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IF3155: Foundation English

Individual Study Log

2020/21

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NAME: Laila El Arrague Rachi Student ID : 20033548/1

Task 1: Reflect on your English language learning needs and strategies 1) Look at the four language skills below. What tasks do you expect to have to do in English at university? Put these tasks into the relevant box.

Speaking

Listening

-Speaking during the classes to learn and release my language much more in English (x)

-Do a lot of listenings in order to learn the language much faster (x)

Writing

Reading

-Read texts with comprehension -Understand and learn the meaning of

questions (✔)

more words (✔) -To better understand the readings (✔)

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2) How confident do you feel about these tasks? Tick ( ) those you feel confident about. Put a (x) next to those you do not feel confident about. 3) a) Which of the four skills do you think you will need to improve on during your foundation year? Speaking because I think it is one of the most difficult skills and it will be difficult for me because English is not my mother tongue and what I speak most is Spanish. And the writing because I find it very difficult to conjugate the verb tenses well when writing.

b) How will you attempt to improve on these skills? (50 words) To improve my speaking during this year, as all the classes are online and I can't speak much in them or with my classmates, what I have done is to sign up to an academy where we do all the speaking exercises to practice a lot more and so it won't be so hard for me next year when I am at university in person. For writing I think the most important thing is to practise a lot of writing at home. It is necessary to write a lot during this year. I will probably also practise a lot of writing with the assessments of each term.

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Task 2: Reflect on some of your English grammar needs Part A: 1. Go to this web-site: http://www.world-english.org/diagnostic_grammar.htm 2. Select Click here to begin the test. 3. You will see Diagnostic Grammar Test 1 – Section One. 4. For each of the 20 questions, click where indicated and select the right word(s) to complete the sentence. 5. When all 20 have been completed, click at the bottom to check how many of your answers are correct. What is your score? 18 6. Click on OK to see your feedback. Read this carefully. List the areas that you made mistakes in most often here (e.g. present simple tense, or articles.): Section 1 Score: 18 Common mistakes: Section1 Q6: The correct answer is: In the Gobi desert there isn't any grass. Your answer was: In the Gobi desert there isn't grass 'Some' is used for affirmative sentences, 'any' for negatives and questions and 'isn't no..' = double negative and so is ungrammatical. For a more detailed explanation of some,any, no & none, see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage #522 p548 &/or Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Units 84-85.

Section1 Q10: The correct answer is: Very few people can study abroad. Your answer was: Very less people can study abroad. For a more detailed explanation of few & little, see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage # 322 p 314 &/or Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Unit 86.

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7. What pages/units of the books English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy, and/or Practical English Usage by Michael Swan, are suggested for further practice in these areas? Units/pages to refer to: For a more detailed explanation of the present simple tense, see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage #444 p458 &/or Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Units 2-4. For a more detailed explanation of some,any, no & none, see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage #522 p548 &/or Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Units 84-85. For a more detailed explanation of indefinite articles, see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage #64-66 p56 &/or Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Units 70-71. For a more detailed explanation of indefinite articles, see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage #64-66 p56 &/or Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Units 70-71. For a more detailed explanation of most , see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage #347 p338 &/or Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Unit 87. For a more detailed explanation of past simple and present perfect tenses, see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage #416 &418,p415 &/or Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Units 13 & 14. For more practice, see Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Unit 39.

8. Repeat for sections 2 and 3. Section 2 score: 10 Common mistakes: Section 2 Q4: The correct answer is:China but they hadn't succeeded. They wanted to create a 'buffer zone' Your answer was: China but they had not succeeded. ...

Section 2 Q11:The correct answer is: ..and connecting road and rail links have recently been completed. Your answer was: and connecting road and rail links had recently been completed. Section 2 Q15::The correct answer is: it will connect with a river port to transport containers to Guangzhou by ship. Your answer was:Island; it will connect is a river port to transport containers to Guangzhou by ship.

Units/pages to refer to:

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This is the past perfect tense. For a more detailed explanation, see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage #421 p426 &/orRaymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Units 15-16.

For a detailed explanation of articles, see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage #63 & 66 p 55 &/orRaymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Units 68-71. For a detailed explanation, see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage # 473 p487 &/orRaymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Unit 91 . This is the present perfect passive tense. For a detailed explanation, see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage #239 p228 &/orRaymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Unit 42.

Section 3 score: 10 Common mistakes:

Unit/pages to refer to: For a detailed explanation of the past passive, see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage #407 page 407 and/or Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Unit 51.

9. Screenshot ONE page of the diagnostic test that you have completed and paste it here.

10. Reflect on doing the diagnostic test. The following questions might help you: a. Did you enjoy it? Why? Why not?

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b. Were you surprised by any of the results? c. What does it make you want to do next?

Write your reflection here: (50 words) I liked the test very much, I think it was quite easy to answer, there was not much difficulty and I find it very difficult to find the verbs and articles in the correct tense and to know how to conjugate them in sentences. Exercises 1 and 3 were easy because having the options to choose from makes it much easier to know what to do, but exercise 2 was more difficult for me. And the results really surprised me a lot.

