EXAM GUIDELINES

BASIC 3—BOOK 2

Time Management and Negotiation in Practice

Your classmates and you are going to write the book Time Management and Negotiation in Practice.
Each level will write a lesson of the book by answering the question from the lesson title. At the end of
the module, the teacher will put the lessons together to make your book. You are in charge of writing
Lesson 3, so you should answer the question: First Things First—How can we do that?

The exam has two parts:

1. Written Project
2. Presentation

Written Project
General Guidelines

• Answer the first question of the book you are writing. Basic 3 students are in charge of Lesson 3.
• Remember: this is your book! It should reflect your experience with the Personal and Professional
Development topics studied.
• The written project should attract the readers’ attention! Use pictures, illustrations, diagrams, tables,
or any visual aid that can make the book more appealing.
• No book is written without research. Read other books, articles, or news that may help you develop
the topic, but don’t forget to include the source! It’s perfectly OK to quote or to refer to other authors,
but it’s not OK to simply copy other people’s work.

Guidelines—Basic 3

Lesson 3: First Things First—How can we do that?

The goal of Lesson 3 is to answer the question “First Things First—How can we do that?”
In order to draw a conclusion and answer the question, divide the lesson into four parts. For each
part, there are questions to answer. It’s important to include all four parts and to have all questions
answered in the written project. Watch the PPD video as many times as you need and read the texts in
the book to help you complete your project.

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Part 1: Talk About Yourself

Describe your professional background: where you studied, the courses you took, and your profession.
Describe your personal background: where you were born and were raised, what you used to do as a
child or as a teenager.

Language items: simple past, used to

Part 2: Define Your Priorities

What is a priority? What are your priorities at the moment?
Give your opinion—what do you consider to be an important activity?
Give your opinion—what do you consider to be an urgent activity?

Language items: simple present and present continuous, giving and asking for opinion

Part 3: Analyze Your Schedule

Describe the activities you did last month.

Draw a chart classifying the activities into: important and urgent, important but not urgent, urgent but not
important. Justify your choices.

Language items: simple present, simple past, giving and asking for opinion

Part 4: Draw a Conclusion

How much time do you spend on important activities?

How much time do you spend on urgent activities?
First things first: Do you usually do that?

Language items: expressing quantity, simple present, giving and asking for opinion

When you finish writing, proofread the text. Pay attention to spelling, to vocabulary appropriateness and
to sentence construction. Also, make sure you answered all questions and included all parts.

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Evaluation

The project will be evaluated based on following criteria:

• Research, design, and task completion: 2.5 points
• Vocabulary appropriateness and spelling: 2.5 points
• Grammar appropriateness and sentence construction: 2.5 points
• Language items—expressing quantity, simple present and present continuous, simple past, giving and
asking for opinion, used to: 2.5 points

Project Presentation

General Guidelines

• You will have 5 to 10 minutes to present the project to your classmates. Make it interesting!
• Adapt your written project to an oral presentation. That means less written text and more oral
explanation and visual aid elements.
• It’s always a good idea to bring pictures. You can also use memes to illustrate your presentation and
make it fun!
• Find proverbs, sayings, or quotations that relate to the content.
• Be creative! You may add videos, animations, or songs to your presentation.

Guidelines—Basic 3

Lesson 3: First Things First—How can we do that?

The goal of the presentation is to have your classmates understand the path you took to draw
conclusions and answer the question. You don’t have to answer all proposed questions in each part
orally, but make sure you cover all parts of the lesson that led you to answer the question “First Things
First—How can we do that?”

• Talk about yourself

• Define priorities
• Analyze your schedule
• Draw a conclusion: First Things First—How can we do that?

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When the presentation is ready, practice it before going to class! It’s always a good idea to practice what
you are going to present. In class, interact with your classmates’ presentations. Be ready to ask and to
answer questions.

Evaluation

The presentation will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Overall performance: 2.0 points
• Pronunciation and intonation: 1.5 points
• Grammar and vocabulary: 5.0 points
• Register and task completion: 1.5 points