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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: 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: 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: Natural resources

Author: Elsa Diaz
Paola Manjarrés
John Murillo – Description: This self-study guide allows you to practice talking about the different ways in which you can
express comparisons. The activities you will find here are based on the book English please 9! Student book 1, Module 2, Unit 5, page 64 and Module 4, Unit 1, page 126.
The guide starts with a puzzle chart to find some opposite words to help you remember some vocabulary. Then, it continues with a matching exercise. After that, you will demonstrate your understanding about the way the adjectives are written, when making comparisons and answering some questions.
In addition, you must complete the sentences with the suitable adjective form. Also, you must listen to an audio about weather and landscape to choose the correct options for the worksheet.
Finally, choose two cities in the world, where you would like to go in order to compare them.

Learning Guide: Routine activities

Author: Oscar Mauricio QUintero – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn vocabulary about routine activities. All the activities
are connected to the book English Please! 9 module 2 unit 1. (page 51). It starts with some
vocabulary activities, then you must read two routines and work on some activities. Finally, you
will record a video presenting your routine and asking about your father/mother routine
activities.

Learning Guide: Natural disasters

Author: MARYI LORENA MONJE ARAUJO, MARIA ALESKSANDRA MUÑOZ LOZANO – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to practice natural disasters vocabulary. In addition, you can reinforce reading, listening, writing and speaking skills and pragmatic competence. These activities are taken from “English Please.St.9th , unit 2 lesson 5”. It starts with two revision vocabulary activities about the most common natural disasters vocabulary. In the first activity, you will look for natural disaster’s vocabulary in the crossword, then write the vocabulary above the picture.
In the Reading task, you read the text and answer the four multiple choice questions and choose the correct option. (Icfes test). Then, you must read the text again and answer True or False in the sentences given.
For the language task, you must write a short description about what is happening in the five pictures given. Use your notebook and write down your answers.
In the Listening task, you will listen to a conversation and match the words above the pictures according to the audio given. Then, you must listen to a conversation and complete the sentences with missing words given.
In the writing task, you should describe what happens during an earthquake. And, what can you do in case of an earthquake?
Finally, you should make a recording or video describing what to do in case of an earthquake. Record your video using an application-WhatsApp or cellphones. When you finish the activity, send me the pictures of the activities and the audio or video. If you have questions, please text me or call me.

Learning Guide: Natural landscapes

Author: Faiver Polanía Perdomo, María Alejandra Caviedes Cuellar, Mauro Suarez – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn about some rules to construct written texts and understand reading using comparative and superlative adjectives. All the activities are related to the topic of natural landscapes presented in English Please Student Book 9 Module 4 Unit 1 lesson 1, and others taken from other sources. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to match some words with the corresponding picture, complete words related to the topic, answer some questions about touristic places in Colombia, Write sentences using comparative and superlative adjectives, and write a letter a friend showing the main features of two cities in Colombia.

Learning Guide: The weather in the world.

Author: Leidy Johanna Medina – Description: Hi! In this guide you will learn about the weather and different regions of Colombia. You will practice vocabulary to describe clothing and different customs according to the different types of weather. You will also read and then practice describing some cities in Colombia.

Learning Guide: What is a Model Citizen?

Author: Betsaida Hernández Rojas – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to learn vocabulary about the good deeds citizens perform. Also, it helps you to know how to talk about your experiences as a good citizen. These activities are in the Way to go student´s book in module 3, unit 2 lesson 1 on page 102. To start, you have two activities related to the useful vocabulary for this self-study guide. Then you are going to do a listening for specific information exercise. Then there are some examples and activities that will help you to learn about present perfect tense use and form. To finish you must do a presentation talking about your experiences as a good Colombian citizen, elaborate a poster to illustrate your presentation and record it through a video to send it to your teacher.

Learning Guide: How do you dress for the weather?

Author: Gaby Doris Caicedo Parra
Mercedes Andrea Dejoy Armero
Zoila Rosa Melo Guerrero – Description: Dear student, this English self-study guide will help you to practice vocabulary about the weather and clothes. All activities are related to the English, Please! Fast track student’s book 9. First of all, you will review some vocabulary related to clothes and the weather. Then, you will read some descriptions about the weather in other countries, and answer some reading comprehension questions. Later, you will discover the uses of adverbs of frequency and the present simple tense, and finally you will design a flyer to illustrate the weather in your town/city and the clothes you use accordingly. I hope you have fun developing the activities!

Learning Guide: Discovering amazing natural places

Author: Diego Fernando de la Portilla Guerrero – Description: Dear students: In this guide you will learn about landforms and the use of a graphic organiser to write simple, complete paragraphs in English. Sometimes writing appears to be difficult for us, but using this technique will help you to understand the organisation of a paragraph in English. You will also have to use your abilities to complete a crossword and identify a place in our country you will have to write some lines about. You will spend about one hour completing this task that will help you to learn new vocabulary and practice your writing skills.

Learning Guide: What do people around me look like?

Author: Mercedes Andrea Dejoy Armero, Gaby Doris Caicedo Parra, Zoila Rosa Melo Guerrero – Description: This guide will help you describe your family and people around you in written form through grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension and writing activities. First, you will label some images to practice adjectives, then you will check some short readings and answer questions; and finally you will write about your family and best friend. The topic is related to the contents appearing in the English, Please! Student’s book 9, Module 1 Unit 3 Lesson 8.

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