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.
miércoles, 9 de abril de 2008
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
diary...
in this time that we have seem more english and the different kinds of time for the sentences and conectors there are more that I expected them to be.
Thanks to the exercises we can practice more.
I believe that the unit test should be similar to the mid term test.
we should have more exercises because all my classmate and me are having problems whit english.
Thanks to the exercises we can practice more.
I believe that the unit test should be similar to the mid term test.
we should have more exercises because all my classmate and me are having problems whit english.
JOURNAL IV
PONTIFICIA UNIVERIDAD CATOLICA DEL ECUADOR
RAQUEL LOPEZ SOLORZANO
SEVENTH LEVEL
ENGLISH
JOURNAL WRITING IV
In this last week I did my oral presentation about anorexia nervosa. I chose this article
Because, I believe that Anorexia is a very dangerous eating disorder and it should be
treated as soon as the family detects it, because it can lead the person to death.
This presentation was something difficult for me, because I get nervous when I talk in
public.
I think that I am not an excellent English student but I believe that when I make an essay or I develop a written work or when I have to understand a lecture I can do it in a right way. But, my main problem is when I have to talk not only in the language I’m learning in this moment.
I am very shy and very nervous and it affect me when I talk in my native language and it affect me more when I talk in English.
RAQUEL LOPEZ SOLORZANO
SEVENTH LEVEL
ENGLISH
JOURNAL WRITING IV
In this last week I did my oral presentation about anorexia nervosa. I chose this article
Because, I believe that Anorexia is a very dangerous eating disorder and it should be
treated as soon as the family detects it, because it can lead the person to death.
This presentation was something difficult for me, because I get nervous when I talk in
public.
I think that I am not an excellent English student but I believe that when I make an essay or I develop a written work or when I have to understand a lecture I can do it in a right way. But, my main problem is when I have to talk not only in the language I’m learning in this moment.
I am very shy and very nervous and it affect me when I talk in my native language and it affect me more when I talk in English.
Journal Entry III
by Mauro Vargas C.
We finish this weekend learned about Unreal Conditional, and also we practiced punctuation like comma, dashes, semi-colons, colon, that help me a lot, because I have a lot troubles in my essays. Well I think everybody know about that, but with the exercise and the help of Maya, she is American, and she was helping me and others partners talking and sometimes she read our essays and proof read our essays. I think, I improve my skills, because after the class of punctuation I try to use more punctuation in my essays, but I know it’s important punctuation but also too understand the structures of phrases, because sometimes I translate my thinks but hardly ever it’s fine my “translation”.
Finally, the last weeks I try to write more, and develop my skills. I hope my grades begin to improve in my essays.
Journal Entry II
by Mauro Vargas C.
This second week we started learned about the use of gerunds, infinitives and how is the structure of an essay-topic sentence, supporting sentence and concluding ideas-.
I started to read more because it’s difficult to me write well, because I’m confuse when use some times at the same paragraph, but I have to pass this level for two reasons, the first one I need pass this level for my career and the second one I want to travel to others countries.
The second unit of the North Star book we learned many new words. I think when we know more words we have the possibility of communicate the best way our sense.
Sometimes when I’m reading The Eye of childhood, I was confused, because the book have a lot of new word, I think is good for us know new vocabulary, but also it’s annoying when we have to find those words every three words.
Finally, I think the main topic in the book was really interesting, because not only learned about use of structures, gerunds or infinitives, we learned how other people who had big problems, they overcome theirs problems with encourage and brave behavior.
This second week we started learned about the use of gerunds, infinitives and how is the structure of an essay-topic sentence, supporting sentence and concluding ideas-.
I started to read more because it’s difficult to me write well, because I’m confuse when use some times at the same paragraph, but I have to pass this level for two reasons, the first one I need pass this level for my career and the second one I want to travel to others countries.
The second unit of the North Star book we learned many new words. I think when we know more words we have the possibility of communicate the best way our sense.
Sometimes when I’m reading The Eye of childhood, I was confused, because the book have a lot of new word, I think is good for us know new vocabulary, but also it’s annoying when we have to find those words every three words.
Finally, I think the main topic in the book was really interesting, because not only learned about use of structures, gerunds or infinitives, we learned how other people who had big problems, they overcome theirs problems with encourage and brave behavior.
THIRD ENTRY DIARY
By Fausto Llamuca
I gave the middle exam and I think that have to study very much. I have problem with pronunciation. In this part the teacher taught us past unreal conditional in grammar structure. I think that this part is very important because I can use or write hypotetical situations or uncertainly about what happened. I have been made a lot of exercises about listening and speaking. The teacher contact foreigner students for help me, this was a good idea because this is a great aid for me. In the book there are a lot of expressions that I learned like: Excuse me? What was that you said?; Pardon me?; I am sorry, I didn't catch that. Could you say that again?
Also I learned new vocabulary about natural medicine, alternative medicene and laws, and sleep deprivations.
I gave the middle exam and I think that have to study very much. I have problem with pronunciation. In this part the teacher taught us past unreal conditional in grammar structure. I think that this part is very important because I can use or write hypotetical situations or uncertainly about what happened. I have been made a lot of exercises about listening and speaking. The teacher contact foreigner students for help me, this was a good idea because this is a great aid for me. In the book there are a lot of expressions that I learned like: Excuse me? What was that you said?; Pardon me?; I am sorry, I didn't catch that. Could you say that again?
Also I learned new vocabulary about natural medicine, alternative medicene and laws, and sleep deprivations.
