Listening Exercise- The Little Prince

"The Little Prince"

1. Listen the audio 

Valery Navarro 1 · The Little Prince - Chapter 1

2. Answer the quiz about the audio

Blog Entry #2/ Part #2 / Listening Practice

Watch the following video and respond the listening quiz

             "My Last Holiday"

Blog Entry #1/ Part #1/ Listening Practice

Watch the following video

              "My Last Holiday"

Self-Assessment Quiz

Are the statements below true or false according to the video?

1. She went to Britian on holiday last year

TRUE

FALSE

2. She went with her friends.

TRUE

FALSE

3. She stayed in a guest house.

TRUE

FALSE

 

4. She bought her food in the market.

TRUE

FALSE

5. Her favorite part of the holiday was to take boat trips.

TRUE

FALSE

Answers 

1. F

2. F

3. T

4. F

5. T

Comment your answers below

1. Where did you go on holiday last year?

2. Where would you like to go on holiday the next year?

3. Who would you go with?

My Reflection about Using Blogger as a Teaching Tool

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by Valery Navarro Ortiz

    Some years ago, I had used this digital platform to perform a simple task in class, but I have never imagined that Blogger can be used for many teaching purposes. Learning how to use Blogger in the last classes, I could have noticed that this tool can change the traditional English classes, and become the classes more interesting, interactive, and different.

How could English teachers use Blogger to enhance students´ linguistic skills? 

    The use of blogs in the classroom is an amazing tool that teachers must implement in order to change conventional classes into innovative classes. Students can express their ideas and improve their writing and reading skills by collaborating among them at the same time. For example:

-Students may become the blog as a diary entries. Teachers must ask students to write informally a summary of the main points about a specific topic.

-Students could develop their critical thinking by posting comments on the blogs of the other classmates. In this way, teachers can see their improvement in reading and writing skills.

-Students can use the blog as a digital portfolio where they must their pieces of writing in order to get feedback from their classmates with the objective of encouraging collaboration among them.

    As a result, blogs should be implemented in the classroom with the purpose of improving students`writing and reading skills.

Reading Comprehension Test #1

A Personal Reflection on Using Microsoft Word in English Class

A Personal Reflection on Using Microsoft Word in English Class
by Valery Navarro

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    In this blog, I am going to tell you a little bit about how my experience was when I used dictation option for the first time. If you do not know what is that, dictation option is a tool of Microsoft Word Document that people can use to record their voice and see the words that they are saying in the word document page. Therefore, people can notice if they are pronouncing correctly. Moreover, I am going to show you some reasons to use Dictation option in English classes.

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    Have you ever imagined or thought about using Microsoft Word in English class as a tool to practice pronunciation? In my experience, it was amazing to know about it and learn how to use it because it has been always difficult to me practicing pronunciation. Many times, I am talking to someone in English, and I am not able to notice my mispronunciation. Now, I know what I can use to improve my pronunciation. The dictation option was very easy to be managed, there is any complication in its use.

    What are the reasons to use Dictation option of Microsoft Word Document in English classes? 

1. English learners can use it easily because its management is not complicated.

2. English learners can practice alone because many times the teacher cannot be everywhere at the same time to correct them.

3. English learners can practice some specific words that the teacher assign them in the class.