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  • Unit 1: INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM. GEOGRAPHY, AND HISTORY OF ECUADOR

    Welcome to E

    • Apertura: martes, 1 de abril de 2025, 07:03
      Cierre: miércoles, 16 de abril de 2025, 23:59

      Dear student, please read and work on the document attracted during class time. 

      You have 30 minutes to work on it in couples. 

      Please be ready to answer to your classmates question during class time.

      Thanks. 


    • Apertura: martes, 1 de abril de 2025, 07:25
      Cierre: lunes, 7 de abril de 2025, 16:15

      Please upload an evidence of your practice for unit 1. 

      https://createwebquest.com/node/70033

      Please upload homework from week 1 where we practice all the most basic topics in English. Please upload it without mistakes. 

      Please go to: https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/wh-question-words.htm

      Study and take practice quizzes online. Make print screens of your work and upload it to show your progress on WH questions for tourism situations. 

      You could help yourself on this website as well. 

      https://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/tour-guide-answering-questions.htm


    • Apertura: martes, 1 de abril de 2025, 07:37
      Cierre: miércoles, 9 de abril de 2025, 14:05

      Dear students,
      Please write a paragraph of 100 words about a tourist attraction of your preference that you are probably going to visit during your academic field trip. Please including the basic grammar information that we have learnt during these past two weeks. Please be organized, and use correct grammar. Start with an opening sentence - main idea, details about geography, principal activities to do there, principal restaurants where to go, and conclusion.  
       
      Rubric:
      Grammar.                                                2
      Use of Language                                    2
      Organization                                           2
      Punctuation                                             2
      Amount of words and information.    2
      Total                                                         10
      This is an autonomous work therefore it will be grated over 3 points. 
      Please upload the graded document where I gave you feedback and your grade.
      Thanks. 
       


    • Apertura: martes, 1 de abril de 2025, 17:00
      Cierre: lunes, 5 de mayo de 2025, 17:00

      Dear students, 

      Please introduce yourself and talk about your favorite tourist attraction. 

      Please make a short nice Pechakucha of 5 in 5 presentation about your favorite tourist attraction if you can. 

      Thank you for working hard.

      Rubric:

      Grammar /2

      Use of language /2

      Fluency /2

      Pronunciation /2 

      Realia /2

      Fluency /4

      Total / 10 

    • Apertura: lunes, 7 de abril de 2025, 08:46
      Cierre: lunes, 5 de mayo de 2025, 16:05

      Quiz Unit 1 English 1

      Dear student,

      This exam will be in two parts.

      Part 1. Writing (5 points) - (20 Minutes)

      Please write a paragraph of 100 words to talk about one of the tourist attractions that you will visit during your academic field trip. Please include: Main idea, development with examples and conclusion.

      Here please demonstrate that you know the most basic aspects in English such as: introduction of geographical places, plural noun rules, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, wh words, present simple and past simple.

       

      Rubric:

      Grammar.                                               1

      Use of Language                                    1

      Organization                                           1

      Punctuation.                                           1

      Fluency.                                                   1

      Total                                                        5                

       

      Part 2. Speaking: (5 points) - (10 Minutes)

      Please record a video to talk about a tourist attraction of your preference in no longer than 1 minute. Please make sure that you will include correct English and fluency.

      Rubric:

      Grammar.                                               1

      Use of Language                                    1

      Organization                                           1

      Pronunciation                                         1

      Fluency.                                                    1

      Total                                                        5                


      The total amount that it will take to finish with this assignment it will be 30 minutes long. If you need of more effort and time, you are welcome to take it until late tonight. Please read carefully and answer to what it is requested. 

      Thanks much. 

  • UNIDAD 2: Ecuadorian Typical Dishes

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  • UNIDAD 3: History of Ecuador

    Ecuador's Tourist Map

    • Please navigate this website, take as much vocabulary as possible and practice to talk about Ecuador's geographical location.

    • An excellent reality of country. 

      A lovely video to promote our country.

      Please watch it and get great fluency. 

    • Please learn, study, practice and use the pronouns in English and its meaning in Spanish on real life situations. 

    • Please make a chart where you shared the name of Ecuador's provinces, its capital, three tourist attractions, the typical dish, and its geographical location. 

      You could add more information about it  such as its flag, but it's optional. 

      Make sure that you include as many information services as possible. For example: Maps, restaurants, hotels, transportation, museums, pubs, café's contacts. 

