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MEANINGFUL ENGLISH BOOK

“According to the way you choose, your learning is cultivated”

REGUEROS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

NINTH YEAR

JOHN ALEXANDER DUCUARA

2012

Meaningful English Book
Contents

1. General information………………………………………………………………………4
1.1 Presentation……………………………………………………………………………...4
1.2 Target audience…………………………………………………………………….........6
1.3 Aims………………………………………………………………………………..........6
1.4 Methodological guidelines……………………………………………………………....6
1.5 Evaluation……………………………………………………………………………….7
2. Workbook: Meaningful English …………………………………………………………9
2.1 Unit 1 Introduction to the project……………………………………………………….9
2.1.1 Introduction on Facebook……………………………………………………………10
2.1.2 Quiz…………………………………………………………………………………..11
2.1.3 Assessment…………………………………………………………………………...11
2.1.4 Project: Formation of groups for the project…………………………………………12
2.2 Unit 2 Bringing the efforts together……………………………………………………13
2.2.1 Reading about Christopher Columbus……………………………………………….14
2.2.2 Video conference through Skype about what you did the last weekend…………….15
2.2.3 Assessment…………………………………………………………………………...15
2.2.4 Project: Making of scripts……………………………………………………………16
2.3 Unit 3 Building meaningful knowledge………………………………………………..17
2.3.1 Little Red Riding Hood………………………………………………………………18
2.3.2 Video conference through Skype…………………………………………………….18
2.3.3 Assessment…………………………………………………………………………...19
2.3.4 Project: Set up and recording of news video………………………………………...19
2.4 Unit 4 Picking learnings up……………………………………………………………20
2.4.1 Cartoons……………………………………………………………………………...21
2.4.2 Crossword about verbs……………………………………………………………….22
2.4.3 Assessment…………………………………………………………………………...23
2.4.4 Publication of the video and forum…………………………………………………..24

1. General Information

1.1 Presentation

Learning English language is one of the
structural challenges of the Education.
Communicating through linguistic signs is a
natural human condition, nevertheless, as
well as the geographical borders, the
communicative barriers though be
transparent they limit the chances of
exchange of meanings. The study and
acquisition of English as a Foreign
Language opens highways for the
development of the cultural patterns and the
same social transformation. This workbook with the mediation of ICT supports teaching
and learning of English as Foreign Language with the whole knowledge of the determinant
thing that is learning to express ideas, opinions and emotions, solving problems and
understanding and analyzing the reality in communicative situations across the English
Language.

This workbook has been called: “Meaningful
English”. It is constituted as a structured work
plan of four units, which articulates activities of
analysis and projection practice, individual work
with work group work activities.

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Specifically, each of the four thematic units takes the student to carry out:

 Activities for analysis, reflection, argument and exchange of ideas on the topics
proposed
 Practical activities based on the development of a project by the group of students
for creation a newscast

The learning evaluation was made according to the positive assessment of the development
of the activities of each unit and the positive assessment of project work.

Based on:

 Quality of participation and
the contributions made. Be valued
personal participation in group
activities and quality of the
contributions given by the students.

 Relevance and quality of
project work.

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1.2 Target audience

Sixth to ninth grade students of Regueros Educational Institution of Pitalito

1.3 Aims

After the completion of the proposed activities, it expects to support the following goals for
learning English

 Reading and understanding narrative and expository texts from different sources on
familiar topics
 Understanding simple and short argumentative texts
 Taking part in conversations in which the students express opinions and exchange
some information on personal matters or daily life
 Writing expository texts about issues of environment and personal interests with
good spelling and punctuation

1.4 Methodological guidelines

The proposed learning strategy is based
on reflection, awareness, analysis,
planning and development of a project
to create a newscast as a concrete
contribution to the English Language
learning. Thus, working techniques are
developed based on:

Reflective analysis of cases or situations where there is looked that the student, through
readings, experiences or analyzing materials, learn English without focusing so much on
the form but the need to communicate.

