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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.

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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.

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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.

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Learning Guide: National Parks in Colombia

Author: Bibiana Patiño Roa – Description: This English self-study guide helps you practice your reading and speaking skills about
National Parks. All the activities are related to the Natural Parks in Colombia. This guide
corresponds to English Please 2, Module 4, Unit 3, Lesson 8, page 153. It starts with some
vocabulary about activities that you can do in National Parks. Then, you will do an exercise
about languag use, reading comprehension and record an audio.

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Learning Guide: Different Lifestyles

Author: Yorlay Andrea Ocampo, Adriana Restrepo, María del Pilar Ríos Vallejo – Description: This self-study guide provides you some clues to get better with the grammar structure of present simple and vocabulary related to different celebrations in other cultures. This guide is based on the book English Please 10° unit 1, module 3, lessons 1 and 2, Where you can increase your reading and writing skills and vocabulary.

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Learning Guide: Nature, environment and planet care

Author: Blanca Liliana Morales Giraldo, Gloria Nelsy Betancourt Salazar, María Carmenza Giraldo Ocampo – Description: This English self- study guide provides you communicative resources to give advice and recommendations related to nature, environment and planet care. The activities of this guide are based on English Please 10 book, module 4, unit 2 page 144. First, it begins with some vocabulary related to the environment , nature and planet care. Second, you will find some recommended tools and practices. Finally, you will propose your own recommendations to love and protect nature , environment and planet with the participation of all your family members.

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Learning Guide: Colombia: A natural and cultural paradise

Author: Rocio del Pilar Velasco Beltrán, Judith Cardona Gallego – Description: This English self-study guide will help you to reinforce and improve your English skills to talk
about your experiences with nature, culture and tourism. The chosen activities are related to
practicing the present perfect tense in the book English Please No. 2 Module 8. The first
activity is related to the vocabulary about tourism and nature. Then in activities 2,3 and 4 you
can improve your reading and listening skills, and finally through the fifth activity you will
share a real experience you have had with nature. The main objective of this self guide is
review and practice the present perfect tense.

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Learning Guide: Consumer Power

Author: Emilce Barón – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to give practice in talking about what you will normally
do in real-life situations. All the activities are related to the topic of describing how to be an
ethical consumer in English, Please! 2 Module 2 Unit 3 Lesson 8, pages 77,78, 80. It starts with
some vocabulary revision activity. Then, you have to read the article and match the headlines
to the paragraphs. After that you have to study the grammar rule about first conditional form
and complete the sentences, then, write sentences about how to be an ethical consumer. Later,
you listen to an audio about a conversation between friends that helps you to recognize what
they are saying about their shopping habits. It ends up recording a video or audio about the
sentences you wrote in activity # 4. If you don’t have access to internet you will make an
advertising brochure for a product.

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Learning Guide: Our natural environment: Natural National Parks in Colombia Eco-tourism

Author: Tatiana Paula Lozano, Daisy Viviana Montilla Gonzalez – Description: In this self study guide, you will learn about National parks in Colombia, new vocabulary about
environment, practice reading comprehension, fauna and flora, eco-tourism and use English in
context to communicate. In fact, you’ll put into practice reading, writing and listening skills
based on the English Please! Student’s book 2, Module 4, Unit 1,lesson 3 and module 4, lesson
8,pages 132 and 154.

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Learning Guide: What we spend money on

Author: Diana Nataly Parrado Castañeda – Description: This English self-study guide helps you to practice your communicative skills in English language while learning some vocabulary to describe a product and the best way of advertising it. All the activities are related to the topics presented in the English Please Fast Track 2 Module 2 Unit 1 Lesson 3. It starts with a vocabulary activity to help you to identify new words and expressions that you can find in an advert, then it continues with a reading exercise about the different ways of advertising a product. After that, you will develop a listening activity and demonstrate your understanding of the audios by answering some questions. Then, you are going to identify some useful language for designing an advert which is the final writing and speaking task. Finally, you will complete some exercises and answer a self-assessment item to revise your progress.

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Learning Guide: Leisure activities

Author: César Augusto García
Jessica Cedeño
Rosa Mendoza – Description: This English self-study guide helps you reinforce vocabulary related to sports and hobbies expressing likes and dislikes. It starts with some vocabulary activities. Then, you must answer some grammar tasks. After that, you will find some exercises to practice listening skills and finish by recording yourself saying what you like doing, dislike doing and would like to do. The teacher will send you the audio files (listening part) via WhatsApp.

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Learning Guide: Our Natural Environment

Author: Nasser Osvaldo Aguas, Marco Antonio Gomez, Silvia Maria Vital – Description: Dear student, welcome to this new self -study guide where you’ll improve your communication skills in English. Here you’ll find a new vocabulary related to our natural environment, such as, landforms, landscapes, animal species and so on. After that, you will do some activities like building sentences, using the previous vocabulary and the new grammar topic: The present perfect tense. Additionally, you have to read a text about Colombia and work on some activities about it and you will practice some abilities like reading, writing and speaking. As your teacher, I hope you enjoy this new adventure in the magical world of English.

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