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Learning Guide: Typical Food
Author: Jhonny Lemos, Alfredo Mejía Valencia, Jorge Sánchez Marín – Description: This self-study guide will take you through a series of activities which aim to improve your vocabulary in terms of a healthy lifestyle. It starts with a vocabulary review, then you have to match the names of some fruits and their definitions, then you will work on grammar by using quantifiers to complete the activities. After that, you will read a text about some Colombian dishes and you will complete some charts with the information from the texts. Finally, you will create a new chart to describe a Colombian dish and foreign dish. The information can be found on Módulo 3, unidad 1, lección 1 en página 86-88 from the English please Student’s Book 9h grade.
Learning Guide: My ecological footprint
Author: Luz Miryam Montilla Montaña – Description: This English self-study guide helps you create an action plan to take care of the environment. All the activities are related to the topic “My ecological footprint” presented in Way to Go Student Book, Module 1 Unit 2. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to answer some questions about the language used to describe plans (gerunds), do some tasks related to an article and end up writing an action plan to save the planet.
Learning Guide: Healthy lifestyles
Author: Diego Fernando Cardona Valencia, Luz Adiela Arias Valencia, Fernando Monsalve López, Jhon James Arroyave Guazarabe – Description: This self-study guide helps you learn vocabulary related with healthy lifestyles such as healthy food, quantities, countable and uncountable food, and to ask for quantities of food by using how much/ how many. All the activities are taken and adapted from Module 3, Unit 1, lesson 2, from the textbook English Please! Fast track 1, pages 87, 91 and 92. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. After that, you have to complete some reading exercises with multiple choice option, similar to the ones in Pruebas Saber. Finally, you will design a short survey related to eating habits at the school restaurant.
Learning Guide: Eating disorders
Author: Humberto Uchima Tasama, Diego Alejandro Ospina Cardona, Maria Isabel Utima Gaviria – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn and practice frequency adverbs and how they are used to express symptoms of eating disorders and the illness such disorders could lead to. The activities in this guide are related to the topic of eating disorders proposed in Way to go students’ book 8th grade, Module 2, Unite 1: lesson 1. It starts with some vocabulary activities. Then, you are asked to analyze the way frequency adverbs are used. Finally, you have some exercises to listen and use the vocabulary learned to talk about eating disorders throughout a survey.
Learning Guide: The Weather
Author: Genyvel Díaz Traslaviña, Adriana Martínez Torres, Luz Bibiana Lazo Esquivel, Olga Cecilia Gutiérrez Méndez – Description: This English self-study guide will help you describe what people do according to the weather. All of the activities are related to the topics of the weather, clothes, adverbs of frequency and some of the activities you can do depending on the weather. Besides, the activities are based on the English Please, Student’s book, pages 64 ,66 y 67. This guide aims to develop reading and writing skills, grammar and vocabulary. By the end of the guide the student will be able to write an email to a friend saying what the weather’s like, what people wear in that type of weather and what they usually do.
Learning Guide: Eating disorders
Author: Alejandro David Julio Rhenals, Yaneth Rodríguez Rodríguez, Andrés Felipe Gómez Restrepo, Gloria Inés Padilla Uribe – Description: Hello Students. This English self-study guide gives you the sequence you need to identify should and shouldn’t, use and apply them in reading comprehension and writing activities. All the activities are related to the topic eating disorders in Way to Go Student Book 8 Module 2 Unit 1. It starts with some relevant vocabulary about the topic. Then, you have to answer and read using should or shouldn’t and finish writing a plan for healthy eating habits.
Learning Guide: Animal trafficking
Author: Ferney Ríos Castro, Karen Lizeth Henao, Juan Camilo Vasquez – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise presenting your opinions in written form. All the activities are related to the topic of ideal world presented in English Please! Book 2 Module 5 Unit 2 Lesson 5. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. After that, you have to answer some questions about the language used to make passive voice sentences. Then, you have to read a short text and answer some questions in order to improve your reading skills and end up writing about some solutions for each animal trafficking situation.
Learning Guide: Food and nutrition
Author: Carolina Triviño Giraldo, Carolina Jaramillo – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise giving instructions in written form. All the activities are related to the topic of food presented 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 the language used to describe routines (Third person rules) and other questions about a specific reading. After that, you end up writing a paragraph describing a relatives’ day.
Learning Guide: Camping trip
Author: Wilson Aguirre – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice vocabulary about camping and scouting. It starts with
some vocabulary activities, then there is a reading text and three comprehension exercises. The
listening activity offers the grammar structure in context and some questions about it. Then, there is a
speaking activity in which you will make a video about survival tips in the forest.
Learning Guide: Caring for the environment
Author: Andrea Steffania Guzmán Santacruz, Lina Constanza García Castro, Edna Lucia Rengifo – Description: This English self-study guide will help you to reinforce and obtain new knowledge about the importance of caring for the environment, leaving a good ecological footprint and reflecting on your daily actions to preserve the natural spaces that we still have. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to answer some questions about the language used to express opinions about environmental practices and end up writing a situation considering whether it is good or bad to preserve the environment.
