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Learning Guide: Colombia: A natural and cultural paradise
Author: Rocio del Pilar Velasco Beltrán, Judith Cardona Gallego – Description: This English self-study guide will help you to reinforce and improve your English skills to talk
about your experiences with nature, culture and tourism. The chosen activities are related to
practicing the present perfect tense in the book English Please No. 2 Module 8. The first
activity is related to the vocabulary about tourism and nature. Then in activities 2,3 and 4 you
can improve your reading and listening skills, and finally through the fifth activity you will
share a real experience you have had with nature. The main objective of this self guide is
review and practice the present perfect tense.
Learning Guide: Eco Friendly world
Author: Gloria Catalina Ortiz Ortiz, Natali Ortiz,Gloria Eugenia González – Description: This self-study guide helps you review vocabulary about flora and fauna and learn to use comparative and superlative adjectives. All the activities are related to English, Please! 9 Student Book, module 4 unit 1 (pages 124-126). Activities 1 and 2 are about vocabulary. The next activity is a reading and then developing a true/false exercise. In the language awareness you will notice the grammar rules for comparatives and superlatives and the useful language box to reinforce the information. Finally is your production time, create a collage about two ecoparks, write a description using adjectives and share your job through WhatsApp with your classmates and teacher.
Learning Guide: Consumer Power
Author: Emilce Barón – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to give practice in talking about what you will normally
do in real-life situations. All the activities are related to the topic of describing how to be an
ethical consumer in English, Please! 2 Module 2 Unit 3 Lesson 8, pages 77,78, 80. It starts with
some vocabulary revision activity. Then, you have to read the article and match the headlines
to the paragraphs. After that you have to study the grammar rule about first conditional form
and complete the sentences, then, write sentences about how to be an ethical consumer. Later,
you listen to an audio about a conversation between friends that helps you to recognize what
they are saying about their shopping habits. It ends up recording a video or audio about the
sentences you wrote in activity # 4. If you don’t have access to internet you will make an
advertising brochure for a product.
Learning Guide: Daily Routines
Author: Nadia Milena Hoyos Cortina – Description: This self-study guide helps you to learn new vocabulary related to free time activities and daily routine activities. Also you will learn the positive and interrogative structures in Present Simple tense to create sentences expressing a daily routine. All the activities are from the book English Please, pages: 48, 49, 50. It starts with a reading activity, then with a vocabulary activity where you must match pictures with some words and finally you have to create your own sentences according to your daily activities.
Learning Guide: Our natural environment: Natural National Parks in Colombia Eco-tourism
Author: Tatiana Paula Lozano, Daisy Viviana Montilla Gonzalez – Description: In this self study guide, you will learn about National parks in Colombia, new vocabulary about
environment, practice reading comprehension, fauna and flora, eco-tourism and use English in
context to communicate. In fact, you’ll put into practice reading, writing and listening skills
based on the English Please! Student’s book 2, Module 4, Unit 1,lesson 3 and module 4, lesson
8,pages 132 and 154.
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!
Learning Guide: From day to day
Author: Avendaño Gracia Ana
Yamile, Hurtado Abril Marisel,Escobar Alvarez Judith
Esperanza,Medellín Herrera Andrea
Consuelo – Description: In this self-study guide the pedagogical tasks are divided in: instruction, planning and report.
Instruction:Students identify specific information about the daily routine from texts suggested.
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Planning: According to the audios and short texts suggested, students write their daily routine.
Report: Students record a voice note or video about their daily routine.
Learning Guide: What we eat
Author: Melba Rocio López, Erika Viviana Hernández – Description: Welcome to this guide which includes different skills to reinforce related to the topic of food. At
the same time, a mini-project will be included to enhance your learning. This guide is based on
English Please! Student’s Book 1. Module 3, pages 87,88,94,98
Learning Guide: My Family
Author: Erika Quintero,Dario Rojas, Flor Andrea Uribe Mora – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise to give opinions in written form. All the
activities are related to the topic related to family members in English please Student Book 9
module 1. It starts with some vocabulary revision and activities based on family members. Then,
they have to answer some questions about the language used and write a text about their family,
using vocabulary related to family members, possessive adjectives and possessive ‘s. You can use
the text “My Lovely Family” as a reference.
Learning Guide: Go camping
Author: Steven Marles. – Description: Hello dear student. I am glad to know you are doing a great job and you will keep doing your best. In this learning guide you are going to practice your speaking skill but also the vocabulary we already worked on in the last sessions which is related to a camping trip. I am going to guide you through this learning guide in order to make your work easier. This learning guide is going to help you to develop the exercise you must do, also you are going to revise the grammar we worked on in the last session too. Do you remember it? Well, I highlighted the grammar in this welcoming message for you to remember it. “Be going to”.
Learning Guide: Physical Descriptions
Author: Laura Rosso, Tania Maria Camargo, Doris Helena Bravo – Description: This self-study guide teaches you about adjectives for describing people and reinforcing verb to
be. All the activities are connected with module 1 unit 2 lesson 7 (page 33)of the English please
book. It starts with vocabulary activities. Then, you will practice verb tobe with a grammar task
related to a famous singer and some concept questions to verify what you have learnt. Also, you
will find a reading activity and a writing activity in which you will talk about your favorite singer,
actress or actor.
