viernes, 27 de septiembre de 2019

Week 11: September 21th to 27th.

My favorite resources to learn English.

On this entry, I would like to tell you what are my favorite tools to learn Englis, how do I use it, and I may include some apps to give better examples of what I do.

1. Music

Definitely, this is the most common way to learn English, especially when you really like what you hear. I have recommended so many times this practice to many people! What I used to do (and I do it when I have some free time) was that I played a song once. The second time I would listen to the song while reading the lyrics. Then I would try to write down the song only by listening, and going back and forward as many times as needed. After this, I would compare my version with the original and I'd do the proper corrections, Finally, I would write down the same lyrics until I do it perfect. 
There is a little problem with this strategy, and it's that not everybody enjoys music in English, and it's because of the rytimsnot exactly for the language. 

2. Shows

I really learned a lot of English, and some expressions in context thanks to watching shows in English with Spanish subtitles. But this was possible because I already have a connection with the language. Anyway, I could learn several expressions by watching House M.D, C.S.I, Criminal minds, etc. So what I used to do was trying to understand what they were saying and If I couldn't do it, I'd try to translate the Spanish subtitles in my mind and compare to what people in the show were saying. 

3. You Tube

In my time, what I enjoyed to do was watching the live sessions of the Jonas brothers, so basically what I wanted was to understand them, and by the vocabulary, I was gaining from songs, I could understand the context of what they were talking about. 

Reading in English hasn't been my passion, I haven't read a full book in English. So maybe that could be a new oportunity, 

viernes, 20 de septiembre de 2019

Week 10: September 14th to 20th

Last week my grandpa died. This was our first weekend without him. My grandma and aunt came to visit my family in Copacabana and that made me very happy.
It was a sunny day. I got there late on Saturday night, after my classes At UPB. My father was sick too, actually, he was the real reason why I went to Copacabana that night. I wasn't going to go. I had a commitment on Sunday that I didn't fulfill, because of the unexpected visit. I learned from this, and I hope I won't do it again.
That Sunday I had to go to my roller derby training, it was at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, so If I left Copacabana at 4,  I could have been there on time. But I chose not to go to, so I could stay with my family. It's peculiar how I did that effort... But I haven't received nor even a message from them during this week.

There are some efforts that worst doing them. But there are some others, even if they're for family, that doesn't really matter to do them.

viernes, 13 de septiembre de 2019

Week 9: September 7th to 13th

A short story...

There are three things you need to know before you read this...

This was actually going to be the first try of me writing a story in English, BUT,  those things don't happen yet. But I got the previous idea from a picture on Pinterest, so I wanted to share some of these pics that give witing recommendations.

https://pin.it/64e6jdiwn33wws





viernes, 6 de septiembre de 2019

Week 8: August 31st- Septembre 6th.

10 tongue twisters


Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Betty Botter bought some butter
But she said the butter’s bitter
If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter
But a bit of better butter will make my batter better
So ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood
As a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood

She sells seashells by the seashore

How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop

Susie works in a shoeshine shop. Where she shines she sits, and where she sits she shines

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?

Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?}

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tsC-Ys96XDAMjUWQzqK-YkkubIpbsa0S/view?usp=sharing