MEDIATION TASK1

 

MEDIATION TASK

                  

     

En esta tarea tendrás que explicar a un amigo lo que significa una carta de presentación en la solicitud de un trabajo.

      

                                                    

• En esta página encontrarás consejos sobre cómo resumir un texto.
• En este video se muestran estrategias para simplificar el lenguaje de un texto.
• En este enlace verás la diferencia entre un curriculum vitae y una carta de presentación.

 

Para realizar esta tarea deberás revisar los siguientes contenidos:

Tema 3: What do you do?

• Sección 3.4. Describing your work. Estructuras utilizadas para la descripción de un trabajo.

• Sección 2.2. Order of adjectives in English. Revisión del orden de los adjetivos en inglés.

 

 

Your friend is looking for a job in London and has seen several job advertisements he is interested in. He has noticed that in the advertisements, the companies in London always ask candidates to submit both a CV and a cover letter in their job applications. He is not familiar with the concept of a cover letter and has asked you to clarify it for him.

You have found a very interesting article on the subject that you are going to share with him. Because you are aware his English is limited, you decide to also email a brief overview of the main ideas of the article. Click here for the article.

Summarize the article in an email to your friend. Write between 60-80 words.

 

Hi Pedro!

I summarize an article that may interest you about your cover letter:

You should introduce yourself, mention the job, demonstrate your job-related skills and experience, encourage the reader to read your resume, and finish by requesting an interview.

Don’t write more than one page.  Avoid to write your entire resume, to use too much "I", or use too much phrases like "I believe", "I have" and "I am", typos and don’t mention your other job applications.

Good luck!

SPEAKING TASK3

 

SPEAKING TASK

En esta tarea tendrás que expresar oralmente tu opinión sobre cómo cambiarán nuestras vidas con las redes sociales en el futuro.

 

•  En esta web encontrarás estructuras útiles para expresar la probabilidad.
• En esta web encontrarás información sobre la posible influencia en el futuro de las redes sociales.
• En este vídeo se habla de cómo será la interacción social en un futuro.
• En este enlace podrás ver otras estructuras para expresar contraste.
• En este enlace vemos cómo las redes sociales influirán en los negocios del futuro.
• En este vídeo se presenta ejemplo de conversaciones en las que se expresan la incredulidad y la sorpresa.

Revisa los siguientes contenidos:

Tema 3: Internet and language.

·       Sección 6. Likely and probably. Expresiones utilizadas en las expresiones de las predicciones futuras.

Tema 4: Current networks.

·       Sección 1.  21st Century Socialization. Vocabulario y textos referidos a las redes sociales.

·       Sección 2.1. Expressing surprise. Estructuras utilizadas para expresar la sorpresa o incredulidad.

·       Sección 2.2. Expressing contrast. Estructuras utilizadas para expresar el contraste.

Based on the past, present and future, social media sites will continue to experience different challenges through personal relationships that will impact an individual’s life through social media platforms in the virtual world. Taking into consideration all the sites we are already familiar with nowadays and the way we establish relationships with other people, how would you define the role of social media in our future lives? How will it affect relationships, business and society in general? Record a video expressing your ideas.

• You must talk for about 4-5 minutes.

 

Did you know there are more people who own a mobile phone than people with a toothbrush?

Accordind the researchers, In 2005, 5 per cent of adult internet users in the US used social media; You’re jocking!  in 2016, that number increased to 79 per cent,. Given the rate of growth, there will be a  100 per cent of adults with internet access on social media in the future. Oh, come on!

 In the future,

The children of 2030 will grow up unable to imagine a world in which social technology didn’t exist.

the Premium service will cause a sensation. Escaping from constant publicity will be very important.

It’ll grow the concern about privacy, therefore the social media will have to cope with this challenge.

It’ll grow the self care and this will have reflection in technology and the social media sites.

It’ll be even harder to distinguish between life on social media and reality.

Frequent use of social networks will negatively affect mental health.

There will be new laws and  court battles will be inevitable.

Technology will destroy more jobs than it’ll  create.

Sending money to your friends and followers will also happen through social media.

 According my nephew Pedrito, who is fourteen, Amazon will have its products delivered by drones, whattsap will create new emojis, instagram will allow to record videos of more than 4 people, and talk to people from other countries without costing money, Facebook will disappear and appear another cooler site, tik tok will be integrated into Instagram and Neflix will be totally free.

 Finally; She has a name. She is Alexa. Robots will probably be your best friends in the future; They will make your life easier and probably won't make you envy their perfect lifes posted on Facebook or Instagram, or yes.

SPEAKING TASK2

 

SPEAKING TASK

En esta tarea tendrás que describir oralmente una fotografía e imaginar lo que las personas que aparecen en ella están haciendo.

·       Describir una fotografía.

·       Expresar los rasgos del aspecto físico de personas

·       Presentar tu propia visión de la fotografía.

