WEEK 23: PERSUASION

• Persuasion expressions:

-I can guarantee…

-I don’t mind waiting. It’s very important.

-It's a fact

• 

It is believed, is known, have proposed,...

To improve my English, this week I have been studying.

WEEK 22: NARRATIVE ESSAY WRITING

https://www.iwriteessays.com/essays/what-are-the-characteristics-of-a-good-narrative-essay
https://english.tutorvista.com/english-writing/narrative-essay.html

Characteristics:

• Involves readers in the story- for an interesting story, the events of the narrative must incorporate readers in the incidences. Recreate the original story to fit in your readers.
• Relates events in sequence- recreate the events in yours story to be at specific scenes set at actual places and in actual times.
• Include detailed observations of people, voices, places, and events- you should give vivid description in a re-created way. Give actual dialogues, names of people, sounds, and sights.
• Present important changes, differences, conflicts, and create moods- the events in your essay should relate to a real life setting. A conflict between characters might make the readers more anxious to know what will become of the conflicting characters.
• Tells the story from the first person’s point of view "I”
• Connects the past to the present – you should present your narrative in a way that it relates to today’s world.
• Communicates the thesis statement- all the events in your story should relate to the main idea behind the narrative. The thesis must be clear to the reader.

The main difference is that the narrative essay connects the past to the present and tells the story in 1st person.

This week to improve my English I have been studying for May's tests.

WEEK 21: TELLING THE TRUTH

A liar:

• Avoids eye contact
• Gives unnecessary explanations
• Becomes defensive

I watched Liar, Liar when I was a kid and I can say it is one of my favourite comedy movies because if people were not able to lie like in this case they could even have a lot of problems so I found it really interesting.

This week to improve my English I have started to watch a TV show called Sabrina.

WEEK 20: RAVE REVIEWS

The structure of the review is the following:

1. introduction
2. brief description of the book
3. personal opinion
4. and conclusion

The author of this review mentions a description and tells some facts of the book but he mostly explains his opinion about it and tells the readers why and to who he recommends it.

This week what I've done to improve my English is watching TV shows and movies

WEEK 19: DESCRIPTIVE ESSAYS

Descriptive essay	A descriptive essay, as the name implies, is a form of essay that describes something. In this genre, students are assigned the task of describing objects, things, places, experiences, people, and situations. The students use sensory information to enable readers to use their five senses of touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight to understand the topic of the essay.
Narrative essay	When you write a narrative essay, you are telling a story. Narrative essays are told from a defined point of view, often the author's, so there is feeling as well as specific and often sensory details provided to get the reader involved in the elements and sequence of the story. The verbs are vivid and precise.
Discursive essay	A discursive essay thoroughly investigates an argument by offering two opposing perspectives. It's a practical method of establishing the writer's opinion on a topic and persuading one's stance by exploring the reasons why each view may or may not be valid. The author usually maintains a calm and neutral stance throughout the text to establish an unbiased and informative argument.

  

• This is a descriptive essay about someone's school, where it is described what he or she does there or other activities.

This week to improve my English I have read books such as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

WEEK 18: WHO WE ARE

all ears	fully listening	Give me a minute to finish my work and then I'll be all ears to hear about your project.
break a leg	good-luck	Today's the big game, eh? Break a leg!
cold feet	nervous just before a big event	My sister didn't get cold feetuntil she put her wedding gown on.
cost an arm and a leg	be very expensive	These cakes are delicious, but they cost an arm and a leg.
cry your heart out	cry very hard	I cried my heart out when my best friend moved away.

get something off one's chest	tell someone your problems	Thanks for listening to me complain about my boss. I just needed to get this off my chest.
give a hand, lend a hand	help (someone) do something	I can give you a hand when you move if you like.
have one's head in the clouds	be unaware or unrealistic about something	Amy has her head in the clouds if she thinks she's going to pass her exams without studying.
head over heels	deeply in love	My brother is head over heelsfor his new girlfriend.
head start	an earlier start	The kids gave Anthony a head start in the bicycle race because he was the youngest.
in over one's head	taking on a task that you can't handle	I was in over my head when I agreed to babysit the triplets and the dogs.

Inversion explained:

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/inversion.html

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/word-order-and-focus/inversion 

https://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/verbs/inversion.html

https://www.thoughtco.com/inversion-definition-1209968

https://www.learngrammar.net/english-grammar/inversion

This week to improve my English I have watched TV shows and I've also done my homework which is all in English.

WEEK 17: IN MY VIEW

I feel that Feminism is a social movement that we really need. As everybody knows, we need it since mankind appeared. I base my argument on the fact that there has always existed sexism and it still exists.

Women are being killed and moreover, they are treated as if they were objects. Furthermore, in a lot of countries they are even in worse conditions than in our country.

What I mean is that Feminism which wants equality is truly needed right now.
In conclusion, if we want a better world we surely need this movement.

The infinitive is explained here:

 https://www.ef.com.es/recursos-aprender-ingles/gramatica-inglesa/infinitivo/

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/infinitive.htm

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar/infinitive 

Finally, this week to improve my English I have read poetry books like Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur.