English Portfolio
Inglés A1 Valeria Medina García
Benemérita Escuela Normal “Manuel Ávila Camacho”
English portfolio Valeria Medina García Curso Inglés A1 Responsable del curso Mtro. Salvador Díaz Lic. En Educación Primaria III Semestre, Ciclo escolar 2013-2014
LIST OF CONTENTS GRAMMAR
TO BE – Letter to my uncle TO BE PAST – Last night TO BE ABLE TO – My star CAN – Letter to my mom PRESENT CONTINUOS – Conversation Valeria and Laura SIMPLE PRESENT – Recording conversation Valeria and Yesenia NOUNS ADJETIVES POSSESIVE – The picnic PREPOSITIONS – Conversation Valeria, Mariel and Montse CONJUNCTIONS – Examples GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS – Dialogues LETTER SOUNDS – List and pictures
SEMANTIC FIELDS Store Professions Hobbies
TEXTS
WHAT I DID TODAY!! My first practice Reflection film “FAMILY MAN” History’s travel “LIKE A DREAM”
TO BE I
Am
You
Are
He
Is
She
Is
It
Is
We
Are
You
Are
They
Are
LETTER Hello uncle Ruben! How are you? We are so glad because now my mom is good and my sister is graduate. Last summer was busy and hard for my family. My mom is newly operated, she donated her kidney to my uncle now she is a Little sick, but she is recovering slowly. My uncle Heriberto and his family are very happy because now they doesn´t need to go to the hospital every day. They are thankful with my mom because she has given the most precious gift of the life. My mom is a hero, she is an ordinary person who does extraordinary things. I love you, Valeria Medina.
TO BE – PAST I
Was
You
Were
He
Was
She
Was
It
Was
We
Were
You
Were
They
Were
LAST NIGHT Last night we were at Aldo’s party, it was awesome because it was his birthday. He was very busy so he couldn’t talk to us. We were very angry, so I screamed: “Aldo, come here right now”, but he was at the dance floor with many pretty young ladies. And later, he answered: “I can’t go wait a second, this party is on fire”. Later, we were tired and bored so we leaf the party. The end
TO BE ABLE TO I
Am able to
Was able to
You
Are able to
Were able to
He
Is able to
Was able to
She
Is able to
Was able to
It
Is able to
Was able to
We
Are able to
Were able to
You
Are able to
Were able to
They
Are able to
Were able to
MY STAR Many years ago I was very happy, because all the day I was with my friend Star. She was a special person, she was able to make smile to anyone. Star was a one of my favorite people because when I was with her I was like really am. Together we were not boring always we were smiling. One of my favorite times with her was when we were lost in Zacatecas and it was so fun because we were tired and hungry. I remember the time when she was in Jerez and we were not able to find Raul`s home until two hours after. I can not say with words how much I appreciate she be in my life because she is my star and my friend. I can say that I very happy even. Valeria Medina GarcĂa
CAN – CAN’T It is when a person has an ability or skill LETTER Hi mom ! Yesterday my sister and I were able to fly to Sacramento, it is interesting because we are traveling and knowing tourist places. Last night we were at California State Railroad Museum, it was great because I am learning history at school Normal. Do not worry for us, we are staying in a hotel, it is elegant and expensive. I am excited because I am shopping all the time. We are happy and we can not wait anymore for see to our cousin because she is friendly and lovely. Right now we are driving to the Vanessa´s home, but I am nervous because the last time we were at her home, I was screaming because Vanessa´s dog can jump high. Now, we are driving to the hometown, we are listening and singing loud music, but we were hungry so we are eating chips and drinking sodas. Also I am playing videogames. We hope you are not angry and can forgive us. Valeria & Yaneli
PRESENT CONTINUOS To express progressive actions To be + verb + ING Consonant + e
-e + ing
Consonant + vowel + consonant
+ c + c + ing
2 vowels
+ c + ing
2 consonants
+ ing
CONVERSATION Valeria: Hello Laura, how are you? Laura: I´m fine thank you, and you? Valeria: Excelent! Thanks. How are the kids? I really miss them. Laura: They are also good. How is everything at your school? Valeria: I have a week living alone in Zacatecas, my new apartment is next to the school. This makes it all okay. Laura: Good for you, hope you have great success in your studies, we miss you so much. Valeria: Please say hello to my grandmother, my uncles and my children. I will return son, probably go on Spring Break.. Laura: Why you coming in these days? It is better in summer Valeria: My family and I need to renew our U.S. residence we have no other choice. Laura: I hope time passes quickly, the cowboy Joaquin misses his favorite aunt, Ando keeps asking for you. Valeria: Don´t say that because you break my heart. I love you all, take care please. Goodbye!