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Solving problems, understanding the approach and the development of a project to create a
newscast as a way “to live” the English Language. It is intended that the students make
decisions, plan actions for the development of a product with pertinent features to their
social reality through the need to understand and be understood in English

1.5 Evaluation

Comprehensive assessment and
training process includes several
elements that must be taken fully into
account to achieve the expected
results:

 Fulfillment in time and form of
the indicated activities

Participation in group activities

 Quality and relevance of student involvement in group work activities
 Collaborative and participatory attitude in the group (group organizational skills,
willingness to work, response to requests from peers)

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Inputs (individual and group)

 Resulting documents of analysis, argument, reflection and evaluation activities
 Quality of contributions: content, formal presentation, rigor of the final delivered
document and use of documentary sources
Project Development

 It is considered the relevance, recognition or
approach the problem by the student according to the
school, family or the village context
 Reflective attitude evidenced in proposals for
the creation of the newscast in which the students
demonstrate the construction of ideas and ownership of
English Language.

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2. Book: Meaningful English

2.1 Unit 1 Introduction to the project
Week Activities Modality Value Delivery date Way of
delivery
Weeks 2.1.1 Introduction on Individual 5 Not applicable Student's
1 and Facebook Facebook
2 Account

2.1.2 Quiz Individual 5 Week 1 Teacher
e -mail
2.1.3 Assessment Individual 10 Week 2 http://meaning
fulenglishtests.
wikispaces.co
m/Unit+1.+Te
st+1
2.1.4 Project: Formation of Group 5 Week 2 http://meaning
groups for the project fulenglishnews
.wikispaces.co
m/Forming+gr
oups

Purposes

 Understanding the general ideas when you talk to other persons about what you do in
school or in your spare time
 Participating in conversations to express opinions and exchange of information about
personal matters or your daily life

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Grammar

Present of the verb to be: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5B5YTorYu4
Affirmative sentences: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x_786jLhsg
Negative sentences: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udxC4ieCaIk&feature=related
Interrogative sentences:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v1FemwoWig&feature=related
Yes/no questions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LRmWdlOZkc&feature=related

Present simple

Affirmative sentences, case 1: I, we, you, they
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTK_IwnoQFU&feature=related
Affirmative sentences, case 2: he, she, it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxNVEWUb4GA&feature=related
Negative sentences, case 1: he, she, it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM6k-
Ebd3Ic&feature=related
Negative sentences, case 2: I, we, you, they
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykPdN5K8uCE&feature=related
Questions, case 1: he, she, it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaO_DdmD2x8&feature=related
Questions, case 2: We, they, you, I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaO_DdmD2x8&feature=related

2.1.1 Introduction through Facebook

Create a Facebook account, after in the wall, make a
presentation in English of your profile. Minimal
information to be included in the presentation:
1. My name is ...
2. I am a student of grade ...

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3. My age is ...
4. I live in ...
5. My family consists of ...
6. My tastes are ...

Next, make three comments to the presentations of three partners and respond to comments
given to your profile.

2.1.2 Quiz

Answer the questions on the use of
Wh questions: What, Who, Where,
How on glogster:
http://jducuara.glogster.com/211act-
quiz/ . Quiz consists of seven
questions; the first two questions will
be guided by the teacher as an
example, for the remaining five
questions, firstly, you can see each
one; secondly, the teacher will stop the video and thirdly, later two minutes you shall give
an answer and finally I will be able to verify if your answer was correct or not. Given this
process, you get a valuation of one point for each correct answer to a possible top mark of
five points.

2.1.3 Assessment

Answer the test 1 in class which consists
of twenty multiple choice questions with
one answer. Read, carefully, statements
and instructions that appear in each of the

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topics of questions and select the option you consider to be correct.

Test 1 link: http://meaningfulenglishtests.wikispaces.com/Unit+1.+Test+1 (Sample for
teacher)

2.1.4 First phase of the project: formation of groups

The project consists of four phases. The first
phase is the formation of groups, for which four
teams will be organized of four or five students.
the first team will be responsible for carrying out
whole-mount section of national news; second
team: international news; third team: sports and
celebrity. This organization is done on a wiki at
http://meaningfulenglishnews.wikispaces.com/For
ming+groups

Students will express their motivations and interests to participate in a particular group so,
through dialogue and exchange of views to reach agreement on the formation of teams

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2.2 Unit 2 Bringing the efforts together
Week Activities Modality Value Delivery Way of delivery
date
Weeks 3, 2.2.1 Reading about Individual 5 Week 3 http://unit2act221
4 and 5 Christopher Columbus chriscolumbus.wi
kispaces.com/
2.2.2 Video conference Group 5 Week 4 http://skypediscus
through Skype about what sionforums.wikisp
you did the last weekend aces.com/
2.2.3 Assessment Individual 5 Week 5 http://meaningfule
nglishtests.wikisp
aces.com/Unit+2.
+Test+2
2.2.4 Project: Production Group 10 Week 5 http://meaningfule
of scripts nglishnews.wikisp
aces.com/Screenw
riting

Purpose

 Writing expository texts on topics of their environment and interests with good spelling and
punctuation

 Use the vocabulary and grammar in the writings, although you make mistakes when topics
be unfamiliar or you have to express complex ideas

Grammar

Past of the verb to be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxwoO7kYd2U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEfLbZR-ggk&feature=related

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Past continuous

Affirmative sentences http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHQcV-WcnpQ&feature=related
Negative and interrogative sentences
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTNCsqBEv4c&feature=related

2.1 Reading about Christopher Columbus

Read carefully the text: Christopher
Columbus and answer the following five
questions: Where was Christopher
Columbus born? Why did Christopher
Columbus learn Latin? Besides the support
with ships and money, what other things
did Christopher Columbus demand to the
King and the Queen? What first land did Christopher Columbus discover? Did Christopher
Columbus become rich? Why?

Put your answers through space at the following wiki at
http://unit2act221chriscolumbus.wikispaces.com/. Then, check the contributions of your
peers and perform a feedback to the answers of five peers, pick out one different question
for each one of them. After, comment on the feedbacks that your classmates make to the
answers you gave to the five questions.

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2.2.2 Video conference in Skype about what you did the last weekend

Previous conformation of groups of four or five students, make a description on a page
about what you did last weekend and put it in the wiki space at
http://skypediscussionforums.wikispaces.com/. Then, review the descriptions of your peer
group.

Prepare for the skype forum some comments on the answers of three classmates. This way,
through videoconference each student will take a turn for talking about what he/she did last
weekend and then regarding, the classmates will comment. Finally, the team will present in
one or two paragraphs the findings of videoconference across the space provided in the
wiki.

2.2.3 Assessment

Answer the test 2 in class which consists of
twenty multiple choice questions with one
answer. Read, carefully, statements and
instructions that appear in each of the topics of
questions and select the option you consider to
be correct.

Test 2 link: http://meaningfulenglish.wikispaces.com/Unit+2.+Test+2 (Sample for teacher)

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2.2.4 Project: Production of scripts

According to the news section, each
team must make a script about five
minutes through wiki space at
http://meaningfulenglishnews.wikispac
es.com/Screenwriting. The script must
be made taking into account fables or
tales of literature and to create news
from these stories. For example for the
sports section, starting of the fable:
“The hare and the tortoise”, you can
build on a report as: "Yesterday, took
place the race between the hare and the
tortoise, at the beginning the hare took
the advantage, the turtle started very slow”; however ...” The script must be a team-
building, so that each group member should make contributions through the wiki and
therefore being evidenced by them a collective and participatory preparation of the script,
besides a leader of each team must make a contribution or opinion about scripts of the other
teams. At the same time, each team must respond to comments or contributions that other
teams make.