Learning Guide: Celebrations and festivals
Author: Andrés Bermúdez Duque, Astrid Elena Lopera Lopera, Elmer Antonio Córdoba Mosquera – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise describing traditional Colombian celebrations. All the activities are related to the topic of celebrations and festivals presented in English Please Student’s Book Fast Track 9th grade, Module 2, Unit 3, Lesson 7. It begins with a vocabulary task, a matching exercise, and writing about celebrations. Then, it asks you to complete some sentences about celebrations and customs. Next, do a multiple choice exercise about wh- question words. Finally, do a reading exercise and comprehension activity. At the end, there is a class project to do during the term to be presented at the end of it.
Learning Guide: Natural Eco Parks in Colombia
Author: Luz Adriana Herrera – Description: This English self- study guide helps you learn vocabulary about natural Eco parks in Colombia, all the
activities are connected to the learning goals and the reading in English Please! Module 1 unit 1 lesson 1
pages (124 and 125). It starts with some vocabulary activities, the you should read the text and answer
some comprehension questions related with it, then you will discover how to write comparative sentences
and finally, you will design a poster about two important natural or touristic places in Tolima.
Learning Guide: Food groups
Author: Ofelia Vargas, Cielo Barreto – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise expressing information about food groups. All the
activities are related to the topic “Food groups” presented in English Please! Student Book
1, Module 3, Unit 1, Lesson 2. It starts with some vocabulary activities. Then, you have
to read some information about healthy diet and answer some questions, and end up writing a
description of the meals you eat.
Learning Guide: Healthy food choices
Author: Nataly Pezzotti – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn vocabulary about food, nutrients and eating habits. All the
activities are connected to the reading in Way to Go Student Book 8 Module 2 Unit 2 (page 61). It starts
with some vocabulary activities. Then, you have to listen to an audio and answer some questions about
it, then you will discover how to give orders, commands, warnings or instructions. Finally, you will make
a presentation about your eating habits explaining the benefits for your health.
Learning Guide: Healthy food
Author: Fredy Ticora – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn vocabulary about healthy food and giving information
about food. All the activities are related to the topic Healthy food choices presented in Way to Go
Student Book 8 Module 2 Unit 2 Lesson 1 (pages 60-61). It starts with some vocabulary activities.
Then, you have to listen to audio and develop some activities about it (Track 27). After, you have to
read a text and work on some activities about it, then you will discover how to express advice.
Finally, you will describe the food in a short paragraph and you will give advice about healthy food.
Learning Guide: Eco-life
Author: Belkis Amaya, Yurany Rubiano, Jorge Reyes – Description: This self-study guide helps you to practise vocabulary about the environment in written and oral form. All
the activities are related to the topic Human actions and the environment, presented in Way to Go 8
Module 1 Unit 1 lesson 1. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to fill in some
gaps, then answer will analyze the structure and it ends up with speaking and writing activities.
Learning Guide: Healthy food choices
Author: Ana Zoraida Ballesteros – Description: This English self-study guide will help you practice vocabulary about Healthy Food (food, cooking,
methods and nutrients). These activities are related to the book: Way to go 8th (Module 2 – Unit 2 –
Lesson 1). It presents vocabulary and structures in Present Simple and Imperative to describe aspects
related to Healthy Food Choices. First, you discover and recognize words about different dishes, then
you will practice reading comprehension in some nutrition advice relate to the five food groups and
other exercises related to nutrition and eating habits. Next, you will research about some different foods
and their nutritional sources. Also, you will write a short text about the topic; you will find an activity
related to an exercise where you can practice your pronunciation and finally you will ask a classmate
some questions about nutrition.
Are you ready? Let’s go!!
Learning Guide: Taking care of my body
Author: Luz Adriana Uran, Dora Cecilia Uribe – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice giving instructions in written form. All the activities are related to the topic taking care of my body presented in Way to Go workbook 7; Module 1, Unit 2, Lesson 1. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to sort out these foods in the pyramid of food. After that, answer some questions about a reading activity for having healthy habits.
Learning Guide: Nutrition and Health
Author: Maritza Cardozo, Diana Rodriguez – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice giving information in writing form. All the
activities are related to the topic of Nutrition and Health presented in Way to Go Student Book
– 2 –
8 Module 2 Unit 2 Lesson 1.
It builds on the vocabulary, language analysis and writing tasks done in the previous worksheet.
It asks you to describe a food item in a short paragraph including its name, colour, size, shape,
taste, ways to eat it, or how it is usually served (in other dishes, soups, juices, etc.). and
exchange their paragraph by at least 2 of your classmates through WhatsApp, phone call or text
message to give them feedback.
Learning Guide: Free time activities
Author: Clyde Jensen, Edgar Loaiza, Juan David Jimenez – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise describing free-time activities in written form. All the activities are related to the topic of hobbies presented in Way to Go Student Book 7, Module 1, Unit 1 Lessons 1, 2 and 3. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to complete some sentences about free-time activities and end up writing the description of a traditional game.
Learning Guide: Foreign dishes
Author: Luz Adriana Herrera – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice asking and giving information. All the activities
are related to the topic of ingredients of food, choices presented in Way to Go Student Book 8
Module 2 Unit 2 Lesson 1, page 60-64 It builds on the vocabulary and language analysis. It
helps you to improve your reading, writing and listening skills.