Part B: Do a relevant exercise from Raymond Murphy English Grammar in Use. Scan a photo of the last four sentences of the exercise & attach here.

3.I’m listening 4.she is having 5.he is learning 6.they are speaking 7.it isn’t getting 8.isn’t working 9.I am looking 10.it is working 11.they are building 12.he isn’t enjoying 13.the weather is changing 14.he is starting

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Task 3: Prioritising grammar points to work on 1. Look back at your notes on the diagnostic test you did last week. 2. Decide which exercise you want to do first. 3. Use a grammar practice book and complete the relevant pages/units (photocopies). 4. Check the answers in the books. Write down the names of the exercises you chose (including the book used and page numbers) here: ● ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE 5th Edition Raymond Murphy, (page 3 exercice 1.4):http://xn--webducation-dbb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Raymond-MurphyEnglish-Grammar-in-Use-Cambridge-University-Press-2019.pdf

3.I’m listening 4.she is having 5.he is learning 6.they are speaking 7.it isn’t getting 8.isn’t working 9.I am looking 10.it is working 11.they are building 12.he isn’t enjoying 13.the weather is changing 14.he is starting

5. Attach a scan of at least ONE of the exercises you completed here.

6. Reflect on what you have done. The following questions might help you: a. Why did you decide to do these exercises first? b. Did the exercises help you understand the grammar aspect better, or do you still find it difficult? What can you do about this?

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c. Did you enjoy doing the exercises? If yes, why? Was it because you like the kind of exercise, that you like being able to check the answers, or that you found it easy? If not, why not? Did you find the exercises boring or repetitive? What would be a better way for you to practise this grammar point? d. Do you think you will continue to do these kinds of exercises in your independent study? Why? Why not?

Write your reflection here: (50 words)

I decided to do these exercises because it was the verb tense I was worst at I think they have helped me a lot to improve and I didn't just do those I did many more pages to practise. I liked them because they were not very difficult and you could check the answer at the end of the book.

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Task 4: My Personal Academic Anti-Procrastination Plan Follow on from Tim Urban’s TED talk: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=843&v=arj7oStGLkU Take notes from Tim’s talk and use them (together with other ideas you may have) to develop your own Anti-Procrastination Plan (at least 5 points) (Try to make it personal for you: e.g I will… / I won’t…)

1. I will carry out my plan to improve my writing within one year. 2. I am not going to stop writing in English because otherwise my plan will not be fulfilled. 3. I am going to speak as much English as I can during this year to practise and improve my speaking. 4. I am not going to give up speaking even if I get stuck or don't know how to say a word. 5. I am going to try to watch all the series and films in English as it will improve my level.

Reflection: What did you learn from this exercise? Do you expect to keep to your plan? Write your reflection here: (100 words) This exercise has made me rethink many things and think more, tim urban's video is very good, people tend to procrastinate in reference to everything in this life if there are no deadlines for things we don't usually do it we leave it postponed for the future until we are in a hurry even when there is a deadline we don't know how to manage our time and organise ourselves so that we don't have to do it at the last minute. I hope to stick to my plan and accomplish everything I set out to do.

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Task 5: Recording vocabulary

1. What does it mean to know a word? How important are the following points in really knowing a word? Decide whether they are: Essential (E); Very important (VI); Quite important (QI); Unimportant (U) and label them appropriately: 1. Understanding the meaning:

__E__

2. Knowing how to put it into a sentence: 3. Being able to spell it:

__VI__ __U__

4. Knowing when to use it:

__VI__

5. Recognising it when you hear it:

__QI__

6. Being able to pronounce it:

__QI__

Explain your answers here (50 words):

From my point of view I think that the least important thing to know a word is to know how to spell it is not something that is essential to know its meaning, then to be able to pronounce it or recognise it when you hear it is something quite important but not primordial, and finally the most important thing is to know the meaning of the word and to know how to express it in a sentence because otherwise there is no point in knowing it and not knowing its correct use grammatically. 2. Here are 20 ways of studying vocabulary. Some are very active, while others are fairly passive. Tick the ones you use: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Underlining or highlighting words in text X Using the dictionary to find the meaning of the word Using pictures or diagrams in the text to help you understand known words Keeping word lists and reading through them regularly Using a vocabulary workbook to do exercises X Using an interactive vocabulary exercise on the computer X Using pictures and colours to make them more memorable X Organising new vocabulary in mind maps or tables X Collecting examples of new words, such as tickets, advertisements, letters and packets, and making a display

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10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Carrying cards with new words on them in your pocket Recording new vocabulary on a tape and listening to it Repeating new words to yourself many times X Learning a poem or a song with new vocabulary in it X Labelling items with their name in English Asking someone to explain a word to you X Using a dictionary and a thesaurus to find new words on a topic Asking a friend to test you Working out the meaning of a word for yourself before checking with the dictionary X Writing paragraphs using new vocabulary Explaining the vocabulary you have learnt to a friend

Source: Tasks 4.2 p.70 and Task 4.7 p. 82 ‘The International Student’s Guide’ by Lowes, R., Peters, H. and Turner, M. (2004, Sage Publications: London). You may find it useful to refer to Chapter 4 ‘Building vocabulary’ in this book for more information and exercises.

