LEARNING_GUIDES

Find below the largest Repository for Teaching and Learning Guides, or study guides. These guides were created by public school English language teachers in Colombia. You can search with key words, grade, skill, or age group to find the right teaching or learning guide for your next class.

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.

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Learning Guide: The future is in your hands

Author: Marcela Martínez Granada – Description: This English self – study guide helps you to recognise your abilities and to what extent they may influence your future decisions. You can also learn some insights from an entrepreneur and influencer. You will use some useful resources presented in Student’s book English Please 3 Module 1 unit 1. It starts with a vocabulary exercise in which you find the word that does not match with the others.
Then, watch a video and answer some questions about it. You will also get some pieces of
advice about your future decisions from an expert. Finally, you will write a short paragraph that will help you to clear your mind about your strengths, skills, abilities and guide your next steps. It is necessary to spread the word. That is why, share your insights in your self-assessment will help you to listen to reinforce your plans.

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Learning Guide: Let’s see the world

Author: Anyi Mosquera – Description: This self-study guide helps you to practice writing and communication, all the activities are related to the topics about “Let’s see the world” as presented in Way to Go 7, Module 4, Unit 1 Lesson 2. The first part that is about speaking, where you have to answer some questions about the weather, countries and places that you may know. The second part is about writing, based on the grammatical structure.

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Learning Guide: The future is in your hands

Author: Marcela Martínez Granada – Description: This English self – study guide helps you to plan your future decisions and our next after high school, you will also understand and express possible and imaginary situations using vocabulary related to your near future. How can you plan, set goals and take action. You will use some useful resources presented in Student’s book English Please 3 Module 1 unit 1.
It starts with a vocabulary exercise in which you choose the correct word for each sentence. Then, answer some questions about the language used. You will also improve your listening skills and will get some pieces of advice about your future decisions from an expert. Finally, you will design an unconventional mind map that will help you to clear your mind about your next steps. It is necessary to spread the word. That is why, share your insights in your self-assessment will help you to listen to reinforce your plans.

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Learning Guide: Jobs and Occupations

Author: Andrés Felipe Muñoz Cortés, Margarita María Montes Montoya – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise the description of different professions and
occupations in written form. All the activities are related to the topic of jobs presented in Way
to Go Student Book 6, Module 3, Unit 3, Lesson 1. Besides, you will be able to gain some
practice on your interactive skills with the App Be (the)1 challenge.

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Learning Guide: National Parks in Colombia

Author: Bibiana Patiño Roa – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice your reading and speaking skills about
National Parks. All the activities are related to the Natural Parks in Colombia. This guide
corresponds to English Please 2, Module 4, Unit 3, Lesson 8, page 153. It starts with some
vocabulary about activities that you can do in National Parks. Then, you will do an exercise
about languag use, reading comprehension and record an audio.

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Learning Guide: My Family

Author: Carolina Triviño Giraldo, Carolina Jaramillo, Luz Miryam Montilla Montaña – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to identify family members and possessive pronouns. All the activities are related to this topic presented in Way to Go Student Book 6 Module 1 Unit 3 Lesson 1. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to answer some questions about a reading related to a family description from our country and end up writing the description of your own family.

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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.

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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.

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Learning Guide: Daily routines

Author: Paula Andrea Rua Arcila – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn vocabulary about daily routines and how to describe your daily activities in a written form. All the activities are connected to the Way to Go Student Book 6 Module 1 Unit 2 (page 8). 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 talk about your routines in a specific lapse of time. Finally, you will write about your daily activities and when you do them.

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Learning Guide: My body is an Amazing Machine

Author: Luz Adriana Uran, Dora Cecilia Uribe, Maira Alejandra Parrado – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice giving instructions in written form. All the activities are related to the topic My body is an Amazing Machine presented in Way to Go workbook 6; module 2, Unit 1, lesson 1. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to answer some questions about a reading activity about body parts and physical characteristics.

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Learning Guide: My people

Author: Jesica Ortiz Cárdenas – Description: This guide is designed with the purpose of understanding and practicing asking questions and answers about family members, feelings and people’s physical appearance. Here you are going to work with the book Way to Go 6, Unit 3.

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