Well, now it’s time for the audio version. I hope everything is okay.
My Language 1 Self-assessment.
Date 15-06-2025.
Honestly, I wouldn’t know how to personally explain how I’ve felt during this first semester. It was a peculiar experience in every aspect, both for the experience and for everything I learned.
I normally never talk about this, but I think that compared to the beginning of the semester, I now feel much more comfortable with everything around me. The teachers are quite kind and understanding of what one might struggle to understand. At the beginning of the year, I was quite nervous, to be honest, about what was coming up. I had some confidence because I understood English quite well, but you always learn new things, and my goodness, I did learn new things that I had never heard of before.
For example, capital letters, which are much more common than in Spanish, having to improve my punctuation with commas and periods . I thank the teachers for their patience and willingness to help me with these issues. But without a doubt my biggest problem is my communication in English since during my time before university I never saw the need to constantly speak or write in English and now that I need to speak or write my problem is noticeable and it is something that I have been able to improve this semester thanks to the help of the teachers. At least my listening and reading skills in English are my strong suit since I always use it in my daily life thanks to video games, videos, reading and many more ways in which I am accustomed to English.
About my classmates, I don’t think I could ask for anything better. They are all very kind and understanding of each other. It’s a very pleasant environment to be in. I even managed to form a group of people with whom I feel comfortable.
With all this said, I can only look at what the future holds and how to manage my weaknesses and improve them in the future. I see myself now and at the beginning of the semester and I’m happy to notice a personal change in myself and how I’ve been able to handle all of this.
And above all, to be able to improve my editing of my Edublogs. I’ve been using it for 6 months and I still have no idea how to edit.
( I suck when it comes to expressing myself more personally )
Home participation week 14: Forum unit 4.
Script:Regarding this unit, I think my strengths were that I was able to better understand long and short vowels, since it was really interesting to see how they work, since in Spanish we don’t have that separation into vowels. And what I could improve regarding this unit is my way of communicating r long and short vowels, since several words that I used to say are pronounced in a new way, and I will have to improve and take all of that into account, and above all, improve my pronunciation, since it is something that always costs me due to my lack of experience speaking English. Recommendations that I could give to understand these new vowels are to look for words that have both long and short vowels to differentiate how they are pronounced better.
Audio Version: https://voca.ro/1bhHP36MVz1f
Audio Upload 8. Episode 71: Paul confesses.
Juan as Alice.
David as Paul.
David as Alice.
Juan as Paul.
Script:
| Alice: | Look Paul, we’ve been seeing each other for quite a while, and I think we’ve been getting on well together… |
| Paul: | I think so too! |
| Alice: | Paul, there’s something I want to ask you, and even though I’m afraid of the answer, I really need to know the truth. Paul, are you seeing anybody else? |
| Paul: | No! Alice, there’s no-one else, at least not in the way you think. |
| Alice: | Not in the way I think? What does that mean? Just tell me Paul, what’s going on? |
| Paul: | Alice, I’ve been trying to tell you this for weeks now, but I’ve been afraid of your reaction. The truth is. the truth is that I was married for several years, but my wife left me eighteen months ago. |
Vocabulary journal unit 4: Sports and Entertainment.
Chess-/tʃes/
Definition: a game for 2 players, each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules on a chessboard and attempts to checkmate the opponent’s king.
Synonym: Chess set-Chessboard.
Antonym: I didn’t find any.
Word family: Checkmate-Pawn-Tower-Horse.
Word association: Queen-Chess piece-Chess tournament.
Collocation: Chess match- Chess club-Chess piece.
Sample sentence: He played multiple games of chess with local youth.
Personal sentence: I have played several games of chess with my cousin.
Tennis-/ˈtenɪs/
Definition: Game played between two or four people in a special playing area that involves hitting a small ball across a central net using a racket.
Synonym: Lawn tennis-Table tennis-Net game.
Antonym: Defeat-Penalty.
Word family: Tennis ball- Tennis court-Tennis racket.
Word association: Racket-Court-Serve.
Collocations: Doubles tennis-Professional tennis-Elite tennis.
Sample sentence: Thank you for a great game of tennis.
Personal sentence: Tennis is one of my favorite sports. I used to play it with my dad.
Board game-/ˈbɔːd ɡeɪm/
Definition:A board game is a type of table game that involves small objects (playing pieces) that are placed and used in particular ways.
Synonym:Board-Party games-Interactive game.
Antonym: Inactivity.
Word family: Party games- Role playing games.
Word association: Game-Fun-Strategy.
Collocation: Play a board game-Win the game.
Sample sentences: Playing board games with friends.