3. Academic Word List 1 Look at the Academic Word List (https://www.eapfoundation.com/vocab/academic/awllists) Choose at least 9 words that you are not completely familiar with. Record the first 3 words in the way you usually record new vocabulary: Words 1-3: ●

Seek (attempt to find (something). -"they came here to seek shelter from biting winter winds"

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Label (a small piece of paper, fabric, plastic, or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it.) -"the alcohol content is clearly stated on the label"

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Reject (dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty.) - "union negotiators rejected a 1.5 per cent pay award"

Choose a different way of recording the next 3 words. You can choose from any of the ideas above (20 ways) or use another method. Words 4-6: “ Using a dictionary and a thesaurus to find new words on a topic” ●

reluctance:(look up the meaning in the dictionary ) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-espanol/oxford

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distort: (look up the meaning in the dictionary ) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-espanol/oxford

Choose a third method to record the last 3 words:

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Words 7-9: “Using pictures and colours to make them more memorable” ●

uniform

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portion:

b. Reflect on the different ways of recording vocabulary you have used. The following questions may help you: i. Which methods do you find easiest to use? ii. Which methods help you remember the meaning of the word most? iii. Which methods help you remember how to use the word the most? iv. Which method or combination of methods do you think you will use to record new vocabulary in the future? Why? Write your reflection here: (100 words)

Nowadays I think there are a thousand different methods to record vocabulary and above all to keep it in our minds. For me the easiest method is to have a notebook or notepad where I can record all the vocabulary that I don't know with the meaning next to it, so if at any moment I get stuck without knowing a word I can check it there, so for me it is one of the methods that makes me remember the vocabulary, it is one of the simplest and daily ones but it is the one I have got used to. For the future I think I will add more methods for my vocabulary teaching, pictures or colours are also very good for remembering and for example making separations by groups in colours and putting pictures next to the words that will make me have more visual memory and remember much faster.

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ISL Task 6: Listening to lectures 1. Listen to an English language radio or TV programme that interests you. To find out what is on BBC radio or television, go to their website: www.bbc.co.uk. There is a variety of listening material you can access directly on the BBC website. On BBC iPlayer you can view or listen to all the BBC programmes from both TV and radio from the last week. When you have finished listening, complete the form below in as much detail as possible: Name of programme: CEO Secrets: 'Don't call me 'Dad' at work!'

CEO Secrets: 'Don't call me 'Dad' at work!' Date: 28/07/2021

Time: 5 pm

TV channel /radio station: BBC NEWS Programme type (Choose one from below): News X Documentary Film Drama Sport

Story Religion Practical Arts Review Quiz show

Current Affairs Comedy Wildlife Chat show Other

Topic (what’s it about?): Business

Summarise the content: The news is about a young man who has an agency which he started since he was at university, his sister and his father work with him and his father says that he should not call him dad at work because that takes away his value, he should call him directly by his name. They say that communication is totally different at work than at home. At work there is a different kind of respect because his father is the CEO.

How easy was the programme to understand? What difficulties did you have?

It was very easy, I didn't have any difficulty understanding it.

What did/will you do to try to overcome these difficulties?

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This worksheet is based on one by Susan Sheerin in Self-Access OUP 1989

2. Now look at the table and choose the description that best fits your level of understanding: Description of listening abilities I can understand simple everyday conversations if they are spoken slowly and clearly. I have difficulty with TV, conversations with native speakers and lecturers, even within my field of study. I often have to ask for things to be repeated. I can understand clear speech on everyday subjects. I can identify the main point of TV programmes on familiar or simple topics. I can identify the main points of a lecture on a familiar topic. I can follow short conversations. I have difficulty when there is background noise, with complex or unfamiliar topics and with understanding native speakers. I have to ask for things to be repeated. I can generally follow extended discussions and understand most everyday conversation. I can follow a lecture within my own field if the presentation is clear. I can follow most TV and films. I have difficulty if the topic is complex or unfamiliar. I have difficulty if the speech is rapid or colloquial or if it contains regional language. I have some difficulty with native speakers speaking at natural speed. I can understand all standard spoken English, even with background noise. I can follow complex presentations and lectures with ease in my own field. I can understand TV and follow most conversations between native speakers. I only have problems with some colloquial language, regional language or specialised language outside my own field. I can follow lectures, presentations or conversations that use some colloquial language, or regional language. I can follow lectures, presentations or conversations that use terminology outside my own field I can follow conversations between native speakers. I have difficulty with extreme colloquial use or strong accents. It is easy for me to follow lectures, presentations or conversations that use a lot of colloquial language or regional language even when they are spoken at speed. It is easy for me to follow lectures, presentations or conversatio...