COLEGIO HUMBERTO GÓMEZ NIGRINIS

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GUÍA DIDÁCTICA

INFORMACIÓN GENERAL
DOCENTE: KAREN JULIETH LAYTON LAYTON
ÁREA: IDIOMA EXTRANJERO - INGLÉS
IDENTIFICACIÓN DE LA GUÍA:
 Past Simple.
 Sentence order.
 Irregular verbs.
NOMBRE DEL ESTUDIANTE: GRADO: UNDÉCIMO

TIEMPO EN HORAS CLASE: 4 horas FECHA: DEL 23 11 20 AL 27 11 20

INDICADOR(ES) DE DESEMPEÑO:
 Identifica los puntos centrales de la lectura del texto por medio de reportes de lectura.
 Realiza presentaciones orales sobre el contexto de la obra elegida.
 Utiliza la gramática y el vocabulario adecuado para responder preguntas orales y/o escritas sobre
temas vistos en la evaluación acumulativa.

COMPETENCIAS A DESARROLLAR:
Competencia Comunicativa: Competencia lingüística – Competencia pragmática
1. Lectura: Identifico elementos culturales presentes en textos sencillos.
2. Escritura: Produzco textos sencillos con diferentes funciones (describir, narrar, argumentar)
sobre temas personales y relacionados con otras asignaturas.

DESARROLLO DE LA GUÍA
PRESENTACIÓN Y ORIENTACIONES:
Indicaciones:
 En la guía, encontrará unas actividades a desarrollar, basadas en el trabajo realizado
durante el cuarto periodo. Resuelva la guía y entréguela de la mejor manera posible (a
mano, a computador, etc).
 Todo trabajo debe incluir una portada y contraportada.

Criterios para la evaluación:

 El taller debe ser desarrollado en su totalidad.
 Procedimental y actitudinal serán calificados con el desarrollo en su totalidad del
trabajo.
 Actitudinal: Entrega del trabajo bajo los parámetros estipulados.

Fecha de entrega: Jueves 26 de noviembre de 2020 al mediodía.

ACTIVIDADES:

1. BEFORE YOU READ: Match the words in the box with the definitions.

TO SHOUT - TO HURT - AN ARGUMENT - TO RUN AWAY - A TENT – A FOREST - A BARK - TO CRY

a. A place with lots of trees and plants __________

b. The noise a dog makes _____________
c. To escape or to leave suddenly and secretly _________
d. To produce water from your eyes when you are sad _____________
e. To speak in a loud voice ______________
f. A conversation in which people express different opinion, often angrily __________
g. A nylon and metal structure that you sleep in when you go camping _____________
h. To cause pain ________

READING 1: A walk in the forest.

Tuesday

Going through the forest is my favourite part of the walk. My dog Benji loves it too. I’m Grace.
I live on a farm with my parents and I take Benji for a walk most days after school. While Benji’s
playing, I stop to take a photo of a butterfly. I’m thinking about posting it on Facebook, but then
I hear Benji barking. He’s jumping and running around a boy. The poor boy looks worried. 'Benji,
stop! Come here!' I call and throw him his ball. I’m about to say sorry to the boy, but he’s gone.

WEDNESDAY

It’s cold today, so Benji and I are walking fast. As we go through the forest, it starts raining so
I run. Suddenly, I fall and I’m on my back. OUCH! That hurt!

Then there’s someone there and a voice asks 'Are you all right?' I look up and see the boy from
yesterday.
'I’m OK,' I say and the boy helps me up.

'I haven’t seen you at school. Do you live near here?' I ask.

'No, I’m from Manchester,' he says. 'Sorry! I have to go. Can you walk? Do you need help?'

'No, I’m fine. Thanks!' I say and the boy walks away.

'I’m Grace,' I call. 'What’s your name?' but he’s already gone.

At home, Mum’s watching the news.

'Hi Grace. Do you know about this boy, Mark?' she asks.

'No, what boy?' I say.

'A boy from Manchester. He’s run away from home. Look! This is his dad.'

There’s a man on TV sitting with a policeman. He’s crying as the policeman asks people to help.
Then they show a photo of the missing boy. It’s the boy from the forest. He’s Mark. Should I
say something?