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2.3 Unit 3 Building meaningful knowledge
Week Activities Modality Value Delivery date Way of delivery
Weeks 6 , 2.3.1 Tale: Little Individual 5 Week 6 http://unit3act231l
7y8 Red Riding Hood ittleredridinghood.
wikispaces.com/
2.3.2 Video Group 5 Week 7 http://skypediscus
conference through sionforums.wikisp
Skype aces.com/
2.3.3 Assessment Individual 5 Week 8 http://meaningfule
nglish.wikispaces.
com/Unit+3.+Test
+3
2.3.4 Project: Set Group 10 Week 8 http://meaningfule
up and recording of nglishnews.wikisp
news video aces.com/staginga
ndrecording

Purposes

 Reading and understanding narrative and
descriptive texts from different sources on familiar
topics and understanding simple and short
argumentative texts
 Holding monologues which you make short
presentations for explaining in a simple way your
preferences, hobbies and other topics related to your
environment and interests

Grammar

Past simple

Affirmative sentences http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcDfR8xQP1o&feature=related

Negative sentences http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA2EdfhZttc&feature=related
Interrogative sentences http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQuw76chagM
Regular verbs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9chlT2IH9xs&feature=related
Irregular verbs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN9HkPmjdL4&feature=related
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Present perfect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6aiGiWwvIU

List of verbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL4nd0tjhgc&feature=BFa&list=PL9E26A4272E969269&index
=55

2.3.1 Little Red Riding Hood

Watch the video of the performance of tale: Little Red Riding Hood on a Glogster at
http://jducuara.glogster.com/231actlittleredridinghood/ and make a description in a two-
page report about the way how the characters were dressed, the organization of the stage
and your opinion on the theatrical production made of this story. Submit your work on the
wiki space.

2.3.2 Video conference through Skype

In the defined groups of 4 or 5 students, tell in
about one page what you have done this year and
submit it on the wiki space. Then, check the
descriptions of your peer group.

Prepare for the skype forum some comments on
the answers of three classmates. This way,
through videoconference each student will take a
turn for talking about what he/she has done this
year and then regarding, the classmates will
comment. Finally, the team will present in one or two paragraphs the findings of
videoconference across the space provided in the wiki.

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2.3.3 Assessment

Answer the test 3 in class which consists of twenty multiple
choice questions with one answer. Read, carefully,
statements and instructions that appear in each of the topics
of questions and select the option you consider to be
correct.
Test 3 link:
http://meaningfulenglish.wikispaces.com/Unit+3.+Test+3
(Sample for teacher)

2.3.4 Project: Set up and recording of news video

Firstly, each team must
make the selection of the
presenter or presenters of
each section. Secondly, it´s
necessary revising and
learning of the script taking
into account the
pronunciation, fluency and
clarity. Thirdly, each group must make the rehearsals for the news section and recording on
video camera. Fourthly, It´s required to select the best three takes and to upload videos to
the group space at the wiki. Finally, through a discussion forum at the wiki, each group
should make a feedback as opinions, contributions, suggestions or insights on the
rehearsals, the rehearsal videos can be watched by students at
http://meaningfulenglishnews.wikispaces.com/stagingandrecording.

After this process of consensus about the best way to introduce each section, with necessary
adjustments should be made a final recording with video camera of each section, for which
students must carry out the setting of the stage and prior preparation costumes for the
presenter or presenters, among other things.

