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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: What do you do?

Author: Sandra Guerrero Céspedes – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise the written description of your daily routine and
makes you able to ask and answer questions about the things you do. All the activities are
aimed at improving your understanding of the topic “what do you do?” presented in Way to Go
Student Book 6, module 1, unit 2, page 20. First of all, you will find some vocabulary revision
activities; secondly, you will read some descriptions and answer specific questions to verify your
reading comprehension. Finally, you will have a chat to introduce yourself, describe your routine
and ask some questions to your teacher and partners.

Learning Guide: My classroom

Author: Ana Piñeros, Andrés Uyabán Moreno – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice vocabulary related to objects in the classroom
in order to write a descriptive paragraph of your own school environment. All the activities are
related to the topic of objects in the classroom presented in the Way to Go Student Book 6,
Module 1 Unit 1 Lessons 1 and 2. The guide starts with some vocabulary practice activities.
Secondly, you have to analyze the use of indefinite articles in singular and plural. Then, you will
find a template as a basis for you to write a descriptive paragraph of your own classroom. And
finally, you will have the possibility of self-assessing your performance.

Learning Guide: My family

Author: Idalith Abondano Rodríguez, Sandra Milena Guerrero Pulido, Juan Carlos Prieto Bilbao – Description: This English self-study guide will help you to practice vocabulary related with family members
and physical appearance using well-structured sentences with the Verb to Be; in addition, this
knowledge will be put into practice in a simple reading, with a specific context. These activities
can be found in the book Way to go 6, Unit 3 Lesson 1, page 32. This will begin with a vocabulary
review activity about family and possessives, then you have to do a short reading handling the
same vocabulary and the grammatical structure of the To Be verb.

Learning Guide: Let’s describe people!

Author: Kely Alejandra Roa Plaza
Ana Lucía Trujillo Parra
Yon Fredy Espinoza Garzon – Description: Hello dear student, in this guide you will learn common adjectives, parts of the body and you can practice
the verb to have and to be. You will learn to describe everyday people, through simple phrases and
sentences. Finally, you will write a description about some friends at school.

Learning Guide: The weather changes

Author: Jeiny Silva Rangel, Aura María Caballero – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn how to talk about family. All the activities are
connected to the reading in Way to Go Student Book 6o Module 4, Unit 2, Page 77-80. It starts
with some vocabulary activities. Then, you will do a reading comprehension activity that will
provide you with tools to discover the grammar topic. Then, you will do a writing activity in
which you will write a weather report. Finally, the assessment task is essential to evaluate
your work. Remember that good practice makes perfect! I hope you enjoy doing this learning
guide!

Learning Guide: Healthy routines.

Author: Aura Cardoza Aguirre
Robin Alexis Clavijo
Adolfo Rivera Cabrera – Description: Dear student, this English self-study guide helps you recognise some vocabulary about healthy routines
and the language necessary to express them. You will find three main activities related to the topic of
personal health care routine presented in Way to Go Student Book 6 Module 3 Unit 2 Lesson 1,
Way to Go Workbook 6 page 25 Exercise 1-2, and Way to Go Workbook 6 page 27.
It starts with some health care routines vocabulary matching words, as well as, complete paragraphs and
complete a chart. After that, you have to read a short paragraph and match the image and answer the
questions about Roberto’s routine. Finally, you are going to write and speak about your healthy daily
routines using the vocabulary and language function learnt in this guide.

Learning Guide: Being a good citizen

Author: Astrid Elena Valencia Arrubla – Description: This English self-study guide helps you learn vocabulary about phrasal verbs; moreover, you will be able to give your opinion about what being a good citizen means. All the activities are related to the reading in English, Please! Student Book, Module 2, Unit 1, Lesson 1 pages 49-50. Firstly, you will work on some reading comprehension. Secondly, you will find some vocabulary exercises. Then, you will discover how to express necessity. In the end, you will create a comic in which you will invite your friends to be good citizens. You will share the comic with your teacher and classmates.

Learning Guide: Ideal worlds

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 3 Module 2 Unit 1 Lesson 3. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. After that, you have to answer some questions about the language used to write your opinions (Second conditional). Then, you have to read a short text and answer some questions in order to improve your reading skills and end up creating a poster of your ideal world.

Learning Guide: My Neighbourhood

Author: Lady Bianette Contreras Gómez, Laura Julieth Pabón Villamizar, Pablo Acevedo – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice locating places. All the activities are related to
the topic of my neighborhood presented in Way to Go Student Book 6 Module 3 Unit 2 lesson 3.
It aims at providing you with the opportunity to practice new vocabulary and reading about
locating places in your town.

Learning Guide: Sports and free time activities

Author: Alejandro David Julio Rhenals, Jhonny Alberto Lemos Garcia, Gloria Inés Padilla Uribe – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practise giving instructions in written form. All the activities are related to the topic of sports and free time activities presented in English Please Fast Track 2 Module 1 Unit 1 Lesson 1. It starts with some vocabulary revision activities. Then, you have to answer some questions about a reading activity related to Parkour and some grammar sections about the use of gerunds and infinitives, and end up writing about your favorite sport/activity.

Learning Guide: Daily routines and indoor/outdoor activities

Author: César Augusto Cristancho Duarte – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to know how to talk about activities that are happening
at the moment. All the activities are related to the topic of skills and abilities presented in the
Way to go 6, Module 3 Unit 1 Lesson 1. It starts with some vocabulary about positive and
negative adjectives to describe personal qualities and three reading comprehension activities.
Then, two noticing and practising grammar activities. Finally, in the assessment task there is
a self-assessment activity in which the student can check what he/she has learnt so far.

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