Descriptions

The following video is about three descriptions that I made. They are from my English book. The first one is about an elder woman who is 100 years old. The second description is about a girl who tells her story when she celebrated her fifteenth birthday. And finally, the description of a woman who remembers her wedding party.  

As a conclusion, I can say that describing pictures is a little bit hard because you must organize your ideas, relate the pictures to the real life, and think about the grammatical tense to describe the actions. However, I think I have improved so much this skill with the help of my target language class. Actually, I'm going to carry on looking for more pictures in order to master this kind of requirements.

New vocabulary

1. Handicapped  /ˈhændikæpt/
2. Bouquet  /buˈkeɪ/
3. Newly wed  /ˈnuːli wed/
4. Electric wheel chair   /ɪˈlektrɪk wiːl tʃer/
5. Tuxedo  /tʌkˈsiːdoʊ/
6. Elder  /ˈeldər/

Africam safari

The following video is about Africam safari. Well, First of all, I'm going to specify the location of Africam safari. Seconly, I'm going to mention some ways to get Africam sarafi and some recomendations to do in the zoo. Third, I'm going to explain in details the different fees which people have to pay in the zoo. Fourth, I'm going to talk about the activities you can do there. And finally, I'm going to name some wild animals that you can find in the zoo. 

In my opinion, this was something similar to the project related to Semana de las lenguas (languages week celebration) that I'm going to develop with my partners. Moreover that, I had to search for specific information about Africam safari. It's been a long time since I visited this lovely zoo. I could notice in some videos on youtube that the zoo has changed a lot. There are now more types of animals to see and new adventurous activities to do. This experience was meaningful for me because I acquired new vocabulary. 

New vocabulary

1. Ostrich   /ˈɔːstrɪtʃ/
2. Baboons  /bæˈbuːn/
3. Flamingos  /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/
4. Kangaroo  /ˌkæŋɡəˈruː/
5. Rhinos  /ˈraɪnoʊ/
6. Buffaloes  /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
7. Hippopotamuses   /ˌhɪpəˈpɑːtəməsɪz/
8. Antelope  /ˈæntɪloʊp/
9. Llama  /ˈlɑːmə/
10. Macaw   /məˈkɔː/
11. Zipline  /zɪplaɪn/
12. Toboggan  /təˈbɑːɡən/
13. Fee  /fiː/

My timeline

The following video is about my personal timeline where I show the main events of my life.

First of all, I'm going to talk about some things related to my birth, my first steps and words. Second, I'm going to tell you a little bit about kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, and high school, Third, I'm going to talk about the things I did in my gap years. And finally, the beginning of my university studies at BUAP.

Note: At the beginning of the timeline, there are not any pictures of me because I didn't find them, but the rest of it does have them.

This was another good experience for me because I had to think over what events to put on the timeline. So, those events made me remember some really good times. Well, I hope you enjoyed my timeline. Please, comment about it. Thanks for visiting my blog.

New Vocabulary

1. Think over   /θɪŋkoʊvər/
2. Elementary school  /ˌelɪˈmentriskuːl/
3. Middle school  /ˈmɪdlskuːl/
4. Take up   /teɪkʌp/
5. Trumpet  /ˈtrʌmpɪt/
6. Commander  /kəˈmændər/
7. Experience (verb)  /ɪkˈspɪriəns/ 
8. Grocer's   /ˈɡroʊsər/
9. Currently   /ˈkɜːrəntli/
10. Gap year  /ɡæpjɪr/

Our message to aliens

The following video was made by Fanny and me in order to get a kind of communication with aliens. First of all,  we talked about our planet (Earth) where people, animals, insects, and plants inhabit. Second, we asked some questions about the aliens' existence and other things. And finally, we said goodbye to them hoping they can reply to us soon.

As a conclusion, we can say this experience was really weird and hard because we didn't know exactly what questions to ask. I think someday, we will receive a message or signal about their existence and that day, will be an important date for all human beings. 

Talking about me

Hello, my name is Arael. I’m a second-semester student. I’m doing a major in English Language Teaching at Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. I will be uploading some videos so that my classmates get to know me and, at the same time, we can interact on this network. So, the following video is about me, my family, my hobbies, and the things that I want to do in the future. I hope you like it. Please, feel free to comment about it.

As a conclusion, I can say that it is too difficult to make videos. First of all, you must make sure that your computer works to make videos. Second, you mustn't be scared of filming yourself. Third, you must organize your ideas that you’re going to talk about. Fourth, you must be patient if you make mistakes. And finally, you must set up a mini stage to film. However, I think that this is an excellent way to improve your speaking skills because you can hear and correct your speech mistakes. This was my first video and I hope I can improve my speaking in the following videos. Thank you for visiting my blog.