SIMPLE PRESENT Afirmative
Interrogative Negative
I
-
Do
Do not
You
-
Do
Do not
He
-s
Does
Does not
She
-s
Does
Does not
It
-s
Does
Does not
We
-
Do
Do not
You
-
Do
Do not
They
-
Do
Do not
RECORDING Conversation Yesenia - Valeria http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsBbvckSQo&feature=youtu.be
NOUNS ADJETIVES POSSESIVE I
My
Mine
You
Your
Yours
He
His
His
She
Her
Hers
It
Its
Its
We
Our
Ours
You
Your
Yours
They
Their
Theirs
“THE PICNIC� Yessenia and Valeria are in the Encino Mocho because it is the ranch here Valeria grew up. They organized a picnic with theirs classmates Pablo and Juan. Now they are enjoy the view, Pablo and Juan are preparing the meat, and Yessenia are serving the soda and Valeria are putting together the table. They are happy because they have many funny things. When the meat is ready all sit at the table and eat, at the end they talk stories and then jump rope because they can jump far and fast. Valeria count the seconds it takes for each one to jump in English because she is able to speak English. 7:00 pm when everyone goes home.
PREPOSITIONS Preposition
Meaning
above
higher than or over
across
friom one side to the other
after against
- following something - later than - in opposition to - in contact with
along
from one end to the other
among
surrounded by
around before
- in a circle - near, appproximately - earlier than - in front of
behind
at the back of
below
lower than
beneath
under
beside
next to
between by close to down from in
in the space separating two things near, at the side of near from higher to lower where something starts or originates at a point within an area
in front of
directly before
inside into near next to off
on the inner part of enter a closed space close to beside down or away from
Examples The sun is above the clouds. It's dangerous to run across the road. - The boy ran after the ball. - I'll phone you after lunch. - Stealing is against the law. - The sofa is against the wall. They are walking along the street. Peter was among the spectators. - He walked around the table. - It costs around 50 euros. - The day before yesterday. - He bowed before the king. Passengers sit behind the driver. His shorts are below his knees. The pen was beneath the books. The bank is beside the cinema. Mary sat between Tom and Jane. The restaurant is by the river. The school is near the church. She pulled down the blind. The wind is blowing from the north. The pen is in the drawer. The child ran out in front of the bus. The bird is inside the cage. He went into the shop. The school is near the church. The bank is next to the cinema. He fell off the horse.
on
in a position touching a surface
onto
move to a position on a surface
opposite
facing, on the other side
out of outside over
- move from a closed space - without opposite of inside - above/across - on the surface of
past
beyond
round
in a circular movement
through
from one side to the other
throughout
in every part of
to
in the direct of / towards
towards
in the direction of
under
beneath, below
underneath
beneath
up
towards or in a higher position
The plate is on the table. The cat jumped onto the roof of the car. Eva sat opposite Tom at the table. - He got out of the taxi. - She's out of work. The garden is outside the house. - The plane flew over the Atlantic. - She put a sheet over the furniture. She drove past the supermarket. The earth moves round the sun. The Seine flows through Paris. The virus spread throughout the country. On the way to the station. The child ran towards her father. Water flows under the bridge. There was dust underneath the rug. She walked up the stairs.
