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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL

Programa: Programa Nacional de Ingls
Curso: Ingls 3 90121
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn
Tipo de curso: Terico-Prctico.
Crditos: Dos (2).

WRITING ASSIGNMENT
ACTIVITY GUIDE
INTERVIEW 100 POINTS
Objective:

To compose an article about a problem of the ecosystem in the

community where student lives by using the corpus seen in the course.

Specific objectives:

To develop communicative skills naturally and effectively.

To show the use of writing skills learned through a text in which the
student defends a point of view.
To find out how students look at the reality of their community.
To write a short text in which the student shows the use of the Grammar
and Vocabulary learned through the units and levels.
To stimulate the writing skill as an organized process.

Topics:
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Modal Verbs
Use of -ING forms
Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs
Present Perfect Tense
Future Tense

Learning strategy: To write an article in which the e-student has the

challenge to solve a problem understanding the grammar and vocabulary
acquired in the earlier English courses and level 3 mainly, through accompany
of the e-tutor and e- classmates. During the development of the document, the
e-student acquires skills according to a series of steps to do the final product,
in which some skills will be evident in the article such as: style, creativity,
coherence, cohesion, Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling, Punctuation and
Punctuality.

Score: 100 points

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA UNAD

Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de Ingls
Curso: Ingls 3 90121
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn
Tipo de curso: Terico-Prctico.
Crditos: Dos (2).

Expected outcomes in the forum (30 points):

Look up about Greenwashing.

Answer the following questions:

1. Read
the
about
Greenwashing
(http://www.greenwashingindex.com/about-greenwashing/)
and
explain in your own words what it is.
2. What led to the development of greenwashing?
3. Are you willing to spend more money to buy environmentally friendly
products?

Share the answers in the forum.

Comment about e-classmates answers in the collaborative forum.

Final outcome (70 points):

The article is about a problem of the ecosystem in your community,

taking into account sustainable production and consumption, climate
change and biodiversity. Take into account that the article must have
the following information. The article consists of six paragraphs. Each
paragraph must have minimum four (4) sentences and maximum eight
(8) sentences.

1st. Paragraph: Introduction (General idea about ecosystem in my

community).
2nd. Paragraph: Sustainable production.
3rd. Paragraph: Sustainable consumption.
4th. Paragraph: Climate change
5th Paragraph: Biodiversity
6th. Paragraph: Conclusion

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA UNAD

Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de Ingls
Curso: Ingls 3 90121
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn
Tipo de curso: Terico-Prctico.
Crditos: Dos (2).

How to consolidate your text

Consolidate and submit your text (PDF).

Use the dictionary frequently during the writing process.

Check ideas; they must be clear and organized.

On-line Translators are a useful tool, be responsible at using them.

Be creative! Imagination and good sense of humor are important items

at writing.

Avoid plagiarism (the act of presenting anothers works or ideas as your

own).

If you need some help in how to write your sentences, ideas or

paragraphs, these web sites can help you:

http://www.writinga-z.com/
http://eslbee.com/
http://www.grammarly.com/?q=proofreading&CID=2617611&PID=5146016
http://www.wordreference.com/