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Learning Guide: Sports and hobbies

Author: Gloria Adriana Bolaños Escobar, Jhoana Rocío Paz Guerrero – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise vocabulary related to sports, hobbies and leisure activities as well as the uses of the verb “can” to express abilities and possibilities. All the activities are based on the English, Please! Student’s Book 2 Lesson 1 page 12. It starts with an activity to review vocabulary. Then, you will answer some reading comprehension questions and analyse the uses and structure of the verb “can”, and end up writing about your abilities related to sports, hobbies and leisure activities and those of your best friend.

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Learning Guide: My daily routine

Author: Tránsito Berónica España Mueses – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice vocabulary about daily routines and the present simple tense. All the activities are related to the English, Please! Fast Track 9 page 49. You will answer some vocabulary review activities about daily routines. Then, you will listen to an audio and answer some questions about it. After, you will discover the uses of the present simple tense through some questions, and finally you will write short sentences to describe your routine following the example given. Have fun and learn a lot doing all the activities in this guide!

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Learning Guide: Helping the environment

Author: Nubia del Socorro Cuaspa Miramá, Oscar Hernán Ayala Chávez – Description: This English self-study guide will help you to practice how to give advice and suggestions using the modal verb Should. The vocabulary is related to actions in order to save the environment with activities from the English Please Student’s Book 9 Module 3, unit 2 lesson 5. The main emphasis of this lesson is on giving recommendations to care for the environment using should and shouldn’t.

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Learning Guide: Healthy Life

Author: Luz Elena Rivadeneira Miranda, Liliana del Rosario Calpa Burbano, Oscar Roberto Hernández Pantoja – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice vocabulary about healthy lifestyle. All the activities are connected to the reading in English Please 9, Unit 1 Module 3 lesson 2 Page 91. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you will read a text and work on some questions about it, then you will discover how to express possibilities. Finally, you will design a poster about healthy habits to invite your family to be conscious about a healthy lifestyle, which will be shared at home.

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Learning Guide: Activities to keep fit

Author: Kevin Alexis Ordoñez Ortega – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise reading, listening and writing skills. All the activities are related to the topic of dances around the globe presented in the English Please Student’s Book 1 Module 2 Unit 2 Lesson 4. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to answer some literal and inferential questions. After that, you have to listen to an audio in order to answer some questions; then you have to analyze some grammar aspects and finally, you will write some steps to dance a rhythm that you like using sequential linking words.

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Learning Guide: It’s holiday time! What do you do on holiday?

Author: Héctor Jesús Lombana Córdoba – Description: Dear student, through this guide you will practice vocabulary related to holiday activities and you will answer some activities related to the English, please! 1 Student’s book pages 76 and 78. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you will read a short text and answer some reading comprehension questions; later, you will discover how to use the Wh question words and end up writing some questions to your classmates about holiday activities. I hope you learn, practice and have fun!

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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!

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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.

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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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Learning Guide: Helping the environment

Author: Yudith Camila López Cuasquer, Nubia del Socorro Cuaspa Miramá, Oscar Hernán Ayala Chávez – Description: This English self-study guide will help you to practice how to give advice and suggestions using the modal verb Should. The vocabulary is related to actions in order to save the environment with activities from the English Please Student’s Book 9 Module 3, unit 2 lesson 5. The main emphasis of this lesson is on giving recommendations to care for the environment using should and shouldn’t.

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Learning Guide: Activities to keep fit

Author: Kevin Alexis Ordoñez Ortega – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise reading, listening and writing skills. All the
activities are related to the topic of dances around the globe presented in English Please Student’s Book 1 Module 2 Unit 2 Lesson 4. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to answer some literal and inferential questions. After that, you have to listen to an audio in order to answer some questions and finally, you should write some steps to dance a rhythm that you like, you need to use the sequential linking words.

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Learning Guide: Family members

Author: Héctor Jesús Lombana Córdoba – Description: Dear student, through this guide you will practice vocabulary related to members of the family and you will be provided with some activities that you will develop based on the English book English, please 1, module 1, unit 2, lesson 4. It starts with some review activities about family members. Then, you have to read 4 short texts and answer some questions about them, related to Genitive case (’s) and end up writing some simple sentences comparing family members.

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