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Teaching Guide: Environmental problems
Author: Oscar Javier López – Description: This lesson plan was based on the textbook Way to Go 8 allowing teachers to use it as a resource in their classes. On the other hand, it does not dependent on it, as activities are well explained and can be adapted at schools that don’t have it. The lesson is part of the unit 1 and it’s about things people would like to do to reduce the impact of human actions polluting the environment.
Story 5: Lost in the Desert with Audio
Story 5: Lost in the Desert: In this story, a visitor from another planet gets lost on Earth. Can he find someone to help him before his battery runs out? This story includes the book and the audio. 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
Activate: Games for Learning American English – Dice Template
Author: American English – Description: A guide about board games in class. 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: Family life
Author: Miladys de Jesus Vertel, Yolima Esther Narvaez – Description: This English self-study guide will help you learn vocabulary about family and how to refer to people’s possessions with His or Her. All the activities are connected to the reading in Way to Go Student Book 1 Module 2 Unit 1 (page 33). It starts with some vocabulary activities. Then, you have to read a text about a family and work on some activities about it, then you will discover how to express possesion. Finally, you will introduce your family through a family tree and a short text about them all. Hope you enjou this wonderful guide.
Learning Guide: What do they look like?
Author: Mayra Castro Villota – Description: This English self-study guide helps you check useful adjectives and practice making physical descriptions. All the activities are related to the topic of physical appearance presented in Way to Go 6 Student’s Book, Module 1 Unit 3 Lesson 2. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you will answer some reading comprehension questions and complete statements to discover the uses of adjectives, to finally write some descriptions about people you know.
Teaching Guide: My Body is an Amazing Machine!
Author: Rosana Josefina Narvaez Vicuña – Description: This activity plan gives the students an opportunity to practice and review vocabulary for the next class. They will also learn the importance of listening, to pay attention and follow instructions in English.
Teaching Guide: Construction of peace
Author: Carlos Eduardo Marín Orozco – Description: This plan helps students to use the integrated skills (speaking, reading, listening and writing) as well as new vocabulary related to the construction of democracy and peace through positive facts. It also allows students to improve their self-esteem, to see other´s qualities and values, and to reinforce their knowledge about previous topics already taught in class.
Teaching Guide: Daily routine and Healthy habits
Author: Ingrid Bibiana Castillo Plazas – Description: This plan gives the students the chance to exchange information about their daily activities, to know about their teacher strategies and also allows teacher to assess her students’ level through meaningful communicative activities. It can be useful if teacher adapts activities according to the students´ context and interests.
Teaching Guide: This is My neighbourhood
Author: María Alejandra Mosquera Ledezma – Description: With this lesson plan you can learn how to give directions, Identify the places of a town, use the prepositions of place appropriately, to know your community.
Twenty Questions
Author: Maria Snarski – Description: A fun question activity. 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: Family members
Author: Héctor Jesús Lombana Córdoba – Description: Dear student, through this guide you will practice vocabulary related to members of the family and you will be provided with some activities that you will develop based on the English book English, please 1, module 1, unit 2, lesson 4. It starts with some review activities about family members. Then, you have to read 4 short texts and answer some questions about them, related to Genitive case (’s) and end up writing some simple sentences comparing family members.
Teaching Guide: We are all different
Author: Bienvenida Esther Zambrano Pabób – Description: This lesson plan gives the students the chance to develop their listening, speaking and writing skills in order to improve their English level. It motivates to partners and colleagues because it can show them different sessions. It can be used in any English class to make it better.
Teaching Guide: GLOBAL ISSSUES
Author: Julia Inés Barrios Rodríguez – Description: This plan gives students the opportunity to talk about global problems in our community and the world. Students are encouraged to propose possible solutions to these global issues.
Learning Guide: People can do a lot of things
Author: Tránsito Berónica España Mueses – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice the vocabulary and grammar used to talk about daily routines. All the exercises are related to the activities you do daily and presented in the Way to Go Student’s Book 6, Module 2, Unit 2, Lesson 1. It starts with some activities such as relating images with words, organizing sentences, listening for details, completing texts, answering questions, and finally, carrying out self-assessment.
Learning Guide: Natural disasters
Author: MARYI LORENA MONJE ARAUJO, MARIA ALESKSANDRA MUÑOZ LOZANO – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to practice natural disasters vocabulary. In addition, you can reinforce reading, listening, writing and speaking skills and pragmatic competence. These activities are taken from “English Please.St.9th , unit 2 lesson 5”. It starts with two revision vocabulary activities about the most common natural disasters vocabulary. In the first activity, you will look for natural disaster’s vocabulary in the crossword, then write the vocabulary above the picture.
In the Reading task, you read the text and answer the four multiple choice questions and choose the correct option. (Icfes test). Then, you must read the text again and answer True or False in the sentences given.
For the language task, you must write a short description about what is happening in the five pictures given. Use your notebook and write down your answers.
In the Listening task, you will listen to a conversation and match the words above the pictures according to the audio given. Then, you must listen to a conversation and complete the sentences with missing words given.
In the writing task, you should describe what happens during an earthquake. And, what can you do in case of an earthquake?
Finally, you should make a recording or video describing what to do in case of an earthquake. Record your video using an application-WhatsApp or cellphones. When you finish the activity, send me the pictures of the activities and the audio or video. If you have questions, please text me or call me.
Teaching Guide: Solving problems with others
Author: Nathalie Ruge Laverde – Description: This plan will help Ss to recognize the importance of solving problems with others, it gives them the opportunity to identify how their emotional intelligence could be useful to deal with real life personal problems. This lesson also encourages Ss to express their emotions and to provide apologies when needed.
Teaching Guide: Personal care activities
Author: Olga Lucia Montealegre Granados – Description: This plan gives the teachers an opportunity to know their students’ lifestyles and to help them reflect on other possibilities to have better life conditions in terms of health, habits and leisure activities. It promotes students’ interactions by asking and answering questions and also, the development of basic reading strategies.
Teaching Guide: Family members
Author: Mayra Ginever Fuentes Perez – Description: This plan gives the students and you the opportunity to learn about family relationships and develop the communicative competence freely since you can get fun during the teaching and learning process. In addition, it lets you know about your students and your own teaching practice progress.
Teaching Guide: Eco-friendly Homes
Author: José Ignacio Rojas Vera – Description: This lesson plans focuses on sustainability since students are given the opportunity to analyse the actions that affect the environment. Additionally, this lesson plan promotes critical thinking since students also suggest actions to protect the environment. Formative Assessment techniques are suggested to make learning more meaningful to students.
Teaching Guide: Telling my inspirational story from the past
Author: Noelia Alexander Taborda – Description: This plan is useful to practice all the abilities using the past simple, and it can help the teacher to get more exercises that can highly improve students’ oral production
