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My English Learning Journal - Progress 1

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💡 What do you expect to improve in this course?

¿Qué esperas mejorar en este curso?

🤝 What help do you need from your teacher?

¿Qué ayuda necesitas de tu profesor/a?

📚 What can you do on your own in class to improve your English?

¿Qué puedes hacer por tu cuenta en clase para mejorar tu inglés?
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I will turn on my camera. I will turn on my microphone. I will ask questions in English. I will use English in class...

🏠 What can you do outside the class to improve your English?

¿Qué puedes hacer fuera de clase para mejorar tu inglés?
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Watch English movies/series with subtitles. Listen to English music and podcasts. Read English books or articles. Write in a journal in English...

🗣️ What kind of feedback would you like to receive?

¿Qué tipo de retroalimentación te gustaría recibir?

"Every word you learn is a step closer to your dreams!"

Can Do Checklist ✅

Track your English skills progress!

What can you do in English? Assess yourself for each of three skills below.

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Esta es mi auto-evaluación para la semana:
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Reception

Can understand short texts and audios about people’s personal details, everyday activities, and hobbies.

Puedo entender textos cortos y audios sobre detalles personales de las personas, actividades cotidianas y hobbies.

Can recognize main vocabulary in texts about celebrations, families, and daily activities.

Puedo reconocer el vocabulario principal en textos sobre celebraciones, familias y actividades diarias.

Can understand the main ideas and specific information in simple readings and audios (e.g., about school, clothes, personality).

Puedo entender las ideas principales y la información específica en lecturas y audios sencillos (por ejemplo, sobre la escuela, la ropa, la personalidad).

Can follow short oral instructions and match them to visuals (e.g., physical actions, outfits).

Puedo seguir instrucciones orales cortas y relacionarlas con imágenes (por ejemplo, acciones físicas, conjuntos de ropa).

Can understand and get the meaning from simple expressions, phrases, and linking words (e.g., also, so that, in order to).

Puedo entender y captar el significado de expresiones, frases y palabras de enlace sencillas (por ejemplo, también, para que, con el fin de).
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Production

Can write short texts such as a personal profile, an email, a paragraph, or a blog with support.

Puedo escribir textos cortos como un perfil personal, un correo electrónico, un párrafo o un blog con apoyo.

Can describe themselves, others, and familiar topics using simple vocabulary and present tenses.

Puedo describirme a mí mismo, a otros y temas familiares usando vocabulario sencillo y tiempos presentes.

Can give short oral presentations based on personal stories and visuals (e.g., survey findings or scrapbook content).

Puedo dar presentaciones orales cortas basadas en historias personales y recursos visuales (por ejemplo, resultados de encuestas o contenido de un álbum de recortes).

Can use basic grammatical structures (e.g., present simple and continuous, demonstratives) to express what I like, my everyday activities, and physical descriptions.

Puedo usar estructuras gramaticales básicas (por ejemplo, presente simple y continuo, demostrativos) para expresar lo que me gusta, actividades diarias y descripciones físicas.

Can create and organize visuals (e.g., charts, drawings, family trees) to support communication in speaking or writing.

Puedo crear y organizar recursos visuales (por ejemplo, gráficos, dibujos, árboles genealógicos) para apoyar la comunicación en la expresión oral o escrita.
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Interaction

Can introduce themselves and others in informal and classroom situations.

Puedo presentarme a mí mismo y a otros en situaciones informales y en el aula.

Can ask and answer simple WH- and yes/no questions about daily life, personal information, school, and hobbies.

Puedo hacer y responder preguntas sencillas con wh- y yes/no sobre la vida cotidiana, información personal, la escuela y hobbies.

Can work and interact in Englishin pairs or small groups to do tasks such as surveys, interviews, and scrapbook presentations.

Puedo trabajar en parejas o en grupos pequeños completamente en inglés para realizar tareas como encuestas, entrevistas y presentaciones en álbum de recortes.

Can give and receive basic feedback in English using kind, useful phrases with the help of the teacher or a rubric.

Puedo dar y recibir retroalimentación básica en inglés usando frases amables y útiles para el otro, con la ayuda del maestro o una rúbrica.

Can participate in role-plays and group discussions using simple sentences, phrases, expressions, and appropriate gestures..

Puedo participar en juegos de roles y discusiones en grupo en clases usando frases en inglés, expresiones comunes y gestos sencillos, adecuados a la situación.

How do you rate yourself this week?

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Weekly Reflection 💭

Think about your learning journey this week!

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What did I learn so far?

¿Qué has aprendido hasta ahora en el curso?
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What was difficult?

¿Qué ha sido un reto para ti?
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What are your goals for the next 5 weeks?

¿Cuáles son tus objetivos de aprendizaje para las siguientes 5 semanas?

My favorite new word:

Mi nueva palabra favorita:
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Emoji to describe my week:

Strategies 💡

Strategies to improve my learning process

Choose at least 5 strategies in each category that can help you improve your English.

