Journal IV

Jose Solano de la Sala

At that time, the end of the course, I had learn a lot of things about the correct use of some idiomatic expressions and vocabulary, or at least that is what I believe, also I think I had learned the correct use of punctuation, maybe not the correct use but I began to learning more about that, until this course I didn’t know anything about the use of punctuations like dashes, commas, etc.
I expect learn more about that in the other courses, I think this an important part of the English, because the correct use of the punctuations can help you to improve your writing and help you to express in a better way the things you want to say.
From now, I would make more formal letters, I would do speak, essays with a better grammar and with more clear ideas. I don’t know if the way I am writing know is good but I expect is better than the time when I began the course. The only thing that I want is pass this course and know that it learn something until this time.

Journal III

Jose Solano de la Sala

In this third part of the course, I think that I learned more vocabulary; I didn’t learn all the vocabulary that we had but a big part of this.
I began to speak more, I lost the fear of speak in public, sometimes I put very nervous and I began to say some crazy thing, and my brain stop working, but it is changing. I think the oral presentation about the movie help me for this, because I speak long time and answer the questions that my classmates made about the movie, it gave my more secure about my speak.
I don’t know, how myself can hear when I speak English, but I think that the time when I had to do my oral presentation I do very well, I weren’t very nervous, and also didn’t say crazy things that is a miracle.
My expectations for the end of the course are that I learn all the new vocabulary that we have, learn more about the correct form of writing an essay and improve my speech.

JOURNAL 4

JOURNAL 4
Gabriela Moreta Vinueza
7th LEVEL

In these weeks, I learned past unreal conditionals, and adjective clauses or restrictive relative clauses.
We watched a video, and it was very interesting because it talks about global warming and changing conditions around the world. Al Gore has some true things, but I disagree with some things that he said.
Unit 4 in reading and listening books are very interesting, because they talk about natural disasters like: flood, earthquake, hurricanes, and heat wave.
These kinds of topics are very important due to that people are attacked and affected by the different disasters.
I think that these topics have some importance, because they help us to understand the world and, in addition, I can practice my English skills.
In each unit I learned some new vocabulary, and it can increase my knowledge, and I have reinforced all the things that I have learned in all the levels.

JOURNAL III

PONTIFICIA UNIVERIDAD CATOLICA DEL ECUADOR
RAQUEL LOPEZ SOLORZANO
SEVENTH LEVEL
ENGLISH

JOURNAL WRITING III
In these last two weeks we have seen the third unit of the book North Star in class.
I personally have learned more vocabulary and more grammar. The rules about
punctuation were very important too.
The theme that we saw in this unit was really very interesting and my personal opinion is: That everybody has the right to choose the treatment that we consider the best for our health. And as parents our responsibility is to look out for the well-being of our children.
It’s important to believe in somebody or something, but not get blinded to reality. Personally, I believe that parents are the ones who have the power to choose the best for their sons, there is no one better to take a decision that is going to affect the rest of their lives.
It’s true that a lack of education and fanaticism to a certain religion can cause a lot of harm to us but unfortunately I think this situation is out of our hands.
Finally, I think that there is no treatment that is 100% effective. The human mind and faith sometimes are more powerful.

Journal Entry IV

by Mauro Vargas C

This is the last entry we have to do, I think this method is a good for know our advance and troubles and try to get better our skills.

I had my presentation, my discuss theme was about alternative in cars, I think was a good theme, but when I started to talk I was nervous and something I forgot, but I try to stay calm.

This last weeks we learned about natural disasters and we found a lot of words that are common but I do not the meaning. We also saw a movie and the movie was to easy of understand because we learned previously the words. I think the movie opened my eyes in come things which I never thought and sometime we don’t have conscience in our acts.

At the end of our course I see how is important not only know talking also it's important know writing, but I think this level was so fast and sometimes I was lost, but If we want something we have to do every in us for obtain our goals.

diary...

at the end of this course, wehave finished to study all the unit in the book, eventhough its to much theory we have learned and a lot of vocabulary also we have lost the fear of speaking between us .

This course have been really interesting because the teacher tough us how to write and pronunciate correctly. thats to important for me because of my career due to I must have good speaking so the tourist would understand me and take with them a good image of me.

diary...

In this level we put emphasis in cheacking every single unit but we do this very fast, therefore we need to pay more attention because there are to many topics and wedont have enough time also we dont do pronunciation exercises neither watch movies or do more dinamic things for this issue.

Although the exposition have helped us because whith listening we can learn the correct pronunciation of the words and correcting the text helped me to realized the mistakes thati have made.
the class discussion are useful to everyone.