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Why English? Comics for the Classroom – Story 7: I Need a Bear with Audio

Author: American English – Description: A story: Juan and Diego are alike in many ways except for one little thing: Diego knows English, and Juan doesn’t. When they get lost, one finds a bed, and one finds a bear. Find out how English makes a difference! These resources were originally created for English language learners and teachers around the world by the Office of English Language Programs in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Visit the American English page here: https://americanenglish.state.gov/

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Learning Guide: What do you do?

Author: Luz Astrid Torres Varela – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice describing your daily routine and include other family
members. All the activities are related to the topic of Daily Routines presented in Way to Go Student
Book 6 Module 1 Unit 2, Lesson 1. It builds on the vocabulary, language analysis and writing tasks done
in the previous worksheet. It asks you to improve your vocabulary, writing and listening skills.
Remember to compare your answers with the answer key to check your comprehension and
performance.

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Teaching Guide: Having healthy practices

Author: Ana Ismenia Gutiérrez Salas – Description: This project plan offers the teachers the possibility to know about their students’ healthy habits. It is also flexible for different language levels. In this case, it is planned for challenging the students to use English in outdoor contexts around the school. I hope you enjoy this adventure and learn a lot during the road.

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star – Song with Audio, Lyrics, and Poster

Author: American English – Description: A song in English. These resources were originally created for English language learners and teachers around the world by the Office of English Language Programs in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Visit the American English page here: https://americanenglish.state.gov/

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Learning Guide: I belong to a community

Author: Liliana Cecilia Reyes, Nancy Daza – Description: This self-study guide will help you to reinforce the vocabulary related to the neighbourhood. All the activities are based on the textbook Way To Go 6, Module 3, Unit 2, lesson 1, pages 100 and 101. It starts with a vocabulary activity, and then you have to read a map and identify specific information in it. For the speaking activity, you may contact at least 2 of your partners and ask them some questions about places in their community to complete the chart. Finally you are going to use some prepositions of place to indicate where the places are.

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Learning Guide: Eating disorders

Author: Alejandro David Julio Rhenals, Yaneth Rodríguez Rodríguez, Andrés Felipe Gómez Restrepo, Gloria Inés Padilla Uribe – Description: Hello Students. This English self-study guide gives you the sequence you need to identify should and shouldn’t, use and apply them in reading comprehension and writing activities. All the activities are related to the topic eating disorders in Way to Go Student Book 8 Module 2 Unit 1. It starts with some relevant vocabulary about the topic. Then, you have to answer and read using should or shouldn’t and finish writing a plan for healthy eating habits.

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Learning Guide: This is my hometown!

Author: Francisco Miguel Mendoza, Leonardo José Pacheco, Jesús Miguel Correa – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise the reading and speaking skills regarding the seasons, weather and its implications. All the activities are related to the topic of the weather in the Way to Go Student book 7, Module 4, Unit 1, from page 130 to 134. It starts with some vocabulary and grammar revision activities. Then you are requested to answer some statements and complete some gaps related to the description and comparison of cities and towns. The guide ends up with the design of a Guide Book to be shared with the class.

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Learning Guide: Let’s describe people!

Author: Kely Alejandra Roa Plaza
Ana Lucía Trujillo Parra
Yon Fredy Espinoza Garzon – Description: Hello dear student, in this guide you will learn common adjectives, parts of the body and you can practice
the verb to have and to be. You will learn to describe everyday people, through simple phrases and
sentences. Finally, you will write a description about some friends at school.

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Learning Guide: Physical activity and healthy eating habits

Author: Yulieth Marcela Padilla, Vilma del Carmen Escobar, Wilmer Yesid Araujo – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to learn and reinforce vocabulary about physical activity and healthy habits. You will also learn how to express your own abilities and the benefits of healthy habits. All the activities are related to the topic of personal care habits presented in Way to Go Student Book 7 Module 1 Unit 2.

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Learning Guide: My last vacation

Author: Jimmy Alexander Gaviria Delgado – Description: This self-study guide will give you some orientation about how to describe past events like your last vacation or your last birthday. The activities presented here are based on the Way to go student’s book 7, Module 2, Unit 2. Lesson 1. It starts with a matching exercise, then you have to answer some grammar questions (verbs in past form and the auxiliary verb used to ask questions), later you read and answer some comprehension questions, and finally you find a writing activity about your last vacation.

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Teaching Guide: The family

Author: Flor Isenidh Avendaño Avendaño – Description: This lesson plan gives the students the opportunity to talk about their family, to know about their classmates’ families, to share relevant information with other students in class, and to play and enjoy when learning.

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Learning Guide: Wealth and poverty, charitable giving

Author: Claudia Baranza, Haixa Martínez – Description: This English self-study guide is focused on the critical thinking development. The activities are
related to the topic Wealth and poverty, charitable giving presented in English Please 3 Module
2 Unit 3 Lesson 7. It starts with a thinking routine to explore your previous ideas about the
topic. The activities proposed let you strength the four abilities: listening, speaking, reading
and writing.

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Teaching Guide: Geography

Author: Mary Sol Pérez Herazo – Description: This lesson plan gives students the opportunity to know their context through geography vocabulary and reflect on the use and care of natural resources. They will also learn to express their ideas on the subject using the present simple.

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Teaching Guide: Caquetá is wonderful!

Author: Linsay Stefany Doncel Castaño – Description: This plan includes some activities that allows students to describe touristic places in Colombia through practicing abilities like reading, speaking, writing and listening. It includes a game in order to make groups of work.

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Learning Guide: Helping the environment

Author: Nubia del Socorro Cuaspa Miramá, Oscar Hernán Ayala Chávez – Description: This English self-study guide will help you to practice how to give advice and suggestions using the modal verb Should. The vocabulary is related to actions in order to save the environment with activities from the English Please Student’s Book 9 Module 3, unit 2 lesson 5. The main emphasis of this lesson is on giving recommendations to care for the environment using should and shouldn’t.

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Learning Guide: Describing people

Author: Didnory Aguirre – Mauricio Castrillón – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn vocabulary about adjectives and parts of the body.
All the activities are connected to the reading in Way to Go Student Book 6 Module 1 Unit 3 (pages 33,
34). It starts with some vocabulary activities. Then, you have to read a text and work on some activities
about it, then you will discover how to describe a person. Finally, you will design a poster about your
favourite person to show your friends his or her characteristics; that poster will be shared with your
teacher and classmates.

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