    • Apertura: miércoles, 14 de mayo de 2025, 07:17
      Cierre: sábado, 7 de junio de 2025, 13:00

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      Dear students,

      Please work in teams according to your preference to research about your favorite sport vocabulary. Make a writing with the most important rules to make it happen on real time  during our class time at UNACH's coliseum.

      Please record a video adding some pictures to edit it in only 1 minute long. Please show in the video why it is important to know sports vocabulary in Tourism. Now please try to do the same with extreme sports. Every time you travel, please research and make a nice long list of vocabulary and what equipment you need in order to practice it.

      Thanks.


    • Apertura: miércoles, 14 de mayo de 2025, 09:46
      Cierre: lunes, 2 de junio de 2025, 17:15

      Dear student,

      Please upload  the presentation done about researching unit 3 topics. In unit 3 you must be able to talk about Ecuador's history in only one paragraph of 70 words. Use your topic research and the grammar learnt to write about the history of Ecuador before and after its colonization.  

      Thanks.

      Rubric:

      Research 4

      Grammar  2

      Punctuation 1

      Fluency. 3

      Totak 10 points. 



    • Apertura: sábado, 10 de mayo de 2025, 06:44
      Cierre: miércoles, 18 de junio de 2025, 17:00

      Hello dear student,

      Please follow the instructions attached. This activity will be done during class time. 

      Thanks.

    • Apertura: martes, 13 de mayo de 2025, 11:37
      Cierre: miércoles, 28 de mayo de 2025, 15:25

      Writing and speaking Class Project

      Dear students, please write an essay of 200 words in teams about Quilotoa Lake as  a tourist attraction. Please follow the instructions provided in class:

      Please make groups of four people.

      Please take notes about: Geographical location, history, use there is and there are structure about heritage, what things to do there or nice food to try in the area. Any extreme sports?

      Please use modal verbs and Present progressive for future on your writing.

      Please research for about 20 minutes here in our virtual class. Then, write your paragraph and finally present it by online posters.

      Take 30 minutes to make your drawing presentations.

      Thanks.


    • Apertura: viernes, 6 de junio de 2025, 19:03
      Cierre: viernes, 20 de junio de 2025, 18:00

      Dear Students:

      Please work on a practical presentation to do in class about the following topics from our Unit 3 goals:

      1) Gabriel and Odalis

      Topic: Past simple and Modal verbs.

      2) Karen and Emily

      Topic: First conditional.

      3) Teresa and Yadira

      Topic: Zero conditional

      4) Genaro and Daniela

      Topic: Brief overview of Ecuadorian culture and traditions.

      5) Daniela Mata and Melany 

      Topic: Historical significance of Ecuador in South America.

      6) Cristina and Kathy

      Topic: Explore pre-Incan civilizations like Valdivia and Chorrera cultures.

      7) Josueth and Juan

      Topic: The arrival of Spanish explorers and colonization.

      8) Ariel and Gloria

      Topic: Economic and environmental issues in contemporary Ecuador.

      9) Génesis and Karen Benalcazar

      Topic: Writing: Discussion on Ecuador's role in regional and global affairs.

      10) Sergio, and Samira

      Topic 1: Technical Vocabulary from Unit 3 - A great least of Extreme Sports Vocabulary

      Topic 2: Writing: Discussion on Ecuador's role in regional and global affairs.

      11)  Israel and Emily

       Explore pre-Incan civilizations like Valdivia and Chorrera cultures.

      12)  Cristofer and  Jordy

      Ecuador Provinces 


    • Apertura: miércoles, 14 de mayo de 2025, 07:37
      Cierre: viernes, 13 de junio de 2025, 17:00

      Please answer to the following questioner. 

      Please check on its pronunciation since you are going to speak about in class by answering to whichever question people will ask you. 

      Please check on your grammar and be natural to answer. 

      Thanks.

