Past simple – Eco Web 2.0

Why English? Comics for the Classroom – Story 20: A Lucky Guy with Audio

Author: American English – Description: A story: Derek travels to the U.S. Find out all the opportunities he misses throughout his stay because he doesn’t know English. Does he finally get a job in the end? 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/

Americans Teens Talk!

Author: Nancy Ackles – Description: A collection of interviews of American high school students, text, audio, vocabulary, and discussion questions.

Learning Guide: Bullying and conflict

Author: María del Carmen Reyes Ávila – Description: This self study guide was designed to help you practice about Olympic and Paralympic sports. Some activities you find are based on the book Way to go 7th grade. Module 1, Unit 1 page 53 and 59. The guide begins with a question to know your knowledge on Paralympic sports to establish connection with your previous experiences about the topic. Then it continues with a matching exercise to remember vocabulary about sports. After that, it continues with a Reading exercise which asks you to complete a chart and answer some questions to verify your understanding. Finally you will write a paragraph talking about a sport event to share with your classmates or teacher by means of an audio or video.

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.

Learning Guide: Use of free time

Author: Sandra Milena Roman Tabares – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn vocabulary about free time activities and the benefits of doing it. All the activities are connected to the reading in Way to Go Student Book 7 Module 1 Unit 1 (pages 10 and 11). 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 express uses. Finally, you will design an infographic about your use of free time; that infographic will be shared with your teacher and classmates.

Learning Guide: Feelings, emotions and values.

Author: Clyde Jensen, Edgar Augusto Loaiza, Juan David Jiménez – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise describing feelings, emotions and values in written form. All the activities are related to the topic of feelings and emotions presented in Way to Go Student Book 7, Module 2, Unit 1, Lessons 1, 2, 3. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to complete some sentences about feelings and emotions and end up writing the description of a sportsperson.

Learning Guide: Incredible Places

Author: Juan Carlos Sánchez, John Arley Murillo, María Cristina Rosas – Description: This English self-study guide will help you describe actions or events in a time before now. The topic is related to places in the city. First of all, you will have to relate some words with their respective description, answer some questions about a short text and finally you will have to write down a short text about a trip you have done in the past.

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

Teaching Guide: Teen Culture

Author: Melba Sofía Cifuentes Rodríguez – Description: This plan will enable students to reflect on the characteristics they consider important in a role model giving them the opportunity to express their point of view and to talk about important roles for them. The lesson presents useful vocabulary in a context that creates a good speaking framework then, students will be able to enhance their communicative skills.

Teaching Guide: CELEBRATIONS IN MY COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD

Author: Claudia Patricia Olarte Suárez – Description: This lesson plan gives the students language tools to talk about not only Colombian Celebrations but also celebrations around the world. It is also a great opportunity to do jigsaw reading activities with students to promote more interaction and involvement with the topic of the lesson.

Teaching Guide: DESCRIBING TOURISTIC PLACES

Author: Yury Milena Meneses Vera – Description: This lesson plan gives the students a chance to read and find out important information about New York city which is well known as the capital of the world. On the other hand, the students will have the opportunity to write about important places of their region. Students will create a booklet or poster with key information of tourist places from the region.

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

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