Personal sentence:I enjoy board games with friends or family
Basketball-/ˈbɑːskɪtbɔːl/
Definition:A game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop.
Synonym:Round ball-Ball game.
Antonym: Don’t have any.
Word family: Defense-Turnover-Rebounding.
Word association:Dunk-Basket-Hoops.
Collocation:basketball game-Basketball coach.
Sample sentence: You may coach basketball better than anyone.
Personal Sentence:At my school it was a lot of fun to play basketball with my friends.
Football-/ˈfʊtbɔːl/
Definition:Any of various games played between two teams and involving kicking or, in some cases, touching a ball.
Synonym:Soccer.
Antonym:Grid game.
Word family: American football-Association football.
Word association: Football-Soccer.
Collocation: Football stadium-Football star.
Sample sentence:This week is simply about winning a game of football.
Personal sentence:I don’t enjoy football as much as other sports.
Dodgeball-/ˈdɒdʒbɔːl/
Definition:A team game in which players must dodge or catch balls thrown by their opponents while trying to hit their opponents in the same way.
Antonym:Cold.
Synonym: Throw ball-Battle ball.
Word association: Evasion-Catching-teamwork.
Word family: Dodge-Team-Fun.
Collocation: Play dodge ball-Dodge ball game.
Sample sentence:The owner of a gym forms a dodge ball team.
Personal sentence: Dodge ball is a sport that I enjoyed a lot at school with my friends.
Baseball-/ˈbeɪsbɔːl/
Definition:a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players each on a field with four bases marking the path a runner must take to score.
Antonym:Hardball-soccer ball baseball
Synonym: Baseball game- Softball.
Word association:Baseman-Catcher-Pitcher.
Word family:Throw-Catch-Hit.
Collocation:Baseball bat-Baseball coach.
Sample sentence:The baseball game was exciting
Personal sentence:Baseball is a sport that I think can be fun to play.
Rugby-/ˈrʌɡbi/
Definition:A team game played with an oval ball that can be kicked, carried, and passed from hand to hand. Points are scored by landing the ball behind the opposing team’s goal line or by kicking it between the two posts and over the crossbar of the opposing goal.
Antonym: —-
Synonym:Rugger-Rugby football-American football.
Word association:Athletic-Club.
Word family:Scrum-Line out.
Collocation: Professional rugby-Rugby club.
Sample sentence:The rugby team is preparing for the championship
Personal sentence:My best friend, I remember, wanted to play rugby. It would have been fun to watch him play.
Golf-/ɡɒlf/
Definition:a game played on a large open-air course, in which a small hard ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes in the ground
Antonym:——
Synonym:Golfing-Golf game.
Word association:Fairway-Green-Bunker.
Word family: Golf cart-Golf bag-Golf club.
Collocation:Game of golf-Competitive golf.
Sample sentence:Golf is a sport that combines physical skill with mental strategy.
Personal sentence:Personally, I always wanted to try golf but I’ve never been able to.
Home participation week 13.
My father, my stepmother, my grandmother and I went to Mexico 2 years ago.
We went to stay in Cancun for a week. in a hotel near the beach and several tourist spots.
The sun was burning like never before in Mexico (I can’t say I enjoyed it).
I experienced several things but my favorite was when I swam to do open sea diving.I was really excited to go snorkeling to be able to see the entire coral reef and fish so close up.
we bought various souvenirs for the family.
we went to the Aztec temples. The temple was quite peculiar with that peculiarity that if you clap in front of it it recreates the sound of the quetzal.
We found a lot of lizards on the streets, and I really liked that. I like lizards.
We ate a lot of Mexican food, mostly spicy, which wasn’t to my personal taste. I was surprised that even the rice in some food places was spicy.
we swam in Isla Mujeres. (It is a peculiar name for an island) The water on that island was so hot that it felt like one was bathing in the shower at home.
I remember that my dad and I won a giant stuffed animal in a huge claw machine.I was surprised by how huge the machine was, it was like 2-3 meters tall.
Personally, I wouldn’t return to Mexico because of the tropical climate, but I would recommend it because it’s beautiful and the tourist attractions are eye-catching.
Home participation week 10: Forum unit 3.(Phonetics)
Script:
I found my experience in this unit quite interesting. I learned all the different ways to pronounce words, since I didn’t have much knowledge of these. I also learned the use of the nose and throat to create sounds for specific words, such as “light” (L) and “dark” (L), with words like “love” and “live” (L) for “light” (L), and “ball” and “milk” (L) for “dark” (L). Related to the use of the nose and throat were the words “fricative” and “affricative” (L), words that involve a use of the throat that I wasn’t familiar with, such as “church” for “affricate” words, and “vision” for “fricative” words. With everything I learned, I will have to practice and improve my pronunciation to improve my English communication and be able to better manage everything I’ve learned in the future.
