Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our second activity! For this activity, you will write about your reading interests in English language. Post your comments before September 1st, 6 p.m.!
1. Choose a reading from your own personal interest (60 pages at least as we agreed).
2. Write a creative composition (130 words at least), trying to give an answer to all the aspects or questions mention below:
a. The book's title and its author.
b. Why did you decide to read it?
c. What do you want to get out of it?
d. What reading strategies are you going to try? considering the last class reading "Reading strategies ideas".
e. Conclude your composition by answering: How do you consider that reading help you to develop your learning process?
3. Language/writing aspects:
- Simple sentence structure: subject + verb + complement.
- Look for useful vocabulary you need.
- Check grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.
- Check grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.
All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!
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ReplyDeleteThe clockwork orange is a book that shows the violence in the society and its author is Anthony Burguess. The main character is Alex, he is a teenager that live in England with his friends. They like to make violence acts like to get into foreign houses, hit people or rape women. One day, his friends leave him and later, he is jailed. Two years later, he hears about a technic that makes people better but he discovers that technique is orthodox and makes the people unable decide about what to do. It is an interesting story that allow us recognize if we can take our own decisions be good or bad and for this reason we need to face the consequences. I hope to know what want to say the author when he writes the book. Which is his purpose? Why he writes that? For reading the book I need to stay in a comfortable environment without noise. Also have on hand a dictionary because I need to understand all words, besides it helps me for getting new vocabulary. Finally I think that this book can train me like a whole person, taking into account that I have to freedom for take my own decisions, assume the consequences and how can I reaction to a violence situation.
DeleteThe mistakes I have found are:
Delete2 Line: You wrote “He is a teenager that live” and the correct grammar is“ He is a teenager that lives”.
6 Line: You wrote “It is an interesting story that allow” and the correct grammar is “This is an interesting story that allows”. Also, you wrote “If we can take our own decisions be good or bad” and the correct grammar is “if we can take our own decisions, these are good or bad”
7 Line: You wrote “and for this reason we” and the correct punctuation is“and for this reason, we...”
8 Line: You wrote “Why he writes that” and the correct grammar is “Why does he write that?”
9 Line: You wrote “Also have on hand a dictionary” and the correct grammar is “Also, I must have on hand a dictionary”
Hello Johana.
DeleteHere, there are the mistakes I could find.
5th line: You wrote: "makes the people unable deicde..."/ the correct way is: " makes people unable to decide..."
6th line: You wrote: "It is an interesting story that allow us recognize..."/ The correct one is: "It is an interesting story that allows us to recognize..."
Among 7th and 8th lines: You wrote: 2 I hope to know what want to say the author when he writes the book." / The correct grammar is: "I hope to know what the author meant when he wrote the book."
8th line: You wrote: "Which is his porpouse?"/ The correct tense is: "Which was his porpouse?"
8th line: You wrote: 2Why he writes that?"/ The correct grammar and tense verb are: "Why did he write that?"
12th line: You wrote. "I have to freedom for take..." / The correc way is: "I have freedom to take my..." or "I am free of taking my..."
13tth Line: You wrote: "how can I reaction..." / The correct way is: "how I can react to a..."
I am going to read the book called “The big sleep”, which was written by the American novelist Raymond Chandler who was famous for the creation of the detective Philip Marlowe. Therefore, this is an interesting book because it is about a detective who has to resolve some cases that include murders, secrets and love, then, for this reason, I decided to read this book because I have always like crime novels where the suspense and the plot give me reasons to continue reading and this book is so interesting that you can't stop reading because you want to know what happen in the other chapters.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I will read this book with the intention of improving my skills reading. Also, I hope to improve my pronunciation and enrich my vocabulary; I think all the aspects can achieve, if I look at the titles of the chapters and associate them. After that, I will start reading ten pages, after, I will take a break and later, I will continue reading the next ten pages and so on and finally, I will look for the unknown words.
I think that if I put all the things into practice, my standard of reading will improve and when I read more complex readings, I will be able to understand them easily and likewise, I will have new vocabulary in order to use when I have to speak.
Hi! Here you have your mistakes:
Delete1st line: you wrote: “which was written” and the correct one is: “It was written” because the subject is not explicit.
2nd line: you wrote: “Raymond Chandler who was….” And the correct one is: “…. Chandler, who was…. “It is a punctuation mistake.
3rd line: you wrote: “some cases it...” and the correct one is “some cases. It…” It is a punctuation mistake.
4th line you wrote: “love, then, for this reason…” and the correct one is “love. Then, for that reason…” It is a punctuation mistake.
4th line: you wrote: “I have always like…” and the correct one is: “I have always liked…” It is a grammar mistake.
7th line: you wrote: “on the other hand” and the correct one is “in the other hand”
7th line: you wrote: “my skills reading” and the correct one is “my reading skills” it is a grammar mistake.
9th line: you wrote: “ten pages, after, I will…” and the correct one is “ten pages. After, I will…” it is a punctuation mistake.
10th line: you wrote: “and so on and….” Probably did you mean “and go on and…” it is a grammar mistake.
11th line: you wrote “when I read more complex readings, I will…” and the correct one is “when I will read more complex readings, I will…” it is a tense mistake.
