martes, 9 de mayo de 2017

MODAL VERBS

The previous class on Friday we do a review of the modal verbs and we wrote in team an imaginary story with the regret or end of the story ´If only I had not boarded that bus´.

My team was integrated with Berenice and Jessica, and our story was:




Finished wrote our story one person of our team read and needed remember all stories, but we lost.

In that exercise, we committed a grammar mistake with one phrase of reported speech.

We wrote the phrase in past but the correct time was past participle.

Another Modal verbs are:
Can could, may might, will would, must shall, should and ought to.

And that indicated:
ability, obligation and advice, permission, habits and past modals.

lunes, 8 de mayo de 2017

LOANWORDS

The latest class we learn the concept of loanwords and we research in teams some loanwords and their origins.

In my team, we found the following loanwords:

LOANWORDS
ORIGIN
zombie
african
ketchup
chinesse
garbage
french
lychee
chinesse
umbrella
itilian ombrello
lasagne
italian
vodka
russian
paparazzi
italian/plural
taekwondo
korean
hurricane
spanish
tourist
spanish
tornado
spanish
karate
korean


It is interesting known the origin of the words and it was useful for the reading task and for our vocabulary.

I never imagine that we use in our language words of african origins.

jueves, 27 de abril de 2017

SAT Exams

SAT exams

In the previous class, we researched information about the SAT exams

This exam is apply to high school students or if the university requestment, the duration of the exam is between 3 or 4 hours.

The College Board states that the SAT exams measures literacy and writing skills that are needed for academic success in the university.

The SAT exams were composed of 3 sections writing, critical reading, mathematics approximately each one section will be resolve in 35, 65 and 55 minutes.

The purpose of the SAT exams is evaluating the knowledge of the students.

The minimum score of the exam is between 800 to 1600.

After exposed the research we did an example of a SAT exam but I think that it was very difficult because sometimes in other reading exams I do not know the meaning of one or two words but in this exam I do not comprehend a lot of words even my partner of the team.

However I think that exam is easy if you speak English and if you prepare for the exam.

Although I think SAT exam is easier than the exam of the UNAM, because in that exam the sections are 10 about different subjects like chemistry, biology, physic, and others, and in SAT exam, is a general knowledge not a specific knowledge.

It is interesting know what exams do in other countries to entry at the university or the requirements for a master degree or other degree.

lunes, 24 de abril de 2017

Diamonds explained

Diamonds explained

In this entry, I will explain the song of Diamonds, by Rihanna.

That song is about a woman who fell in love, and their first impression of her relationship. 

At the beggining of the song she expected that they would be happy with their relationship

Then she explained that she appraised his love demonstrations. And she described that she felt alive when he held her.

She continued describing her feelings. She considered that she had known that they would become one right away.

She explained that she felt the energy of sun rays when she saw him at first sight.

She felt that she had seen the life inside their eyes.


Finally, she affirmed that they shine bright like diamonds in the sky for their love.




martes, 21 de marzo de 2017

Essay: working conditions Mexico V.S. working conditions in the U.S.

Essay: working conditions Mexico V.S. working conditions in the U.S.

In that class, we continue research the themes working conditions in Mexico and working conditions in the US, for formulate our essay for the next Friday.
Also, we research the requirements of an essay.
I found this information about the organization for this type of essay:
• A comparison essay notes either similarities, or similarities and differences.
• A contrast essay notes only differences.
• The comparison or contrast should make a point or serve a purpose.
The points that need the essay are:

Thesis

Introduction

Body Paragraph 1:
Topic 1
Topic 2

Body Paragraph 2:
Topic 1
Topic 2

Body Paragraph 3:
Topic 1
Topic 2

Conclusion

The essay has two organizational structures:
Block method (subject by subject)
Point by point
Comparisons followed by contrasts (or the reverse)
In general I found the next information about the researches:
Wages and Salaries
Working hours and vacations
The Aguinaldo
Other Bonuses
Working Hours in Mexico
Holidays in Mexico
Pensions and Insurance
I decided in the essay compare differences between working conditions in Mexico and the US, to prove working in the US are more convenient. 

lunes, 6 de marzo de 2017

TIPS

3 TIPS 

The last class we listened a record about tips to learning English those are:

1.- Breathe
2.- Project words
3.- Pronouns clearly and open mouth

About these three tips I think that were different to the others recommendations that we watch or listen in other classes.

The first tip I think is when some singers use their diaphragm to sing. But I think for that tip we need to practice often for our body gets used to using this advice.

The second and third tip were really connected because if you project the words to the last one person that will be in the corner or in the end of a stadium, you need to talk clearly and strong.

A friend of mine told me that another tip to pronounce well some words in English was putting a pencil in your mouth to talk.

lunes, 27 de febrero de 2017

Things non-Spanish-speaking Latinos are sick of hearing

Things non-Spanish-speaking Latinos are sick of hearing

In that video, we can saw different persons that stereotype a man Mexican American:
For example, the man who wants to learn Spanish but at the same time kidding you for 
the pronunciation of the common Spanish words for americans.

Another situation occurs when you know someone who is Mexican and the person 
identified with you then both start talking about cultural things, and makes the talk really 
familiar and friendly.

Even his boos kidding about if he knows margaritas, tequila and other Mexicans 
beverage.

Ken Tanaka meets a Caucasian Japanese man.


In the other video, we saw the life of a Caucasian Japanese who raise in Japan but he can 
speak English because he has not the English accent.
Ken Tanaka asked him if he suffer bullying for not speak well Japanese when he was a 
child, but when he answered no Ken astonishes because he known a lot of histories of 
persons that suffer bullying for that situation.

David think that is more often suffered bullying if you are a half Japanese because in his case the people think that he was American but it was another situation of Japanese American who are living in Japan they have much harder time.

After watched these two videos, I am accord with David but told in other words, 
how the people see you they treat you, and that depends of the culture of your residence 
for example in general the Mexicans are friendly so when you meet a Mexican in another 
country commonly they are treat with amiability in a general situation.

Then explained what happened when you look like a Mexican, Japanese, Chinese, and you don’t speak the language that supposed you need to talk in that case the citizen get angry
automatically because they felt offended and attacked for you even if they don´t know
your story.

Finally, I think that videos could show us not categorization the people for their appearance.