don´t know the right expressions and vocabulary
related to ask your meal; let´s find out some words and expressions useful in a restaurant

Restaurant´s Vocabulary: http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/restaurant.html

Restaurant´s Expressions: http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson17/03.html

¾ Now listen to the following vocabulary list in order to practice a little bit more
about restaurant’s vocabulary the audio is called “restaurant guide”. Put a tick in
yes in the words you listen and not in the words you cannot listen.

Words yes Not

cafeteria
coffee shop
deli
fast food restaurant
pizzeria (pizza parlor)
atmosphere
booth
cheap / reasonable / expensive
chef
customer
delicious
decor
host (hostess)
meal
menu
receipt
 reservation
server
service
special of the day
table
tip (gratuity)
Are you ready to order? >>> No, not yet.
Would you care for anything else? >>> No, that's all.
What do you recommend? >>> I recommend the spaghetti.
Could I get the bill, please? >>> Sure, I'll be right back

Finally do the following activity in your e-portfolio: Use the following objects as grammar
reference.

Countable and uncountable nouns

Frequency adverbs

Imperatives

¾ What kinds of restaurants do you usually visit when you go out to eat? Choose a
particular restaurant you know and describe its atmosphere and decor, the service,
prices, the quality of the food, and the location. Also, search the Internet for
restaurant reviews in your area and choose a place to visit.

AA2.4 Writing

Now your boss wants you to recommend him some restaurants in Canada, because he has
to travel and attend some customers in Canada to do this, you must write an e-mail with a
review of 4 restaurants in different cities in Canada. Include information about specialty,
food price, and menu. Include it in the portfolio.

Upload this e-mail by using activities Icon

 AA2.5 Speaking

Now it is time to talk about your findings in www.voxopop.com and make a brief resume of
them based on the Following topics.
¾ According to your previous exercises do you think codes of eating vary from one
culture to another
¾ And can you think in some of those codes we have in contrast with other foreign
people?
Listen to the comments of your classmates. Make recognition of their participations and
then post your comment. Participate at least 3 times in this debate.
4. Etapas

Task Responsible Time

Evidencies
Listening: Making a restaurant reservation Student 2 hours

Reading : 5 business faux-paux Student 1 hour

Vocabulary: Restaurant Guide and portfolio activity Student 1Hour

Writing: Restaurant´s review Email Student 1 hour

Speaking: Voxopop forum about eating codes Student and tutor 1 hour
5. Course Interaction
Tutorial sessions if necessary, and different kinds of forums

6. Evaluation rubric

Evidencies Evaluation Criteria Total score

25

9 Autonomous activities (e-portfolio). ¾ Behaving in an autonomous 10

¾ Listening way and is highly oriented
¾ Reading towards achievement.
¾ Vocabulary ¾ Support ideas and
communicate them in written
form.
9 Witing : E-mail Review of 4 restaurants ¾ To communicate to, shares
in canada. with, and supports the efforts
of others. Tries to keep 10
people working well together.
¾ Writing a report with accuracy
in grammar, vocabulary
related and good spelling.

9 Speaking: Voxopop “codes of eating ¾ Argumenting ideas at a Basic 5

out” level about entertaining and
food topics.

TOTAL 25
ACTIVIDAD DE APRENDIZAJE: Reading, listening, vocabulary, writing, language focus and
speaking

Programa Académico
Transversal

Actividad de
Asignatura Didáctica
Aprendizaje
Unit 3 Based on communicative
English II skills
AA3

1. Activity introduction
Getting computer equipments

If a company wants to buy a product or look for a service successfully, it must take into
account all the providers, and its customer care policies in terms of guaranties and
policies. There are many different types of services and equipments to choose from, find
out how to identify these services and providers in this unit.

2. Learning results
To describe where I live and close people and trevel experiences.
To ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on familiar topics.
To write simple texts, for example postcards, Reports e-mails , etc.