    • Apertura: miércoles, 25 de junio de 2025, 14:00
      Cierre: miércoles, 25 de junio de 2025, 16:10
    • Apertura: viernes, 16 de mayo de 2025, 07:44
      Cierre: viernes, 27 de junio de 2025, 20:00

      Microsoft Word - Quiz Unit 3 Inglés I.docx

      Dear students,
      To demonstrate what you have learnt in Unit 3 grammar and vocabulary, it is needed to research about how to offer one or more tourist attractions of Chimborazo, Tungurahua, and/or Pastaza Provinces. This is a great opportunity to cover both activities in only one.
      Activity: In formative research project groups, please make a video about the tourist attraction selected. Please include the following information:

      1. Introduction of yourself as tour guide, and the tourist attraction.

      2. Geographical location

      3. One important History fact.

      4. What activities to do there?

      5. What food options do we really have to try there?

      6. Extreme sports

      It is a free activity. You are welcome to develop your best ideas in here. Time: 1- 2 minutes. 
      This is a sweet, fun and professional video.
      Please enjoy working in English.

      Please find the attach document to get more rubric's details. 

    • Apertura: lunes, 30 de junio de 2025, 16:00
      Cierre: lunes, 30 de junio de 2025, 23:00
  • UNIDAD 4: Extreme Sports


    • Apertura: lunes, 2 de junio de 2025, 11:03
      Cierre: viernes, 4 de julio de 2025, 20:00

      Kinds of tourism

      Please read articles about types of tourism, get technical vocabulary, main ideas and get examples. Then, please draw a mind map about kinds of tourism where you are familiar with or/in want to work on, in the near future. Be as explicit as possible. In times of Covid-19 what kinds of tourism are most likely to be seen and practiced by tourists? 

      What kinds of tourism could Riobamba, and Chimborazo province offer to tourists?  

      Please include in the "The types of Tourism" - the Cultural Tourism, On January 06th is going to be the biggest event in Riobamba City stablished as Intangible Cultural Heritage known as Pase del Niño Rey de Reyes. If you get to go, please work on its history, characters, oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, and festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe and finally the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts as part of your speech. It doesn't need to be everything about it, but yes the most important info. 

      Have you ever though about how much tourism and money this event leaves to the city?

      You must present it in class since it is an speaking project. 

      Thanks


    • Apertura: sábado, 21 de junio de 2025, 10:03
      Cierre: miércoles, 9 de julio de 2025, 14:00

      Dear student,

      Plese make a list of 100 words to be used as your dictionary to talk about tourism in general and furthermore about extreme sports. 

      The vocabulary is free. It means that you should learn as many words as possible as you wish.

      Thanks.  

    • Apertura: miércoles, 25 de junio de 2025, 14:03
      Cierre: viernes, 18 de julio de 2025, 18:00

      Dear students,

      After you have worked during units 1 to Unit 4 on different topics to increase the level of knowledge that you need to promote a tourist place in English, please upload a youtube or Tick Tock video to offer a Tour Package of Riobamba, Baños, and or El Puyo cities that you planned to visit during your academic filed trip.

      It must include: Introduction, geography, a history fact, food options, activities to do there, extreme sports and flora and fauna that this tourist attraction offer. 

      If you can and wish, you could add the price of the tour package.  

      Thank you for your neat work. You must have zero English and pronunciation problems. 

      Please work with me on tutoring meetings if you need to improve your pronunciation. I am 100% happy to support you all. 

      Time: 1 - 2 minutes maximun. 

      Rubric:

      Realia 1/1

      Grammar 0.5/0.5

      Pronunciation 1/1

      Fluency and Use of Language 1/1

      Total: 3.5 points.


    • Apertura: sábado, 17 de mayo de 2025, 07:03
      Cierre: lunes, 21 de julio de 2025, 07:03

      Dear students,

      Please upload the whole final video of 2 minutes maximum done to promote Riobamba and Chimborazo Province under a tour package in English. This is the final result of your formative research project. 

      This work is an individual upload, but it is the same document for every group.

      Thanks much and congratulations for working in temas. 

    • Apertura: miércoles, 25 de junio de 2025, 06:44
      Cierre: miércoles, 23 de julio de 2025, 16:00
    • Apertura: sábado, 7 de junio de 2025, 14:44
      Cierre: lunes, 7 de julio de 2025, 16:00
  • BLOQUE DE CIERRE

    Congratulations you have already studied your first level of English by now. You have worked hard and enjoyed of learning English on a different way at the school of Tourism. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

    Thanks much for being motivated and responsable. 

    Keep the hard work!


    For TUTORING meetings:

    Dear student,

    If you need a tutoring during any time of the process, please schedule with me a meeting to work on teams platform, moodle platform by a forum, chat or by a virtual meeting on Zoom REDCEDIA- UNACH Platform.