1. Master Degree in English Didactics Language Learning Resources Instructor: M.A. Diego Fernando Macías Surcolombiana and Caldas University. Neiva-Huila

2. LANGUAGE LEARNING RESOURCES TASK DESIGN PROJECT YILDA YANETHCABRERA A.

3. I have been teaching English at R.B.A since 2007. The ICFES exam results in English in the last two years were not satisfactory and in the year 2007 the school was not in a good position related to the other schools in the area and as it is known the institutions and the students are graded according to the these results; Therefore t he principal asked me to prepare the students for this exam, so taking into account that this exam is mostly related to reading comprehension I decided to focus the tasks in this skill. I consider that if I make more emphasis in this ability , I will help my students to improve their English level and in this way they will be at the level required(B1).

4. The tasks’ develop took place at Ricardo Borrero Alvarez; a public and coed school located downtown that provides education for children and teenagers who belong to the low socio-economic strata (1, 2, 3 in a scale of 1 to 6). It supports the student with mild cognitive limitations, moderate autism and hyperactivity. The Educational Component makes emphasis in the multiple intelligences and the meaningful learning. The school has agreement with SENA and CUN university therefore the curriculum is related with hardware. CONTEXT

8. U nderline title. N ow predict passage. R un through and number the paragraphs. A re you reading the questions?. A re the important words circled (write down their meaning) V enture through the passage . E liminate L et the questions be answered, and write the paragraph # where you found the answers 􀀹 Double check your work IMPORTANT WORDS TO BEAR IN MIND: take into account the words that you find in this way, they will give you useful information. bold , italics, underlined, highlighted, ALL CAPITALS, (in parenthesis), “in quotation marks” , *marked with an asterisk, in a different font or color.

9. Differents jobs that require the use of computer Task 1. Speaking

10. TASK 2. Read the text and apply “UNRAAVEL” reading comprehension strategies. Home comforts at work Technological advances have helped us to save time and effort in many areas of life. At work we already appreciate such benefits as computerisation and fast communication via e-mail and satellites. There is now a growing trend towards moving technology into our home and staying there to work. A recent survey in the UK reported that one in five of the working population now spends at least part of the working week at home, “teleworking". But how attractive and feasible is teleworking really? What are the advantages of teleworking? British Telecom, an employer who actively encourages its workers to work from home, claims that people who work from home are up to 20% more productive than those in the office. Having greater control over their working environment means that teleworkers are generally less stressed. A report in 1994 found that teleworkers were considered to be more productive, reliable and loyal than on-site staff. The teleworker saves money on office clothes and on travelling costs (the average office-based worker spends 480 hours per year commuting, the equivalent of 60 working days). The employer saves money, too; one company, Digital, who has one quarter of its workforce teleworking, calculated that the cost of setting up an office at home for an employee, approximately £3,500, was recouped within the first year. And considering the 19.8 billion gallons of exhaust fumes every day produced from commuters' cars, there are also gains for society in general. Why is there a trend towards teleworking? British industry is changing. For instance, screen-based service industries have been replacing the manufacturing industries. There has also been a noticeable shift towards self-employment and people working on short-term contracts. A lot of work is now contracted out to freelance workers. In the USA, environmental awareness has played a role. The US Clean Air Act requires major employers to reduce the number of business journeys staff make into the office. As a consequence, giant companies such as AT&T and IBM have introduced an element of teleworking. Constantly improving technology supports this trend towards teleworking. Thanks to new software coming onto the market, the average PC will be able to automate phone dialling and act as an intelligent information centre for voice messages, electronic mail and faxes. The future Even though there are disadvantages, such as teleworkers feeling isolated, lonely and frustrated, it seems that teleworking is here to stay. Indeed, it has been estimated that by the end of 1997, 2.25 million people in the UK will be working from home for at least three days a week. The figure will reach 5 million by the end of the century.

13. Bell Larry. “My friends, somebody needs you ”. Larry Bell Educational Consultant, Speaker & author . March 2007 http://www.larry-bell.com/teacher_ workshops.asp “ Home conforts at work “. Marcusevans Linguarama. Alton UK, 1992-2000. http://www.linguarama.com/ps/reading.htm Sokolik, Maggie.”Computers in Language Teaching” Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language. 3 rd . Ed.Marianne Celce-Murcia. New York: Heinle &Heinle-Thomson Learning, 2001.447-88. “ Componente Pedagogico “ Proyecto Educatico Institucional de la Institucion Ricardo Borrero Alvarez. 2004.