3. Problem setting

Your company asks to choose new computers for its employees, by this way you have to
find a maintenance company because you have to update and repair the old ones. take
into account that nowadays a computer companies sales force uses a mixture of tried and
tested techniques and new technology to increase sales but maybe those techniques and
new technologies are not always the best choice for your company´s needs, in these
activities you will find how to use negotiation tools in order to present and purchase a
product and to know how to deal with sales people.
Activities Unit 3

AA3.1 Listening

In order to accomplish your company´s requirements you purchased a laptop computer in

order to try if it is the best product for your company but unfortunately , the laptop
computer have some technical problems and you need to ask for the warranty and of
course for the repairs.

Now, let´s find out how to make telephone complaints in order to make your own
complaint in a future if you have to do it. “Computer sales and repairs”. Taken from URL:
http://www.esl-lab.com/computer/computerfra.htm

¾ After listening to the previous conversation answer the following quiz about the
phone conversation.
Computer sales and repairs Quiz

¾ Finally, The manager of the company ask you for a special product, you need a
computer or mobile device such as an iPad for him . Where would you find such a
device online for a reasonable price? Find two online stores that sell the item and
compare its price, the return policy of the company, and any reviews discussing its
service. Then, decide which company would provide you the best service. Upload
your findings in your e-portfolio to have peer´s feedback.

AA3.2 Reading

Now your Company needs some recommendations about laptop and notebooks
computers for some employees that have to travel a lot go to this web site and choose the
best choice from them. Taken from URL: http://www.dell.com/us/p/laptops
Laptop or notebook Computer 1 Computer 2 Computer 3
Description
Features
Operating system
Processor power
Memory
Graphics
Design
Price

¾ Finally, the sales manager from the company asks you to report your research by
completing this chart. Upload the previous chart with the complete information in
your portfolio to have peer´s feedback.

AA3.3 Vocabulary

Now you need to know all the vocabulary for the computer´s purchasing equipments for
that reason you must learn the following vocabulary related to computers for writing in
the second forum and doing your presentation in a final meeting set by your boss.

Let´s learn some useful vocabulary to do your final speaking presentation.

¾ Now listen to the following vocabulary list in order to practice a little bit more
about computer’s vocabulary the audio is called “computers and the internet”.
GO to the following search engine URL: http://whatis.techtarget.com/ and look for
the following words taken from the audio.
¾ Finally write in your own words some short definitions and upload this chart in
your portfolio.

Computing words Short definitions

chat rooms
computer
email
Internet connection
ISP (Internet Service Provider)
laptop computer
the Internet
URL (Webpage address)
Web browser
Webpage
build a Webpage (also, Website)
check your email
download music files
go on the Internet / go online
install software
meet people online
scan for viruses
send email
start up / shut down your computer
surf the Internet

AA3.4 Writing

Forum Problems with deliveries and warranties

Your company has problems with its equipments deliveries and warranties. The head office
of the Colombian office and the Business Manager do not get on. Imagine a meeting in
which you try to solve the problem and write an e-mail to the Head of Human Resources
about the results of your meeting.

Upload this e-mail on the second forum and prepare yourself to be corrected by your
colleagues.

The e-mail is going to be corrected by groups of five students, each one comment on
colleagues’ e-mail and the result of these corrections are finally uploaded in order to be
evaluated by the teacher.

Use the following grammar reference and support your writing:

Past tense theory:

http://www.englishbee.net/lessons/inter_exer/s_past/video/simple_past_positive.html

Irregular forms:

http://www.englishbee.net/lessons/inter_exer/s_past/video/simple_past_irregular.html
Negative forms:

http://www.englishbee.net/lessons/inter_exer/s_past/video/simple_past_negative.html

Questions forms:

http://www.englishbee.net/lessons/inter_exer/s_past/video/simple_past_question.html

Past time expressions:

http://www.englishbee.net/lessons/inter_exer/s_past/video/simple_past_time_expressio
ns.html

AA3.5 Speaking

Now it is time to talk about your findings in the final meeting in front of all the company´s
staff in www.voxopop.com you must talk about the following topics.

¾ Which were the equipments that you suggested for the company?
¾ What kind of problems did you find in your when you were acquiring the equipment?
¾ Did you consider that you suggestion was right decision for the company?

Listen to the comments of your classmates. Make recognition of their participations and
then post your comment. Participate at least 3 times in this debate.
 4. Etapas

Task Responsible Time

Evidencies
Listening: Computer sales and repairs Student 2 hours

Reading : Dell web site Student 1 hour

Vocabulary: Computing words Student 1Hour

Writing: Forum Student 1 hour

Problems with deliveries and warranties

Speaking: Voxopop Final meeting Student and tutor 1 hour

5. Course Interaction
Tutorial sessions if necessary, and different kinds of forums

6. Evaluation rubric

Evidencies Evaluation Criteria Total score

25

9 Autonomous activities (e-portfolio). ¾ Behaving in an autonomous 10

¾ Listening way and is highly oriented
¾ Reading towards achievement.
¾ Vocabulary ¾ Support ideas and
communicate them in written
form.
9 Writing : Forum Problems with ¾ To communicate to, shares
deliveries with, and supports the efforts
of others. Tries to keep 10
people working well together.
¾ Writing a report with accuracy
in grammar, vocabulary
related and good spelling.

9 Speaking: Voxopop “ Final meeting ¾ Argumenting ideas at a Basic 5

presentation” level about meetings
presentation using specific
and set topics.

TOTAL 25
ACTIVIDAD DE APRENDIZAJE: Reading, listening, vocabulary, writing, language focus and
speaking

Programa Académico
Transversal

Actividad de
Asignatura Didáctica
Aprendizaje
Unit 4 Based on communicative
English II skills
AA4

1. Activity introduction

A company´s introduction

A company is an organization that produces goods or services to make a profit. There are many different
types of companies, so it is important to know how to describe your company and to know how to present it
in a meeting to your colleagues.

2. Learning results
To describe where I live and close people and trevel experiences.
To ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on familiar topics.
To write simple texts, for example postcards, Reports, etc.

3. Problem setting

A company is an organization that produces goods or services to make a profit. There are
many different types of companies, so it is important to know how to describe your
company and to know how to present it in a meeting to your colleagues.

This time your boss ask you to go to a seminar in Europe in order to train yourself, but your
boss asks you to promote the company in that seminar, so in this unit you will know how
to do it in the right way
Activities

AA4.1 Listening

Your company sends you to a seminar in Europe and you must present the company to the
others. In this part you will listen to David doing his eBay’s company presentation take
notes in order to be able to present your own company in next exercises.

¾ Now Listen and correct the mistakes in this student’s notes on David’s
presentation.

1. eBay was founded five years ago

2. eBay employs 12,600 people around the world

3. In 2005 the turnover was $ 5.55 million

4. From the beginning top eBay management had successful computer backgrounds

5. eBay has got shops all over the world

6. eBay is successful in Japan and Hong Kong

¾ Upload your corrections in your portfolio to have peer´s feedback

AA4.2 Reading

Now it is time to read information from other companies in order to be able to present your
company based on the information that you can consider is important to present it.

Let´s read a MacDonald’s company´s information in the following activity.

Taken from http://www.hoovers.com/company/McDonalds_Corporation/rfskci-1.html

Company Description

Serving billions of hamburgers has put a shine on these arches. McDonald's is the world's
#1 fast-food company by sales, with more than 32,500 restaurants serving burgers and
fries in 117 countries. (There are more than 14,000 Golden Arches locations in the US.)
The popular chain is well-known for its Big Macs, Quarter Pounders, and Chicken
McNuggets. Most of the outlets are free-standing units offering dine-in and drive-through
service, but McDonald's also has many eateries located in airports, retail areas, and other
high-traffic locations. About 80% of the restaurants are run by franchisees or affiliates.

Competitive Landscape

Demographics, consumer tastes, and personal income drive demand. The profitability of
individual companies can vary: while QSRs rely on efficient operations and high volume
sales, FSRs rely on high-margin items and effective marketing. Large companies have
advantages in purchasing, finance, and marketing. Small companies can offer superior food
or service. The industry is labor-intensive: annual revenue per worker is less than $50,000.
Restaurants compete with companies that serve meals or prepared foods, including
grocery stores, warehouse clubs, delis, and convenience stores. In addition, restaurants
compete with home cooking.

Finally, you are going to report the information from the previous reading to your
colleagues.

