1. My sister’s backpack is on the chair.
2. The mirror is hanging on the wall.
3. My grandma’s painting is reflected in the mirror.
4. There are nine chairs on the picture.
5. My mom’s watch is next to the lamp.
6. Those earrings are on the side table.
7. My grandma’s picture is in front of the window.
8. My sister’s skincare products are on the bathroom.
9. The mirror is above the sink.
10. My moisturizer is next to the hand soap.
Chicken Little stroy
Hi everyone, it’s Vale! Welcome back to my blog. We are halfway through the semester, so I want to share my midterm reflection with all of you.
This semester is definitely more difficult than the last one. The content is more challenging, but I think I am handling it well. In Writing and Use of English, my grades are good and very consistent. Listening and Speaking are my favorite parts because they are not too hard for me, and I feel very confident.
However, Phonetics is still very complicated. I have struggled with it since the beginning, so I know I need to practice more. Also, Reading has been a bit tough lately. I think I have been a little distracted, so I need to focus more on my texts.
I don’t spend many hours studying at home. Instead, I try to focus 100% in class. I ask the teacher many questions because I want to leave the classroom without any doubts. I also use the Canvas materials and check my old quizzes to see my small mistakes.
My main goal is to improve my fluency. I have good grades, but I want to speak more naturally. I want to talk without stopping to think or translating from Spanish in my head.
Because we are going to be English teachers, I think we need more forums with native speakers. It would be great to practice in a real situation to see if we can communicate well.
That is all for now! Midterms are a lot of work, but we can do it!
I will write again soon, bye!
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Part 1. “Pop music quiz”
Part 2. “Teachers in Mexico protest”
Part 3. “Restaurants lie about food hygiene”
Hi blooooogggg!
Well, I’m back, and I can’t believe that the holidays are officially over. If you’re wondering, I had a great time during the holidays. I traveled, I spent time with my family (I also spent time with my boyfriend, of course), and the most important part: I slept… a lot.
So the holidays were basically the best, but now we’re already back at university and there are a lot of things to learn this year.
My goal for this semester is to improve my writing skills, because we all know I’m not the best at it, but we’ll work on it. Actually, I’m looking forward to improving at everything. I want to finish this year being the best I can be at English in all aspects (maybe not specifically in phonetics, but the rest).
I really hope I pass this course with good grades. I’ll be studying a lot this year, I promise.
This year my biggest challenge (it might sound like a small detail, but it is a big deal for me) is that I want to act more like a teacher hahaha: improve the pitch of my voice, the way I write on the board, that kind of detail. I think that in the end, those things are important as a future teacher.
I expect to improve as much as I can and do my best. I really hope to become more fluent when I speak, because in the third year we will start our teaching practices, and I really don’t want to embarrass myself.
Well, this is everything I think and wish for this year. I hope everyone who might be reading this has a good year. <3
Hello blog! I can’t believe that the semester is already coming to it’s end, everything happened so fast. I’m very proud of everything I archived this yea. And this semester in comparison to the first one, was a little bit difficult, but I like when things get a little challenging.
Eventhough English course got harder this semester, I did it, I pass, and I’m very happy to be finishing my first year in this beautiful carreer.
Well this semester was more challenging than I thought, but I still had fun. I got to meet Miss Claudia and Miss Flora, and I worked again with Professor Aragú and Professor Jaime.
This semester I got to meet Miss Flora. I must say that I really liked her class, and reading has never been something very difficult for me. The problem begins when I have to write a summary of a long story, because I’m the kind of person who thinks every detail is important, so my summary ends up being the whole story jajajaja.
Well and I find out that Writing is a little bit difficult for me, mainly because it’s hard for me to focus on one specific topic. I also have a lot of ideas in my head, so at some point I have to organize them, and I end up getting confused in the text I’m writing.
On Listening we worked again with Professor Jaime and it was a nice experience, but I would’ve liked to listen to less AI and more real people jajajaja. But it wasn’t difficult at all. We also worked Speaking with Professor Jaime, and I have to say that working with AI wasn’t my favorite way to practice in class, but I think it was fine. It wasn’t difficult at all, and I actually felt more confident speaking in English this semester.
This semester I also got to meet Miss Claudia. I really liked her classes because in her class you have to work even if you don’t want to, and that really helps us as students. Even though this was one of the most difficult classes I had, I really enjoyed them, because we worked a lot but Miss Claudia always tried not to make it boring.
We worked on Phonetics with Professor Jaime, and I must confess that I’m not a huge fan of it, but it’s okay. Even though Phonetics is not my favorite area, I understand how important it is for improving our pronunciation. With a little more practice I’ll eventually start to get better at it.
At the end, this semester has been a journey of learning and growth. I faced challenges, worked hard, and learned a lot about myself and my abilities. I’m proud of what I achieved, and I feel ready to keep improving next semester. I hope the next year brings even more opportunities to keep learning!!
https://soundcloud.com/valentina-onate-318719160/audio-flatmates-14-trini-as?si=ea3379fe0237461fad69f27ba46ab903&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Trinidad as Khalid and Valentina as Dentist.
https://soundcloud.com/valentina-onate-318719160/audio-flatmates-14-trini-as-1?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing&si=79a03213c89147448b2fa14a85deb931 Trinidad as Dentist and Valentina as Khalid.
Episode 132: Childhood traumas
Dentist: Now the receptionist told me you’re a bit frightened of dentists. Is that right?
Khalid: Yes I’m terrified actually.
Dentist: Well I hope I can change your mind about me! So first of all, let me ask you a few questions about your dental history.
Khalid: OK, if you think it will help.
Dentist: I’m sure it will. Now can you remember your first visit to the dentist?
Khalid: Yes, I was only young but I had to have a … a filling.
Dentist: And why was that?
Khalid: I ate lots of sweets when I was a boy. You see, I’ve always loved sugary things.
Dentist: Go on.
Khalid: But the dentist didn’t explain anything. He switched on the drill and when that horrible noise started, I just started screaming!
Dentist: That must’ve been scary, but don’t worry, things are different now.
Khalid: I hope so. The drill sound still makes me panic.
Dentist: I’ll explain everything before I start, and if you feel bad, raise your hand.
Khalid: Thanks. That makes me feel safer already.
Dentist: Good! Let’s make this your first good dentist visit.
Khalid: As long as there’s no drill yet!
Dentist: Promise, it’s just a check-up for now.
Episode 130: “A note in the kitchen”
Helen: Hiya! Where is everyone? Mm Bronka do you know where they’ve all gone? I know it’s Tim’s first day at the cafe but Alice should be back from her night shift and Khalid doesn’t go to college till later. Oh there’s a note.
‘Hi Helen. I am holding Khalid’s hand at the dentist. He’s as scared of the drill as I am of heights. See you later, Alice. PS Help yourself to the chocolates. Don’t think Khalid will be wanting any more!’
Oh scrummy! Now, what do you think Bronka? Am I going to be good and stick to my New Year’s resolution or will I just stuff my face with chocolates right now and start my diet tomorrow?
You know what Bronka, I’m already thinking about next year’s resolutions. One of them is to eat whatever I want to, and the other is to make more exercise, in that way I’ll have a balance. You know what else? It’s quite nice to be alone, I mean with you. What do you think I take you out on a walk?
