B2 Unit 8: Build an Evidence-Based Project Proposal

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LE-B2-PROJ-01 · B2 · Reading, listening, writing and spoken interaction · Free

This is an original learning unit using fictional people and data. Work in short sessions; allow roughly 45–75 minutes and adjust your pace. The level is a curriculum design target, not a validated placement result.

Your goal

Integrate comparison, evidence limits and practical coordination.

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1. Pre-check: keep a first attempt

Read the source at the start of Step 2, then try the task below before opening answers, language help or a model. Keep your first response and note the date and help used.

Write a proposal and give a two-minute presentation. Include priorities, staffing, an unmet need or trade-off, and a review condition. Respond to an objection.

2. Presentation: read and notice

A language group has 20 adults and $180 for access improvements. A route guide costs $35, downloadable audio $80 and a welcome desk $60. The desk requires both available volunteers for 30 minutes before every session. An optional survey from 12 learners includes eight requests for clearer directions and six for audio; categories may overlap. Eight learners did not respond. All three options cost $175, but staffing and unreported needs still require thought. There are no learning-outcome results.

Language in use — open after your first attempt

Compare financial and nonfinancial constraints.
Keep survey scope and overlap visible.
Build a review that informs a later decision.

3. Practice: understand the meaning

Does money cover all three?

Yes, $175 is within $180; staffing is separate.

Can eight and six be added as different people?

No, overlap is unknown.

What does the survey not prove?

The views of all 20 or learning improvement.

Listen for meaning

Listen before opening the transcript. For practice, listen once for the main point and again for details. Record replays or slower playback with your result.

Listen in American English

Audio uses an American English voice available on your device. Pause and Stop appear when a session starts.

Which constraint is separate from money?
Why not add survey requests as distinct people?

Transcript — open after listening

All three options fit the money budget, but the desk uses both volunteers before every session. Survey requests may overlap. I recommend checking staffing and unmet access needs before deciding that buying everything is the best plan.

Listening answers and reasons

Volunteer staffing/time. Overlap may exist.

If you read the transcript before answering, record that as supported practice rather than an independent listening check.

4. Production: create your own response

Write a proposal and give a two-minute presentation. Include priorities, staffing, an unmet need or trade-off, and a review condition. Respond to an objection.

Try before opening the example. If you work alone, speak aloud or record on your device. With a partner, ask one real follow-up question and respond without reading a script.

A compact model — compare meaning, not exact wording

I would start with the route guide and audio for $115, leaving volunteers free for unexpected needs. The welcome desk is affordable but uses both volunteers before each session. Survey requests may overlap and do not represent all learners. We should check room-finding, audio access and help needs during two sessions before deciding whether a staffed desk adds value.

This example shows the main communication moves. Your wording and conclusion may differ when supported by the facts. For a project with several outputs, use it as a starting structure and complete every output requested.

Four-part self-check

Use 0–3 for each area. Not tried yet is separate from 0. Judge this task, not your whole English level. Do not convert these scores into an exam score or certificate.

Task completion

0 — The required communication is not yet achieved.
1 — Some relevant work is done, but key requirements are missing or inaccurate.
2 — The response achieves this goal: Integrate comparison, evidence limits and practical coordination.
3 — It achieves the goal clearly and handles relevant detail or follow-up without inventing facts.

Clear meaning and organization

0 — The main message cannot yet be understood.
1 — The reader or listener needs substantial help to connect the ideas.
2 — The response is understandable and organized for the task.
3 — Structure and emphasis make the reasoning or action easy to follow.

Fit for the situation and interaction

0 — The response does not address the audience or situation.
1 — Some choices fit, but tone, attribution or response causes confusion.
2 — The response suits the audience and handles the other view or question fairly.
3 — It adapts effectively, clarifies limits and helps communication move forward.

Language range and control

0 — There is not enough relevant language to communicate the meaning.
1 — Limited words or errors obscure important information.
2 — Suitable comparisons, concessions, conditions and appropriately limited claims communicate the main meaning; errors do not usually block it.
3 — Those resources are chosen effectively and controlled well for this task.

5. Post-check: use a fresh situation

For 18 learners, large-print handouts cost $45, audio $70 and a helper $50. The budget is $150. Nine respond to a survey: five request print and four audio, overlap unknown. Propose a plan.

Use the same amount of help as before. Complete the task before opening the checking guide. Score the new response against the same goal and rubric.

Checking guide — more than one response can work

All three cost $165, above budget. Defend an affordable combination, acknowledge unrepresented needs and avoid claiming learning impact.

Review and return

Keep: date, task, help used, listening answers, four rubric judgments, a phrase supporting each judgment, and one next step. A longer response is not automatically a better one. After about a week, try another situation with changed details without copying the model.

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Guided speaking: answer one question at a time

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