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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: What we spend money on
Author: Diana Nataly Parrado Castañeda – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to practice your communicative skills in English language while learning some vocabulary to describe a product and the best way of advertising it. All the activities are related to the topics presented in the English Please Fast Track 2 Module 2 Unit 1 Lesson 3. It starts with a vocabulary activity to help you to identify new words and expressions that you can find in an advert, then it continues with a reading exercise about the different ways of advertising a product. After that, you will develop a listening activity and demonstrate your understanding of the audios by answering some questions. Then, you are going to identify some useful language for designing an advert which is the final writing and speaking task. Finally, you will complete some exercises and answer a self-assessment item to revise your progress.
Learning Guide: Leisure activities
Author: César Augusto García
Jessica Cedeño
Rosa Mendoza – Description: This English self-study guide helps you reinforce vocabulary related to sports and hobbies expressing likes and dislikes. It starts with some vocabulary activities. Then, you must answer some grammar tasks. After that, you will find some exercises to practice listening skills and finish by recording yourself saying what you like doing, dislike doing and would like to do. The teacher will send you the audio files (listening part) via WhatsApp.
Learning Guide: Our Natural Environment
Author: Nasser Osvaldo Aguas, Marco Antonio Gomez, Silvia Maria Vital – Description: Dear student, welcome to this new self -study guide where you’ll improve your communication skills in English. Here you’ll find a new vocabulary related to our natural environment, such as, landforms, landscapes, animal species and so on. After that, you will do some activities like building sentences, using the previous vocabulary and the new grammar topic: The present perfect tense. Additionally, you have to read a text about Colombia and work on some activities about it and you will practice some abilities like reading, writing and speaking. As your teacher, I hope you enjoy this new adventure in the magical world of English.
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
Learning Guide: Fairer World
Author: Dorany Cardona Valencia, Jose Omar Pineda Loaiza, Gilma Lilian López – Description: This English self- study guide helps you to practice how to express thoughts in a written way. All the activities are related to the topic fairer world, presented in a way to go student book module 3, unit 3 , lesson 1. It starts with some vocabulary predictions and revisión of activities to compose and write. Then, answer some questions about language following instructions. Zero and first conditional.at the end up writing about foundations in Colombia.
Learning Guide: Solving problems with others
Author: Cesar Augusto Cruz, Marcela Torres Sánchez, William Fernando Pérez
Sotelo – Description: With this English self-study guide you will learn how to give advice in English to different
problems presented by other people. All the activities are connected to the main topic
SOLVING PROBLEMS WITH OTHERS presented in the book Way To Go! Student’s
book, 8th grade, Module 3 Unit 1 Lesson 90 and page 31 workbook. The first activity is
a reading to include vocabulary in your personal vocabulary bank, then you can put it into
practice with a writing exercise.
Learning Guide: What is a model citizen?
Author: Cesar Augusto Cruz – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn vocabulary about different actions, how to help
people. All the activities are connected to the reading in Way to Go Student Book 8 Module 3
Unit 2 Lesson 1 (pages 100, 101, 102). It starts with some vocabulary activities. Then, you
have to read a text and work on some activities about it, then you will listen to people talking
about the topic, and finally you will discover how to express your experiences.
