Task 1 : Internal Meeting
Module 4 Task 1 “Internal Meeting” consists of 6 activities and a real-life task:
Activity 1: Identifying risks and hazards at the workplace
Activity 2: Creating and interpreting a risk assessment template
Activity 3: Familiarizing with the hierarchy of measures
Activity 4: Determining action steps using the hierarchy of measures
Activity 5: Risk management plan of a case scenario
Activity 6: Getting ready for the internal risk assessment meeting
Real-Life Task
Learning objectives for TASK 1:
TASK 1: Internal meeting to discuss the preparation of a report for the manager on problems and issues detected in the production and lifespan of the product
Learning objectives for TASK 1: Risk Assessment and Management
SKILLS: By the completion of this task, the students will be able to do the following:
READING:
● B1-Read through longer texts in the field and gather information and opinion from different texts in order to complete a specific task.
● B1- Follow clearly written instructions or help indications within the engineering field
● B2-Understand a fairly wide range of specific and more complex texts, with the occasional use of a dictionary.
WRITING:
● B1-Write simple connected texts on familiar topics marking relationship between ideas, with reasonable grammatical correctness.
● B1-Make comparisons to help descriptions of situations with reasonable grammatical accuracy.
● B1-Use the passive voice to express ideas that require an impersonal construction or when it is more convenient to stress the thing done than the doer.
● B1-Ask for or give, via e-mails, short simple factual information to colleagues.
● B2-Plan, review, and check pieces of my writing with the help of a dictionary and other refence sources.
LISTENING:
● B2-Follow a spontaneous lively conversation between native speakers if they use clear standard language Follow complex lines of an argument.
● B2-Use a variety of strategies to achieve comprehension, including listening for main points and using contextual clues.
● B2- Follow the essentials of professional presentations in their field.
SPEAKING PRODUCTION:
● B1-Control sufficient vocabulary to express the main points without much difficulty.
● B1-Give brief explanations for opinions real or hypothetical plans, and actions.
● B1-Structure a simple talk in a comprehensible way, indicating the beginning and end of each section using cohesive devices, and present it clearly speaking from notes or visual aids.
● B1-Give clear, detailed presentations on the specific subject, expand the significant points and give examples, spontaneously and from notes.
● B1/B2-Explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options
SPEAKING INTERACTION:
● B1-Exchange points of view and personal opinions in an informal discussion with friends.
● B1-Show agreement or disagreement about what has been said, politely.
● B1-Indicate, maintain and end discourse naturally with effective turn-talking.
● B2-Work in a team exchanging detailed factual information and opinion on the specific field.
● B2-Comment on other’s opinions showing PROs and CONs from the students’ viewpoint
● B2-Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible. I can take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining my views
LANGUAGE:
● Vocabulary:
Verbs concerning safety (e.g. check, measure, monitor, assess, evaluate, etc.),
Verbs that refer to what machines and devices do (run, break, etc.), abbreviations and acronyms (e.g. CE- Conformité Européenne, OSHA- Occupational –Safety and Health Organization),
Vocabulary of meeting requests
● Grammar & Discourse:
Language to describe warnings and health and safety requirements (e.g. modal verbs, imperative statements)
Grammar & discourse structures of meeting requests
PROUNCIATION: Different accents, stressed and unstressed words
GENRES:
Risk assessment template
Internal project meeting
Oral presentation to team members
Meeting requests/invitations
Articles
Extracts from directives, manuals, reports
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (IC): IC features of occupational health and safety regulations