PRACTICE!

Practice makes perfect

Bienvenido/a a Habla Club! Elige tu nivel, graba un audio en inglés y súbelo en los comentarios de esta publicación. No tiene que ser perfecto. La meta es empezar. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🟢 Beginner Prompt: Introduce yourself and talk about your English goal. Answer these questions: 1. What is your name? 2. Where are you from? 3. Why do you want to learn English? 4. What do you want to improve this month? Time: 30–60 seconds Useful vocabulary: - learn = aprender - improve = mejorar - speak = hablar - confidence = confianza - goal = meta Useful structures: - My name is... - I am from... - I want to learn English because... - I want to improve my... - This month, my goal is to... Example: Hi, my name is Ana. I am from Colombia. I want to learn English because I need it for my job. I want to improve my speaking and my confidence. This month, my goal is to practice English three times a week. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🔵 Intermediate Prompt: Talk about your English journey and your current challenge. Answer these questions: 1. How long have you been learning English? 2. What is difficult for you when speaking? 3. Why do you want to speak with more confidence? 4. What do you want to improve this month? Time: 1–2 minutes Useful vocabulary: - journey = proceso / camino - challenge = reto / dificultad - fluency = fluidez - mistakes = errores - progress = progreso - consistent = constante Useful structures: - I have been learning English for... - One of my biggest challenges is... - Sometimes I struggle with... - I want to become more confident when... - This month, I want to focus on... - I think I can improve by... Example: I have been learning English for three years. One of my biggest challenges is speaking without translating in my head. Sometimes I struggle with fluency because I think too much about grammar. I want to become more confident when I speak at work. This month, I want to focus on speaking more naturally and being more consistent with my practice.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁: Discuss how people should approach difficult decisions in life. 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 1. Should people follow logic, emotion, or both? 2. What makes a decision difficult? 3. How can people avoid making impulsive decisions? 4. What decision taught you something important? 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 2–3 minutes 𝗩𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲: • 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 = impulsivo • 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀 = evaluar ventajas y desventajas • 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 = consecuencias • 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆 = incertidumbre • 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 = impacto a largo plazo • 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘁 = arrepentimiento 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: • 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼... • 𝗢𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱..., 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱... • 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀... • 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻... • 𝗜𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲... 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁: “When making a difficult decision, it’s important to consider both logic and emotion. On one hand, emotions can show us what matters. But on the other hand, logic helps us think about consequences.” 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻: Upload your audio in the comments. Use “𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 / 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱” to build a stronger answer.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁: Talk about a simple decision you made recently. 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 1. What decision did you make? 2. Why did you make it? 3. Was it a good decision? 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 30–60 seconds 𝗩𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲: • 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 = decisión • 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 = escoger • 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 = porque • 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 = buena idea • 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 = feliz / contento 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: • 𝗬𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 / 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗜 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼... • 𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲... • 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲... • 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁... • 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹... 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁: “Yesterday, I decided to study English for 20 minutes. I chose this because I want to improve. It was a good decision because I felt happy.” 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻: Upload your audio in the comments. Use past tense if you can: 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲, 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁.