INTRODUCTION

Tourism through Colombia is the name of this activity.

With the design of this SAM, I want my students to learn and dream about the magical and powerful tourist places that we offer in Colombia. We share the privilege of having all kinds of resources and climates, beaches in both the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans and exclusive crafts, what makes our country an attractive destination for people from all over the world.

The focus of this activity is the implementation CLIL in our context as an alternative for fostering bilingualism.

This SAM is designed for students belonging to “CAPACITAR ENGLISH INSTITUTE”, whose age is between 13 and 18 years old. Their average language level is A2 –B1 according to the Common European Framework.

Since they have been studying English for more than 200 hours, their previous knowledge is important, however it would be necessary to review some topics such as the English tenses and the modals. These students prefer to learn by repetition and by using technological tools, they like to go to the laboratory to practice listening and writing. They like all kind of activities that help improve their level of oral communication. We have been working on independent activities using technological tool in order that they become self-directed learners.

LEARNER’S PROFILE

• SAM LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES:

• The learners will recognize the most important touristic places of Colombia

• Students will be able to describe the characteristics of the Colombian tourism

• When the learners finish working with this SAM, they will be able to explain the types of tourism that we have in Colombia

SAM LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The learners will be able to create a text integrating content and languageThe students will answer questions to prove understanding

They will review effectively the use of the basic tenses in English

Communication

Content Cognition

Culture

TOURISM THROUGH COLOMBIA

Language of learning

Language for learning

Language through learning

4Cs FRAMEWORK - CLIL APPROACH

Tourism in Colombia

In the Caribbean Region

In the Pacific Region

In the Amazon Region

Music , dance, festivals

Food and cuisine

Traditions, history

Myths, beliefs, legends.

Fauna and flora

Economy, population

Clothing, customs.

Applied Vocabulary

The English Tenses.

The modals

Asking questions

Activities, the 4 skills, group work, recycling.

Technological tools, virtual platform, self-

access materials.

Evaluation, feedback.

Task-based activities

• TOURISM THROUGH COLOMBIA

TIME TO USE YOUR SAM

Owing to the level of complexity of the topic this SAM is designed to be used as a scaffolding strategy to reinforce and have the students practice the topic. The intended duration is 2 hours of instruction and practice.

Tourism is one of the most important products of the Colombian economy. Due to factors such as its mega diversity, its traditions, its variety of climates, the Colombian territory attracts many tourists from different parts of the world, so it is relevant that my students learn about what is and how tourism is given in our country.

TIME TO USE YOUR SAM

Owing to the level of complexity of the topic this SAM is designed to be used as a scaffolding strategy to reinforce and have the students practice the topic. The intended duration is 3 hours of instruction.

PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL RESOURCES NEEDED

Computer labMaps Technological tools

DESCRIPTION OF THE SAM ACTIVITIES

(Scaffolding process: from simple to complex; from known to unknown; from controlled to free practice.)

ACTIVITY 1. TOURISM IN COLOMBIA

ACTIVITY 2. VOCABULARY

ACTIVITY 3. THE TENSES IN ENGLISH

ACTIVITY 4. LISTENING (VIDEO)

For many years serious internal armed conflict deterred tourists from visiting Colombia, with official travel advisories warning against travel to the country. However, in recent years numbers have risen sharply, thanks to improvements in security resulting from "democratic security" strategy, which has included significant increases in military strength and police presence throughout the country and pushed rebel groups further away from the major cities, highways and tourist sites likely to attract international visitors. In 2010 Colombia received 1,4 million foreign visitors, according to official statistics. In November 2010 the U.S. State Department travel warning for the country stated that security conditions had improved significantly in recent years and kidnappings had been noticeably reduced from their previous peak, but cautioned travelers about continuing terrorist threats and the dangers of common crime, including hostage-taking. Rising murder rates in Medellín and Cartagena were also highlighted and U.S. citizens were urged to travel between cities by air instead of using ground transportation. Popular tourist attractions include the historic Candelaria district of central Bogotá, the walled city and beaches of Cartagena, the colonial towns of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Popayán, Villa de Leyva and Mompox, and the Las Lajas Sanctuary and the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá. Tourists are also drawn to Colombia's numerous festivals, including Feria de Cali (Carnaval of Cali), the Barranquilla Carnival, the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Flower Fair in Medellin and the Ibero-American Theater Festival in Bogotá. Meanwhile, because of the improved security, Caribbean cruise ships now stop at Cartagena and Santa Marta.The great variety in geography, flora and fauna across Colombia has also resulted in the development of an ecotourist industry, concentrated in the country's national parks. Popular ecotourist destinations include: along the Caribbean coast, the Tayrona National Natural Park in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range and Cabo de la Vela on the tip of the Guajira Peninsula; the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, the Cocora valley and the Tatacoa Desert in the central Andean region, the Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, in the departament of Valle del Cauca; Amacayacu National Park in the Amazon River basin; and the Pacific islands of Malpelo and Gorgona, there other unique landscapes like the river of the seven colors in Meta. Colombia is home to seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

2. READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS

1. In recent years tourism has risen in Colombia due to some aspects among them:a. improvements in security b. significant increases in military strengthc. police presence throughout the country d. the internal armed conflict 2. According to the reading only one of the following sentences is true: a. Air transportation was used more than ground transportation by American tourists.b. The democratic security pushed the armed forces further away from the major citiesc. The Salt Cathedral is an attraction of the Pacific Coast

3. Find the group of words or expressions that are not similar

a. highway, road, tourist sites b. common crime, hostage takingc. carnival, parties, festivals d. cruise, trip, landscape, basin

TOURISM IN COLOMBIA

VOCABULARY (Language of learning)

basincarnivalcolonial townsCruiseDesert deterred festivalflora and faunaground transportationhighwayhostage-takinglandscapes major citiesmurder

noticeably reducedprevious peak recentSanctuarystatistics strengthThroughouttouristsuniqueurgevarietyvolcanowalled citywarning

Go back to the text «tourism in Colombia» and underline the words of this vocabulary. Using a dictionary look up the meaning or the definition of the words that you don’t know.

Simple presentI study English every day.

Simple pastTwo years ago, I studied English in England.

Simple futureIf you are having problems, I will help you study English.

I am going to study English next year.

Present continuousI am studying English now

Past continuous I was studying English when you called yesterday.

Future continuous I will be studying English when you arrive tonight.

I am going to be studying English when you arrive tonight.

Present perfectI have studied English in several different countries.

Past perfectI had studied a little English before I moved to the U.S.

Future perfectI will have studied every tense by the time I finish this course.

I am going to have studied every tense by the time I finish this course.

Present Perfect ContinuousI have been studying English for five years.

Past Perfect ContinuousI had been studying English for five years before I moved to the U.S.

Future Perfect ContinuousI will have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive.

I am going to have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive.

1. VERB TENSES IN ENGLISH

ACTIVITIES.

Go back to the reading and underline the tenses found in it.

Review the basic tenses and practice them with your partners

Go to http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/mix2.htm and do the exercises related to the tenses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Efwfy7__L0

There is a place where people never believed impossible was a word. A place where the rivers wanted to be an ocean and the ocean grew with the solitude and joined to _____________________________________, the snow peaks and even another _________. A place the past lives harmoniously with the future where infinity is written with the colors of the __________, the mountain, the jungles, and the sky. A place which challenges the imagination every single day; a place called Colombia. No one can imagine what Colombia _________. The sea really has seven colors where the ________________________; the beauty, the variety of animals. The river, the jungle, the adventure of my life. A walled city open to the _________ without knowing you fall in love. You feel close to the sky. In fact you are in the subsidiary of Heaven. A paradise where _________ go for vacation. It’s magical and full of colors and contrasts. A place that surprises you every day. The city that blooms and never goes out of _________. The city of the everlasting _______. A country full of history and culture, where you arrive one day and when you leave, you know you must _________. A country of people who welcome you with open arms and a cup of coffee on the table. Catches the passion of the Colombian people. The people you _______ want to have close by. The most beautiful people in the world. You feel alive and you realize that Colombia is not what you ________ it was. A place where you will be surprised every day in a different way, where reality _________ magical and where happiness is just around the __________. Colombia, Colombia, Colombia. The only risk is wanting to stay.

LISTENING ACTIVITY:Go to

Watch and listen to the video and fill in the blanks with the words that you hear.

SELF-ASSESSMENT:

I recognize the most important touristic places of Colombia

I am able to describe the characteristics of the Colombian tourism

I can explain the types of tourisms that our country has

I can design a CLIL lesson

REFERENCES

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/travel-tourism-colombia-11344.html

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Colombia

http://www.colombia.travel/en

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Efwfy7__L0

Coyle, D., Hood, P., & Marsh, D. (2010). CLIL: Content and Language Integrated Learning. CUP, p.75-79, 85-109