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DeleteThe book that I am going to read is "The phantom of the opera" was written by Jennifer Basset. I decided to read this book, because I had read hear so much about it. Some people say that is an amazing book and obviously is very famous. Besides read it, will help me to improve my reading skills and amuse myself. I really have many expectations about this book. I would want to get out of it, learning and new knowledge. This book is not modern, so I might make a comparison between the customs at that moment from today.
ReplyDeleteFor read this book, I will use some strategies. One of them is try to read in an environmental very quiet, because in this way is more easy focus me. I also will use the dictionary for can understand and to learn unknown words and maybe I will take short notes.
All of this can also help me in my learning process, for this reason; to do this type of exercises is very useful for me.
HI DANI! The mistakes that I found in the text were:
Delete3rd- 4th lines you wrote learning and knowledge, but you can change by improve my learning and have more knowledge
5th - 6th lines you wrote the customs at that moment from today, and the correct one is: the custom since that moment until now
7th line you wrote environment very quiet, and you can change by quiet environment
8th line you wrote I also will and the correct one is: also I will.
8th line you wrote for can understand, and you can change by to understand
10th line you wrote all of this can and you can change by all this also help me
This is the story about a girl who loved vampire’s stories, her name is Marie. She began to love this type of literature because when she was a little girl, his father used to tell her about a man named Count Dracula and horror stories about vampires. She also grew up watching vampire movies of course. Few years later, she recived a gift from her best friend, - a book - nothing more and nothing less than DRACULA by BRAM STOKER. It was not just an excellent gift, it was also an oportunity for Marie ( who has been studing modern languages) to improve her ability to read faster and understand more words.
ReplyDeleteIn relation to Reading, she remembered that she had read a text about Reading Strategies last week. There are many ideas and she thought that it might be useful for her when read her book. First of all, she is going to look for a good lighting and quiet enviroment. Also, she thinks keep a paper and pen to underline unknown words, write them down and then look for their meaning. She will read slow down and will reread if it's necesary (she is not going to stay in confusión). After finishing reading, she might answer the exercises at the end of the book to know how much has been understood.
Finally she expects from the Reading, that the use of this Reading strategies will help her to read effectively and remember what she read in a long term, not just for school texts, but for life.
Hello,María Angélica
DeleteThe mistakes I have found are:
2nd LINE: you wrote … when she was a Little girl…, you can write …WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD…
2nd LINE: you wrote his father…. And the correct gramar is HER FATHER….
3rd LINE: you can used a conector : ON THE OTHER HAND, SHE ALSO…
3rd LINE: you can remove the Word OF COURSE.
4th LINE: you can remove the sentence a book- nothing more and nothing less tan …., You can write THE GIFT WAS DRACULA’S BOOK
4th LINE: you can used a conector: BUT IT WAS NOT JUST….
4th LINE: this punctuation mark is not correct… AN EXCELLENT GIFT,IT WAS ALSO , YOU CAN USE A PERIOD.
5th LINE: you wrote … WHO HAS BEEN STUDING….., the correct gramar is WHO HAD BEEN…
The book that I was read it is called TATTOO MACHINES AND THEIR SECRETS, That book was written by GODOY TWINS , I decided to read that book because I think that it’s a treasure to any tattoo artist in the world, the reason is that, of that book you can learn all things about how to make a tattoo machine, and why these machines can make a difference between a good tattoo machine , made by you and a tattoo machine bought, but that you dont know anything and possibly you can hurt somebody if you don't have careful,of that book I hope to learn more techniques to improve my skills as tattoo artist and improve my skills to read english texts and to learn new unknown words.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand I practiced the next readers strategies as : to write unknown words and find its meaning, to read the titles to know what are the topic in the chapter and then to read the first chapter until end to understand all process, finally I think that the reading of that book help me to development to achieve a new level in my way as learner in English foreing language.
Hello David!
DeleteThe mistakes I have found from your text are:
1st line: You wrote: “I was read it is…” the correct grammar is: “I read is...”
1st line: You wrote: “SECRETS, That book…” the correct punctuation is: “SECRETS. That book…”
3rd line: You wrote: “the world, the reason is that, of that book you can learn…” the correct punctuaction and grammar are: “the world. (You could skip this expression) from that book you can learn…”
4th line: You wrote: “…a good tattoo machine, made by you...” the correct punctuation is: “…a good tattoo machine made by you...”
5th line: You wrote: “but that you dont know” the correct grammar is: “but that you don't know”
6th line: You wrote: “careful,of that book” the correct grammar is: “careful. From that book”
7th line: You wrote: “to learn new unknown words.” and the correct form is: “to learn unknown words.”
8th line: You wrote: “I practiced the next readers strategies as” the correct form is: “I practiced Reading strategies like”
9th line: You wrote: “to know what are the topic” the correct form is: “to know what is the topic”
10th line: You wrote: “that book help me to development” the correct form is: “that book will help me to develop”
11th line: You wrote: “as learner in English foreing language.” The correct form is: “as an english learner”
I picked out “Dracula” by Margaret Tarner, I chose this reading because my favorite stories are horror stories, and also I like all kind of things in relation with vampires. This story recounts the first vampire’s story. This book was written in 1897 but based in this, authors of nowadays were inspirited to write about those interesting creatures that probably can be between us.
