Introduction
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Introduction
Welcome, young adventurers, to the "Exploring Bogota Adventure" WebQuest! Bogota is the capital of Colombia. It is a metropolis in the Andes Mountains, founded by Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada in 1538. Bogota offers a unique blend of modernity with impressive colonial architecture, skyscrapers, and landmarks that display Colombian Cultural Heritage. Visitors can also explore the city's various means of transportation to enjoy the theaters, parks, art exhibitions, and music festivals. Get ready to become an expert in describing people's activities in the vibrant city of Bogota by doing an interactive task to practice the simple present in English. Let's start our language adventure in Bogota!
By Adriana Catalina Chacon
Task
Process
Process:
Step 1. Click on the links and explore facts, images, and exciting information about landmarks in Bogota. Choose three landmarks of your preference.
Bogota Colombia | The Ultimate Travel Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLVNtpew1Vs&t=328s
Viator- Things to do in Bogota: https://www.viator.com/Bogota/d4560
Best places to visit in Bogota - Find the best to do in Bogota: https://hansatours.com/index?A=index-en&utm=Adwords-2021-PrivateTours
14 UNIQUE Things to do in BOGOTA, Colombia (Salt Cathedral.. Gold Museum.. Colombia National Sport): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT_aXIp59HM
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA Travel Vlog | Sites, Food and Salt Cathedral!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSrnsqExbXw
Step 2. Watch the video to review the use of the simple present.
Simple Present – Grammar & Verb Tenses:
Step 3. Write the definition of the following verbs that describe people's actions in the landmarks. Then, click on the link to complete the sentences.
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Explore
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Visit
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Admire
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Capture
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Climb
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Buy
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Experience
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Learn
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Walk
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Take a tour
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Take selfies
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Listen
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Take in the view
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Shop
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Read
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Step 4. Write three sentences in the simple present about activities people do in each chosen landmark using the verbs from the list. Use other verbs if it is needed.
Step 5. Exchange the sentences in your group. Do peer-review assessments for sentence clarity, grammar, and spelling.
Step 6. Create a video describing people's activities in your three favorite landmarks in Bogota. You can use Canva, Powtoon, Gloogle slides or any other source you know.
Step 7. Write a title and description of your video in one paragraph of five lines and post it on Google Classroom.
Evaluation
Evaluation
Your project will be evaluated on five components, each receiving a score out of 10.
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Select three different landmarks in Bogota.
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Use of the simple present to describe activities people do in Bogotá's landmarks.
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Organize the information effectively in the video.
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Create a visually engaging video that effectively shows the chosen landmarks and the activities people do by including visuals, and narration.
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Post the video with a title and description on Google Classroom.
Conclusion
Conclusion
Congratulations, young adventurers! You completed the "Exploring Bogota' Adventure" WebQuest! You have described people's activities in the lively city of Bogota using the simple present. Great work!
Credits
Credits
This lesson plan was created by Adriana Catalina Chacon
Bogota Colombia | The Ultimate Travel Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLVNtpew1Vs&t=328s
Viator- Things to do in Bogota
https://www.viator.com/Bogota/d4560
Best places to visit in Bogota - Find the best to do in Bogota
https://hansatours.com/index?A=index-en&utm=Adwords-2021-PrivateTours
14 UNIQUE Things to do in BOGOTA, Colombia (Salt Cathedral.. Gold Museum.. Colombia National Sport)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT_aXIp59HM
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA Travel Vlog | Sites, Food and Salt Cathedral!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSrnsqExbX
Bogotá, Colombia - Espectacular! - DJI Phantom 3 YouTube Video
ProProfs Quiz Maker
Powtoon
Pixabay
Teacher Page
Teacher Page
This lesson plan is for English second language intermediate-level students aged 12-14. Students can write simple, coherent, organized descriptions of places, people, objects, and animals. Besides, they can convey their ideas in presentations and conversations with relative ease and some limited vocabulary about familiar topics. Also, they can understand the main ideas and some supporting details in everyday spoken language and benefit from visual aids, contextual clues, and repetition to improve their comprehension. In reading, students can identify the main ideas and some specific details from straightforward narratives, news articles, and informational texts.
The following modifications are ideas for teachers to accommodate this task according to students' English proficiency levels and needs.
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Provide sentence starters for students needing additional support writing sentences in the simple present tense.
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Foster cooperative learning by forming groups with students of different English proficiency levels.
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Give students the choice to work individually on the project if they want
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Students can create brochures, PowerPoint presentations, or Posters about their favorite landmarks.
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Organize a live class presentation session where students present their projects to others.
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Monitor groups work. Ensure that all group members have active participation through the realization of the WebQuest task.