'Poor man,' says Mum. 'I just hope they find his son soon.'

No, I mustn’t say anything. If I tell Mum, the police will come and find Mark. What if he’s run
away for a good reason? I should talk to him first.
THURSDAY

I can’t find Mark, so I shout, 'Mark, where are you?'

No answer.

'Mark,' I shout again, 'I know about you.'

After a moment, he appears. 'What do you know? How do you know my name?'

'Your dad was on TV. The police are looking for you.'

He looks shocked. 'Did you say anything? Have you told them?'

'No,' I say. 'I wanted to talk to you first. What’s happened? Why have you run away?'

'I had an argument with my dad. A bad one.'

'What about?' I ask.

Mark points to a fallen tree and we sit down.

'My mum died four years ago. It was a very difficult time for me and for Dad. He was sad for a
long time, but then he met someone new. Mel’s her name.'

'Oh, and don’t you like her?' I ask.

'No, not much. She’s not a bad person, but we don’t really connect. She wants my dad for herself
and she isn’t interested in me.'

'But, what about your dad? Have you talked to him?'

'He tells me to try harder with her, but I can’t. The night I ran away, he told me that we’re all
moving to London. Mel’s from London, you see. Then he told me that he and Mel want to get
married and have a baby. We both got angry and I told him I’m not moving to London. I took
my tent and I left in the middle of the night.'

'But what will you do? You can’t live here.' I tell him.

'I know, but my grandad and my friends are in Manchester. I don’t want to move to London.'

'You might like London,' I say.

'That’s what my dad says.'

I feel sorry for Mark, but I think of his dad crying on TV and feel sorry for him too.
'What are you going to do?' I ask.

'I don’t know. I need time to think.'

Friday

Mark’s waiting for me in the forest. I’ve got some news.

'The police came to the farm this morning. They’re going to search the forest tomorrow.'
Mark looks sad, 'I didn’t want this. My dad, crying on TV and the police looking for me. I don’t
know what to do.'

'I’ve got an idea. Why don’t you live with your grandad in Manchester? Let your dad and Mel
move to London and visit them in the holidays.'

Mark doesn’t answer at first, then he looks at me and smiles.

'Can I use your phone?' he asks. 'I need to call my dad.'

Robin Newton
 2. WHILE YOU READ: Complete the sentences.

a. Grace takes a photo of _____________________

b. Mark and Grade speak for the first time on _________________
c. After Grace falls, Mark _______________
d. On TV, Mark’s dad looks _____________
e. Grace doesn’t tell her mum about Mark because her mum will call ______________
f. Mark ran away because he doesn’t __________________
g. The police are going to search the forest on ______________
h. Grace thinks Mark should ____________

3. AFTER YOUR READ: Fill in the gaps with the correct words from the box.

1. Grace thinks ___________putting the photo on Facebook.

2. Grace has never seen Mark ___________ school.
3. Mark's dad is _____________TV with a policeman.
4. Mel isn't interested _____________Mark.
5. Mark runs ____________after an argument with his dad.
6. Mark left home _____________the middle of the night.
7. Grace feels sorry _______________Mark and his dad.
8. On Friday, Mark is waiting _____________Grace in the forest.

4. Select the scene you liked the most and make a picture about it. In two or
three sentences, explain the picture.

READING 2: AMAZING ADVENTURERS

5. BEFORE YOU READ: match the words with the definitions.

DESTRUCTION - CLIMATE CHANGE - A CHARITY - A CHALLENGE – A CONTINENT – FREEZING – A

STORM – A BLIND PERSON

a. someone who cannot see _________________

b. something that is difficult but fun to do______________
c. an organisation that helps people in need ________________
d. very cold, below 0º Celsius __________________
e. destroying something, making something not exist __________________
f. bad weather with strong winds and rain __________________
g. a big area of land like Africa, Asia or Europe ____________________
h. changes in the world’s weather ___________
AMAZING ADVENTURERS

Do you ever dream about climbing Mount Everest or visiting Antarctica? If so, you’re not alone.
Every year, thousands of people try to climb the world’s highest mountains or walk across
continents. Let’s take a look at some of the 21st century’s greatest adventurers.