ReplyDeleteIt’s important choose a reading based in your personal interests because you’ll be motivated in a book that speaks about a topic that you really want to read.
Probably I won’t use all the strategies that I usually do because as the book isn’t mine I can’t handler in the way that I want, like underline the key words, stick notes in each pages with principal ideas. But, I’ll search unknown words, reading slowly to get more understanding and I’ll catch the general topic of the reading.
I want to know with that reading ¿what is the impression that had the first author who writes about vampires? ¿how were the society in 1897? And also I want to improve my English reading this interested reading.
This reading will help me to improve my English a lot, because I’m going to learn a lot of new vocabulary and probably the use of different tenses at the same time.
Hello Emmanuel :D !
Deletethe mistakes i have found are:
- 1st line: you wote : "I picked out “Dracula” by Margaret Tarner "// THE CORRECT IS : I picked “Dracula” by Margaret Tarner.
-2nd line: you wrote : "also I like all kind of things in relation with vampires."// THE CORRECT IS : i like oll kind of things related to vampires.
-3rd line : you wrote :" This book was written in 1897 but based in this, authors of nowadays were inspirited to write about those interesting creatures that probably can be between us"//THE CORRECT IS : This book was written in 1897. based on this story some authors of nowadays were inspirited to write about those interesting creatures that may be amogst us.
-5th line: you wrote : “It’s important choose a reading based in your personal interests because you’ll be motivated in a book that speaks about a topic that you really want to read." THE CORRECT IS : It Is important to choose a reading based on your personal interests because you will be motivated by a book that speaks about a topic that you really want to read.
-7th line: you wrote: “Probably I won’t use all the strategies that I usually do because as the book isn’t mine I can’t handler in the way that I want, like underline the key words, stick notes in each pages with principal ideas.// THE CORRECT IS : Posibly I will not use all the strategies that I usually do because as the book is not mine I cannot handler in it the way that I want, like underline the key words, stick notes in each pages with principal ideas.
-8th line : you wrote : “But, I’ll search unknown words, reading slowly to get more understanding and I’ll catch the general topic of the reading. “ THE CORRECT IS : But, I will search unknown words, reading slowly to get more understanding and I will catch the general topic of the reading.
-11th line: you wrote : “ I want to know with that reading ¿what is the impression that had the first author who writes about vampires? .”//THE CORRECT IS : “ I want to know with that reading , what is the impression that the first author who writes about vampires had?
-12 th line : you wrote :”¿how were the society in 1897? And also I want to improve my English reading this interested reading. “//THE CORRECT IS : how was the society in 1897? And also I want to improve my English by reading this interested novel.
Hey everyone!
ReplyDeleteI chose “The Fault in Our Stars” book. It was written by John Green. I decided read it because it was recommended me and I like to reading romantics book. Also, it was based in a real history. It try abut Hazel Grace’s life, a girl 16 years old; she suffers lungs cancer. Her parents force her go to support group for young between 15 and 18 years old that suffer any illness. She doesn’t like go to this group. But, one day she met Augustus Water, a boy with his left leg amputated, that doesn’t like go to a support group too, he only went for his friend Isaac. But, Hazel doesn’t know that in this group, she will meet to her true love.
For reading it, I considered some strategies. One of them is choose the book, and then I read the titles and chapters. Besides this, I saw the pictures and later, I decided to read ten pages for day. In addition, I needed a dictionary for knowing the unknown words.
On other hand, I decided read this book because I like to improving my English and know new vocabulary for my life. Also, I like to increasing my knowledge. In addition I like to improving my ability for reading.
Hello Dear Yaira:
DeleteThose are the mistakes that you had in your text:
1st line: (I decided read it) the correct form is: I decided to read it
2nd line: (I like to reading romantics book) the correct is: I like to read romantic books
3rd line: (It try abut) the right way is: It is about
5th line: (She met Augustus water) the correct expression is: She meets to Augustus.
9th line: (In addition) the better connector is: Additionally
11th line: (I decided read this book) the correct is: I decided to read this book
11th line: (I like to improving my English) this is wrong because the preposition * to* not need *ing* particle.
In the last line: (I like to increasing my knowledge) and ( I like to improving) : use wrong of the preposition *to* again, the correct expressions are: I like to increase my knowledge, and the other, I like to improve.
Good job Yaira, you had few mistakes
Congratulations ;)
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ReplyDeleteI chose the novel entitled “ The fault in our stars “ it was written by Jonh Green, it tells a situation of the real life; two teenagers Hasel and August, both suffering of cáncer, this illness has taught them not to complain but to live for today and now. They are the main characters who meet in the middle of an uncomfortable situation becomes an opportunity. They find in each other's company a space to share and understand. I decided to read this novel Because I like to read romantic books, also it shows the sympathy and simplicity of the characters, so despite their illness, they see the life as a time to enjoy, to make it memorable moments that will help them cope with sadness in their hearts.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I see the contradiction between Hazel and Gus, as she is incredulous and he is hopeful; in the midst of this love and magic are defined the similarly way doing the content of the book interesting. I will consider reading strategies that these are relevant to be successful reading: read in a quiet environment so that I can concentrate on the text, read sitting up and with a good light; before starting to read I think the purpose for the reading.survey the reading and take notes about the main ideas( key words) and finally summarize in my own words.
