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Learning Guide: Meeting the challenges of the modern world
Author: Liced Yamile Rodriguez Martinez – Description: This self-study guide will help you with your English skills, through the topic related to
community or voluntary work. This guide presents different activities to provide input and help
you by writing a text about a person who has worked or created a voluntary organization. You
can also have feedback from your partners. This self-study guide was done based on the book
English, Please! Fast track 11th grade and it presents activities such as: vocabulary tasks, where
you can recognize words related to voluntary work; reading comprehension which refer to short
posts about voluntary activities; use of language in which you can find the contrast between
past simple and present perfect; listening activities also related to voluntary work and finally,
it presents the writing task with examples and tips to elaborate a good text, by drafting and
correcting until the last version of it. In this self-study guide self-assessment is also relevant,
which allows you to evaluate yourself.
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.
Using Favorite Songs and Poems with Young Learners
Author: American English – Description: A guide on songs in the classroom. 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/
Learning Guide: Healthy Eating
Author: Ana del Pilar Moreno – Description: This self-study guide is intended to provide reinforcements to strengthen students’ vocabulary, reading,
and writing to practice describing healthy foods and habits. Therefore, the activities are related to the
topic of personal care habits presented in “Way to Go” Student Book 7 Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 1. The
activities are related to learning vocabulary about foods and their nutrients, they will also guess the
meaning of some words using the corresponding synonym. Afterwards, a short reading you will find
specific information through scanning reading, you will make inference through the concept questions.
And finally, you will write a paragraph in which you’ll do a health eating’s routine and share with your
teacher and classmates.
Teaching Guide: Discussing moral
Author: Gloria Cecilia Galvis – Description: This activity plan gives teachers a chance to discuss moral and values in our society with their students and introduce or practice narration in past tense. You can extend to further discussion or even a debate after this activity
Learning Guide: Physical and psychological effects of stress
Author: Juanita
Montaño,Maria Tilcia
Neuta Gonzalez,Lenin Chala
Mendoza,Yolanda
Jimenez Rodriguez – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn vocabulary about stressful situations and their effects.
Students can also describe states of health. All the activities are connected to the reading in Way to Go
Student Book 7 Module 1 Unit 2 (page 31). It starts with some vocabulary activities. Then, you have
to read a text and work on some activities about it. After that, you will discover how to express stressful
situations, beliefs, emotions and states of health.
Down in the Valley – Song with Audio, Lyrics, and Poster
Author: American English – Description: An audio of 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/
Teaching Guide: Protect the Earth
Author: Yesenia Lisseth Flórez Sierra – Description: This lesson plan gives the students a chance to learn about the importance of taking care of the environment and it also gives you a valuable opportunity to assess your students’ level. It can also be a useful and productive class to interact with your students and share knowledge about taking care of the environment.
Learning Guide: Features of the world
Author: Wilson Moreno Bustos, Viviana Andrea Sanabria – Description: In this self-study guide you will practice comparatives and superlatives, adjectives in a context
of features of the world (natural landscapes).
First, you will know some basic rules that are necessary for the correct use of this subject and
then with practical exercises you will put what you have learned into practice. Are you ready?
Let’s go!
Teaching Guide: Let’s take care of our Beautiful Natural World
Author: Andrea Moreno Pereira – Description: This lesson plan gives the students a chance to learn about to take care of the natural resources and provides students with new environment vocabulary. It can also be a useful and productive class if students learn to become more conscious about the world they live and start implementing good actions in real live.
Teaching Guide: Everybody has the right to…
Author: Vanessa Alejandra Claros – Description: This activity plan provides teacher ideas about Human Rights. Students develop creativity and critical thinking because they design a Bill of Rights. Additionally, this activity plan incorporates Formative Assessment by using the Feedback Sandwich technique that promotes peer assessment.
Learning Guide: Personal hygiene
Author: Alba Cecilia Báez Gómez – Description: This English self- study guide helps you practice giving instructions in written form. All the activities are related to the top of personal care habits presented in Way to Go 7 workbook Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 3.
It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then you have to answer some questions about the language used to write instructions( Imperatives and sequential linking words) and end up writing the instructions for a personal care habit.
Why English? Comics for the Classroom – Articles, Notes, and Answer Keys
Author: American English – Description: Two articles about the use of comics to learn languages.
Teaching Guide: Healthy/unhealthy
Author: Beatriz Adriana Alvarado Figueredo – Description: This plan gives teachers a chance to energize the class. The students have a great opportunity to enjoy the English class and learn the topic in a different way by including the four skills.
Writing Test A2.1 Set 1
Author: MEN, Pearson and British Council
Description: Speaking Exam from the Evaluation Tools designed by MoE, Pearson and British Council.
Teaching Guide: Taking care of our bodies
Author: DILZA LEOVANI GÓMEZ ARCOS – Description: This plan is designed to help recycle vocabulary and to add a little fun to the learning process. The idea is for students to play with the key language and then to listen to this vocabulary in context.
Learning Guide: A normal day
Author: Jonathan Flórez Moncada, Ivonne Julieth Sánchez Ramos, Amparo Gómez Albarracín – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise how to describe someone’s daily routine. All the
activities are fairly related to the topic of daily routines presented in Way to Go Student Book 6.
It starts with a vocabulary activity about routines. Then, you will read a text and select True-
False. Based on the text, you discover the grammar topic and do a practice activity. Finally,
there is a meaningful speaking task that has two options. You have to choose one. Remember
that there are useful resources you can explore to improve your learning process.
Learning Guide: BODY (PARTS AND FEATURES)
Author: Marisol Camargo Neira, Yuly Alejandra Alvarado Rodríguez – Description: This English guide helps you practice your communicative skills. All the activities are related to the topic Health – My body is an amazing machine presented in the book Way to go 6, module 2, unit 1, lesson 1. You can identify the main parts of the body and its features. You can understand descriptions of some illnesses. You can share with your partner some ideas, vocabulary and questions about that.