·       Formular suposiciones sobre lo que está sucediendo en la fotografía.

 

Now it is your turn to describe some photographs. Look at the following pictures and describe them using probably and likely. Do this in about 6 minutes. Remember to use plenty of adjectives, as well as cohesive devices.

 

The first

In this picture, in foreground, we can see a couple, a man and a woman, they will probably be married, in addition, there are two children. It's likely to be their sons.

The children play at building sand castles, It’s likely to be enjoying, the woman plays with them.  The man looks at her and smiles. He’d probably rather be alone with her.

The background is a beach on a sunny day, the sky is bright blue and the sea is the same colour, only a few waves dye it white.

We see few people on the beach, it’s likely not to be a holiday, so people will probably be working.

At the botton of the picture, between the sea and the sky, from right to left, there is something like buildings and vegetation.

 

The second

In this picture, we see a man dressed in a suit in the middle of a room. He will probably be single because the room is very messy. It’s a joke. The place is likely to be a desk or a workplace in an office.

In front of it, there is a large table full of all kinds of papers, as well as other objects I wouldn’t know to describe. On the right, there is a device, it’s likely to be a computer, although I think it will probably be a television.

Above it, there is something hanging on the wall that looks like a tricolor frog. There is also a window there.

On the left, there is a kind of notice board, and at the bottom of the picture, a shelf full of books and other objects, everything disordered.

The man is staring at three computer screens and appears to be gripping a mouse in his right hand, he looks thoughtful, he is probably thinking of committing a suicide.

SPEAKING TASK1

 

SPEAKING TASK En esta tarea tendrás que describir oralmente una fotografía e imaginar lo que las personas que aparecen en ella están haciendo. ·       Describir una fotografía. ·       Expresar los rasgos del aspecto físico de personas ·       Presentar tu propia visión de la fotografía. ·       Formular suposiciones sobre lo que está sucediendo en la fotografía.   If you are asked to describe a photo or a picture in the exam, here is some language you can use: What is in the picture? In the picture I can see ... There’s / There are ... There isn’t a ... / There aren’t any ... Say what is happening with the present continuous The man is ...ing The people are ...ing It’s raining. Where in the picture? At the top/bottom of the picture ... In the middle of the picture ... On the left/right of the picture ... next to in front of behind near on top of under If something isn’t clear It looks like a ... It might be a ... He could be ...ing Maybe it’s a ...                                                                                                                                                                                          ·       En esta página encontrarás estructuras útiles a la hora de describir una fotografía en una tarea oral. ·       En este vídeo se muestra el uso de probably y likely. ·       En este enlace encontrarás otras formas de expresar suposiciones y conjeturas en inglés. ·       No olvides utilizar el vocabulario apropiado y las estructuras para expresar finalidad que hemos visto en esta unidad. Estas últimas te serán útiles cuando describas qué están haciendo las personas de la fotografía y por qué y para qué lo están haciendo. Tema 2: Australia and New Zealand. ·       Sección 1.2. The way I see it. Estructuras y adjetivos utilizados en la descripción de fotografías. Uso de probably y likely para expresar suposiciones y conjeturas. ·       Sección 2.1. In order to write probably. Estructuras para expresar finalidad.                  ·       Describe the people portrayed in the picture. ·       Imagine what sort of relationships the 6 people in the picture have. ·       Guess what they are probably doing and why they are doing so. You must talk for about 3-4 minutes .

1.    The first that I see is a group of people in a room. It´s likely to be a meeting room or perhaps an office, although i am sure it’s a workplace.

2. In the picture, in foreground to the right, there is a young woman with her back to the camera.  She has long straight blonde hair, is wearing a check shirt and holding a notepad in her hands. It could be she is writing down the suggestions of others. Maybe she's the head of the group.

.    There is a woman sitting near her, she is young and very pretty, she has long blonde hair. She is telling something; it is likely that she is suggesting something about the subject. She is moving her hands to help express herself.

4.   There is a young man with a pair of glasses sitting to the left of the picture. He has a bit of a beard and mustache. He wears a check shirt and he looks very attentive what the blonde young woman is saying to. He will probably be in love with her secretly.

5.   There is an opened laptop in front of him.

6.  Behind the three people, from right to left there are three other people standing. There is a young woman on the right, she is dressed in blue, has long hair and is looking at the woman who is speaking. 

7.  Next to her is a young man in a red sweater and scarf. He has a beard and mustache. It seems that the meeting doesn’t interest him, he is probably thinking of flirting with the young woman next to him.

8.   To the left of the picture is a young black woman. She is dressed in black and wears a blue shirt. He has long black hair. She looks thoughtful. It is likely that she is thinking about when to leave. Maybe she's looking for a hidden camera.

 In the background, from right to left, there is a piece of furniture with some flower pots on it. In addition, there is a door and glass wall that will likely connect to another meeting room.