After reading the book I hope to improve my pronunciation and enrich my vocabulary; using strategies will be very satisfactory Reading because my reading level increase and put into practice those strategies will understand any text easily and help me to remember what read not only for the moment but for a lifetime.
Hello Jessi!!!!. The mistakes I found in yor text are:
Delete1st line: “Chose” / the correct Word is =choose.
1st line: “ The fault in our stars “ it was writte/ Punctuation “ The fault in our stars “. It was writte.
2nd line: “of the real life; two teenagers Hasel and August”/ I think it will better : of real life, in which two teenagers Hasel and August….
3th line:”this illness has taught them not to complain but to live for today and now”/ I think, “but” like a connector is wrong,because it changes the idea, it will better: “this illness has taught them not to complain and to live intensely the moment”.
4th line: “who meet in the middle of an uncomfortable situation becomes an opportunity”/ Remember S+V+C, “who meet in the middle of an uncomfortable situation, IT (OR REPEAT “THIS SITUATION”) becomes an opportunity.
6th line: Because/ capital letter.
7th line: " despite their illness”/ missing word “despite of their illness”.
7th line: “moments that will help them cope with sadness in their hearts” / missing word “moments that will help them TO cope THE sadness in their hearts.
8th line: “I see the contradiction between Hazel and Gus, as she is incredulous and he is hopeful” / I think it will better : “I REFLECT ABOUT the contradiction between Hazel and Gus, IN WHICH she is incredulous and he is hopeful”.
9th line: " in the midst of this love and magic”/ wrong Word : " between love and magic”.
I read Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, a book written by R. L. Stevenson, it´s a very good book about Mr Utterson, a lawyer, who tries to solve the curious case of Dr Jekyll, and he ends discovering the secret of his dear friend, Dr Jekyll. I decided to read this book because I am interested in this kind of stories, where there is a mystery to solve. I hope to get a lot of new vocabulary and to learn expressions of the English language. On the other hand, this kind of activities can help me to improve my reading performance. I know I have to feel comfortable to read, also I need to take notes about the reading to get new unknown words and before reading, I did some research about the book, and it served as a reference. I think reading can help me in vocabulary, later I will be able to understand many books easily.
ReplyDeleteOk. Dear friend thank you for your comment about my text, it was right.(I don’t want to kiss your mirror, I have one)
Delete1st line you wrote „I read Dr Jekyll”, the action is in P. Simple, and I think is better if you use “I am reading Dr. Jekyll” because you have not finished of reading the book, I know you.
1st line you wrote” I read Dr Jekyll”, the word Dr. is an abbreviation of Doctor, and I think is better if you use a period (.) in Dr.
1st line you wrote” and Mr. Hyde”, the word Mr. is an abbreviation of Mister, and I think is better if you use a period (.) in Mr.
2nd lineyou wrote „Mr Utterson”, the word Mr. is an abbreviation of Mister, and I think is better if you use a period (.) in Mr.
3rd line you wrote“ he ends discovering”, I think is better the preposition “For”( a preposition indicating that something is directed at somebody, done to benefit somebody, or done on somebody's behalf) , because it gives more sense to your text. Right now look at the correction “he ends for discovering” .
3rd line you wrote “secret of his dear friend, Dr Jekyll, the word Dr. is an abbreviation of Doctor, and I think is better if you use a period (.) in Dr.
3rd line you wrote “I decided to read this book“, I think is better if you don’t mix the tenses, but don’t worry, don’t be afraid , I can resolve it! In opinion you can use the P. Perfect to say what you think: „I have decided to read this book“
5th line you wrote“ I hope to get a lot of new vocabulary and to learn expressions“, I think is better if you don’t need touse the preposition „To“ in your phrase, because the meaning of the verb is given by the counjuction“and“. This this the correct way: “ I hope to get a lot of new vocabulary and learn expressions“.
8th line you wrote“ I did some research about the book“and, I think is better if you use the P. Perfect in this expression, because it improves the significance. So the change is : “ I have done some research about the book“
That‘ s all for today Sergio, I expect my correction can help thee to get better thy next texts!
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ReplyDeletehello,
DeleteI chose the reading "perfume" the story of a murderer by German writer Patrick Süskind. I decided to read this book because this really causes me curiosity. it's about a young boy abandoned by his mother, with a highly developed sense of smell. who becomes a murderer of women. I think it will be very interesting.
through this book I want to strengthen my ability to reading comprehension, improve my grammar, increase my vocabulary and maybe I can get a lesson for my life.
I’m going to use some strategies as: have an idea about the reading, for better understanding. I also going to read it in a calm and quiet place for increased concentration. when I don't understand the reading, I'm going to slow down and re-read sections. try out new and different ways of Reading for get more out of it.
it's very important to have reading strategies Because It's the basis of learning, and Strengthens the Ability to learn. Through of reading stimulates creativity, curiosity improving oral and written expression also increases vocabulary, and improves the wording and orthography. therefore it’s very important for develop our learning process.