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Reception

Over the next couple of weeks, I will apply the following strategies to improve my listening and reading

Durante las próximas dos semanas, aplicaré las siguientes estrategias para mejorar mis habilidades de escucha y lectura

Tip: Read subtitles in English while watching a series

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Take 3 breaths before starting to watch and focus

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Watch a 20-minute episode with English subtitles. Pay attention to how the actors pronounce the words written in the subtitles.

Tip: Listen to slow podcasts. ➡️Click to find podcasts (https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/audio-series/podcasts)

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen with your eyes closed for 2 minutes

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Listen to one podcast and write down 5 new/useful words

Tip: Read short texts on the Internet in English

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Think about how important the present is. Be informed about “now”.

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Read one news article/blog in English a week

Tip: Highlight keywords in a text

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Repeat: "I am present, I can focus on words that are important."

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Highlight 5 keywords in each text you read and try to memorize them

Tip: Identify the main idea and details in reading

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Pause and breathe before answering

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Write a sentence (in English) with the main idea of the text after each reading. Make this a habit.

Tip: Read aloud to improve comprehension

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen to your own voice without judgment.

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Read a paragraph aloud each day

Tip: Use mind maps to organize main ideas while reading

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Pause at the end of each section.

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Create a mind map of a text you read

Tip: Listen to the same recording twice

When: 🕒 In and outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Breathe and prepare between the two listening activities.

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ After class, repeat this activity at home, with the same recording from the class. Notice new words and information you did not notice in class.

Tip: Pay attention to class instructions in English: try to identify keywords

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen actively to what others are saying.

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Learn and remember 5 ways to give instructions in English.

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Production

Over the next couple of weeks, I will apply the following strategies to improve my speaking and writing

Durante las próximas dos semanas, aplicaré las siguientes estrategias para mejorar mis habilidades de habla y escritura

Tip: Record your voice saying everyday phrases

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen to yourself with curiosity, without judgment

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Record and listen to 5 phrases daily

Tip: Use new words in personal sentences

When: 🕒 In and Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Be grateful for your effort, even if you make mistakes

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Write 5 sentences with new words from the day

Tip: Describe your day in English every night

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Take a deep breath before starting

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Write or say aloud 3 things you did today

Tip: Communicate only in English through the chatbox during class

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Pause for 5 seconds before responding

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Write a short comment in every EwB class in the chatbox or forum

Tip: Tell a simple story (real or invented) to someone you know in English

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Visualize what you are telling

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Create and record a 1-minute story

Tip: Use basic connectors (first, then, finally)

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen attentively to your voice

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Use at least 3 connectors this week

Tip: Imagine someone asks you basic questions and you answer them

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Smile before recording

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Record answers to 5 common questions in English and listen to yourself

Tip: Write short descriptions of objects or people using vocabulary from your EwB course

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Observe the object carefully before writing

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Describe 3 things with at least 3 adjectives each

Tip: Create a mini-podcast about your interests

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Enjoy the process more than the result

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Record a 2-minute audio about something you like and send it to your teacher on WhatsApp to receive feedback

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Interaction

Over the next couple of weeks, I will apply the following strategies to improve my interactions

Durante las próximas dos semanas, aplicaré las siguientes estrategias para mejorar mis habilidades de interacción

Tip: Ask questions using short phrases like “What is this?” to your classmates

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Breathe before speaking and feel confident in your voice

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Ask at least 2 questions in class this week

Tip: Interact in small groups with phrases like “Let’s try this,” “I don’t agree”, “What do you think?”, “Let’s do it together,” “You go first,” or “I agree/disagree”

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen with openness, without interrupting

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Use at least 3 phrases in a group activity this week

Tip: Comment on what your classmates say with simple phrases like “It’s interesting,” “I like it”, “Good idea.”

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Pause to think before sharing

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Give at least one opinion in each class this week

Tip: As a question if you do not understand: “Can you repeat, please?”

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen without frustration

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Use this phrase at least once in class

Tip: Conduct a mini interview with a classmate

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Look into their eyes with presence while listening

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Ask 5 questions in English to someone in your class

Tip: Send a short message to a classmate in English

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Notice how you feel communicating in another language

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Write 3 messages to your friend in English using useful phrases from your classes

Tip: Respond with set phrases: “Me too,” “I think so,” “Really?”

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Feel the emotion of the moment and respond fearlessly

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Use 5 short responses in your interactions this week

My Progress Tracker 🏆

Celebrate your achievements!

Can Do Progress

👂 Reception Skills 3 objectives
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✍️ Production Skills 3 objectives
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💬 Interaction Skills 5 objectives
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Progress automatically updates when you complete the Can Do Checklist

Achievement Badges

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First Assessment

Complete any Can Do item

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Skill Master

Complete 5 objectives

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Reflective Learner

Complete weekly reflection

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Conversation Star

Master all Interaction skills

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Strategist

Use 5+ strategies