AMAZON ADVENTURER

Ed Stafford from the UK is the first person to walk along the Amazon River from the mountains
of Peru to the mouth of the river in Brazil. His amazing journey took two years and four months.
There are many dangerous animals in the rainforest, like snakes and crocodiles, but Ed was
lucky; he was only bitten by ants and mosquitoes. On his trip, Ed had to find fruit and nuts or
catch fish each morning. Sometimes food was hard to find and Ed was often tired and hungry.

Technology was very important for Ed. He used a radio to ask the people of the rainforest for
food and help. Many people came to meet him and guide him through the rainforest. While he
walked, Ed wrote a blog to tell the world about climate change and destruction of the rainforest.

A MOUNTAIN CLIMBER

Did you know that more than 4,000 people have climbed Everest? Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner from
Austria is one of them. She is one of the world’s greatest climbers and has climbed all the world’s
mountains over 8,000 metres. It’s very difficult to climb in cold weather and storms, but Gerlinde
loves it. She started climbing as a teenager in the mountains near her home. When she left
school she became a nurse but always went climbing in her free time. Now she spends her time
climbing and helping a charity for poor children in Nepal.

MORE THAN ONE ADVENTURE

Some adventurers are always looking for a new challenge. Meagan McGrath from Canada has
climbed mountains, ridden a bike across Canada and run races in the desert. But her most
incredible journey was a skiing trip to the South Pole. As she skied, Meagan pulled a sledge with
a tent and all her food. She skied through terrible storms and freezing temperatures for forty
days till she arrived at the South Pole.

Erik Weihenmayer from the United States has climbed mountains and ridden a bike through
deserts. Amazingly, Erik is blind and he wants other blind people to have active lives too. He
has taken groups of young blind people climbing in Nepal.

WHERE NEXT?

Technology is a big help for adventurers but the world is still a dangerous place and it’s very
important to prepare well. If you dream of being an adventurer, there will always be continents
to walk across and mountains to climb!

Robin Newton

6. WHILE YOU READ: Search on the internet for 5 of the places the reading talks
about. Where are they? Use pictures to illustrate.
7. Say if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE
 a. Ed Stafford walked along the Amazon from Brazil to the mountains of Peru. ________
b. Ed's walk along the Amazon took 28 months. ___________
c. Ed was bitten by a snake in the rainforest. __________________
d. Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner climbed for the first time when she was a nurse. ___________
e. Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner helps a charity for blind people. _____________
f. Meagan McGrath had bad weather on her skiing trip to the South Pole. _____________

8. AFTER YOU READ: Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

a. Ed Stafford was often tired because he didn’t have enough __________.

FOOD
SLEEP

b. Ed Stafford wrote a blog about climate change __________ his walk.

DURING
AFTER
c. __________ hasn’t travelled in cold weather.
MEAGAN MCGRATH
ED STAFFORD

d. Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner is from __________.

AUSTRIA
THE UNITED STATES
e. __________ has ridden a bike across Canada.
ERIK WEIHENMAYER
MEAGAN MCGRATH
f. Erik Weihenmayer has helped blind people to __________.
RIDE BIKES
CLIMB MOUNTAINS

READING 3: ANIMALS IN THE CITY

9. BEFORE YOU READ: Match the words and the pictures.

CUPBOARD - BABOON - BEAR - BIN - MICE – VET - LORRY - SQUIRREL

___________ _____________ ___________ _____________

_____________ ______________ ______________ ____________

One night in December 2011, a bear came into the city of Vancouver in Canada. It walked
through the city streets past houses, shops and offices. Then it found some food in bins outside
a restaurant and started eating. In the morning, someone saw the bear and called the police.
The police came with a vet from the city zoo. They put the bear in a lorry and took it to the
mountains outside the city. Luckily, the bear was safe. But what happens in other countries
when big animals come into cities? In Vancouver it is unusual to see a bear, but in some cities
you can see big animals on the city streets every day.