Hey Laura!!! these are your mistakes:
Delete1st line:"chose" the correct SPELLING is -choose
2nd line: "I decided to read this book because this really causes me curiosity." I think it will better -I decided to read this book because this, really causes me curiosity. PUNCTUATION.
2nd line:"it's about a..." -It's about a...CAPITAL LETTER.
3th line: "smell. who becomes a murderer" - Who CAPITAL LETTER.
4th line:"through" - Through CAPITAL LETTER.
4th line:"Through this book I want to strengthen my ability" - Through this book, I want to strengthen my ability PUNCTUATION.
7th line: " when I don't... " -When I don't... CAPITAL LETTER.
9th line: "ways of Reading for" - ways of reading for. WITHOUT CAPITAL LETTER.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI read this book called The Beautiful and Damned is the author F. Scott Fitzgerald. This story is very interesting because it shows how people manage to improve about their difficulties presented in the family after a marriage between your two characters Anthony and Gloria Patch presents reflection to recognize the feelings of different people over time but not for their belongings.
Through this book I will be able to recognize what is interesting and valuable to the development of skills. The story allows me to acquire more vocabulary and conjugation of verbs reinforce, adjectives and other things. Therefore, reading strategies, reading the title of each chapter and draw an idea, divide the text into parts and the search for new vocabulary.
Finally readings are a great support to advance read more readings and more easily.
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DeleteHello Yina , those are your mistakes
DeleteFirst line; you wrote is the author; I think that it will better – its author is or it was written by.
Second line; you wrote: This story is very interesting because it shows…” I think that the correct punctuation is: this story is very interesting, because it shows…
Third line; you wrote: after a marriage between your two characters; I think that it will better and the correct punctuation is: after that, its main characters got married.
Fourth line; you wrote: Anthony and Gloria patch presents reflection to recognize the feelings of different people over the time but not…. Then I think that it will better: where they present a reflection, to recognize the feelings … , but not, … .
Sixth line; you wrote: through this book; so it will better: through the reading of this book.
Seventh line; you wrote: the story allows me to acquire more vocabulary and conjugation of verbs reinforce, adjectives and other things; so the correct punctuation and spelling is: the story allow me acquire more vocabulary, conjugation of verbs reinforce, adjectives and…
Eight line; you wrote: therefore, reading strategies … so it will better: therefore, my reading strategies are: …
Ninth line; you wrote: and the search for new vocabulary, so it will better: and make the search of the new vocabulary.
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DeleteHello!
ReplyDeleteToday, I want to tell you about a novel that I really like and I hope you read it. Its name is "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Arthur Doyle. This is a book that I love so much for their stories of mystery, adventure and also because it investigates cases where tragic things have to happen; but what I like about this book is that the protagonist Sherlock always resolves cases in a disinterested manner and never charged for it. It is for this reason that I have chosen to read this book. Some of the strategies that I'm using to read this book are: to be in a quiet place, using paper and pencil to write the most important ideas of subject and interpret each of the short stories and thus understand the author's purpose with this book. On the other hand, I think that reading is an important skill for the successful development of cognitive ability, because it allows us to interpret, understand and develop skills in the writing part.
Hello Monica. Those are your mistakes:
DeleteSecond line: you wrote: “their…….” The correct option will be: “its”
Second and Third line: you wrote: “stories of mystery….” The correct will be: “mystery stories”
Third line: you wrote: “to happen….” The correct will be: “happened”
Third line: you wrote: “tragic things have to happen; but what I like about this book….” The correct will be: “tragic things have to happen; but, what I like about this book….”
Fifth line: you write: “It is for this reason that I have chosen to read this book” the correct will be: For this reason, I have chosen to read this book”
Fifth line: you wrote: “manner and never charged for it….” The correct will be: “manner and he never charged for it…”
Fifth line: you wrote: “some of the strategies that I`m to read….” The correct will be: “some of the strategies I`m to read….”
Sixth line: you wrote: “ideas of subject…” The correct will be: “ideas of the subject…”
Eighth line: you wrote: “successful development of cognitive ability” The correct will be: ““successful development the cognitive ability”
Ninth line: you wrote: “to interpret, understand and develop skills in writing part” The correct will be: “to interpret, to understand and to develop skills in writing part”
Hello everybody.
ReplyDeleteI choose to read the book called “ Colombian boys English method “ it was written by Ismael A Delgado, it has been his four book in where try different topics about grammar of the English language, across the use of anecdotes, poems and stories recognizes, some of these are” the lying shepherd”, “Resurrection of the savior”, “The mysterious doe “among others ; when I was looking for in the library, I found a lot of books but I choose it because of that it has funny stories, also it give mean to new vocabulary and explain the grammar, then it try about diversity of topics, genres and matters.
The reading strategies that I used was, in the first place, when I was started to read, I look for a place where I was confortable and there wasn’t noise to have more concentration, beside I had my notebook whit my pen to take note about key word, phrases and furthermore the most important ideas, to establish easier the main topic, after that, I identified the unknown vocabulary and give mean to it, so I could read more fluently.