Audio: https://voca.ro/1iueOI0gX88o
Home participation week 10: Forum unit 3.
One of the topics I could say was a bit complicated for me was the simple present tense, since the last time I learned or used it was a long time ago, and because of this, it was a bit complicated for me to use it again. But it wasn’t a big deal since I already knew it.
Another topic that wasn’t difficult for me but was personally interesting was the WH questions, since I found it interesting that some types of questions had a category just for starting in the same way. They are also really useful for having more fluid conversations in English.
Audio: https://voca.ro/1zKulE1xhR8u
Vocabulary journal unit 3: Technology
artificial intelligence/ /ˌɑːtɪfɪʃl ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/
Definition: Artificial intelligence is computers and machines that can reason, learn, and act in ways that would normally require human intelligence or involve data they can analyze.
Words Family: Artificial,Automated,Learning.
Synonyms:Knowledge engineering,Machine learning.
Antonyms: Natural intelligence.
Word Associations: Machine learning,Neural networks.
Collocations: advanced artificial intelligence/weak artificial intelligence.
Personal sentence: I use artificial intelligence to find information.
Computer/ /kəmˈpjuːtə(r)/
Definition: A machine that can be programmed to automatically perform sequences of operations.
Word family: Tablet,Laptops,Desktop computer.
Synonyms: PC,Personal computer,Data processor.
Antonym: Volatile storage,Software.
Word associations: Laptop,Graphic,Programmer.
Collocations: Computer crash/Computer program.
Personal sentence: I use my computer for my homework.
Internet/ /ˈɪntənet/
Definition: a global computer network that provides a variety of information and communication services.
Words family: Network,Web,Browser.
synonym: Cyberspace,Online network.
Antonym: Offline,disconnected,local.
Word association: Online,network,connectivity.
Collocations: internet-browser/Fast-internet/Internet connection.
Personal sentence: I like to use the Internet to search for information.
Video game/ /ˈvɪdiəʊ ɡeɪm/
Definition: The meaning of video game is an electronic game in which players control images on a video screen.
Words family: Gamer,Game play,gaming.
Synonym:Electronic game,Computerized game.
Antonym: Away game,Inactivity.
Collocations: Video game player/Video game industry/Video game console.
Personal sentence:I enjoy playing video games with my friends to distract myself from my worries.
Headphones/ /ˈhedfəʊnz/
Definition:Pair of headphones connected by a band placed over the head, to listen to audio such as music or voice.
Words family: Earphones,Headsets.
Synonym:Earpieces,Listening device.
Antonym: Speaker,Mega phone.
Words association: Music,Audio,sound.
Collocation: A pair of headphones/ Set of headphones.
Personal sentence: I enjoy carrying my headphones everywhere.
Wi Fi / /ˈwaɪ faɪ/
Definition: is a wireless technology used to connect computers, tablets, smartphones and other devices to the internet.
Words family: Wireless internet,Wireless local area network.
Synonym: Connectivity, Wireless internet.
Antonym: Offline mode, Disconnected state.
Word association: Network, Internet.
Collocation: WiFi network, WiFi access, WiFi connection.
Personal sentence: It’s annoying when the wifi is slow and I have to research something.
Website/ /ˈwebsaɪt/
Definition:a set of related web pages located under a single domain name; a collection of files accessed through a web address and covering a particular topic or subject
Word Family: Web page, Web design.
Synonym: Site, Web page.
Antonym: Paper, Print, Manual.
Words association: Site, Web page.
Collocation: Company Website, Gaming Website.
Personal sentence : My Edublog is like my personal website.
Audio Upload 6 episode 57 : Dr Laver takes the plunge.
David as Dr.Laver.
Juan as Alice.
David as Alice.
Juan as Dr.laver.
Script:
| Dr. Laver: | I had a lovely time at the barbecue, although I drank too much wine. I had a terrible hangover. |
| Alice: | Did you? I just wish I hadn’t had that salmon, especially as I’d already had enough food. I was just being greedy. |
| Dr. Laver: | Oh well, not to worry, you’ll be alright soon. In fact, I was wondering, erm… |
| Alice: | Yes, yes? |
| Dr. Laver: | Well, when you’re well enough, would you like to go out one evening? |
| Alice: | Are you asking me out on a date, Dr. Laver? |
| Dr. Laver: | Well yes, I… I guess I am, and please, call me Paul. |
| Alice: | Well, Paul, I’d love to go on a date. |
| Dr. Laver: | Great. Would Friday be too soon? |