Big animals usually come into cities to find food. In Cape Town in South Africa baboons come
into the city when they are hungry. They go into gardens and eat fruit from trees. They even go
into houses and take food from cupboards and fridges! Baboons are strong animals and they
can scare people. But the city can be dangerous for baboons too. Sometimes, cars and buses
kill baboons in accidents. Human food is very bad for the baboons’ teeth because it has a lot of
sugar. Now, there are Baboon Monitors working in Cape Town. Their job is to find baboons in
the city and return them to the countryside.

In Berlin in Germany, pigs sometimes come into the city to look for food. They eat flowers and
plants in parks and gardens. Sometimes they eat vegetables from gardens and they walk in the
street and cause accidents. Some people like the pigs and they give them food and water to
drink. Other people do not like the pigs and they want the government and the police to stop
them entering the city.

In Moscow in Russia, there are 35,000 wild dogs. The dogs live in parks, old houses, markets
and train stations. Some dogs live in groups and others live alone. Many people in Moscow like
the dogs. They give them food and water. Some people make small houses for the dogs in their
gardens. This helps the dogs in winter, when the temperature in Moscow is -10 ºC and there is
a lot of snow and ice.

Many animals live in cities. In some cities, you can see birds, insects, mice and squirrels every
day. But sometimes, it is dangerous when big animals come into cities to find food. We need to
find ways of stopping animals coming into the city without hurting them.

Robin Newton

10. WHILE YOU READ: Choose the correct option.

a. In Vancouver, a bear came into the city ___.

IN THE MORNING
AT NIGHT

b. Someone saw the bear and called ___.

THE CITY ZOO
THE POLICE

c. In Cape Town, baboons sometimes take food from ___.

HOUSES
RESTAURANTS

d. Baboon monitors ___.

GIVE THE BABOONS FOOD
TAKE BABOONS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE

e. In Berlin, ___ the wild pigs.

EVERYBODY LIKES
SOME PEOPLE LIKE

f. In winter, people make small houses ___.

FOR DOGS IN MOSCOW
FOR PIGS IN BERLIN
11. Choose all the true sentences.
a. In Vancouver, the police took the bear to the zoo.
b. Human food is bad for baboons’ teeth.
c. In Moscow, there are 35,000 wild pigs.
d. In Vancouver, the bear found food in a restaurant.
e. Pigs eat plants, flowers and vegetables.
f. In Moscow, all the dogs live in groups.
g. You can see bears in Vancouver every day.
h. Baboons can open cupboards and fridges.
READING 4: LIFE AS A YOUTUBER
12. BEFORE YOU READ: Complete the sentences with the correct word.

CHEEKS – TO DROP – TO EDIT – TO INSPIRE – A BILLION – CONFIDENT – A SUBSCRIBER –

COMMENT

a. a number which means one thousand million (1,000,000,000) _________

b. to improve or make changes to a piece of writing or video __________
c. someone who chooses to follow a YouTube channel so they receive a message when
there is a new video ____________
d. to make other people want to do something special ______________
e. feeling that you can do things well ____________
f. the round part of your face, under your eyes _____________
g. a piece of writing under a video (or picture) on YouTube (or other websites) where you
say what you think about the video___________
h. to let something you’re holding fall onto the floor ____________

Do funny or interesting things happen to you a lot? Do you think hundreds of thousands of
people will want to listen to you tell stories about your life?

That’s what life is like for YouTube star, Jessii Vee. More than 150 million people watch her
videos of funny stories about herself, and subscribers to her channel grow every day.

Twenty-three-year-old Jessii from Ontario, Canada, turns her life into her work, six days a
week. ‘I spend all of Sunday having ideas for videos to film that week,’ says Jessii. ‘Then, on
Monday, I wake up early to start making the videos. Usually, a video takes just over an hour to
make. I try to make around five, so it takes most of my day. Then, from Tuesday to Friday, I
edit them.’

Jessii also spends a few hours a week writing to her fans. Sometimes she meets fans because
people recognise her when she goes out. ‘The other day I went to buy coffee,’ she says, ‘and
the girl serving me almost dropped my coffee when she saw it was me. She left the coffee shop
to meet me outside to take pictures. It always makes me happy to see my fans are happy.’