The reading of this book help me in my learning process so much, not only to increase my reading skills, but also, to learn new ways and strategies to writing , beside is a way to identify new expressions and phrases, and the same way, how I have to use the orthographic rules need to write any type of text.
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DeleteHey Yamile :D
Delete1st line: You wrote “I choose to read the book..” and the correct form is I chose the book…
1st line: After the book’s name you need a punctuation mark (a period or a comma)
1st line: After the book’s author you have to use a punctuation mark
2nd line: You wrote “across the use of…” The correct form is: About the use of…
3rd line: After the “… Stories recognizes” you need a period.
3rd line: You wrote “some of these are” You can write: Some of them are
4th line: You need to separate “The mysterious Doe” with “among others” using the connector and.
4th line: You wrote “when I was looking for in the library” The correct form is: When I was looking it in the library.
4th line: You wrote “I found a lot of books” The correct form is: I found many books.
5th line: You wrote “I choose it” The correct form is: I chose it.
5th line: You wrote “Because of that it has funny stories” The correct form is: Because it has funny stories.
5th line: You wrote “also, it given mean to new vocabulary and explain the grammar” The correct form is: Also, it gives me new vocabulary, and it explains me the grammar.
6th line: You wrote “then it try about…” The correct form is: Also, it tries about…
7th line: You wrote “ …that I used was…” the correct form is: …that I used were
8th line: Spelling confotable is not the correct form. The correct form is Comfortable
8th line: you wrote: “beside I had my notebook whit my pen to take note” The correct form is: Then, I took my notebook and my pen for taking notes.
10th line: You wrote “and give mean to it” The correct form is: And, I searched the meaning of its.
Yamile remember do not use many commas. Separate the sentences with a period, and don’t forget the commas after connectors.
Nice try :D
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ReplyDeleteI am going to read DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE it was writing by robert louis stevenson in 1886, it is about a man, DR jekyll that had created a magic mixture that converted him in another person, in a strange person without fear, an evil man that wanted to kill. I decided choose this book because I love the science fiction and I had this book two years ago but I had could not reading.
I want having more knowledge, more vocabulary and begin to understand English books easily, in this reading I going to use the slow reading, because I want understand all the text, also I go to underline new words, find the meaning, try to understand all the book and rewrite with myself sentences, I am going to take notes, finally when I finished to read the book I hope have more vocabulary and also when I have to read more books or texts be more easy
Hello! Johnatan. These are your mistakes:
Delete1st line: you wrote: ‘DR JEKYLL AND MRHYDE it was writing…’ and the correct punctuation and spelling is: ‘DR JEKYLL AND MRHYDE, it was written by…’
2nd line: you wrote: ‘it is about a man, DR Jekyll that had…’ and the correct punctuation is: ‘it is about a man (DR Jekyll) that had…
4th line: you wrote: ‘I had this book two years ago’ and the correct grammar is: ‘I had this book since two years ago’
4th and 5th line: you wrote: ‘I had could not reading’ and the correct grammar is: ‘I had not read it’ or ‘I could not read it’.
6th line: you wrote: ‘I want having’ and the correct grammar is: ‘I want to have’
7th line: you wrote: ‘I going to’ and the correct grammar is: ‘I am going to’
7th line: you wrote: ‘I want understand’ and the correct grammar is: ‘I want to understand’
9th line: you wrote: ‘I hope have’ and the correct grammar is: ‘I hope to have’
The steppenwolf
ReplyDeleteWhen the night is coming, the courtains open up and the cages are not enought, the Wolf already leaves his steppe, with slow step he sniffs each face, the nocturnal city invites him to de darkest places. He comes, he goes, he drink and he looks for a strange person, the old bar, the borgoña wine, drinks a Little and he dances with some unknow woma, meanwhile he obsrves the environment, the liquor in his eyes, the dawn it already arrives and quickly the Wolf return to his steppe.
When he beigns there, everything is clear, their roo mis full with books, those are his passion, their only company. Hour after hour he sits down in the old but comfortable seat, while he tears each idea, he doesn´t want to keep any doubt.
The clean room full with pencils and small personal notes, importants ideas of their books, their small room sometimes in silence and ocasionally he is acompanied by the calm Mozart, The curious Beethoven or in other time he is traveling across the four seasons with Vivaldi.
This is their own steppe, the small refuge in the world and Harry the loner is so happy when another books arrives until his hands, he runs and sitting up with to good light in his desk. There is not a televisión, there is not a radio, he gives himself a quiet environment so that he can concéntrate en the book, he thinks in the books´ authors and what are this supposed to get out of it.
It is a rite, survey the reading, look at the little of the piece, the subheadings, he want learn every dark print or stand out, he analize the illustrations or graphs, he eat from the introduction until conclusion finally he takes notes and talks back to the text and mark up the pages, write down what interest or bores.
The night falls again, the weary steppenwolf full of knowledge, he closes his fauces, he travels for the night city again, but this tonight he won´t be alone. Against the solitary table, the borgoña wine, the soft music and in a corner a solitary woman, a steppenwolf woman with a book between her hands, now their friends won´t be alone the books, now he has found a lover to his dismal steppe.
