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Learning Guide: The weather in the world.
Author: Leidy Johanna Medina – Description: Hi! In this guide you will learn about the weather and different regions of Colombia. You will practice vocabulary to describe clothing and different customs according to the different types of weather. You will also read and then practice describing some cities in Colombia.
Why English? Comics for the Classroom – Story 15: English, Part of My Life with Audio
Author: American English – Description: This story gives some advice about learning English, including having a positive attitude and being responsible. 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/
Teaching Guide: Past Experiences
Author: Angel Gomez Acosta – Description: This plan offers the students the opportunity to see the class in a different form, to see the teacher as a facilitator who wants to show them several forms to express their ideas and abilities. On the other hand, it may be useful and meaningful if you use it as a way to connect with your students.
Teaching Guide: Description
Author: Katherine Hurtado Muelas – Description: This Lesson plan motivates students to practice their oral and writing production about the learned topic, it also helps them to experience the value of respect when students do the “Fashion Show” modelling their clothing, and to create an environment of collaboration and companionship when working in a group.
Learning Guide: Environmental Concerns
Author: Ana Maria Quintero Ortega – Description: This guide helps you improve vocabulary and grammar about the environment. The activities are related to environmental concerns in Way to Go Student Book 8 (Module 1 Unit 1 Lesson 1) and work book 8 (Module 1 Unit 1 Lesson 1). First you are going to a practice listening and vocabulary through a song, then you are going to match the picture with environmental problems (Way to Go Student Book 8, page 10 Exercise 1). Discuss with your partner about the things you would like to do and the things you would not like to do (Way to Go Student Book 8, page 12 Exercise 5). Make full sentences with would like to or wouldn’t like to about each idea (Way to Go WorkBook 8, page 3 Exercise 3).
Teaching Guide: Saving Energy
Author: María Isabel Gamboa Corrales – Description: This lesson will provide a non-conventional way to work with students on a relevant topic as it is saving energy; it will also reveal diverse ways of assessing students’ progress and understanding. In addition to the previous, it contains different moments which approach the diversity in the classrooms. The steps are given sequentially, so the different moments of the lesson are very clear and connected with the previous parts.
Learning Guide: Having a good life
Author: Guillermo Javier Enríquez León, Diana Yazmín Arboleda Piedrahita, Víctor Ernesto Yepez Araujo, Mary Luz Muñoz Cárdenas – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice vocabulary about good and/or bad habits to care for your health. All the activities are connected to the reading in Way to Go Student’s Book 6, page 26, exercise 1. It starts with a vocabulary activity. Then, you will to listen and read a text and work on some activities about it; then you will discover how to express frequency through some concept questions. Later, you will design a poster about your good and bad habits, and finally you will present it in a short video to share it with your teacher and classmates
Teaching Guide: School habits
Author: Olga Mayorga Saenz – Description: This plan provides teachers and students with time to talk about habits specifically at school or classes. It makes students reflect upon how good habits at school can help them to have better academic results and better coexistence at school. Besides, it gives teachers some strategies to assess students’ level.
Teaching Guide: Am I a healthy person?
This plan guides students to practice the simple present tense through a meaningful topic that allows them to find out more vocabulary on healthy and unhealthy habits and practice the speaking skill.
Teaching Guide: Giving advices to live a healthy
Author: Yullys del Carmen Alvarino Ochoa – Description: This lesson plan helps students to think about different real life situations they have to deal with. And at the same time gives them the opportunity to use the modal verb “should / shouldn´t” for giving advices or recommendations. Also, it presents a wide variety of activities and assessments which result valuable for teachers and students alike. The most of the activities were taken from EP! Student Book Fast Track 11grade.
Learning Guide: Daily Routines
Author: Aliz Yurledys Moreno Moreno, Biviana Nariño Ordoñez, Angélica Maria Vargas Delgado – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to identify vocabulary about daily routine on a written text and write your daily routine. The activities are related to the topic daily routine in Way to Go Student Book 6th grade, module 1 unit 2, lesson 1, page 24; they are designed to match, write true or false, read in a comprehensive way and express your opinions. At the end, you can find a self-assessment in order to measure your understanding of the topic.
Teaching Guide: The weather
Author: Vicky Cantillo González – Description: This lesson plan gives students and teachers the opportunity to verify how the learning process is going and offers chances to learn not only the new language but a meaningful topic (the weather) in a very creative and productive way. Finally, it provides students with enough vocabulary to describe the weather and teachers with a bunch of activities to conduct a meaningful class.
Why English? Comics for the Classroom – Story 11: A Modern World’s Language with Audio
Author: American English – Description: Want more reasons to learn English? This comic outlines facts about English and offers advice on how to help you learn the language. 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/
Teaching Guide: Natural Landscapes
Author: Nayire de Jesús Cárdenas Bermúdez – Description: This lesson plan gives the students a chance to become familiar with vocabulary about geographical features, in addition they have the opportunity to describe landscapes in Colombia or places they know.
Writing Test B1 Set 1
Author: MEN, Pearson and British Council
Description: Writing Exam from the Evaluation Tools designed by MoE, Pearson and British Council.
Teaching Guide: Let´s practice healthy routines
Author: Deicy Patricia Daza Velásquez – Description: This Task plan is an opportunity to learn about students’ daily routines, allow students to reflect on how healthy their routines are and propose a healthy action to implement in their lives. Also, T can assess reading comprehension, written production and simple present.
Teaching Guide: personality
Author: Sonia del Socorro Jácome Estrada – Description: This lesson plan gives students the opportunity to develop speaking and listening skills and practice describing people’s personality by using the verb To Be in the present and past. And for the teacher it provides a valuable opportunity to assess the level of understanding of their students.
Learning Guide: The weather changes
Author: Jeiny Silva Rangel, Aura María Caballero – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn how to talk about family. All the activities are
connected to the reading in Way to Go Student Book 6o Module 4, Unit 2, Page 77-80. It starts
with some vocabulary activities. Then, you will do a reading comprehension activity that will
provide you with tools to discover the grammar topic. Then, you will do a writing activity in
which you will write a weather report. Finally, the assessment task is essential to evaluate
your work. Remember that good practice makes perfect! I hope you enjoy doing this learning
guide!