Online life isn’t all good. In the past, Jessii felt bad when people said negative things about her.
‘Some people online are so quick to write hate comments,’ she says. Some people said that she
has really big cheeks and a really thin mouth. It made her feel bad until she found a different
way to think. ‘People were negative about things that I can’t change. So I decided to love those
things and I became more confident in myself. Only people who don’t feel good about
themselves make hate comments.’

If you want to start a YouTube channel, there are some things to think about. One thing you
might want to do is turn off the comments. Then you won’t get any negative ones. Being safe
is very important, so don’t show your face or real name and don’t tell people where you live.
One of the most famous YouTubers, DanTDM, a 26-year-old English man, didn’t show his face
in the beginning and now his videos have over 10 billion views (5 billion people all over the
world watched the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics).

Jessii has some advice about what kind of videos to make. ‘Be yourself. Don’t change to try to
make people like you. They will love YOU! When I first started YouTube, I wanted to look good
and do things in ways that people would like. In my old videos, I don’t look comfortable because
I'm not being myself. But in my videos now, you can see that I’m 100 per cent myself. I’m crazy
and strange, and I don’t care what people think.’

Jessii also says you should make your channel about something you really care about because
that will inspire people. People know when you’re not being the real you because you just want
to be popular. ‘Make videos about something you love and your channel will grow much faster,
believe me!’

Nicola Prentis

13. AFTER YOU READ: Answer the questions.

1. How old is Jessii? _____________________________________

2. How many people saw the Beijing Olympics? ______________________

3. How many times have people watched Jessii’s videos? _______________________

4. How many videos does Jessii make in a week? _______________________

5. How many days a week does Jessii work? ___________________________

6. How many times have people watched DanTDM’s videos? _______________________

14. Answer TRUE or FALSE

1. Jessii was so surprised when a fan recognised her that she dropped her coffee. __________

2. When Jessii got hate comments, she changed the way she looks. __________

3. It’s better to stop comments on your videos if you’re a YouTube beginner. _____________

4. If you want to be a big YouTube star, people need to see your face in your videos. _______

5. Jessii is more comfortable in her videos now than she was in the past. ______________

6. She says you should make videos you think other people will like. ___________

15. Take the previous reading exercises, choose minimum 15 unknown

words and organize it in a dictionary form, including the following information:
a. Cover “Vocabulary Journal” with an allusive image, student’s name, grade, school,
year.
b. The words from the exercises, that are not to be repeated and in alphabetical order.
Each word must include:
 The word
 The source (the reading and the date it was encountered)
 Some indication of its meaning (a definition, a synonym)
 The sentence in which the word was encountered.
 Any other information you consider appropriate.

Nota: Este trabajo debe ser desarrollado de manera creativa, con los materiales que considere
apropiados.
 16. Choose one of the reading activities and create a timeline, explaining some of
the most important events in the reading. Include pictures and some
sentences to explain them. Example of a timeline:

17. Complete a “Reading report”. Include pictures, and delivered well

organized. Complete the following information:

 Reading title:
 Author:
 Summarize the story in 1-2 sentences. What is it about? What happens?
 Respond to the story in some way, in 3-4 sentences. (For example, how did you like it?
Why? What did it make you think about? What experiences or memories did it remind
you of? What comments do you have?
 Reading rating (circle one): Good Fair Poor
 This Reading was (circle one): too easy at a good level too difficult
 Any other notes, questions, comments, new vocabulary?

PROCESOS DESARROLLADOS: (Cognitivo – Procedimental – Actitudinal)

Cognitivo: Identifica las estructuras gramaticales presentes en los textos, y hace uso
adecuado de ellas al expresarse de manera escrita.
Procedimental: Desarrolla las actividades siguiendo las indicaciones dadas.
Actitudinal: Desarrolla las actividades pulcramente, de forma original y entrega a tiempo su
trabajo.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Taken and adapted from:

 Bramford, D. & Day, R. (2004). Extensive Reading Activities for Teaching Language. USA:
Cambridge University Press.
 British Council. Available on: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/graded-
reading