By Herman Hesse
Adaptation by Ross J. Rodríguez
Hi Ross:
DeleteThe mistakes I have found in your text are:
3rd line: you wrote to de, and the correct grammar is to the.
3rd line: you wrote he drink , and the correct grammar is he drinks.
3rd line: you wrote and he looks, and the correct grammar is and looks..because he is not necessary in this case.
5th line: you wrote unknow woma, and the correct spelling is unknown woman.
5th line: you wrote obsrves, and the correct spelling is observes.
6th line: you wrote dawn it already, and the correct grammar is dawn already.
6th line: you wrote Wolf return, and the correct grammar is Wolf returns.
8th line: you wrote he beigns, and the correct spelling is he begins.
8th line: you wrote their roo mis full , and the correct grammar and spelling are his room is full.
9th line: you wrote their only company and the correct gramar is his only company.
16th line: you wrote another books and the correct gramar is other books.
ReplyDeleteTHE PORTRAIT OF DORIAN GRAY BY OSCAR WILDE
Why did you decide to read it?
I decided to read this book because when I was younger I had the change of reading it for first time( it was about 15 years old) and I became fascinated for this book and other works of the author; but especially, this title because this showed me things that I had never seen before in the world. Besides, for books like this I began to take consciousness that literature could be a great thing and that it could give us new values, emotions, discoveries, thoughts and adventures that oldest people did not teach or wanted to deny, because they desired to hide them to us or they merely did not know them.
What do you want to get out of it?
With this book, I pretend to get out information about the age it was written and to discover facts of the author’s personality.
The Dorian Gray(1891)was written during the reign Victoria I, queen of the United Kingdom , epoch well known in the world for the politics’ domination: Shanghai and Hong Kong , Australia, India, some parts of Africa and its 13 colonies in North America; the English nationalism and the conservator morality that which was adopted the British Empire.
The last one affected Oscar Wilde terribly, who was accused of sodomy by the Marquis of the Queensberry, the father of his lover, and later he starred the most famous process of the century, he was found guilty; and finally, took him gaol to pay 2 years of hard woks that killed him his spirit and way of life:
“ And the wild regrets and, the bloody sweats,
None knew so well as I:
For he who lives more lives than one
More deaths than one must die”
We can find the Oscar Wilde’s personality if we analyze 3 of the characters of his novel “ The portrait of Dorian Gray”, which corresponds to 3 kinds of alter egos of this author .
1. Lord Henry Wotton is the dark philosopher who does not care his words, the rationale side of the man whose mission is to give maxims about all the things.
2. Basile Hallward is the artist who loves beauty and luxury over other things, he paints “The Portrait”, his best work and his death sentence.
3. Dorian Gray has the 2 Great Treasures for Wilde: Beauty and Youth, for Dorian never does not get old, besides he is renowned for his perfect face, his blue eyes and his wonderful blonde hair(the Wilde’s lover, Lord Douglas Alfred, he was 20 years younger than Oscar).
What reading strategies are you going to try? Considering the last class reading "Reading strategies ideas"
The reading strategies that I pretend to use they are going to be:
a. To read the text without any noise who can disturb my concentration.
b. To consider sources about the life of the author and his historic context.
c. To reread the necessaries times until understanding the reading content.
d. To write a small summarize.
e. To mix the book’s knowledge with my own knowledge to made new knowledge.
Conclude your composition by answering: How do you consider that reading help you to develop your learning process?
In my opinion, the reading has precious value in the learning process because it increases as well the imagination as the vocabulary and the culture, 3 important things that the student who learns a foreign language must have, for he has to be able to communicate to other people when the context requires it.
THE PORTRAIT OF DORIAN GRAY BY OSCAR WILDE
DeleteThe story was a man called Dorian. He was 20 years old and was very handsome, for this beauty people loved him. Dorian had a friend painter called Basil Hallaward who painted the Dorian’s portrait. Basil was so good painting that he stole the Dorian’ soul and put it in the portrait; the picture was so beautiful as the model, and Basil and Dorian realized, Basil thought it was his best work.
Basil had a frightening friend called Lord Henry who had a dark and opened mind. One day, when Lord Henry visited to Basil in his studio, he saw the Dorian’s portrait and immediately wanted to meet Dorian. But, Basil did not; because Dorian was so pure and the Henry’s influence could be corrupt him. However, Lord Henry achieved his goal and, since that day he and Dorian began a friendship that changed the life of the last.
Dorian began to listen the Henry’s advices. He became in a bad man that only looked for the pleasure, he committed horrible crimes and sins; he used drugs; he went to the bed with whores.
Although the years went on the Dorian’s face never changed, all his youth remained with him. Because his portrait made old for him, for there, it was his soul. And all the bad things that Dorian did they appeared in the portrait and they had transformed the charming Dorian’s image in an ugly, horrible demon. Dorian knew all this and, he had hidden his portrait and he contemplated it when he became sick of his behaviors.
18 years straight Dorian made all kind of bad things and, even he killed Basil. Tired of his life Dorian entered to the room where his portrait was hanging on the wall expected for its destruction. Dorian took a knife and attacked his portrait, in that moment Dorian died and all the ugliness and decadency that there was in his portrait covered him. A few days his servants discovered his body and they could only recognize him for his rings his hands for they found an old man.
