Learning activity 4 Evidence: Consolidation activity Stage 1: The wonder years What to do? Record a video describing two fond memories from your childhood. How to do it? Choose two of your happiest memories from childhood and describe what made them special and memorable. If possible, use photos to refer to the things and people related to the anecdote. Below you will find an example of the kind of grammar and vocabulary your instructors expects from you. Model script I remember when I turned 10. It was one of the happiest days of my life. As soon as I woke up, my mother brought me breakfast in bed. She asked me if I knew what she and my father had gotten me. I had no idea, but my sister told me that it was something amazing. By the time I finished breakfast, I must have guessed 20 times. I have to admit, I felt a little anxious, but my parents did not want me to be angry. They know sometimes I am impatient. My sister’s birthday had been two months
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Learning activity 4 Evidence: Would you change if your loved ones asked you to? During the contextualization of this learning activity, Richard and Caroline made a presentation about the future of food. By the end of the presentation, Richard asked this question: Would you change your current behavior if your grandchildren asked you to? For this evidence, you need to, first, read a letter written by a child who lives in the future and, then, write a response to him. Let’s begin! Part A Fuente: SENA This is Cameron. He lives in the year 2050. He wrote an open letter to the people who lived on Earth by the year 2000. He is 12 years old and he has a few things to say about the experiences he has lived so far. Read his letter. You will find it below. Dear fellow citizens of the Earth in 2000, My name is Cameron Cahill. I live in Mexico City. I’m writing this letter from the future. I know you might be a little surprised to hear that, but a few fr
Learning activity 4 Evidence: The Cross River Gorilla Part A Read the following information about the Cross River Gorilla. Fuente: SENA The Cross River Gorilla is a subspecies of the western gorilla that is usually found in montane rainforest between 1,500 and 3,500 meters and in bamboo forest from about 2,500 to 3,000 meters. It differs from the other subspecies of gorilla in skull and tooth dimensions. They live on a small area of high-land forest on the border of Cameroon and Nigeria. They have been classified as a critically endangered species. (World Wildlife Fund for Nature, s.f.) Part B Now, for completing the evidence you need to carry out a little research on the web to find out the major threats for the Cross River Gorilla. With the information obtained, write a short paragraph describing why this species is facing extinction and the consequences of its hypothetical extinction. Make sure you use conditionals in your text.