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My English Learning Journal - Connections 3

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💡 What do you expect to improve in this course?

¿Qué esperas mejorar en este curso?
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Writing E-mails. Participating in meetings. Interacting with others...

🤝 What help do you need from your teacher?

¿Qué ayuda necesitas de tu profesor/a?
*Ideas:
Additional materials. Feedback on my speaking skills. Help with listening...

📚 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 identify and understand common workplace routines and structures using the present and past tenses.

Puedo identificar y entender las rutinas y estructuras comunes en el lugar de trabajo usando los tiempos presente y pasado.

Can follow professional conversations about motivation, salary, and team dynamics.

Puedo seguir conversaciones profesionales sobre motivación, salario y dinámicas de equipo.

Can interpret business communications, including phone messages and structured emails.

Puedo interpretar comunicaciones comerciales, incluyendo mensajes de teléfono y correos electrónicos estructurados.

Can analyse interview responses and job offer details using context-specific vocabulary.

Puedo analizar respuestas a entrevistas y detalles de ofertas de trabajo usando vocabulario específico del contexto.

Can comprehend technical reports and workplace visit summaries presented in formal language.

Puedo comprender informes técnicos y resúmenes de visitas al lugar de trabajo presentados en un lenguaje formal.
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Production

Can describe current and past work activities using appropriate tenses and business vocabulary.

Puedo describir actividades laborales actuales y pasadas usando tiempos verbales apropiados y vocabulario de negocios.

Can write professional emails to report technical issues, forward messages, and inquire about products.

Puedo escribir correos electrónicos profesionales para reportar problemas técnicos, enviar mensajes y preguntar sobre productos.

Can express opinions and reach consensus during business discussions using verb phrases.

Puedo expresar opiniones y llegar a consensos durante discusiones de negocios usando frases verbales.

Give structured presentations and offer workplace advice using modal verbs.

Puedo realizar presentaciones estructuradas y ofrecer consejos en el lugar de trabajo usando verbos modales.

Can respond confidently in interviews and workplace interactions using clear, formal language.

Puedo responder con confianza en entrevistas y en interacciones laborales usando un lenguaje claro y formal.
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Interaction

Can discuss workplace routines, organizational structures, and company culture through pair and group activities.

Puedo discutir rutinas laborales, estructuras organizacionales y cultura de la empresa mediante actividades en pareja y en grupo.

Can role-play real-world scenarios such as professional phone calls, interviews, performance reviews, and decision-making.

Puedo representar escenarios reales como llamadas telefónicas profesionales, entrevistas, evaluaciones de desempeño y toma de decisiones.

Can collaborate to solve workplace challenges, suggest career development strategies, and compose professional emails.

Puedo colaborar para resolver desafíos en el lugar de trabajo, sugerir estrategias de desarrollo profesional y redactar correos electrónicos formales.

Can advise others about which candidate to hire.

Puedo asesorar a otros sobre cuál candidato elegir en un proceso de contratación.

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: Practice 20 minutes daily on an app like Duolingo or another one suggested by your teacher

When: 🕒 Outside class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Take 3 deep breaths, remove notifications, set one clear focus

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ 7 × 20-min practice sessions

Tip: Watch short workplace videos or 20-minute episodes with English subtitles: ➡️Click to find (https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/business-english)

When: 🕒 Outside class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Pause and relax your shoulders before starting

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Watch at least 3 episodes weekly and note 10 work-related words/phrases and their pronunciation

Tip: Practice grammar on your own ➡️Click to find (https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/grammar)

When: 🕒 Outside class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen actively, focus, and take notes

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Watch at least 2 videos each week and write down useful grammar you could use at work

Tip: Listen twice to the same recording

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Breathe and prepare between listens; compare what you missed

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Repeat 3 recordings you already heard before and add 10 new words/notes

Tip: Timed scanning for keywords in emails and job ads

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Say “I am present” before scanning; focus on names/dates/actions

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Scan 6 texts and highlight 5 keywords in each

Tip: Read short work emails, job posts, or news articles and summarize

When: 🕒 Outside class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Ground yourself briefly: notice your feet and breath, then read

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Read 3 texts and write a one-sentence summary for each

Tip: Do 6-minute listening lessons ➡️Click to find (https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english)

When: 🕒 Outside class / micro-study

Mindfulness: 🧘 Pause before answering; inhale-exhale to clear mind

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Watch at least 3 six-minute clips and learn 10 new words total while commuting to work or school

Tip: Read more in English to improve comprehension and vocabulary ➡️Click to find (https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/business-english/business-magazine)

When: 🕒 Outside class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Slow down and engage in reading

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Read 2 texts every week

Tip: Highlight and annotate keywords in class texts

When: 🕒 In and outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Repeat: “I can focus on what matters” before reading

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Highlight 5 keywords per text and write 1 quick note on why each is important

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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: Practice short speaking exercises (describe a job, workplace)

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Breathe and relax before speaking

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Record or write 4 short descriptions or summaries, and ask ChatGPT to check what you did

Tip: Write simple emails or messages for work

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Set intention: “Clear and polite”

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Write 4 emails/messages; ask Chat GPT for feedback

Tip: Prepare and practice short presentations

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Visualize success before presenting

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Deliver 2 short presentations (even to yourself)

Tip: Use sentence frames to practice speaking

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Focus on comfort, no judgment

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Practice 3 different situations using frames (think that... because...,; In my opinion,... because…)

Tip: Describe images or workplace scenarios aloud

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Breathe and focus on clarity

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Describe 5 different images or scenarios aloud

Tip: Write summaries of your day/work

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Relax before writing; think in small parts

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Write 3 summaries; focus on key points and clarity

Tip: Practice replying to typical workplace emails

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Visualize the conversation flow

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Draft 4 replies and review for tone and accuracy

Tip: Talk about current activities with a language partner

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Be present, focus on understanding

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Have 3 conversations about daily tasks and routines

Tip: Record yourself during practice

When: 🕒 Outside class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Self-judge without harshness

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Record 3 recordings and listen to yourself; note areas to improve

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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: Participate in simple conversations about workplace topics

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Take a deep breath before speaking to calm nerves

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Engage in 3 conversations; ask and answer questions clearly

Tip: Think about how to offer and accept food/drinks politely

When: 🕒 Social or work setting

Mindfulness: 🧘 Be mindful of your body language and tone

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Practice offering/accepting in role-plays or real moments (for example, while doing it in Spanish, translate to English in your head)

Tip: Review vocabulary after classes

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Find 20 minutes to focus on English

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Every week, dedicate at least 20 minutes to reviewing class content on the days when you don’t have classes

Tip: Have a study partner to practice with and motivate each other.

When: 🕒 Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Enjoy the moment and make learning fun

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Meet online or even better, face to face, once every 2 weeks to study with your study partner

Tip: Participate in role-plays of team meetings

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Focus on listening and thinking before speaking

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Contribute ideas or questions in 2 meetings or practice sessions in class

Tip: Ask clarifying questions in casual conversations (e.g., “What do you mean?”, “Can you explain that?”)

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Slow down, breathe, and clarify

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Each time you are not sure, ask your teacher questions in English to get more information

Tip: Send simple messages to colleagues

When: 🕒 In or Outside the class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Be aware of tone and clarity

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Send 3 messages; review tone and clarity afterward

Tip: Use polite expressions to agree/disagree or give feedback (e.g., “I think that…”, “I see your point…”)

When: 🕒 In class

Mindfulness: 🧘 Take a slow breath before responding to maintain politeness

Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Practice giving 3 polite feedback comments during conversations

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