HALLOWEEN CONVERSATION Mariel: Hello Valeria you look great your witch´s costume is out of this planet Valeria: Hi Mariel thank you for you complements, Hey where are Monse? Mariel: I don´t know, let me call her Ring ring … ring ring Monse: Hi grils, I have a very bad new, I can´t my costume , are you know where is it? Mariel: Looking into the closet Monse: Already did!, hey Valeria is there? Mariel: Yes she is in front of me Monse: Both help me Valeria: Looking under the bed Monse: I can´t see anything, No over, no down Mariel: Now, serch at the bottom of the wash machine Monse: No it´s new Valeria: Searching at the kitchen on the table Monse: Wait, Oh my god!, My princess costume is in front of me, it is on the coach
CONJUNCTIONS -
después (de) que, luego que
-
aunque
-
como quiera que
and
-
e
apparently, it seems that
-
como que
as if
-
como si
as long as, so long as, while
-
mientras que
as soon as
-
en cuanto
as, since
-
como
because
-
porque
before
-
antes (de) que
both ... and
-
así ... como
even if even if, however much even, still hardly, scarely ... when however much, even if however, yet if, whether in case in case that in order that, so that in spite of in such a way that
-
aun cuando
-
mas que
-
aun apenas ... cuando mas que
after although, even though although, since
-
neither ... nor
-
ni ... ni
neither, nor
-
ni
not even
-
on condition that
-
on the condition that
-
provided that
-
scarely ... when, hardly
-
since
-
so as to
-
ni siquiera con la condición que a condición de que con tal (de) que apenas ... cuando desde que, puesto que de condición que
so long as, as long as, while
-
so that
-
mientras que
-
de manera que a fin de que, para que dado caso que
supposing that
-
dado que
that
-
que
unless
-
a menos que
until
-
hasta que
empero when si where en caso (de) que whether, if caso que while a fin de que, while, so long as, as para que long as a pesar de que without de modo que yet, however,
-
cuando donde si mientras mientras que
-
sin que empero
so that, in order that supposing that
-
SENTENCES AFTER My friend and I went home after party ALTHOUGH He is smaller than his brother although he is two years old AND I like to watch the football games and some series AS It was just as I thought AS… AS Yesi runs as fast as Juan AS… LONG… AS I will go as long as it is free You can borrow my bike as long as you are careful AS SOON AS Please let the dog out as soon as you get home AS WELL AS I went to Paris and London as well as Berlin
BECAUSE I eat pizza because I do not like the chicken BEFORE Children remember to brush your teeth before the bed BOTH AND I liked both the movie and the play BUT He is really polite, but he is so boring EITHER OR Without it, they either do not bloom or flower poorly EVEN IF Even if I study all night I will never be prepared for tomorrow‘s test EVEN THOUGH Even though it is raining, I am going to go the beach HOWEVER Tom has money, however is not all that happy IF I will play tennis tomorrow if it does not rain
IN CASE Locate a place in each room of the house that you can go to in case of an earthquake IN ORDEN TO All animals have special needs that need to be met in order to live with us MORE OVER Carolina and Richard organized a dinner for Karla and more over going to rent a jukebox NEITHER‌ NOR The lady does not want neither sweep the yard or clean the house NEVERTHELESS Ruth studied hard for your History test, nevertheless is distraught NOR Mir. Smith does not like candy’s of strawberry nor pineapple NOR THAT Now that the neighbor was, the kids cut off the flowers in the garden OR We can study now or later
ONCE I drink water once time SINCE I have been working at the bank since 2008 SO I want to move to Calera so I am studying English SO THAT She studying English so that she can move to London THEN If To単o not buy the baskets, then we will go with Frida THERE FORE I think therefore I am THOUGH The rase I found will serve though place white carnations UNLESS Unless it is free, I won not go UNTIL The colors remain on the floor until someone picks them up
WHEN When you feel sad, I will be with you WHEREAS Whereas the teacher leaves the room the students play WHETHER Mark visit her grandmother whether his father takes him YET I do not forgive, yet.
GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS Dialogue 1.Valeria: Hi, How are you? Yessi: Hello, I´m fine thanks. Valeria: I´m happy…!! Good to have seeing you again! Yessi: Me too, I am pleased!! Valeria: How have you been? Yessi: Very good!! Valeria: And where are you from? Yessi: I´m from Hungria. Valeria: Very well…….see you later ……best wishes this Christmas!! Yessi: Also my best wishes to you and your family…….till next time.
Dialogue 2.Narciso: Hello, Good morming. Belen : Hi, morning, how are you doing? Narciso: Good! Belen: How old are you? Narciso: I have twenty year old….. Belen: And… how do you spell your name? Narciso: My name is written as: N-a-r-c-i-s-o. Belen: You have a nice name
Dialogue 3.Ruth: Good nigth, Dave. How's it going? Dave: Great. Thanks. Ruth: how was your work? Dave: excellent! There was a lot of work……. Ruth: I invite you to a morning picnic….. You agree? Dave: okay, tomorrow I will not go to work. Ruth: then tomorrow I see you in the park at 10 am…. Dave: See you tomorrow, Ruth. Ruth: Good night, Dave.
