BY CARLOS ARTURO VALIENTE - CENTRO COLOMBO AMERICANO

Do you like to learn by yourself?

Do you want to improve your reading skills?

Are you good at listening to stories in english? Do you want to increase your vocabulary?

Well, this is your chance to get better!!!

THIS WEBQUEST IS INTENDED FOR AUTONOMOUS LEARNERS WHO WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH. IT SHOWS READINGS ABOUT FAMOUS BIOGRAPHIES AND SOME TASKS. STUDENTS WILL READ THE TEXTS AND LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE STORIES, THEN, THEY WILL DO THE ACTIVITIES IN THE TASKS. AFTER DOING THESE EXERCISES AND TASKS, YOU WILL BE EQUIPPED AND READY TO LISTEN TO DIFFERENT STORIES ON ANY TOPICS IN ENGLISH!

The objectives of the webquest: Students will read the biographies of some celebrities, and then watch the videos. They will do some activities for reading comprehension related to the biographies. Students will write a summary of the important facts in the biography.

To begin this task, you should search for information from the two links below. Read the story, watch the video and then, do the activity. http://www.biography.com/people/cher-9246148 http://famouspeoplelessons.com

After reading the biographies of Cher, Albert Einstein and Angelina Jolie, make some questions about the two biographies and post them on your webquest so that your partners can answer them.