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Create to Communicate: Art Activities for the English as a Foreign Language Classroom – Mixed Media
Author: American English – Description: Activities with art you can use in classes. 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/
Learning Guide: Daily Life
Author: Alejandra María Angulo, Ingrid Lizeth Campos, Lilia Oliva López – Description: In this guide you will find a new topic: Daily Life. This time, you will learn new vocabulary related to your daily routine. Most of the activities are taken from the book Way to go 6, Module 1, Unit 2. Remember to use your notebook and present your answers to the teacher.
Learning Guide: My daily routine
Author: Jhon Miguel Rosero, Pastora Alicia Unigarro, Yanneth Mercedes Guerrero – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to describe your daily activities in written form. All the
activities are related to the Way to Go Student’s Book 6 Module 1 Unit 2 Lesson 1. It starts with a video and a practice about vocabulary related to daily activities you do every day. Then, there is a survey to answer about your daily routine. After that, you have to answer some questions about the language used to write sentences for describing daily routines; then you are asked to read and complete a short text about a daily routine; and it ends up asking you to write your own daily routine.
Teaching Guide: Natural wonders in Colombia
Author: Maria Consuelo Galindo Bahamon – Description: This lesson plan is about the wonderful places that Colombia has and why tourists should visit. In this plan, students check some vocabulary related to geographical accidents, activities and object to take to a specific place. In addition, some games are proposed to make the class fun.
Teaching Guide: What are people doing?
Author: JUAN CARLOS ROSERO FIGUEROA – Description: This activity plan provides the students the opportunity to recognize their own skills and the skills of their partners. Likewise, it is intended for students to interact with the people who work in their institution. Observing, doing and expressing is a way to learn more actively.
Teaching Guide: The perfect profession for me!
Author: Lina Patricia Váquiro Rondón – Description: This plan includes activities that promote creative writing based on a model. Additionally, teacher can raise students’ awareness regarding community workers. Finally, Formative Assessment techniques are suggested in different stages of the lesson.
Learning Guide: Physical appearance and feelings (emotions)
Author: Aliz Yurledys Moreno Moreno, Biviana Nariño Ordoñez, Angélica Maria Vargas Delgado – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise describing people physical appearance and emotions in written form. All the activities are related to the topic of physical appearance and emotions presented in Way to Go Student Book 6 pages 32 and 34. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to complete sentences about physical appearance, organize sentences about emotions and end up writing the physical description of your best friend and drawing him.
ECO English for Colombia – Guía Pedagógica
Author: MEN – Description: The ENGLISH FOR COLOMBIA or ECO program aims to progressively and cumulatively develop the four basic communication skills: listening, speaking, reading and basic writing to achieve an A1 level based on the Common European Framework (CEF). This is the teacher’s guide to learn more about this strategy.
Teaching Guide: Describing people and places
Author: María Velez Bolaño – Description: This plan is useful to introduce the topic “comparative and superlative” in a dynamic way and to motivate our students to use and learn this grammar topic in an implicit way within an appropriate context as it is “Our world”
Teaching Guide: Fast fashion: Clothing and accessories around us.
Author: Carol Patricia Valenzuela Quintero – Description: This lesson plan attempts to help Colombian teachers that explore an easy way to integrate contents of the suggested curriculum and use “English Please book series” as a teaching material for 10th graders. This plan also addresses some tips to create a dynamic classroom environment where teachers’ instructions are more explicit and provide opportunities to lead students’ progress through communicative activities and types of assessments where teachers from their students` particularities may teach a world topic and develop English language skills.
Learning Guide: Being clean is cool and fun
Author: Silvia Maria Vital, Nasser Aguas, Hugo Rafel Henandez – Description: This English self-study will help you to recognize different elements and actions to keep you personal hygiene. These activities are related to the ones in the book “Way to go 7th grade, module 1. Unit 2, page 26. The guide starts with some voabulary activities about hygiene elements and actions. Then, you have to read a short text to notice grammar rules. After that, there is an infographic you must complete with the corresponding heading and finally, you will find a production activity, which asks you to make a poster to show you can write about hygiene elements, their uses and why they are important.
Michael, Row the Boat – Song with Audio, Lyrics, and Poster
Author: American English – Description: An audio of song in English. 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/
Teaching Guide: Environmental daily routine
Author: Ludis Copete Rentería – Description: This plan guides students to recognize the importance of following the 3Rs to care for the environment
Learning Guide: Introductions
Author: Jose Wilson Calderón Trujillo from Huila
Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise listening skills. Instructions:
First activity: read a short dialog about Wilson and then answer some questions. Next, listen and repeat track one to become familiar with the intonation and pronunciation.
Learning Guide: Let’s celebrate!
Author: Avendaño Gracia Ana
Yamile, Hurtado Abril Marisel,Escobar Alvarez Judith
Esperanza,Medellín Herrera Andrea
Consuelo – Description: This English self-study guide lets you learn vocabulary about traditions, celebrations and
customs in Colombia and other countries.
All the activities are related to “Way to Go 1” student’s book, Module 4, Unit 3, lessons 1 and
3 pages 150, 152, 158 and 167. At the beginning you are going to find vocabulary about
celebrations, traditions and custom where you practise with some exercises, after that, you
continue with listening exercises, there are two tracks for reinforcing listening skill.Then you
do a reading for understanding the grammar structure like simple present, in addition, you can
practise some exercises about “Pruebas Saber 11”. Finally, you will do your own diagram.
Don’t forget to develop your self assessment because it can identify your learning process and
the advantages in a foreign language.
Learning Guide: Favorite dishes
Author: Juanita Ponce de León, Morlin Córdoba – Description: This self-study guide allows you to practice talking about the different ways in which you can know how we live. The activities you will find here are based on the book English Please! 9th Grade, Module 3, Unit 1, pages 86 – 90. The guide starts with some images where you must fill in spaces with the correct word, then continues with countable and uncountable nouns to complete the sentences with a/an/some/any. After this, there is a reading exercise about different traditional food in our country. And then you will prepare your favorite food with the ingredients you have in your refrigerator and, finally, you will complete some sentences and prepare a video with your favorite food at home.
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.
