Saturday, September 17, 2022

Learning English with Music








1 Watch this video

2 Watch the Spanish version

3 Write down the script of the English version handwriting


4 Make and study a list of the words you don't know

5 Explain the words in English

6 Choose a musical instrument for learning

7 Choose your favorite song in English, then sing and play it with your musical instrument

8 Organize your musical group


9 Choose and prepare one song per group and practice for a public presentation

10 Investigate everything about your song; the lyrics, the bio of the artist, the story of the song, what is about, the original tone and metric, cover versions, why did you choose this song, etc.  Speak up in English to Mr. Flores and write an essay

11 Perform your song (individual activity)

12 Perform the group song (team activity)

Questions, comments, and rehearsals only during class time, please!



Saturday, February 12, 2022

English Course 2025

Welcome to this English Course. These are the activities:

ONE

Read your favorite book in English 

Read the News in English

Write down new words in your notebook with the definitions in English

Read aloud some pages of your English book

Copy some passages of your book into the notebook

Listen to the audiobook following at the same time the book

Use Duolingo© or any other English Learning App


TWO

Write in your notebook what you did yesterday, what you are planning to do today, and what you will do tomorrow in English

Write a Timeline of your life

Write comments on YouTube in English

Write about what you like and dislike about your favorite song, your book, and your movie in English

Write a summary of what you have read in your book the day before

Write down new words in your notebook with the definitions in English

Listen to what you have written using Google Translate

Read what you have written aloud

Use Duolingoⓒ or any other English Learning App


THREE

Watch your favorite Streaming Series in English

Watch your favorite movie in English

Listen to your English song

Listen to the audiobook

Listen to your favorite podcast 

Watch YouTube videos in English

Write down new words in your notebook with the definitions in English

Read about your TV show in English

Sing aloud your English song

Use Duolingo© or any other English Learning App


FOUR

Speak up in English

Participate in class time speaking up in English

Narrate your life in English and record yourself

Listen to the narration of your life in English

Write down new words in your notebook with the definitions in English

Read aloud your book

Shadow and imitate actors from your favorite movie

Use Duolingoⓒ or any other English Learning App


FIVE

Review and study all the new words that you have written in your notebook

Spell the words by heart

Speak up aloud

Use them in a sentence or inside an idea

Work hard until you have memorized all of them


WEEKENDS

Do something you really like in English


Questions and comments during class time, please.


Thursday, October 22, 2020

The Human Body

 




head

skin

bone

finger

chest

neck

elbow

blood

throat

vein

face

hair

skeleton

knee

back

hand

leg

eye

toe

liver

heart

stomach

nail

nose

tongue

ear

foot

cheek

tooth

wrist

lung

arm

chin

kidney

mouth

brain

lip

shoulder

muscle

ankle


Based on the previous list complete the following activities:


1. Are there any words or phrases that you don’t know? Find them in a dictionary.

 

2. Spell the words in English.

 

3. Organize the words into alphabetical order.

 

4. Draw the words. (Illustrate with colored pencils if you want).

 

5. Write down the words with IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet).

 

6. Explain the word in English. (Speaking part)

 

7. Design a word search using 20 words.

 

8. Design a crossword puzzle using 20 words.

 

9. How many words and phrases can you remember when they are all turned over?

 

10. Write down a sentence using each word.

 

11. Write down an essay about the topic. 180 words minimum.

 

12. Speak about the topic for three minutes in English 


If you have any questions use the inbox of this site or send an email to cetis76englishcourse@gmail.com

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Learn English with Literature






Step 1 Choose a Literary Masterpiece that you can read in English and Spanish

Step 2 Read the Spanish version

Step 3 Read the English version

Step 4 Use monolingual and bilingual dictionaries (Oxford, Merriam Webster, Longman, Collins, or Cambridge)

Step 5 Write down a review. Follow the next structure:

a) Write a summary about the book
b) Why did you choose that book?
c) A brief biography of the author
d) What was the best part of the book? Explain why
e) Why did you like it?
f) Did the book improve your life? Explain the reasons
g) Write your recommendation


Step 6 Write down a glossary of the new words you have learned during this activity in English

Step 7 Record an mp3 voice file in English with the summary of the book (three to five minutes). Send at cetis76englishcourse@gmail.com 


Step 8 Show off all pieces of evidence of your assignment to Mr. Flores

If you have a question related to the activity, please post it here in the comments section