HOW DO YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH?

NAME: Kevin Vasco

DATE: 2021-05-2021
1. Look at the pictures and match. Draw lines.

Writing speaking listening reading

2. Read and think about the following questions, write your answers.
1. Why are you in this English class?

Because I want to learn to speak English fluently, and to speak with native speakers of

the language without being reluctant or afraid.

2. Do you often use English outside the classroom? When?

I sometimes use English to sing songs, and when reading books or magazines.

3. How are you going to use it in the future?

As a professional, in the future I will need to speak English fluently, because if there are

native speakers, I will be able to express myself in a better way.

4. What aspects of your English do you want to improve: pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, fluency?

I would like to improve my pronunciation, vocabulary, and fluency to express myself

better.
 5. Which skills do you want or need to focus on most: listening, speaking, reading, writing?

I need to focus more on speaking and listening as I consider it to be the best way to
learn good pronunciation and fluency.

6. In what situations do (or will) you need to speak or listen to English?

When speaking with someone who does not speak Spanish, when listening to music or
reading untranslated books.

7. What kinds of things do you want to be able to read and write?

I would like to be able to read math books and write articles.

8. Is there anything that you don’t want to do in this class?

No, I want to do everything in class.

3. Listen to six students talking, then answer these questions. (Power point presentation 2, # Audio 1.3)

What do they want to improve most? What helpful strategy do they use outside the classroom?
A spoken English watch a movie they know in English, first with Spanish.
subtitles, then with English subtitles, then without subtitles
B increase _ vocabulary_ translate song _lyrics_
C work on __pronunciation read short, simplified _readers_ and listen to the online _audio_ at
the same time
D _Focus on reading_ skills read _newspaper_ articles on the internet
E _work on my reading_ skills write letters to a _pain pal_
F work on _listening, speaking, reading, Come to _class_ and start following other people’s suggestion
pronunciation, everything

4. Write an action plan.

Example:

The things I want to improve most in my English this

period are……..
To work on my pronunciation, I’m going to listen to songs
online and read the lyrics at the same time
 The things I want to improve most in my English this
period are…….
To work on my listening and pronunciation skills, I am going to listen song, people
talking, interviews online and read the lyrics at the same tame.

5. WHAT KIND OF LEARNER ARE YOU?

Listen to the people talking about their learning style and complete the table. (Power point
presentation 2, Audio # 2)
Name Option of today’s project Strategy for exam preparation Learning style
Lucy Loved it-she enjoyed _putting Rewrite _notes using diagrams and kinesthetic/tactile
all_the pieces _together_ _charts_
Allan Enjoyed it-liked _working in a Wants to work _together and test each Auditory
team and _discussing options other
Antonio Thought it was OK-prefers reading Go through notes highlighting important Visual
articles online ______works_and Grammar rules