Learning Guide: When we eat!
Author: Martin Alonso Gonzales – Description: This Self-study Guide was designed to help you know about vocabulary related to food and drinks, things you like or dislike, countable and uncountable nouns. All the activities are aligned with the English Please student book 9 Module 3 unit 1. This guide starts with some interesting activities about vocabulary revision. Then, you have to revise some grammar tips. Consequently, you need to read, and then answer true or false statements from a reading about special dishes in Colombia. Finally, you are required to write a paragraph about a typical Colombian dish.
Learning Guide: Protecting the Earth
Author: Eliecer Díaz, Julio Dario Vega – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn expressions related to the environment and how to take good care of it. All the activities are connected to the reading in English, Please 1 Module 4 Unit 1 Lesson 2 (pages 128, 129 & 130). 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 tell people what to do and NOT to do. Finally, you will design a poster where you tell people what to do and NOT to do to save water; that poster will be presented to your teacher through a video.
Learning Guide: Bullying and conflict
Author: Milena Baquero Morales, Andrea Pinzón Garzón – Description: Hi, my dear student. Welcome to our autonomous English learning guide. In this guide you can
learn about feelings and emotions in simple present tense. These activities are in the book
Way to go 7 student book module 2 unit 1, you can reinforce vocabulary and develop writing,
reading and speaking activities expressing feelings and emotions of their own and of other
people.
Learning Guide: Eating habits
Author: Aleida Isabel Calderón, Ayda Maria Barreto, Miriam Rosa Herazo – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to talk about food preferences and describe a healthy menu presented in English, Please! Book 9 Module 3 Unit 1 Lesson 1. It starts with some vocabulary activities, then you have to match the words with the pictures, listen to an audio, read a text, and to finish describe a healthy menu.
Learning Guide: Saying No! to bullying
Author: Natalia Cardozo Durán/ Natalia Méndez Lugo – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn vocabulary related to bullying and types of bullying. Additionally, this guide helps you give suggestions to people experiencing bullying. The activities in this guide are connected to the reading in Way to Go Student Book 7 Module 2 Unit 3 (page 76). It starts with some vocabulary activities. Then, you must read a text and do some activities about it; then, you will discover how to give suggestions. Finally, you will make an informative flyer giving some suggestions to those experiencing bullying. That flyer will be shared with your teacher and classmates.
Learning Guide: My classroom
Author: Wendy Johanna Salcedo, Virginia Patricia Buelvas, Arnulfo del Toro Alarcón – Description: This English self-study guide can help you practice vocabulary related to your classroom and the objects inside it. The activities are based on the topic Classroom Description presented in English Please 2 Student Book. The first part has some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to read some texts to comprehend some knowledge about the terms to refer to the description of objects and the distance from you. After that, you will end up making a poster about your classroom describing the different objects and you will have to send a picture of the poster to your teacher.
Learning Guide: Extreme sports
Author: Marcela Martínez Granada, Paola Andrea Lizarralde, Zulma Yaneth Duque Ortiz – Description: This English self – study guide helps you to practise vocabulary related to extreme sports and it also gives you the opportunity to train your ear and become familiar with the English sounds. Through this module, you will be able to talk about possibilities and uncertainty. Way to Go Students book 8 Module 4 unit 1.
It starts with some exercises to practise vocabulary related to extreme sports, then you will improve your listening skills with 2 comprehension tasks. You will learn some expressions to
talk about degrees of possibility and certainty. Finally, you will read an email and reply to it. Do not forget to complete your self-assessment
Learning Guide: Food and fruits
Author: Laura Rosso, Tania Maria Camargo, Doris Helena Bravo – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to practice giving clear instructions in a written form all the activities are related to the topic food, fruits, countable and uncountable nouns found in English please book 9, page 87 exercise 6, page 98 exercise and on the website https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/elementary-a2-reading/restaurant-menu. In this guide you will have to look for words into a word search and related vocabulary with pictures, classify food and fruits taking countable and uncountable nouns, change from uncountable and uncountable nouns taking into account the recipient in which food is packed. Besides, read a discontinued text and answer questions from it. Finally, write in English what is your daily menu during breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Learning Guide: Solving Problems
Author: Yorlay Andrea Ocampo, Adriana Restrepo, María del Pilar Ríos Vallejo – Description: This self-study guide provides you some clues to get better with the management of feelings and emotions. This guide is based on the book Way to GO 8° unit 3, module 3, lesson 2, Where you can increase your reading skill and vocabulary.
Learning Guide: Healthy food
Author: David Antonio Cordero, Marco Antonio Gómez, Laura Mejia – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise giving instructions in written form. All the activities are related to the topic of healthy or unhealthy food in English Please Student Book 9 Module 3 Unit 1 Lesson 1. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to answer some questions about a reading end up writing a text about your healthy habits