Dialogue 4.Leslie: Hey girl, how you doing? Valeria: I'm fine thanks. Leslie: Can I help you? Valeria: Do you speak Spanish? Leslie: Little. Where are you from? Valeria: I am from Mexico, Zacatecas State. Leslie: I have family in Michoacán, What's your name? Valeria: Valeria and yours? Leslie: Leslie. I hope to go soon. Hey, I can help you find anything. What do you want? Valeria: Thank you very much. Till Next time.
Dialogue 5.Valeria: Good morning! Maria: Good morning, how are you? Valeria: Very well thanks and you? Maria: Happy to see you again. Valeria: Tell me! Are you still working at the company? Maria: Sure. I need to save money because your cousin and I are getting married in six months. Valeria: Oh my God! I must be with you that day. Maria: Please plan a vacation for that day. Valeria: I will. Best wishes! Maria: Goodbye.
Dialogue 6.Valeria: Hi How are you? Yaneli: Everything is normal, not bad. How are you doing? Valeria: Well quiet, thanks. I miss you. When will you come? Yaneli: I do not know, it's hard to get out of this hospital. Valeria: I just hope they come back soon, I need someone to accompany me wherever I go. I really miss those days. Yaneli: Me too but every sacrifice has its rewards, remember? Valeria: You are my reward. Yaneli: Quiet. Take care! Valeria: You too. Don't forget me sister. Yaneli: See you soon.
LETTER SOUND
Letter A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Pronunciation Ei Bi Ci Di I Ef Gi Eich Ai Jei Key El Em En Ou Pi Quio Ar Es Ti You Vfi Dobliu Ex Way Zzet
Sound Throat sound Lip and lip Tongue and palate Tongue and palate Throat sound Lip and teeth Tongue and palate Throat sound Throat sound Tongue and palate Throat sound Tongue and palate Lip and lip Tongue and palate Throat sound Lip and lip Throat sound Throat sound Tongue and palate Tongue and palate Throat sound Lip and teeth Tongue and palate Tongue and palate Throat sound Tongue and palate
STORE AUTOMOTIVE
SEAT COVER 21.09 DLLS MAT 19.99 DLLS
BUMPER 80 DLLS
TIRES 90 DLLS
COVER 52.99 DLLS
HEADLIGHT 45 DLLS
HOOD 70 DLLS
TAIL PIPE 1100 DLLS
PROFESSIONS VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWUqZbRiqjI &feature=youtu.be
HOBBIES
TEXTS WHAT I DID TODAY!!
September, 12th. 2013 Go to the conference was interesting, because I understood many aspects about the general law. It started today, this are important for us because many aspects were modified and implemented, the principal are the evaluation, the feeding of children, school fees, school full time and self-management education. In the conference participated important persons as the director of the CNTE of Zacatecas, but what interested me was when they talked about the self-management education known to us as school privatization. This means that school officials will be responsible for managing the resources of the school, that is to say the resources that are destinated to the school will be sent directly to school and no to secretaries. I think that we have to know, understand and analyze the new general law, because we are teachers in training and we must know whether it benefits us or harms us. What I know is that we are facing a great challenge and we need to keep us informed. Valeria Medina GarcĂa
MY FIRST PRACTICE!! I knew that i was accepted in the Normal, I sincerely did not know which the way I had to take was. I knew that i would like to be teacher because I love the children but I did not know if that would make me really happy. So I decided to talk to my cousin recently graduated from the Normal, I asked her advice about going or not. Maricruz said I really would know if I was doing the right thing in my first practice, it is the experience that defines everything. I thought that it was much time I had to wait but time passes quickly, now just will wait a week for my first practice as a teacher in training. I never imagined all that entails practice. From last week the course's coordinator asked us many things: such as the badgers for children and the distinctive poster for classroom.
MOVIE FAMILY MAN “The most important thing is that someone is waiting at home” Valeria Medina García The movie "family man" makes me think of the true meaning of life, sometimes we forget the most important things and we only focus on goals like having a lot of money, a good job, eat food in fancy restaurants or buy us everything we want. The protagonist of the movie has met all these goals, but this doesn´t mean that he has a successful life because it has no case when you're alone and you haven´t someone waiting for you at home. Not even have a home. Neither the luxuries, nor all the money in the world can be compared with the value of a family, because it's the only thing we can be sure. Really I liked to know of Jack's life, that he stopped being
an
egoist
and
senselessly
he
become
a
real
father
independently of everything complicated to be.
“It is never too much late” Also I want to speak about the incorrect decisions that we take along our lives, like to lose to a great love. But like Jack it did it it is possible to recover this special person because it is never too much late.
