PET: Session 2 

Reading:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading3.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading4.html

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading_part5.htm

Listening:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part3.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part3.htm

Vocabulary:

http://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/B1_vocabulary_topics.htm

Post 10: English Language Challenges

Post 10: English Language Challenges

> What comments can you make about your experience learning English at university? What about the use of blogs?
> What aspects of your English need to be improved and how do you plan to do this?
> Outside the English class, how much are you using English these days? What for?

- Wordcount: 260
- Make comments on 3 of your partners' posts.


 

Let’s talk about learning English. Learning this language has been a plus in my life. Many doors have opened in my professional life. I did not learn English in the university. I learned it in an institute in New York. So it is difficult to talk about an experience that I did not have.

However, I believe that this opportunity that is given to students today of learning English as part of their curriculum is very good. I wish I had it.  I have to say that I learned to write by practicing and editing my papers at the university. If I had had a blog like this, it would have been much easy to practice my writing. I learned that this language has different ways of writing like Spanish. The most difficult is the academic writing. The blog is a good experience if one takes seriously. It helps a lot to improve the writing skills.

In my case I learn many different things about English every day. I enjoy learning about the different rules and ways to talk and write. I try to expose myself to English every day at least 20 to 30 minutes. I listen to the news in English on cable; I listen to music and talk to my colleagues in English as much as I can.

I believe that one always have to be opened minded in order to improve and learn more about this language that it will be a necessary tool for my career and for any one’s who wants to become a better professional. I say this because English has become the universal language, and most important papers are written in English.

Post 9 2014: Good and Bad Points (so far..)

Post 9  2014: Good and Bad Points (so far..)

2014>> Have you had a good year??

Write about:
> Good things that have happened in your life
> Situations that did not go so well
> Your achievements in 2014
> Things you did not do / have not done yet / still have to do this year
> Important news / events you would like to highlight
> Any other comments

Wordcount: 250 + 3 comments

It is hard to summarize the year 2014, I think is because it has not ended yet. However, this year has been in many ways a good year. I have been able to do many things that I always wanted to. For instance, I took a wonderful vacation. I visited several cities in Peru.  I learned a lot about its culture and the Incas.

In this trip, I visited Machu Picchu. This is a wonderful place. The architecture, the landscape and surroundings where is located are like a paradise. The houses and temples are built by cutting rocks from the mountains. One can feel the mystic of this place in every step around this city. For this and other reason, Machu Picchu has been nominated one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Another good point of this year was my older child graduation from the university. Today, he has become a biotechnologist. This made me very proud of his achievements. I believe he will be able to become a very good professional.

The things that they did not go well this year are the illnesses among some of my family members. Hopefully everyone has gotten well and today they are back on their feet.

One thing that I have not done yet this year is to finish an e-class that I began few weeks ago. This class is about bonsai, a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. The Japanese tradition dates back over a thousand years.

Well I hope this year continues its course and ends as a good year for everyone.