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2.4 Unit 4 Picking learnings up
Week Activities Modality Value Delivery date Way of delivery
Weeks 2.4.1 Group 5 Week 9 http://jducuara.glo
9and 10 Cartoons gster.com/unit4act
241cartoon/

2.4.2 Individual 5 Week 9 http://meaningfule
Crossword nglishtests.wikisp
about verbs aces.com/Unit+4.
+Activity+2.+Cro
ssword
2.4.3 5 Week 10 http://meaningfule
Assessment nglishtests.wikisp
aces.com/Unit.+T
est+4
Group 10 Week 10 http://meaningfule
2.4.4 nglishnews.wikisp
Publication aces.com/Final+D
of the video iscussion+Forum
and forum

Purposes

 Make short writings and presentations to describe, narrate, briefly justify and explain events
and processes, at the same time dreams, hopes and ambitions
 Speaking with clear pronunciation and fluently

Grammar

Will
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTUAlhWbV6A Will
Affirmative sentences http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qszGlLkJqwA&feature=related
Negative sentences http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4MIW7ahl3o&feature=related
Interrogative sentences http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Y5rqg-EVY&feature=related

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Going to

Affirmative sentences
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1DnDngcFiU&feature=BFa&list=PL9E26A4272E969
269&index=42

Negative and interrogative sentences
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s31ioOGd0j0&feature=BFa&list=PL9E26A4272E9692
69&index=44

Gonna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZfyKv3XP_s&feature=BFa&list=PL9E26A4272E969
269&index=43

2.4.1 Cartoons

Watch the video of Garfield chapter:
"Knights and Daze" on the Glogster at
http://jducuara.glogster.com/unit4act241
cartoon/, then translate the closed
captions that accompany the story for
analyzing and answering the following
questions:

1. Why doesn´t Norma prefer to watch a movie?
2. What does it make Garfield in a bad mood?
3. What does Jon Arbuckle need an envelope and a postage stamp for?
4. Why reason does John Arbuckle “get the chance” to fight against Boulder?
5. Why does Jon Arbuckle faint?

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Present your answers in the forum of the wiki and make a comment on the contributions of
three classmates. Respond to comments that your classmates made you

2.4.2 Crossword about verbs

Read the clues and do the crossword at
http://meaningfulenglishtests.wikispaces.com/
Unit+4.+Activity+2.+Crossword. Analyze the
meanings given and complete the puzzle
according to the vertical and horizontal
organization of words, considering that the
descriptions correspond to verbs in the
infinitive form.

The exercise is in html format, when you open the crossword, you can see it. Then, you
must click on the numbers in the puzzle, so a box will appear where the response must be
entered via the keyboard. This process is repeated until you complete the puzzle.

You can get help by pressing the "help", but keep in mind that asking for help, it means
losing some fractions in the final score. Finally, you must press "check" to verify the
answers and knowing the score achieved.

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2.4.3 Assessment

Answer the test 4 in class which consists of twenty
multiple choice questions with one answer. Read,
carefully, statements and instructions that appear
in each of the topics of questions and select the
option you consider to be correct.

Test 4 link: http://meaningfulenglishtests.wikispaces.com/Unit.+Test+4 (Sample for
teacher)

2.4.4 Publication of the video and forum

With recordings of each section, each of the four groups shall prepare an edition and final
set up of the news broadcast using Movie Maker.

 For the use of Movie Maker program, students may support on the following tutorial at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5f6_4daneY&feature=related

 Through Wiki at http://meaningfulenglishnews.wikispaces.com/Final+Discussion+Forum,
it is necessary that each group provide evidence in the interaction space about the
collaborative process of editing the video of the newscast. Each group must publish the
video in a thread called: “Fair news videos” at the following location
http://meaningfulenglishnews.wikispaces.com/Publishing+English+News+video. Then,
each group will make at least three inputs on the videos published, one to each of the other
three teams, so each team will argue why the video should be made selected or the
opposite. At the end, a voting will be held to pick the best video out. This act of voting will

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be quantitative and qualitative, so besides you should assign a score to each video, you
should make a reasoned explanation about the reason why your assessment too.

 Once selected the best video editing, it should be uploaded on YouTube and then on the
wiki space provided for this. In this space of the video, each student must make at least
three comments about newscast video and the content of it. Also, you must provide
feedback to at least two opinions your classmates have made.

Finally, each student must submit a one page report
on this newscast project. This report must consider
the benefits, difficulties, leanings, experiences and in
general opinions regarding the process developed.

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