LIKE A DREAM The appointment to come out on Wednesday at 11pm. After 10 hours we arrived at the hotel, this was just two streets from downtown. Fast leave all bags in bedrooms because the date to go to the Site Museum of Cultural Center of Spain in Mexico was at 12:00 pm , the tour was certainly very interesting , I really feel that I ignored important aspects of our ancestors. For example the significance of the Mexicas gave the snake was important, they thought it represented humility because this always dragging but‌ Why the national emblem has an eagle devouring a snake? Unfortunately representation was created by the Spaniards when they conquered this land, the
Spaniards
arriving
viewed
many
representations of snakes everywhere and as they believed it was a thing of the devil question of
religion
changed
the
symbolic
representation of our lands. Now my problem is ... How do I will again feel proud of my national emblem if it was a way to humiliate my ancestors? Never really was a snake devoured by an eagle was an eagle that supported the symbol of the source of water and fire, which resembled a scarf. Other information that made me sad was when the guide mentioned that name us Mexicans is another humiliation by the Spaniards. This way of naming us arises because our ancestors refused to new religions that way: MEXICA, NO. After that the conquerors mistreated, beaten and punished our Mexica.
I am proud to be Mexican but the question I ask myself is: How long will continue to be humiliated by others if they have always done? Then, we walked around the historic center of the city, knowing the National Government Palace, the Zocalo, the museum displaying the 50 photographs that changed the life of National Geographic and the Palace of Bellas Artes. At 2:00 pm back to the hotel because we had to moving to the National Pedagogical University, that we had an appointment for a conference with Dr. Belinda Arteaga. From the talk with the doctor and I learned a lot of information that I ignored I understood the different paradigms of History, I speak mainly of positivism and the Annales School. Positivism is presented in the traditionalist school where knowledge is learned mechanically and the Annales School, knowledge is constructed from interpretation. I really liked the talk with the doctor because she answered many of my
questions,
for
example: What paradigms do we have to take to the teaching of History today? Can I take the good from each of the paradigms? She answered that it was possible, using the eclectic idea is the best.
Another of its recommendations, which I'm sure will help me a lot to teach History. Must I select a type of history (for example: cultural, economic, gender, etc.) to work any content. Definitely a smart woman, who only shows security herself. I believe that I had never had the opportunity to listen to a person with both cultural knowledge. An example to follow. We returned to the hotel at night, my friends and I just went out to dinner and then rest because it was a day that left us exhausted. The next day we visited the Palace Lecumberri, where is located the National Historical Archive. We travel to each of the galleries but it was not what we expected because we all just begun to interact with documents. It was not possible because we had no license to do. It was interesting because the building has the structure of a prison. Later we moved to the Secretary of Public Education. Shiddartha Camargo there waiting for us. A conference that kept me interested at all time. He started explaining why we need to change the teaching of History, Is not even because it has not a teaching strategy to learn. His
proposal
is
to
use
concepts of first order and second order concepts. Also he gave us an example of teaching sequence with the use of an image, working with all the concepts of second order. What I liked most was when Pablo Alexis identified an error in his teaching sequence. He showed him that the Normalistas also have much to contribute.
Following the conference we decided to move to the Castle of Chapultepec. I seemed to be the nicest place I've ever been. Although I had very little time to tour I loved every aspect of this building. The gardens are beautiful, the city views are incredible,
and
each
monument
is
exceptional. I take back all the time necessary to know every part of it. Newly, we returned to the hotel, we rested a bit and went out for dinner. On Saturday morning we left the hotel we already packing to move to Tenochtitlan. More fulfilled a dream. I wanted to check this place out. Upon arrival we hired a tour guide named Candido. He took care to explain every part of the place, it was very interesting to know the history of that site. Although it was too tired. We walked from the pyramid of the sun, the moon pyramid to pyramid Quetzalcoatl. An important fact is that it is wrong to name them "pyramids" it is correct name is "basamientos" is because they do not end up in beak. Tenochtitlan means place where energy, its main deity was not the sun if the water deity "Tlaloc". One thing that discouraged me was when Candido mention that 85% of the buildings was rebuilt by an anthropologist from long ago. I honestly did not recognize the real buildings.
Knowing this place was magical, is an obligation that all Mexicans should do: know Tenochtitlan.
I think the trip to MĂŠxico was like a dream, are the moments with special people that make life meaningful and more if they are the magical places.