Writing about someone I admire!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our fifth activity. Please, post your comments before September  30th, 10 a.m.!

1. Think about someone you admire the most.

2. Make a brainstorming to get some ideas for writing.

3. Write 4 paragraphs considering the suggested format (introduction, main idea, supporting ideas and conclusion). It must have 160 words at least.

4. Language use / writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structures in the tenses you decide.

- Useful vocabulary you need to express your ideas.
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Practicing reflective writing!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our fourth activity. Please, post your comments before September 19th, 6 p.m.!

1. Select a topic or issue of your interest considering the videos we watched last classes, use the ideas you took during the proposed activities related to brainstorming, taking notes and key words.

2. Make an sketch to write about it. Try to use a short writing structure: introduction, body and conclusion.

- Introduction: it usually offers something that changes / affects / motivates the writer to write.

- Body: it usually reveals different possibilities to move toward overcoming the situation.

- Conclusion: it has to do with facing one difficult choice and decides one correct option while working out of the situation.

3. Write a paragraph for each one of the parts mentioned above, giving your own ideas, perceptions and reflections about the topic or issue you want to write about. It must have 250 words at least.

4. Language use / writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structures in the tenses you decide (The ones worked in last classes).

- Useful vocabulary you need to express your ideas.
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Writing about my reading interests in English!

Hi all!  

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.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Writing about my weaknesses and strenghts!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our first activity. Please, post your comments before August 15th, 8 p.m!

1. Write a short self-presentation (name, interests, hobbies, etc).

2. Answer the following questions with your own ideas:

* Which are your strengths and weaknesses as foreign language learner?

* Which are your strengths and weaknesses when reading?

* Which are your strengths and weaknesses when writing?

* What strategies you do think you can use to foster your language learning, especially when talking about reading and writing skills?

3. Write a short and creative composition (120 words at least), using PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE in its affirmative and negative form.

4. Include linking words, such as: because of, in addition, on the other hand, to sum up. Use them in a coherent way in your text.

5. Language use / writing aspects:

- Present simple sentence structure.

- Useful vocabulary you need to express your ideas.
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!