Hi Yairo! These are the mistakes I found from your text:
Delete1st line: “I had the change of reading it”. I guess you wanted to write: I had the chance of reading it. And before a verb finished in –ing, we have to write “for”.
2nd line: “(it was about 15 years old)”. I guess you wanted to write: I was about 15 years old.
3rd line: “Besides, for books like this I began…” Punctuation mistake: Besides, for books like this, I began…
5th line: “that oldest people”. Before a superlative, we have to write “the”: that the oldest people.
1st answer to the question: what reading strategies are you going to try? “without any noise who can disturb…” I think you have to use “that”, like this: without any noise that can disturb…
Keep practicing.
PostScript: "Do you like to kiss my mirror?"
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ReplyDeleteTHE BOOK IS “A ROOM WITH A VIEW” WRITTEN BY: E.M FORSTER
ReplyDeleteI decide to read this book is as a kind of novel of love, but with atouch of suspense and drama, is for people with a three level of English and because it is just short for me because I don´t like to read so much. With the reading of this book, I want to learn expressions in English, unknown wordsand remember some words that had forgotten and finally want to start having the habit of reading by applying different strategies to read and understand texts on the other hand I used different strategies of reading as read and understand the title, then see the times, characters and places that appear in the text besides, I pay attention to each of the unknown words and the context in which they were.
This activity help me in my everyday learning already in this text or in any you can find phrases and words that never had read or heard and also because help me level of reading comprehension.
Excuse me tacher I had a big problem for this reason my answer in the blog is very late :(
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DeleteHi Alejandra ! There are the mistakes I found from your text :
Delete1st line: you wrote : (This book is as) and the correct grammar is
This book is a kind
1st line: ypu wrote: (kind of novel of love,) and the correct puntuation and best way to write is
Kind of Love story.
1st line: you wrote : (atouch) and the correct way is
A touch …
1st line: you wrote : (Is for people) and the correct way is
It is for people
3rd line: you wrote : (wordsand) and the correct way is
Words and
8th line: you wrote : (This activity help me) nd the correct way is
This activity will help me
10th line: you wrote : (tacher) and the correct word is
Teacher
All lines: you wrote :(of love,drama,book,etc) the best way to write in English is with period.
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ReplyDeletei chose "oliver twist" by Charles Dickens.
ReplyDeletei want to read it because it is a classic indispensable, This is one of the first works considered of social criticism, and with a child protagonist, Dickens takes those elements and developed in a great way. It is a much fun with drama, tragedy, heartbreak, humor, love and keeps you on the edge at the end of each chapter. i like how Dickens works in his books with symbology. he change the tradiccional style for writing.
i want to create a knowdlegs or awareness about the context on develop at story. i will try to recive some new words and concepts, and i get involved at story for learning more about this type of books. Also i want to improve my english level (reading, listening) because i have the audiobook.
the strategies that i am going to employed are : give me a quiet enviroment, take a paper and pen, when i can not understand any word y look for it on a dicionary. , after i will scaning the chapter"s tittles, also ask myself about develop of story it means speculate about it. finally write a pharagrap obut all story and what was really that it helps me for my life.
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DeleteHi Vanessa!
DeleteThe mistakes I have foud from yor text are:
1st line: You wrote " i chose", and the correct spelling is: "I choose".
2nd line: You wrote: "...considered of social criticism... ", and the correct expression is: "...considered as social criticism".
3rd line: You wrote: "and with a child protagonist"..."developed in a great way", the correct grammar is: "and a chlid as main character"... "develops them in a great way".
5th line: You wrote: "chapter. i like how Dickens...symbology. he change the...", and the proper grammar and punctuation are : chapter. I like how...symbology, he has changed the...
6th line: You wrote : "i want to create a knowdlegs or awareness about the context on develop at story", and I think you were trying to say: "I want to create awareness about context on development of a story".
7th line : You wrote: "and i get involved at story for learning more about this type of books." , and the correct expression is : "and I will get involved with the story to learn more about this kind of books".
9th line: You wrote: "the strategies that i am going to employed are", and the correct grammar is: "the strategies that I'm going to employ are".
10th line: You wrote: "can_not understand", and the correct expression is: "cannot understand"
Hello!
ReplyDeleteFor those people who from time to time like to think, to talk, and to speculate about death and life after death, won't be able to die in peace without having known what Ancient Egyptians used to believe and to do regarding to it. For that reason and becouse is amusing and funny to know different myths, stories and customs concerning to death, I decided to read this book named: Mummy Mysteries, written by: David Maule.
From this book I could get out information like: History, culture and beliefs which now I can understand much better the world. Besides, this book had the power enough to persuade me to be mummified once I am dead.
.One of the most important reading strategies I took into account was to stay way from my bed, and any bed in general for not falling asleep.
The next one, was to choose a book of my preference and read it for pleasure.
Another strategy, was to seek for unknown vocabulary and to identify the main ideas from the book.
Well... To conclude, this reading, besides of offering me knowledge it helps to improve my vocabulary, my reading comprehension and teach me how to write in a correct way.
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