THE WORLD IN OUR HANDS

Classroom project designed for Self Access Materials Course of the on-line Master's program in English Language Teaching for self directed learning. Department of Languages and Cultures. Universidad de la Sabana. Bogot�-Colombia (2012).

Resource used for the resesarch project "Raising metacognition for vocabulary learning through the use of web quest"

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UNIT OVERVIEW

Intended Population: Teenagers

English Level: Beginners (A1 According to the Common European Framework)

Themes/Topics: Land pollution, recycling

Previous Knowledge: Present Simple - Imperatives; words related with waste.

Content Connection: Sciences

Skills: Solving real world problems, promoting good actions, reading, writing and speaking, making a difference in the world.

Learning strategies: Predicting, using previous knowledge, using graphic organizers, skimming and scanning a text.

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 REFERENCES

bbc.co.uk.(2012).bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/eco/eco_friendly.shtml?page=island. United Kingdom

www3.sympatico.ca (2002). www3.sympatico.ca/dalia/buy0/games/gallery6.htm. St. Elizabeth school

ello.org.

king Country Solid Waste Division (2010). your.kingcountry.gov/solidwaste/greenschools/issues.asp. Washington D.C., USA 

National Environmental Education Foundation (2008). classroomearth.org/taxonomy/term/155. Washington D.C., USA

United States Environmental Protection Agency (2011). epa.gov/recyclecity/school.htm. USA