Write about
¾ Mac Donald’s restaurants around the world.
¾ Products
¾ Services
¾ Locations
¾ Competitors

Upload this information in your e-portfolio to have peer´s feedback.

AA4.3 Vocabulary

In this part you are going to know how to describe your company by using the right
vocabulary please do the following exercise.

VOCABULARY: DESCRIBING COMPANIES

1 Complete the text with a verb from the box.
abroad / employs / exports / introduces / launched / manufactures / provides / started / supplied
/ workforce

Ypsilon Furniture (1)_______________ in 1998 when Spyridon Paxinou left his job in the finance
industry. The company has a (2)_______________ of 125 and already (3)_______________ its
products to over 6 EU countries. It also (4)_______________ some representatives
(5)_______________. Ypsilon (6)_______________ high-quality designer office furniture in its very
modern factory north of Athens. It (7)_______________ office furniture mostly to large
international companies, but last year it also (8)_______________ several ministries with custom-
made desks and chairs.
The company (9)_______________ three or four new designs each year. In 2000, it
(10)_______________ its ‘Lambros’ collection, which received a special award for creativity at the
Geneva Trade Fair.

¾ Finally write a comparison between two companies you have to make the
comparison take into account the previous exercise and the following and objects
and links.
¾ Comparisons video explanation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fleok757P90
¾ Superlative video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo6w_Lfurvw
¾ Explanation about How to make comparisons

Upload this writing exercise in your e-portfolio.

AA4.4 Writing

Now it is time to write your company´s presentation, because people in the seminar are
asking you information about your company.

Forum

A company’s profile presentation

Go to this link URL: http://www.hoovers.com/4b’s-restaurants/--ID__118466--/free-co-

factsheet.xhtml, find out the following information: Company Overview, Company Description,
Locations, Executives and competitors.

Based on the previous information, write a short profile of your company or a Colombian company.

Upload your profile on the Third forum and prepare yourself to be corrected by your colleagues.

The profile is going to be corrected by groups of five students, each one comment on colleagues’
profile and the result of these corrections are finally uploaded in order to be evaluated by the
teacher.

Use the following links and information to support your writing exercise.

¾ Video about present simple vs present continuous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDuZNqIeURA&feature=fvwrel
¾ Present simple theory

AA4.5 Speaking

The day arrive and you have to do your company´s presentation in a few minutes so take
as reference the previous exercises and talk about your company
in www.voxopop.com you must talk about the following topics.

¾ Where is your company that your company located?

¾ How many employees does the company have?
¾ What is your company doing at this moment?
¾ Which are its main competitors?
¾ What is your company about? Talk about services or products.
 Listen to the comments of your classmates. Make a recognizition of their participations
and then post your comment. Participate at least 3 times in this debate.

4. Etapas

Task Responsible Time

Evidencies
Listening: EBay’s company’s presentation Student 2 hours

Reading : Mac donalds´company overview Student 1 hour

Vocabulary: Presenting a company Student 1Hour

Writing: Forum Student 1 hour

A company´s profile presentation

Speaking: Voxopop oral presentation about your company Student and tutor 1 hour

5. Course Interaction
Tutorial sessions if necessary, and different kinds of forums
6. Evaluation matrix

Evidencies Evaluation Criteria Total score

25

9 Autonomous activities (e-portfolio). ¾ Behaving in an autonomous 10

¾ Listening way and is highly oriented
¾ Reading towards achievement.
¾ Vocabulary ¾ Support ideas and
communicate them in written
form.
9 Writing : Forum Company’s profile ¾ To communicate to, shares
presentation with, and supports the efforts
of others. Tries to keep 10
people working well together.
¾ Writing a report with accuracy
in grammar, vocabulary
related and good spelling.

9 Speaking: Voxopop Oral presentation ¾ Argumenting ideas at a Basic 5

about your company level about oral presentation
using specific vocabulary and
set topics.

TOTAL 25

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Oxford Pocket Dictionary. Oxford. Word by Word. Picture Dictionary. Prentice Hall. Elementary
Vocabulary. Longman. Penguin Grammar Workbook 1 and 2. Penguin Books. 2000. Oxford Practice
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