INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA

COMPARTIR Semester I
“Educating with quality and efficacy”
Eco-friendly destinations and environment Subject: ENGLISH
Group:
STUDENT´S FULL NAME:
Eleventh grade
Teacher´s name: YENNI ALEJANDRA MARIN CASALLAS
E-mail: ymarin@educativacompartir.edu.co Deadline:
Cell phone: 3226230629
Topics: Eco-travel - landscapes in Colombia – basic English grammar structures
- technological resources.

Skill: To develop language and technological skills through the

communication and discussion about environmental problems in
Colombia.
Introduction

Think about the enviromental situation in our country… Probably, you

can identify a lot of problems. In this guide, we will learn and discuss about
them. Let’s go!

Activities

Previous knowledge activity

 Can you identify this landscape? Is it located in?

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 1. Now, describe it or write about how you imagine this place… (Use
simple present tense).
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Vocabulary activity

2. Match the environmental problems in the box with the landscapes.

1 ______ 5 ______
2 ______ 6 ______
3 ______ 7 ______
4 ______ 8 ______

Development activity: Reading.

 Pre- reading activity:

3. Answer the following questions using simple past (verb in past or did not +
verb).
a. When did you last go on holiday?
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b. What type of holiday was it?
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c. Where did you stay?

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d. What did you do?

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e. What did you like most about your holiday?

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 While - reading activity:

4. Check the vocabulary and read five travel
reviews about eco-friendly destinations.
Match the reviews with the pictures.

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  After - reading activity:

5. Read the text again. For each destination, write in the chart:

Destination What tourists can Why it is an eco-friendly

do there? destination?
a. Kennya

b. India

c. Costa
Rica
d. Australia

e. Colombia

6. What did you learn and how can you show it?

1. Choose a natural park located in your city or in your country.

2. Research about this place: activities people can do there, interesting things that people
should know about it, environmental problems that the natural park has, some reasons
for knowing the place, among others.

3. After, create a brainstorming scheme using ideas you found in the research. Look at
the following example:

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 7. Design a poster: Next, keep in mind the ideas written in your scheme and design a
poster in which you include:

a. A little introduction about the Natural park you chose.

b. Five activities that visitors will find in the park.

c. Two possible contamination problems that could affect the National park you chose.

d. Three actions that people can do to solve contamination problems or take care the
place.

e. A brief invitation that motive people to know the place.

 You can use CANVA for create the poster: https://www.canva.com/

SELF-ASSESSMENT TASKS

Let’s check our learning progress!

8. Put a tick on the corresponding column by checking your progress and write how
you can improve in case you need it.

Aspect Yes, Almost No, I How can I do it

didn’t better?
complet
ely

I read carefully and

identified the main
ideas in the text.

I practiced and learnt

the new vocabulary to
talk about environment
and eco-destinations.

I designed my poster
using my own words,
research and my
understanding of the
topic.

I took enough time and

focused my attention to
develop the guide.

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 REFERENCES
Eco-friendly places

 https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/top-10-eco-friendly-cities-around-the-
world/53998/
 https://www.explore.co.uk/blog/most-eco-friendly-places-to-visit-on-earth

Natural parks in Colombia

 https://www.colombia.co/en/colombia-travel/unique-places/five-national-parks-
miss-colombia/
 https://impulsetravel.co/tour-operator/es/blog/37/colombia-s-national-parks-an-
overview-over-the-top-dentinations-for-nature-lovers

Technological tools for designing the poster and the brainstorming graphic.

 https://www.canva.com/

Video explanation about simple tenses

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0wV9EC3t14

- Simple present tense minute 1:20

- Simple present perfect tense minute 3:59

- Simple past tense minute 6:39

- Simple future tense minute 12: 05

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