SECOND ENTRY DIARY
By Fausto Llamuca
In these two weeks, I sew a new unit - The Achilles Heel- in Listening and Speaking Book. Here I learned lots of new vocabulary about overcoming and goals. We continued with summarize main ideas and listening for details in some listening. Also I learned about gerunds and infinitives, I think that this part was very important for writting our essays. Each class the teacher taught us how we have to pronounce new vocabulary and other words. In the Reading Book I learned to compare and contrast two life histories. I could write a paragraph using the three parts that have a paragraph: topic sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentence. I gave mi presentation in this week about Toyota Motor Company.
In these two weeks, I sew a new unit - The Achilles Heel- in Listening and Speaking Book. Here I learned lots of new vocabulary about overcoming and goals. We continued with summarize main ideas and listening for details in some listening. Also I learned about gerunds and infinitives, I think that this part was very important for writting our essays. Each class the teacher taught us how we have to pronounce new vocabulary and other words. In the Reading Book I learned to compare and contrast two life histories. I could write a paragraph using the three parts that have a paragraph: topic sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentence. I gave mi presentation in this week about Toyota Motor Company.
lunes, 7 de abril de 2008
Journal Entry #4
Cristian Mogollon
The part of vocabulary has been the most difficult part to learn in this seventh english level. Vocabulary from the reading and writing book and from the stories "The Eye of the Childhood" was very hard to understand. There were many words that I couldn't catch their meaning at the beginning. For example, Although I read the whole paragraph, I couldn't understand the exactly meaning of a word. I thought it was easy to catch the meaning of a word when you read something because the meaning is involved in the sentence. In this story book it was completely different.
Vocabulary from grammar and listening book was more comprehensive than the other one because you could relation the new words.
We are now in Unit4 studying more vocabulary about natural disaster like hurricanes. Conditionals with the past unreal is again the main topic of the unit. The last listening that I heard was very difficult to me because it took much time. I couldn't get all the ideas because there were three parts in the same exercise.
The next topic is about adjective clauses so I think it is for sure that it will be in the final written exam.
The part of vocabulary has been the most difficult part to learn in this seventh english level. Vocabulary from the reading and writing book and from the stories "The Eye of the Childhood" was very hard to understand. There were many words that I couldn't catch their meaning at the beginning. For example, Although I read the whole paragraph, I couldn't understand the exactly meaning of a word. I thought it was easy to catch the meaning of a word when you read something because the meaning is involved in the sentence. In this story book it was completely different.
Vocabulary from grammar and listening book was more comprehensive than the other one because you could relation the new words.
We are now in Unit4 studying more vocabulary about natural disaster like hurricanes. Conditionals with the past unreal is again the main topic of the unit. The last listening that I heard was very difficult to me because it took much time. I couldn't get all the ideas because there were three parts in the same exercise.
The next topic is about adjective clauses so I think it is for sure that it will be in the final written exam.
Journal Entry #3
Cristian Mogollon
We are going to finish this english course next week, then day by day we have to give the best of ourselves. This month and a half, we have study a little of reading and writing; however, we have done a lot of listening and speaking exercises. Past Unreal Conditional was one of the grammar structures these last two weeks. It was interesting to study this topic because you can create hypothetical situations or express possibility or uncertainly about what really happened.
Futhermore, Interrpting Politely to Ask Questions was the next topic. It was excellent because most of people speak informally. Expressions like Excuse me? What was that you said?; Pardon me?; I am sorry, I didn't catch that. Could you say that again? help people to speak politely.
Moreoever, teacher explain us how to use like, as and how in sentences. New vocabulary about natural medicine and laws was given to us by the teacher.
Words like surge, cranky, subtle, to be bound, and assess were complicated at the beginning of the Unit 3.
We are going to finish this english course next week, then day by day we have to give the best of ourselves. This month and a half, we have study a little of reading and writing; however, we have done a lot of listening and speaking exercises. Past Unreal Conditional was one of the grammar structures these last two weeks. It was interesting to study this topic because you can create hypothetical situations or express possibility or uncertainly about what really happened.
Futhermore, Interrpting Politely to Ask Questions was the next topic. It was excellent because most of people speak informally. Expressions like Excuse me? What was that you said?; Pardon me?; I am sorry, I didn't catch that. Could you say that again? help people to speak politely.
Moreoever, teacher explain us how to use like, as and how in sentences. New vocabulary about natural medicine and laws was given to us by the teacher.
Words like surge, cranky, subtle, to be bound, and assess were complicated at the beginning of the Unit 3.
sábado, 5 de abril de 2008
JOURNAL 3
Gabriela Moreta Vinueza
VII Level
JOURNAL 3
In those two weeks I practiced more my grammar, vocabulary and expression troubles. In each new week I have learned some new vocabulary.
Day by day I practice more vocabulary and phonetics skills, because I need improve my grade in oral exam.
Phonetics strategies are very interesting and important; I have practiced those strategies to try to improve my knowledge.
I reinforced and learned past unreal conditionals and the way that I can use this kind of expressions in my essays and when I talk with somebody.
Finally, in those two weeks the most difficult part was the reading, in each tale have most structures and new vocabulary and we read The open window, it was the most interesting that I had read in that level.
VII Level
JOURNAL 3
In those two weeks I practiced more my grammar, vocabulary and expression troubles. In each new week I have learned some new vocabulary.
Day by day I practice more vocabulary and phonetics skills, because I need improve my grade in oral exam.
Phonetics strategies are very interesting and important; I have practiced those strategies to try to improve my knowledge.
I reinforced and learned past unreal conditionals and the way that I can use this kind of expressions in my essays and when I talk with somebody.
Finally, in those two weeks the most difficult part was the reading, in each tale have most structures and new vocabulary and we read The open window, it was the most interesting that I had read in that level.
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